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Season comes to a close with `Evita'
“Evita,” the final production in the University of Virginia Department of Drama’s season, can be seen at 8 tonight, Wednesday and Thursday in Culbreth Theatre.
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Film tells story of Virginia Tech shooting
Saturday marks the four-year milestone.
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UPDATE: Ivory Coast strongman Gbagbo captured in bunker
Forces stormed the bunker where Ivory Coast's strongman Laurent Gbagbo hung on to power today, arresting the man whose refusal to hand over the presidency to the election winner left hundreds dead and threatened to re-ignite a civil war in the world's largest cocoa producer.
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Malcolm Brogdon: The real deal
"He exploded onto the scene. He was just grabbing rebounds and taking it the length of the floor, making good decisions."
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Dalai Lama's nephew killed along Florida highway
The Dalai Lama's nephew was killed Monday along a Florida highway during one of his long treks to bring awareness to the Tibetan struggle for independence from China, officials said.
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Russian fishing vessel missing after sending SOS
A fishing vessel with about a dozen Russians on board went missing today off Russia's Pacific coast after sending a distress signal that it was sinking, officials said.
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As boomers age, 1 in 5 drivers will be an oldster
WASHINGTON -- Remember "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena"? Baby boomers who first danced to that 1964 pop hit about a granny burning up the road in her sports car will begin turning 65 in January. Experts say keeping those drivers safe and mobile is a challenge with profound implications. The National Transportation Safety Board is holding two-day forum beginning today to better understand the safety risks that older drivers face.
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UVa seeks dismissal of Cuccinelli's latest demand
The University of Virginia is asking an Albemarle County judge to dismiss state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s latest subpoena for documents related to a former environmental sciences professor who is recognized as a leading global warming researcher.
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FBI contacted about Justice Thomas' wife's call to Anita Hill
WASHINGTON -- The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called Anita Hill to ask her to apologize for accusing the justice of sexually harassing her, 19 years after Thomas' confirmation hearing spawned a national debate about harassment in the workplace. Virginia Thomas said in a statement Tuesday that she was "extending an olive branch" to Hill, now a Brandeis University professor, in a voicemail message left over the weekend.
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Cuccinelli sends revised demand to U.Va.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli continues to battle the University of Virginia over the climate research of a former professor.
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Kim Jong Il may promote son at N. Korea party meeting
North Korea's ruling communist party has finally set a date for its biggest convention in decades, an apparent indication that the regime may be ready to give the aging leader's son a key position that will pave the way for his succession.
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Celebrating Chopin
Why limit a birthday celebration to a single day when you can pack a whole weekend with events?
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Obama names Warren to consumer post
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is making it official today: Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren will be a special adviser overseeing the creation of a new consumer protection bureau with vast powers to enforce regulations covering mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. Warren, a 61-year-old Harvard University professor who describes herself as "not a Washington person," will be given the job of starting up the consumer bureau that was established in the financial regulatory bill Obama signed into law earlier this year. The new bureau will consolidate consumer protection duties now spread across various regulatory agencies.
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VDOT says road project won't disturb endangered snakes
The Virginia Department of Transportation says a road project in the Newport News area isn't expected to disturb endangered canebrake rattlesnakes known to live there.
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Mental health challenges multiplying
Access to case management is now limited for those already identified as suffering from serious mental illness.
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In and Around Greene
Upcoming events in and around the county of Greene
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In and Around Greene
Community events, concerts and fundraisers
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IN & AROUND GREENE
List of upcoming community events
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IN & AROUND GREENE
Weekly list of upcoming community events
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IN & AROUND GREENE
Weekly list of upcoming community events
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LIBRARY MATTERS
THE BIG READ at the Library
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LIBRARY MATTERS
J.K. Rowling returns
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Learning from the past
Timeline featuring news events making headlines in The Record years ago
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