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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at UVa reflects on her race and her rise

Richmond Times Dispatch 22 Sep 2025
On a college campus recently rocked by its own diversity policies, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told a crowd at UVa, "Difference can actually be meaningful." ....
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McGuire hosts another telephone town hall, with little notice

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 21 Sep 2025
Rep. John McGuire hosted his third telephone town hall this past week, with little notice. Residents in the 5th District said once again that calls were screened ... .
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Puerto Rico is ready to join the fight against narco-terrorism

The Hill 21 Sep 2025
The Caribbean has once again become a theater of U.S. national security. Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela has been accused of working with criminal cartels that traffic drugs, weapons and money across the region ... These moves have prompted dissent.
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Spanberger calls for changes to college boards after UVa's shows 'weakness'

The Roanoke Times 20 Sep 2025
Abigail Spanberger says Virginia needs to change how the governor appoints members to college boards — a hot topic in the state that has landed the current governor in court ... .
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Velazquez, Ex-Jockeys Speak in Mental Health Roundtable

Bloodhorse 19 Sep 2025
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and retired jockeys Trevor McCarthy and Rosie Napravnik participated with other athletes in a mental health roundtable Sept. 16 in the United States Capitol ... .
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City Council holds hearing on Just Home supportive project after years on hold

Bronx Times 19 Sep 2025
After about two years in limbo, the supportive housing project known as Just Home in Morris Park was again debated at a Sept. 18 City Council hearing, where several residents made it clear they do not want it in its proposed location ... She said on Sept.
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UVa launches second search for provost after first attempt comes up short

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 18 Sep 2025
UVa has had to launch a second search for a new provost after its first attempt came up short. Administrators say they are not worried, but faculty is concerned ... .
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Is the Air Force closing its ‘front door’ to small businesses?

Federal News Radio 17 Sep 2025
The Air Force’s Sept ... The advocate is now lapdog ... Read more. Air Force ... Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the Small Business Committee, said in an email to Federal News Network that the Air Force’s decision is a step in the wrong direction.
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Business as usual inside, protest outside at UVa board meeting

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 16 Sep 2025
While the UVa Board of Visitors met inside the Rotunda Friday afternoon, a line of protesters assembled outside demanding the board respond or resign ... .
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UVa declines to answer lawmaker's questions regarding Ryan departure

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 16 Sep 2025
After UVa promised to "respond in full" to state Sen. Creigh Deed's questions regarding President Jim Ryan's resignation, the university has reversed course ... .
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Sentara vet named interim CEO of UVa hospital

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 14 Sep 2025
Terrie Edwards, who worked for Sentara Health for more than 16 years, has been named interim CEO of UVa Medical Center in Charlottesville ... .
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Mitch Rosner named UVa Health CEO

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 14 Sep 2025
Dr. Mitch Rosner, the former chair of the UVa Department of Medicine, has been named CEO of the university's health system ... .
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