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| Virginia gets redemption for the ages with tension-filled championship game victory over Texas Tech | | Humbled and ridiculed a year ago by an historic NCAA tournament loss, the Cavaliers defeated Texas Tech 85-77 in an overtime classic at U.S. Bank Stadium. | | |
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| The previously untold story of the men who died on the USS Saturn at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in World War II | | The details of the fire aboard USS Saturn that killed 15 men and injured 20 at the Norfolk Navy Yard during World War II were classified until 2010. The families of the dead and the survivors would never learn the cause. | | |
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| This Grassfield High graduate was born without an arm. He just built one in a TCC lab. | | AJ Bafetti spent about five months designing and fine-tuning his new left arm, with the help of a 3D printer. | | |
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| 'See the unseeable' — local physicists discuss historic first photo of a black hole | | "All of our evidence about the existence of black holes, up until a few days ago, was indirect," said Balsa Terzic, associate professor of physics at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. "It was great to see (the effort) come to fruition and result in such a beautiful picture." | | |
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| Thousands show up for Ikea's grand opening in Norfolk | | When the doors opened at 9 a.m., customers flowed in, some dancing to the music as it continued to blare outside. Live entertainment continued inside with a band. The first 1,000 shoppers received bags containing blankets, pop sockets and $10 gift cards. | | |
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| To prevent overdose deaths, Virginia will let school nurses, more jail guards carry lifesaving naloxone | | Police officers and firefighters have been able to carry naloxone, an antidote to opioids, for years. A new state law will help it get into more hands. | | |
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| Striped bass spring trophy season canceled in the Chesapeake Bay | | Virginia commissioners decided that recommendations from staff and members of the Finfish Management Advisory Committee to get ahead of changes were in order. The commission voted 7-0 to cancel the seasons. | | |
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| Here's what to do if you drive over the side of one of Hampton Roads’ bridge-tunnels | | Hampton Roads, with all its water crossings, is a tough place for anyone with gephyrophobia (fear of bridges). | | |
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