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Johnson wins Trump’s endorsement to continue as U.S. House speaker
As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson vies to keep his gavel, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave the Louisiana ...
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Georgia, Rhode Island repealed car taxes. Could Youngkin’s plan lead to an elimination in Virginia?
As lawmakers consider Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to provide vehicle tax relief for Virginians and ultimately eliminate ...
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As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy and ethical concerns
Tech tools aimed at making the roads safer and more efficient amass a large amount of data, and some data privacy experts ...
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Virginia Attorney General Miyares asks SCOTUS to uphold ‘divest or ban’ law against TikTok
Following the passage of a federal law earlier this year that calls for the owners of social media app TikTok to either sell ...
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Social Security benefits boosted for millions in bill headed to Biden’s desk
The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions ...
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‘Why not us?’ Nannies, housekeepers win labor protections in some states
If advocates are successful, Washington would join a dozen Democratic-leaning states and several cities that have added new ...
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Biden admin withdraws trans student athlete proposal as Virginia continues Title IX challenge
The U.S. Department of Education on Dec. 20 signaled it would withdraw a proposed rule that would have set a regulatory ...
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We suspected data centers were creating an energy crisis for Virginia. Now it’s official.
The unconstrained buildout of data centers has handed Virginia leaders a problem that is, in the parlance of JLARC, “very ...
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Santa, maybe? Why we have different names for who ‘hurries down the chimney’ on Christmas
From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he is working ...
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Elections, blue catfish, huge trees, education: The Mercury’s most-read stories of 2024
The Mercury's top 10 most-read stories this year reflect our readers' interests in a range of issues that affect them and ...
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Immigration drives nation’s population growth
A recent immigration surge brought newcomers to every state this year, helping to offset a continued drop in U.S. births ...
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Valerie Fridland
Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno and author of the book, "Like Literally, ...