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Virginia Growth and Opportunity Grants
NRV News - Virginia
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June 28, 2025
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced more than $6.8 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for eight projects aimed at advancing Virginia’s innovation economy and expanding regional talent pipelines to support...
Virginia angler sets new North Carolina Almaco Jack record
Old North News - North Carolina
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June 27, 2025
Sushma Masemore Deputy Secretary for Environment | North Carolina Department Of Environmental QualitySushma Masemore Deputy Secretary for Environment | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality The North Carolina Department of...
A scientific breakthrough researchers call ‘magic’ could transform treatment for a leading cause of death
Yahoo News
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For all of the advancement in treating stroke victims over the past couple of decades, some concerns have remained almost constant. In medicine, we like to say that “time is brain,” meaning that every moment a stroke goes untreated, the potential...
Virginia's Protection of Reproductive Health Information Law – Part One, Scope, Applicability, and Penalties
JD Supra - California
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June 27, 2025
In Part One of this FAQ series, we break down Virginia's Senate Bill 754, Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information (Act), which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA). The law goes...
Virginia Beach’s Danny Harrell revels in his role as Langley Speedway’s ‘King of Destruction’
The Virginian-Pilot
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June 27, 2025
It’s not called “The Danny Harrell Rule,” but it’s a good bet Langley Speedway’s change from full-sized to compact cars a few years ago for the famed Appliance Race in its Night of Destruction was because of him. “I dominated it in my full-sized...
University of Virginia president resigns amid pressure from Trump admin over DEI initiatives
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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June 28, 2025
Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters and The Mom Wars' Bethany Mandel react to UNC Asheville Dean of Students Megan Pugh being ousted from her position after admitting to pushing DEI initiatives. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...
These two planes will be flying unusually low over L.A. Here's why NASA says not to worry
Yahoo News
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Look up in the sky! No, really, look. Are those planes supposed to be that low? But don't worry, says NASA, because the aircraft you are seeing are conducting research and studying atmospheric data. The planes will take flight over Southern...
Report: Virginia Ranks High for Child Well-Being
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily - Virginia
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June 28, 2025
The percentage of Virginia high school students who do not graduate on time dipped from 13% to 11% in the 2025 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. (Adobe Stock) BALTIMORE — New data show Virginia ranked 13th in the nation for overall...
Which African Countries Are Flourishing? Scientists Have A New Way Of Measu
The Nigerian Voice
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What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing – a sense of well-being that goes beyond just happiness or success. It’s about your whole life being good, including how...
West Virginia Lawmakers Weigh Limits on Local Government-Owned Broadband Networks
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 28, 2025
As West Virginia pushes forward with expanding broadband access, lawmakers are now debating whether city and county governments should be limited in their ability to own and operate public broadband networks. During a legislative interim session...
Research on Larry Gibson dedicated to the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Appalachian Voice
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June 27, 2025
Larry Gibson at a prayer breakfast in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., featuring honored guest Wendell Berry, in April 2012. Photo by Mark Schmerling. By Joe Severino As a child in the 1950s, Larry Gibson fell in love with his...
Science says plastic bag bans really do work
Canada's National Observer
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June 26, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches. That’s the intuitive finding of a paper...
Additional $50 million raised for Manning Institute of Biotechnology
106.1 The Corner - Virginia
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June 28, 2025
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) UVA Health has received two anonymous $25 million estate gifts to support the University of Virginia’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. The $50 million of additional support for the...
Jake Paul vs. Julio Chavez Jr. Ring Girls: Meet Virginia Sanhouse, Monalita, Marissa Ayers, and Other MVP Models
Essentially Sports
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June 28, 2025
Sydney Thomas became an overnight sensation during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight in November last year. At just 21, she shot to fame almost instantly thanks to her appearance at the high-profile event. While her popularity has since dipped,...
Chesapeake Bay Program Says No to Full Membership for Virginia Tribal Nations—for Now
Inside Climate News
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June 27, 2025
The Chesapeake Bay Program declined to grant tribal nations full membership and voting rights in its governing body at a meeting Friday, its principal staff committee instead saying officials could explore advisory roles and potential partnerships...
Guest column: Improving health outcomes for West Virginia’s veterans
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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Mesothelioma is a rare malignancy affecting people exposed to asbestos. Each year, across all cancer diagnoses, mesothelioma accounts for fewer than 3,000 cases. As a result, research interest in this condition is limited, with dire consequences...
On the streets with Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway
Newbury News
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June 28, 2025
Creation Theatre Company: Mrs Dalloway: in central Oxford From Friday, June 20, to Sunday, June 22 Review by JON LEWIS Mrs Dalloway, Creation Theatre, The London Library Photograph © Jane HobsonIN Helen Tennison’s fascinating immersive interactive...
'Time for a new leadership': Justice department official on Virginia University president James Ryan's resignation
The Times of India
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Amidst pressure from the Trump administration to dismantle DEI policies, University of Virginia's chairman, James Ryan, resigned. A DOJ official called for new leadership willing to comply with federal law following the Supreme Court's ruling on...
University of Virginia president resigns under pressure from Trump on DEI policies
GEO TV
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June 27, 2025
The president of the University of Virginia, James Ryan, resigned on Friday under pressure from President Donald Trump's administration over the school's diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In a letter to the UVA community, Ryan said he had...
Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 6, June 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 28, 2025
Volume 6, Issue 6 Welcome to our sixth issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-new CISA, NSA, FBI Issue New Guidelines on AI Data Security “This includes methods such as ‘poisoning’ of scraped sources and targeting of weak points...