
Warner, Kaine applaud Senate passage of appropriations legislation
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to fund federal programs and build new military construction and facilities.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to fund federal programs and build new military construction and facilities.

Immune cells commonly blamed in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases are actually precision cleaning machines protecting the central nervous system, new research from the UVA School of Medicine shows.

Ray Gingerich, a professor of theology and ethics who inspired generations of students to think in new ways about their callings and helped to shape EMU’s strong ethos of peace and justice, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, of cancer. He was 84.

Bitcoin, which serves as a digital Currency of exchange, is usually distributed through mining operations. The process of mining usually involves making use of a specially designed set of hardware and software tools.

Artificial intelligence (AI), defined as the capability of machines to imitate intelligent human behavior and learn from data, is considered by many to be the final frontier of computing.

A patch of giant hogweed has been found in Clarke and Frederick counties. Statewide alerts have warned people to watch for this noxious, invasive plant that can cause painful blisters and even lead to severe eye injuries including blindness.

The video begins with a black screen, framing the words of pop megastar Pharrell Williams: “The people I needed to make my dream a reality … I found in Virginia Beach.”

The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the latest budgets and Six-Year Improvement Program for the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

VCU Health celebrated a significant milestone in the redevelopment of its downtown medical campus on Friday, breaking ground on a $349.2 million outpatient facility.

Rising presidential approval ratings and a softening of support for Democrats, revealed by a Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll, indicate that all bets are off when it comes to where control of Congress will land after the 2018 midterm elections.
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