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Worker at taxpayer-funded agency in Virginia plays hooky for 12 years

A worker was paid for 12 years without ever showing up for work at a Norfolk, Virginia, agency funded by federal, state and local money, officials say.

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Serial stabbings suspect held in Atlanta

A man has been taken into custody in Atlanta in connection with the stabbings of 20 people, police said today. Five of the victims died. The attacks began in May and occurred in Michigan, Virginia and Ohio. Police were conducting a multi-state search for a suspect and had recently released a composite sketch.

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Stabber may have struck in 3 states

A Michigan prosecutor said Tuesday that stabbing attacks in his state that killed five people are linked to similar attacks in Virginia and Ohio.

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Police in two states suspect link in stabbings

Police in Leesburg, Virginia, and Genesee County, Michigan, suspect recent attacks in Leesburg are linked to the stabbing deaths of five people and injuries to eight others in the Flint area.

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Army private moved in leak probe

An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos and other documents, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.

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No charges filed in Vick birthday party shooting

Virginia Beach, Virginia, authorities have decided not to file charges in a shooting incident that happened at a birthday party for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick.

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Police link slaying, sex assault

Forensic evidence links the cases of a University of Virginia student believed slain in October and the kidnapping and sexual assault of another woman four years earlier, state police announced Thursday.

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Washington mourns loss of veteran legislator

The body of Sen. Robert C. Byrd arrived at the Capitol on Thursday, a rare honor for a man who rose from the poverty of Depression-era West Virginia to become the longest-serving member of Congress in history.

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Sen. Robert Byrd dies

West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator’s office said.

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Former NBA star Manute Bol dead at 47

Manute Bol, one of the tallest players in NBA history, died Saturday at the age of 47, a spokeswoman with the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed to CNN.

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