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This week, several grown men waved cake pops around in the Virginia House of Delegates as the body voted 94-2 to Prince William board dismisses inactive applications for proposed shopping centers 02/10/2024 11:03pm • The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday moved to unanimously dismiss a number of inactive zoning applications that developers haven't taken action on in at least a year. The most significant of those dismissed include a proposed expansion to the Virginia Gateway strip mall in Gain Dustin Johnson wins LIV Golf Las Vegas in windy and chilly conditions 02/10/2024 08:04pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥� Dustin Johnson won LIV Golf Las Vegas on Saturday in windy and chilly conditions for his third victory on the Saudi-funded tour, pulling ahead with a birdie on No. 17 and closing with a par to edge Peter Uihlein and Talor Gooch by a stroke. 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