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Mark Warner statement on House Benghazi hearing

Chris Graham

After the House select committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya conducted its daylong hearing today, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) released this statement on the need to move forward on the State Department’s preferred location for a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett near Blackstone, Virginia.

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McAuliffe signs gun safety executive order

Chris Graham

Governor Terry McAuliffe today signed an executive order directing actions to keep guns out of dangerous hands by better enforcing existing Virginia law. The governor signed the executive order at a press conference alongside U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Attorney General Mark Herring and members of the law enforcement and gun safety advocacy community.

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Warner praises FAA decision to expand unmanned aircraft testing program to include airports

Chris Graham

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement that it will expand the Pathfinder Program – a public-private partnership to explore ways for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to operate safely in the U.S. – to include sensitive airport airspace.

Virginia Tech researchers refine mathematical model to predict dangerous errors in cell division

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A team of Virginia Tech researchers has refined a mathematical model that simulates the impact of genetic mutations on cell division – a step that could provide insight into errors that produce and sustain harmful cell populations, such as those found in tumors.

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Herring announces initiatives to promote safe, impartial 21st century policing in Virginia

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Attorney General Mark Herring announced on Tuesday the first in a series of initiatives to promote safe, impartial, 21st century policing in Virginia, and to promote mutual trust and positive relationships between Virginia law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.