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Posted at 23:54 27 Oct
The sinking island voting for Trump
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Tangier Island is on the frontline of climate change but residents say saving jobs now is the priority.
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Posted at 16:58 15 Oct
Lawyer in famed US interracial marriage case dies
Bernard S Cohen's case, Loving v Virginia, was later used a precedent to allow gay marriage in the US.
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Posted at 19:48 22 Sep
'I'm tired of people putting down our president'
By Tara McKelvey
Sterling, Virginia
Trump supporters in liberal towns organise truck convoys to foster solidarity among conservatives.
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Posted at 16:18 12 Sep
Confederate statue removed in Charlottesville
Crowds celebrated as the monument was removed, three years after a far-right rally in the city.
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Posted at 14:23 13 Aug
US military helicopter shot on training exercise
The FBI is investigating the shooting of the Air Force helicopter, which injured one crew member.
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Posted at 0:50 5 Aug
'The Lord spared us for another day'
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Deadly Tropical Storm Isaias has cut a swathe of destruction along parts of the East Coast.
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Posted at 20:08 1 Aug
The British role in America's tainted past
By Aleem Maqbool
BBC News, Richmond, Virginia
Alongside calls for reform, historians say a re-examination of how US racism got to this point is needed.
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Posted at 1:40 18 Jul
Why I fell in love with Irish dancing
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Morgan Bullock was accused of "cultural appropriation" after a video of her Irish dancing went viral.
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Posted at 22:10 8 Jul
Why monuments in the US are being taken down
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Statues of leading figures of the Confederacy, as well as those that depict people of colour as inferior, are being reconsidered.
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Posted at 23:10 20 Jun
Father takes 500 high school juniors' portraits
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Photographer helps 500 high school juniors honour their commencement through portraits.
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Posted at 13:46 11 Jun
Columbus and Confederate statues torn down in US
Statues connected to slavery and colonialism are targeted as George Floyd protests continue.
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Posted at 1:24 9 Jun
KKK 'leader' charged for attack on protesters
A hate crime investigation is underway after a Virginia man allegedly drove his car into protesters.
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Posted at 21:35 24 May
Millions of cicadas to emerge in US after 17 years
After spending most of their lives in the soil, periodical cicadas will come out in three US states.
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Posted at 3:59 28 Apr
Top NYC coronavirus doctor takes her own life
The father of 49-year-old Dr Lorna Breen says: "She tried to do her job and it killed her."
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Posted at 2:57 4 Apr
How the Cornish pasty came to prosper in Virginia
Some of the world's best pasties can be found across the pond in the US state of Virginia.
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Posted at 17:39 31 Mar
Three out of four Americans under virus lockdown
As more states impose restrictions, President Trump and governors quarrel over test kits.
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Posted at 0:09 14 Feb
Father hears late son's heartbeat in teddy gift
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After John's Reid's son died, his organs were donated and now the recipient has thanked him in the sweetest way.
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Posted at 23:57 13 Feb
Sanctuary counties: Inside Virginia's gun rights resistance
By Joel Gunter
Culpeper County, Virginia
Democrats swept to victory in Virginia after campaigning on stricter gun control. Weeks later, the backlash began.
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Posted at 21:11 20 Jan
US gun rights activists rally in their thousands
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After new gun laws were proposed in the state of Virginia, protesters had their firearms on open display.
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Posted at 18:11 20 Jan
Thousands gather for Virginia pro-gun rally
Greater restrictions on gun laws in the US state have angered pro-gun activists.
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