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Virginia: U.S. state
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, though its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of 8.72 million live as of 2023.

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Norfolk Southern Joins Federal Pilot Program for Workers to Report Safety Concerns [Video]

Norfolk Southern Joins Federal Pilot Program for Workers to Report Safety Concerns

Norfolk Southern Joins Federal , Pilot Program for Workers , to Report Safety Concerns. Some engineers and conductors at Norfolk Southern will have access to a federal system to anonymously report..

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'My Baby Daddy' B-Rock and the Bizz Member Paul Costict Dead at 57

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Kevin Gates Spits Down Fan's Throat Onstage

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Pat Robertson, Broadcaster Who Tied Religion to GOP, Dead at 93

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Man armed with four handguns kills two after high school graduation ceremony

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A man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others by firing into a crowd outside a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia, causing hundreds to flee in panic, police said.
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D.C. Sonic Boom Caused by Fighter Jets Intercepting Unresponsive Plane

A sonic boom heard throughout Washington D.C. was cause by fighter jets that sped off to intercept a wayward, unresponsive airplane ... which ultimately crashed in Virginia. The loud, thunderous noise..
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40-Pound Fat Cat Adopted in Virginia

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Mother of 6-Year-Old Student Who Shot Teacher Charged With Child Neglect

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Mother charged after Virginia teacher 'shot by six-year-old pupil'

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Rep. Don Beyer Says Elon Musk Wants To Pause AI Development For His Own Benefit

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Man dragged to death after dog leash gets caught in train door

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Virginia schools boss fired after teacher shot by six-year-old despite 'three warnings'

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A school board in Virginia has voted to fire its district superintendent after a six-year-old pupil shot a teacher.
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6-Year-Old First Grade Student Shoots Teacher In Virginia School

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Mass Shooter Kills 6 People at Virginia Walmart, Dies by Suicide

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Delonte West Arrested Again, Booked on Four Criminal Charges

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Teen's skeletal remains identified through relative's DNA after she went missing in 1975

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Variety of artefacts recovered from time capsule found under Confederate statue

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