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Bebeto Matthews/APThe FDA said "an extensive scientific review" found the products were found to pose lower risks of cancer and other serious health conditions compared to cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. -
Eric Gay/APDebris streaking across the Caribbean appeared to cause confusion and delays. -
Ginnette Riquelme/APAll month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy. -
Combination photo/APBaldoni, his studio Wayfarer, and their publicists are alleging civil extortion, defamation and a slew of contract-related claims about the film It Ends With Us.
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On average, nearly one in ten families in Virginia experience a real challenge in putting food on the table. But food insecurity may be even more prevalent among college students. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.
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We wrap up the week with a review of proposals in the General Assembly, including raising Virginia’s minimum wage, giving low-income families money for private schooling, and regulating data centers… Jeff Schapiro has analysis in this week’s politics chat….
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Virginia Governor Youngkin delivers the State of the Commonwealth address, 10am January 13, 2025. -
Virginia author, Earl Swift, tells an often forgotten story of a mass killing in 1921 that brought revelations about debt slavery to the public. -
Senator Tim Kaine is entering his 13th year in Congress. He spoke with WMRA's Randi B. Hagi about his priorities under a Republican trifecta. -
A musician from Harrisonburg is now playing venues from Madison Square Garden to arenas in Australia and Europe with mega-star singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
As we continue to enjoy this year’s harvest in our holiday meals, we may forget where all that food comes from. It takes hard physical work to produce that bounty, but people in agriculture can also experience mental health issues. And help for that is available. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports. -
An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration aims to eliminate it nation-wide. It leaves behind a complicated legacy. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the second of a two-part story. -
An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and some employers have already transitioned out. It leaves behind a complicated legacy. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first of a two-part story. -
David Hirschman writes about environmentalism through the eyes of an FBI agent in his new novel The Tenacious Bloom. He's our speaker for Books & Brews on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. -
James Madison University professor of history Evan Friss writes about the history of the American bookstore in his new book called The Bookshop. -
Students from Highland County spent a recent school day at Elkhorn Lake learning about watershed health via canoe adventure. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited the polls in Waynesboro, Charlottesville, and Albemarle County on Tuesday to hear what issues were motivating voters to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. -
It was a busy morning at Central High School in Shenandoah County on election day as voters made their way to the polls. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
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