A federal judge has upheld a Virginia law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound and wait at least 24 hours before having an abortion, as well as the state’s “physician-only law” barring nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants from performing abortions. ...

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Atlanta will soon add some vivid lessons about the South’s racist history on markers placed next to four historic monuments amid the ongoing national debate over Confederate statues. In Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, the 1911 Peace Monument commemorating post-Civil War reconciliation ...

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Deep-pocketed interest groups and activists on both sides of the long-running fight over gun laws are gearing up for a major clash in Virginia, now a key election battleground in the issue after Republicans on Tuesday adjourned a special legislative ...

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Voting began in primary elections Tuesday in Virginia, where off-year contests for all 140 seats in the state legislature can serve as a political barometer for the coming presidential election year. The state’s elections in 2017 were an early warning ...

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LMI acquires Intec St. Charles-based LMI Aerospace Inc. has acquired Integrated Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Intec, as the company is known, is located in Everett, Wash., and does testing of advanced materials, manufacturing and design work for the ...

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