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Virginia school honoring Confederate general to be renamed for Obama

By The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia city is rebranding its only school named after a Confederate general to honor the United States’ first black president. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Richmond School Board voted 6-1 Monday night to rename J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School to Barack Obama Elementary School. Kenya Gibson represents the school on the board and was the lone dissenting vote. Gibson wanted the vote to be delayed and said there was a lack of local names included in the administration’s rebranding recommendations. The Richmond City School Board revealed the top three possible names earlier. Northside, Barack Obama and Wishtree took the majority of votes from the students, knocking aside suggestions such as John Adams Elementary and Jackie Robinson Elementary.

The board estimates it will cost about $26,000 to rename the school.

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Trump announces a $22.5B makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the ‘people movers’

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport that will end the use of the widely disliked “people movers,” the mobile lounges that have been used for decades to shuttle travelers to and from the main terminal. In place of the people movers, the airport will add a new U-shaped passenger train, a central walking tunnel, more moving walkways and new concourses. An above-ground parking garage closer to the main terminal with space for 32,000 vehicles is also in the offing, according to Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The airport makeover would add to a long list of renovation projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave a lasting mark on the Washington region after his term ends in January 2029. Among other undertakings, he is building a new White House ballroom and wants to build a towering triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. But of all the construction projects Trump is pursuing, the renovations at Dulles could prove to be his most popular and benefit the greatest number of people. The airport, the area’s primary international airport, served roughly 29 million passengers over the past year, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
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