By Kristine Hadeed and Jalisa House | VCU InSight and Claire Porter | Capital News Service RICHMOND – In remarks that raised some eyebrows in the audience, the nation’s top transportation official said this week that there is an “unlimited supply of oil” in parts of the world. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood […]
Survival Rate of Babies in Africa Increases
By David Akana Babies have a better chance of survival in Africa today than they did just a decade ago. For instance, since 2000, survival rates have risen for children born inEgypt, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Niger, Liberia, Malawi, Zambiaand Madagascar, according to new statistics from the World Health Organization. At […]
Virginia Debates Adoptions by Gay Couples
By Danny Rathbun Capital News Service RICHMOND – Religious and social conservatives are squaring off with gay rights advocates over a proposed state-agency rule that would prohibit adoption agencies in Virginia from discriminating against prospective parents on the basis of sexual orientation. The regulation under consideration by the Virginia Board of Social Services would apply […]
Raise Your Glass, Virginia
By Katherine Coates Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia wine enthusiasts are buzzing, and it’s not for the reason you think. A new state law will allow customers to take their favorite bottles of wine out to dinner with them. Sen. Jeff McWaters, who proposed the new law, said it will help support Virginia’s […]
CNN’s Ali Velshi Discusses Financial Crisis
By Sabrina Barekzai Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Ali Velshi has a love-hate relationship with Twitter. Though CNN’s chief business correspondent believes he does a good job on his show, he says you wouldn’t know that from the way people talking about him on Twitter. “People call me everything – fat, ugly, stupid, liberal, […]
Sales of VCU Swag at All-Time High
By Alexander Chang Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – The day after VCU beat Kansas 71-61, more than 600 people waited in line at the VCU Barnes & Noble Bookstore, hoping to be among the first to purchase a Final Four T-shirt. Those shirts sold out within a couple of hours. The demand for VCU […]
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