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Arlington Remembers September 11th Attack on Pentagon
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 11, 2018
Credit: Patrickneil / Creative Commons
People all across Virginia stopped today to recall the events of September 11th, 2001. But nowhere were the memories as raw as Arlington, where one of the hijacked planes slammed into the Pentagon. Michael Pope has the story.
A Northern Virginia Hospital is Leading the Way in Cutting Down on C-Sections
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 5, 2018
The Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. (Credit: NCinDC / Flickr)
In the last few decades, the number of cesarean section births has skyrocketed, and many leaders in the medical community feel it’s at a crisis level. But one hospital in Northern Virginia may have come upon a way of solving the problem. Michael Pope has the story.
Arlington Remembers 9/11 Attacks
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 11, 2017
A U.S. flag unfurled at the Pentagon earlier today on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Credit: AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
This year marks the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, which is still quite raw in Arlington. Michael Pope is on the scene with the story.
Va News Topics: Petersburg Christmas Parade, Arlington to D.C. Gondola
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 7, 2016
Credit: Virginia Public Access Project
The cash-strapped City of Petersburg will have a Christmas parade this year, but it was a very close call, and within a few years commuters and tourists may be riding a gondola from Arlington County to hard-to-reach Georgetown in D.C. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va News link at vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.
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From NPR News- Harvey Weinstein Reaches Tentative $25 Million Deal To Settle Sex Claims December 12, 2019It isn't clear how many of Weinstein's accusers will agree to the deal. He still faces criminal charges in New York next month for sexually assaulting two women.
- Second Federal Judge Blocks Plan To Use Pentagon Funds For Border Wall December 12, 2019The Trump administration insists it has the legal authority, under an emergency proclamation, to redirect defense funds away from other projects and spend the money on the border wall.
- Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Trump Plan To Use Military Funds On Border Wall December 12, 2019The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit arguing the president overstepped his authority in diverting funds to the border wall which were appropriated by Congress for other purposes.
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- India Passes Controversial Citizenship Bill That Would Exclude Muslims December 11, 2019The legislation would fast-track citizenship for scores of other immigrants living in the country.
- Harvey Weinstein Reaches Tentative $25 Million Deal To Settle Sex Claims December 12, 2019
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