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John Grisham’s new novel, Sooley, following the story of a basketball player from Africa to college and eventually the NBA, was inspired, in part, by UVA hoops alum Mamadi Diakite.
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to VCU for $465,589 to study the impact of electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as vaping or e-cigarettes, on populations of Black menthol smokers.
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MEP Ltd. will invest $6.4 million to establish its first U.S. operation in Cyber Park, jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
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Walraven Inc., a global installation company, will invest $7.15 million to relocate its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation from Cadillac, Mich., to Danville-Pittsylvania County.
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Brad Copenhaver was named Virginia’s 17th commissioner of agriculture by Gov. Ralph Northam on May 21.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.
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Scrabble is a game that two to four participants can enjoy. The objective of the game is to accumulate more points than the other teams.
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The U.S. Census of Agriculture, which has been surveying the gender, race and ethnic origin of principal farm operators since 2007, reported more than 36 percent of American farmers were women in 2017.
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Virginia Democrats won majorities in the House of Delegates and State Senate in 2019 on a platform heavy on gun violence prevention measures. What we’ve seen in the two legislative sessions since buttresses the case that elections matter.
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Coaches were promising East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner the world. The rugged 6’8”, 235-pound junior landed at Virginia because Tony Bennett didn’t promise him anything.
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