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| And they're off! Horse racing returns to Colonial Downs after 6-year drought | | The rebirth of Colonial Downs, as the first bugle call in nearly six years summoned long-legged thoroughbreds to the starting gate. | | |
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| This aircraft carrier skipper fled Iran as a child. Now he's preparing to deploy amid heightened tensions. | | Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh took command of the USS Harry S. Truman in July, achieving a goal he set for himself 30 years ago after he first laid eyes on an aircraft carrier in Norfolk. Back then, he was a young sailor who'd joined the Navy straight out of high school to serve a country he had only lived in for about a decade. | | |
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| Soaring insulin prices in U.S. leave many hurting right here in Hampton Roads | | Over the last 20 years the price of insulin has skyrocketed, forcing some who are either underinsured or uninsured to go down dangerous paths like rationing their medication by taking smaller doses or skipping doses altogether. | | |
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| Much to debate and celebrate as college football marks 150th anniversary | | Welcome to college football’s 150th anniversary. For all of its issues and debates — player safety, skewed finances and playoff access are the headliners — the sport offers much to celebrate. | | |
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| Virginia anglers angry over new catch limits on striped bass, say tournaments are in jeopardy | | The move is meant to protect the species by keeping large breeding fish in the water, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission said in a statement. But it could squash the charter fishing industry and a popular fall tournament scene that relied on big fish. | | |
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| Why are there so many Filipino nurses? Virginia Beach doctoral student decides to research. | | For the past few years, starting out of curiosity and now as part of his dissertation for a doctorate of philosophy in nursing at the University of Virginia, a student has researched the history of Filipino nurses in Virginia and beyond. | | |
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| Naro Video closes, but it will live on in documentary, memories | | As the credits rolled for Naro Expanded Video, we talked with a few people about what the video store and its demise means to them. | | |
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| We tried 50 old-school burgers all over Hampton Roads. Here are the best. | | After polling readers and plenty of other people, we tried any suitable burger that more than one person independently said was the "best." Over a month, we tasted more than 50 old-school burgers in 36 restaurants. | | |
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