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FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills

The Food and DrugAdministration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, companies.

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Technology bridges equitable access in Va., by Shara Gibson

Access to technology is a vital step in ensuring equitable opportunities for everyone, specifically when it comes to minority small business owners. Our country relies on the entrepreneurial spirit that the “American Dream” has inspired in all of us, and access to technology is the backbone of creating successful and sustainable businesses.

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Give a child a book for Christmas, by Julianne Malveaux

They don’t call it “Black Friday” because they love Black people; they call it Black Friday because many businesses are pushed into the black (from the red ink of losses to the black ink of profits) on that day or into the holiday season.

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Approval looms for city’s revamped budget

Plan includes retiree bonuses, overtime pay for firefighters

Thousands of City Hall retirees will receive a one-time 5 percent bonus. And the city is setting up a fund to buy property for development.

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It’s Met Gala time again — here’s what we know so far

Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, the biggest night in fashion and one of the biggest concentrations of star power anywhere.

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Fans give millions to Damar Hamlin’s toy drive for kids

Damar Hamlin’s goal was simple: He wanted to raise $2,500 online to buy toys for needy kids.

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Proposed new Virginia ‘tech tax’ sparks backlash from business community

Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, something Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed and Democrats endorsed in their budget legislation.

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Ye to buy conservative social media platform Parler

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after getting locked out of Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.

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Gen Z’er takes advantage of once-low interest rates to purchase first home

In 2021, Raven Moseley needed a place to stay, but she could not afford an apartment that she felt comfortable in without splitting the bill with a roommate. Plus, she could not find a suitable roommate. That is when her mother gave her the idea to buy a home.

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Underfunding education can be undone

Like past state leaders, Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin loves to talk about the importance of education and the need for a quality public school system.

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Community advocate raises concerns about City’s new Confederate shrine

Even as Mayor Levar M. Stoney and City Council revive a citizen commission to help Richmond eliminate slavery-defending Confederate names from streets and bridges, the city Department of Public Utilities has created a new shrine to fallen Civil War rebels.

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Housing authority buys Grace Place

The city’s housing authority has purchased a failing 11-story apartment building in Downtown in a bid to keep it as an income-restricted property offering lower than market rents.

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What dreams come true

City’s ownership of Mayo Island appears within reach

City Hall is jumping to buy a major James River island that the city has dreamed of owning for 40 years to expand parkland.

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Richmond gets Sassy

Richmond’s global connections: Blending culture and fashion to fight famine, menstrual poverty

When Sassy Jones opened a flagship location in Short Pump Town Center last October, it gave the brand’s loyal online community a home they could come to and enjoy shopping the products they loved in a new way — in person.

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RRHA prepares to launch home-buying initiative

Richmond is preparing to become the first place in the country to test a revamped federal regulation aimed toward making it easier for people who hold housing vouchers or live in public housing to buy homes. Describing it as a “groundbreaking and historic ini- tiative” that would build wealth for those who qualify, Steven B. Nesmith, the chief executive officer for the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority,

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Ambulance charges may dramatically increase

$600 trips to medical centers could more than double

City Hall is pressuring the Richmond Ambulance Authority to nearly triple its charge for transporting patients to hospitals or other treatment centers based on a consulting firm’s recommendation, the Free Press has learned.

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Stoney’s $3B proposal

Funding designed to make Richmond more liveable, despite increased gas, water bills

Record pay increases for Richmond city employees, along with hikes in spending on youth programming, affordable housing, public education and street paving.

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Burn notice: Council approves Fire training in park

The Richmond Fire Department won its fight to replace 2 acres of lawn at the Hickory Hill Community Center in South Side with a concrete pad and a fire training facility where recruits can get experience dousing blazes.

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Ho-ho-hold on ... the holiday scammers are out there, by Charles Taylor

As the holiday shopping season winds down, there’s still time to pick up a few bargains online – and time to get fleeced.

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Superintendent proposes 35.3 percent budget increase for RPS

Superintendent Jason Kamras is proposing a 35.3 percent operating budget increase to meet the district’s anticipated expenses for the 2023- 2024 school year.

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