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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli promises that a national investigation into mortgage foreclosure practices will be thorough and fair to both homeowners and lenders. He says he's joining other state attorneys general in an investigation of broken laws in foreclosures nationwide.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in northern Virginia for the dedication of a new $17 million learning center at United Way Worldwide headquarters that will bear his mother's name. Most of the funding for the learning center at the Alexandria headquarters came from a $10 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The Department of Forensic Science is expected to present its report regarding the use of a controversial form of DNA searching that helps identify criminal suspects using genetic material from their relatives. The report is expected to be released on Friday.
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) A former American Safety Razor purchasing director will spend more than two years in prison for defrauding the company out of more than $900,000. Authorities say 42-year-old Joseph Scott Champion of Fishersville was sentenced today to 30 months in prison.
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Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0
London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0
London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations. From pineapple islands and banana vapors to re-creations of famous architectural monuments, their work playfully pushes the boundary of how we experience food.Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes
As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, outrage has been building on Capitol Hill and beyond over the military's failure to repair a system that has placed service members in more danger of sexual assault than of battlefield injury.Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.Leave a Comment
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