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  • The man shot by a sheriff’s deputy at the Walmart near JMU Sunday died later that night at Sentara RMH… Investigators, combing through the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Augusta County Sunday, say there were no survivors, and that the plane appeared to be on auto-pilot… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad discusses how the governor’s order that most Virginia jobs won’t require a college degree, will affect colleges with already declining enrollment….
  • Remembering D-Day, Title 9 turns 50, and a memorial service held in Winchester for former state Sen. H. Russell "Russ" Potts Jr. This is the WMRA Daily for Monday, June 6th
  • The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by Republicans, faced lawmakers Monday for his nomination to lead the Justice Department.
  • A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo.
  • Mozart sold the most CDs of any artist in 2016. Quartz reporter Amy Wang says that figure can help shed light on the state of the recording industry.
  • The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"
  • As Republican Donald Trump is on the verge of being declared the winner, Vice President Kamala Harris wins Virginia… There were few surprises in congressional races in the state, as Senator Kaine wins reelection, and the two Republicans in the 5th and 6th districts for the House win handily… We hear the voices of voters in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Waynesboro, and Shenandoah County….
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