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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 5h

World No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters keeps triple-title hopes alive at pickleball’s Virginia Beach Cup trib.al/kHjupTa

World No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters keeps triple-title hopes alive at pickleball’s Virginia Beach Cup

The 18-year-old Floridian seeks repeat championships in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles, and is the top seed in all three. Genie Bouchard withdrew from women’s …

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 8h

High school scoreboard: No. 7 Nansemond River sweeps Deep Creek in field hockey trib.al/F1glHIa

High school scoreboard: No. 7 Nansemond River sweeps Deep Creek in field hockey

The No. 2 Comets of Granby defeated Lake Taylor in four sets of boys volleyball, with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-10.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 10h

More than 54,600 children younger than 5 may be acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds trib.al/uaf6OTZ

More than 54,600 children younger than 5 may be acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds

After two years of war and dire food shortages, more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected, according to a new study by a …

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 10h

Virginia Beach City Council approves street name in honor of hometown star Timbaland trib.al/ipV9kYI

Virginia Beach City Council approves street name in honor of hometown star Timbaland

Virginia Beach City Council approved a new street name that will honor famous hometown artist and super-producer Timbaland.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 10h

William & Mary hires interim general manager for athletics trib.al/beOQhkF

William & Mary hires interim general manager for athletics

In other region/state news, UVA’s Chandler Morris is one of 25 FBS quarterbacks to be named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 11h

King William woman dies in head-on wreck in Hanover County trib.al/F68CGAJ

King William woman dies in head-on wreck in Hanover County

The sheriff’s office has not said what might have caused the two-vehicle wreck.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 11h

James City County signs emergency contract with TFC Recycling trib.al/bRb84IQ

James City County signs emergency contract with TFC Recycling

The temporary contract follows the provider’s contract termination by Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority last month.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 11h

Colombia’s President claims US strike off the Venezuelan coast may have killed Colombian citizens trib.al/fv97OLm

Colombia’s President claims US strike off the Venezuelan coast may have killed Colombian citizens

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that the last small boat attacked by the U.S. military off the coast of Venezuela was carrying Colombian citizens.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 12h

Sentara Health Plans announces layoffs, departure from some Medicare Advantage plans trib.al/BcVBH5G

Sentara Health Plans announces layoffs, departure from some Medicare Advantage plans

The company said its removal of some Medicare Advantage plans will impact 28,961 health insurance members statewide and 18,097 in the greater Hampton Roads region.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 12h

Local musician with Stage 4 cancer will be honored at Richmond Folk Festival trib.al/JQ2JjzT

Here’s what’s happening at this year’s Richmond Folk Festival

The Richmond Folk Festival returns to the riverfront for its 21st year, celebrating folk music and community over three days. This year there will be a special tribute to Justin Golden, a local fol…

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 12h

Editorial: Spanberger, Earle-Sears gubernatorial debate should be about policy trib.al/ZQUpwxy

Editorial: Spanberger, Earle-Sears gubernatorial debate should be about policy

This race should be about policies, not personalities, and what a future Virginia will look like under either Winsome Earle-Sears or Abigail Spanberger.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 13h

Column: Trump’s Gaza plan needs Israel’s neighbors to buy it trib.al/gZxFT6n

Column: Trump’s Gaza plan needs Israel’s neighbors to buy it

Timing, sequencing and guarantees are critical to deals that successfully persuade warring parties to lay down their arms, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marc Champion writes.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 13h

Letters for Oct. 9: Political campaign TV ads should be ‘banned’ trib.al/7LZlMlu

Letters for Oct. 9: Political campaign TV ads should be ‘banned’

Letter writers discuss political TV ads, the governor’s race, voting ‘blue’ and inalienable rights.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 13h

David Teel: UVA basketball players, coaches revel in football’s resurgence trib.al/J3IG6tO

David Teel: UVA basketball players, coaches revel in football’s resurgence

Virginia’s football success takes Ryan Odom back to his youth, when the likes of Don Majkowski, Chris Slade, Shawn Moore and Terry Kirby lifted the Cavaliers to prominence

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 14h

Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe’s federal recognition push gains attention trib.al/R3ujayq

Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe’s federal recognition push gains attention

The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee’s efforts to attain full U.S. government recognition have gained recen…

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 14h

Mental health crisis intensifies amid economic concerns, instability trib.al/7d0EbOQ

Mental health crisis intensifies amid economic concerns, instability

As World Mental Health Day approaches, many Americans face increasing mental health concerns as a result of economic stressors and political turmoil.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 15h

BMX or skateboarding? Virginia Beach wants another sports venue at the Oceanfront trib.al/DytdC7O

BMX or skateboarding? Virginia Beach wants another sports venue at the Oceanfront

The city has issued a request for proposals and is interested in a venue for skateboarding, BMX, rock climbing, indoor ice or water sports.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 15h

Man charged with having explosive materials near DC church hosting annual Red Mass celebration trib.al/zg7rwM9

Man charged with having explosive materials near DC church hosting annual Red Mass celebration

Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, was charged with possession of a destructive device after his arrest on Sunday outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral, court records show.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 15h

Last of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured in Georgia, authorities say trib.al/bpnXYeQ

Last of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured in Georgia, authorities say

The men escaped from the Louisiana jail in May.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 16h

Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: ‘I’m not dying’ trib.al/rlLAgtH

Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: ‘I’m not dying’

“There are just a lot of rumors flying around. But I figured if you heard it from me, you’d know that I was okay,” the 79-year-old singer said in a new two-minute video posted on Instagram.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 16h

Norfolk State men and women eye more MEAC basketball titles despite roster turnover trib.al/OEd48LN

Norfolk State men and women eye more MEAC basketball titles despite roster turnover

Both programs enter the season near the top of the MEAC outlook. The women were picked second, while the men were tabbed first in the conference’s preseason poll.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 16h

IRS to furlough nearly half of its workforce as shutdown enters second week trib.al/vJJ6lIA

IRS to furlough nearly half of its workforce as shutdown enters second week

The IRS initially planned to stay open using funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 17h

Sports resume at schools for military families after a disruption caused by the government shutdown trib.al/ekLlO8z

Sports resume at schools for military families after a disruption caused by the government shutdown

The schools have stayed open for normal instructional activities during the government shutdown. But the congressional stalemate left other school-related pursuits, even practices, in limbo.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 17h

Batty ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ takes flight in Newport News trib.al/vUr4brW

Batty ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ takes flight in Newport News

In this version, horror becomes comedy, adeptly turned by a handful of actors playing multiple roles. Page Laws reviews.

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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 17h

Trevyn Gray: Norfolk State’s biggest opponent might be itself as mistakes keep mounting trib.al/MpECL9H

Trevyn Gray: Norfolk State’s biggest opponent might be itself as mistakes keep mounting

After six games, the Spartans are last in the country in penalties and tied for second worst in turnovers, leading to a 1-5 record.

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