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The latest Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway was fit for Hollywood

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Virginia football RB Jekail Middlebrook's two-TD performance against WVU is one to build upon

Virginia football RB Jekail Middlebrook's two-TD performance against WVU is one to build upon

  • GREG MADIA The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress

Virginia football's Jekail Middlebrook showed why he won the Cavaliers' top running back job with his two-touchdown performance against West Virginia on Saturday night.

Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring

Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring

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In the four months since the leaders last met, Xi Jinping has overseen a surge in China's trade with the world while Trump has struggled with falling approval ratings.

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Week in review: Test your knowledge of notable news

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From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?

From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?

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Warnings about AI's risks are not new. But they took on added urgency this month after researchers in leading AI labs attached both a timeline and a probability to those concerns.

As Canadian tariffs bite, Republicans search for a winning message

As Canadian tariffs bite, Republicans search for a winning message

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High gas prices and the rising cost of living had already made affordability a defining issue in this year’s midterm elections. Then Trump escalated his trade war with Canada.

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    Spanberger seeks tighter controls on Virginia data centers

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