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There is now a George Mason University wine, and it’s for scholarships
“A lot of Virginia wineries are selling everything they make in their tasting rooms, so we had to go out-of-state to find someone to make a custom-crush wine with our label on it,” said GMU alum Terri Cofer Beirne.
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Alexandria museums get involved in PTO’s 10-millionth patent
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Va., Md. add a combined 10,800 jobs in May
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$20M Charlottesville estate hits auction block for $5M (or more)
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JK Moving puts Loudoun land into conservation
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Asian stocks tumble after new Trump tariff threat
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China blasts new US tariff threat as ‘blackmail’
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Tim Kaine: D.C. area’s morning commute may be Achilles heel in Amazon HQ2 bid
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In tit-for-tat, Trump threatens more tariffs against China
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Trump administration to propose ‘association health plans’
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Reston contractor to launch new AI tool to ease tasks that bog agencies down
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Veteran journalist named top editor of Los Angeles Times
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IBM pits computer against human debaters
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Asian stocks tumble after new Trump tariff threat
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a dispute with Beijing over technology policy by threatening a tariff hike on additional Chinese goods. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index…
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Upping ante, Trump threatens new tariffs on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports on Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war. The…
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The Latest: China calls new Trump tariff threat ‘blackmail’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S.-China trade tensions (all times local): 10:40 p.m. China’s Commerce Ministry is criticizing President Donald Trump’s latest threat of tariffs on $200 billion worth of its exports, calling it…
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Federal workers’ stolen IDs used for fraudulent loans
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Immigration detention policy becomes major issue in media
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Senate backs bill blocking deal with Chinese telecom firm
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