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Grant to help North Carolina buy rail for high-speed service

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In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, Virginia State Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, speaks during a debate in the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

Virginia to consider reducing penalty for assaulting police

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Crews prepare to remove a statue Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. on July 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Levar Stoney, Richmond mayor, paid donor Devon Henry to remove statues

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Crews attach straps to the statue Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue Tuesday July 7, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The statue is one of several that will be removed by the city as part of the Black Lives Matter reaction. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Amateur photographers take to Instagram to document movement

By JOHANNA ALONSO and Richmond Times-Dispatch - Associated Press

Richmond is open to ideas for future of Confederate statues

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Police and protesters square off outside the Richmond Police Department headquarters on Grace Street in Richmond, Va., Saturday, July 25, 2020. Police deployed flash-bangs and pepper spray to disperse the crowd after a city utility vehicle was set on fire. (James H Wallace/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) ** FILE **

Richmond police chief opposes tear gas ban, promises reforms

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Judge rules another Rhode Island solar project may proceed

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FILE - This Nov. 25, 2019 photo shows IQOS heated cigarette heatsticks displayed in an IQOS store in Richmond, Va. Altria said Tuesday, July 28, 2020, that cigarette sales continue to decline as it pushes to expand sales of an alternative heated-tobacco product. The tobacco giant's second-quarter profit fell slightly but still beat Wall Street expectations when adjusted for one-time expenses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Altria expands sales of heated-cigarette as revenue slides

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Plaintiffs move to dismiss 1 lawsuit over Lee statue removal

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Descendant of J.E.B. Stuart wants statue at his birthplace

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EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - Workers remove the statue of Confederate Naval officer Matthew Fontaine Maury on Monument Avenue Thursday July 2, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Maury was better known for his work in oceanography and other sciences before the Civil War. His statue is the second removed since a new state law was enacted on July first. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Judge blocks removal of more Confederate statues in Richmond

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Crews close roads as they prepare to remove the statue Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The statue is one of several that will be removed by the city as part of the Black Lives Matter reaction. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Richmond removes three more Confederate monuments within hours

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

An inspection crew from the Virginia Department of General Services take measurements as they inspect the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Monday June. 8, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the removal of the statue. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Richmond Confederate monuments removal blocked by judge

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The Confederate Soldiers &amp; Sailors Monument is shown in Libby Hill Park Wednesday July 8, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The statue is one of several that will be removed by the city as part of the Black Lives Matter reaction. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Richmond removes Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue

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An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Virginia orders American flag removed from construction site in Richmond

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EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - FILE - In this Tuesday June 23, 2020, file photo protesters gather near the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. Just a little over a month ago, the area around Richmond's iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was as quiet and sedate as the statue itself. But since the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the area has been transformed into a bustling hub of activity for demonstrators protesting against police brutality and racism. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, FILE)

Judge won’t participate in 2nd lawsuit over Lee statue

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EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - Work crews remove the statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues in the city, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the former capital of the Confederacy amid weeks of protests over police brutality and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue

By DENISE LAVOIE and ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

In a Wednesday, July 19, 2017, file photo, a statue of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart stands, on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Richmond police break up a crowd to save Confederate statue

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Workers for The Virginia Department of General Services install concrete barriers around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The barriers are intended to protect the safety of demonstrators as well as the structure itself. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Injunction extended against removing Lee statue in Virginia

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Paint covers the base of the Arthur Ashe Monument on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Richmond, Va. The statue of the African American tennis legend has been vandalized with the words “White Lives Matter.” Richmond Police said they were alerted to the vandalism early Wednesday. Police say red paint on the statue itself was already being cleaned off by community members. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Arthur Ashe monument tagged with ‘White Lives Matter’ graffiti

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