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Examining the Power of Virginia’s Governor
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 12, 2018
Governor Ralph Northam
Governor Ralph Northam will be spending the next few weeks combing through more than 800 bills the General Assembly sent to his desk. And, as Michael Pope reports, he gets to make significant changes.
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From NPR News- Rogue Weedkiller Vapors Are Threatening Soybean Science July 19, 2019Scientists at four leading universities have seen their soybean experiments injured by a stealthy vandal: drifting fumes from a weedkiller called dicamba, now popular among farmers.
- U.S. Has Evidence That Iranian Drone Was Destroyed, Senior Official Says July 19, 2019President Trump said a U.S. Navy warship took down the drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. But Iranian has denied that it lost a drone.
- Trump's 'Go Back' Rhetoric Is Sign Of A Racially Divisive And Turbulent Year To Come July 19, 2019President Trump has used white grievance to fuel his candidacy since he first came onto the political scene. So what he's doing now with four congresswomen of color is hardly a surprise.
- Dutch Troops Were 10% Liable In Srebrenica Massacre, Supreme Court Says July 19, 2019The case centers on the deadly days after the city of Srebrenica fell on July 11, 1995, when some 25,000 refugees sought safety with Dutch U.N. peacekeepers.
- Hoping For Improved U.S. Ties, Pakistan's Prime Minister Set To Visit White House July 19, 2019Tensions have beset the U.S.-Pakistan relationship for years. The planned July 22 meeting between President Trump and Imran Khan comes as the U.S. tries to finalize Afghanistan peace negotiations.
- Rogue Weedkiller Vapors Are Threatening Soybean Science July 19, 2019
- From BBC News
- Public sector workers 'to get above-inflation pay rise' July 19, 2019Dentists, teachers and police officers are reportedly to get pay increases of between 2% and 2.9%.
- Philip Hammond will 'not exclude' backing no confidence vote to stop no-deal Brexit July 19, 2019The chancellor says he'll do "everything in my power" to stop a no-deal Brexit.
- Darren Grimes: Brexit campaigner wins appeal against £20,000 fine July 19, 2019BeLeave founder Darren Grimes says the Electoral Commission's punishment has "taken a huge toll".
- Protester admits calling MP Anna Soubry a Nazi July 19, 2019James Goddard, 30, who was arrested outside Parliament, admits public order offences.
- Greek earthquake: Powerful tremor shakes Athens July 19, 2019The 5.1 magnitude earthquake knocked out telecoms and power in parts of the city.
- Public sector workers 'to get above-inflation pay rise' July 19, 2019
