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• Teen featured in viral video dies

  Posted on: 6:40 pm, May 20, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 07:36pm, May 20, 2013

  Zach Sobiech, 18, passed away this morning, surrounded by family and friends.
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• Ex-VCU professor facing prison time for embezzlement

  Posted on: 7:10 pm, May 17, 2013, by Tasia Stone

  A retired VCU Dental professor could spend 20 years in prison for stealing from a university organization.
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• Chill meals: Finding healthier frozen food aisle options

  Posted on: 6:49 pm, May 16, 2013, by Tasia Stone

  Life on the go can make it hard to put a healthy meal on the table.
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• REPORT: Several small SUVs get poor performance ratings on new crash test

  Posted on: 6:16 pm, May 16, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 06:27pm, May 16, 2013

  Several popular compact SUVs did poorly in a tough new crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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• Kaine joins efforts to end military sexual assaults

  Posted on: 6:56 pm, May 15, 2013, by Tasia Stone

  Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is joining efforts to end military sexual assaults.
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• STUDY: Pain killers linked to sexual problems in men

  Posted on: 6:18 pm, May 15, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 07:06pm, May 15, 2013

  Sales of opioid painkillers have quadrupled in recent years. About 4 million adults in the US use he medications on a regular basis.
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• Parents sue South Carolina for surgically making child female

  Posted on: 6:11 pm, May 15, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 06:42pm, May 15, 2013

  The adoptive parents of a child born with male and female organs say South Carolina mutilated their son by choosing a gender and having his male genitalia surgically removed.
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• Report questions benefits of salt reduction

  Posted on: 5:40 pm, May 14, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 06:00pm, May 14, 2013

  Reducing salt consumption below the currently recommended daily amount may be unnecessary.
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• Holder orders probe of IRS targeting conservative groups

  Posted on: 5:39 pm, May 14, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 06:02pm, May 14, 2013

  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered an investigation into Internal Revenue Service political targeting of some conservative groups, he announced Tuesday.
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• Va. ABC unveils new field support vehicle

  Posted on: 7:17 pm, May 13, 2013, by Tasia Stone

  Virginia ABC says the $750,000 vehicle was paid for by asset forfeiture funds, not taxpayer money.
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• Judge says ‘good cause’ for Holmes insanity plea

  Posted on: 7:12 pm, May 13, 2013, by Tasia Stone

  A judge said Monday there is good cause to let Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
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• U.N. REPORT: End world hunger; eat bugs

  Posted on: 6:13 pm, May 13, 2013, by Tasia Stone, updated on: 10:51pm, May 13, 2013

  The best weapon for fighting world hunger may be in your backyard, according to leaders in the United Nations.
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