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Finding Wellness Abroad: Travel Tips For People With Sickle Cell Disease
For Lana Quarles, the lack of quality of life in the United States has led her to search for another place to live. In addition to her family’s mental health and overall well-being, a top priority is improving the standard of living for her child,...
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Lihong Wang Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
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Caltech - California
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Lihong Wang, the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Medical Engineering Leadership Chair and the Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering at Caltech, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the NAM is...
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Prince Andrew allegations: What has Virginia Giuffre said?
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Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Virginia Giuffre's sexual abuse allegations against Prince Andrew are back in the spotlight. Almost six months after her death, Giuffre's posthumous memoir "Nobody's...
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Scandals downballot shake up Virginia’s high-profile race for governor
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The Detroit News - Michigan
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Gregory S. Schneider Richmond - The Virginia governor’s race was supposed to be the marquee contest of 2025, a historic showdown between two women who national Democrats and Republicans alike hope can rally their parties into next year’s...
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Prince Andrew tried to hire ‘internet trolls’ to hassle Virginia Giuffre, book claims
Prince Andrew’s team tried to hire “internet trolls to hassle” his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, while he hid behind the “well-guarded gates” of Balmoral Castle to avoid being served court papers, according to allegations in her posthumous memoir....
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Earle-Sears, Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia
Rae Pickett stepped onto Richell Hines’ front stoop wearing a pink T-shirt that foretold the case she hoped to make to Virginia voters as she knocked on doors on a sunny Saturday in early October. “Abortion is on the ballot,” it read. Hines...
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Merck invests in a site in Virginia.
Merck (MSD outside the United States and Canada) has announced the start of construction of a $3bn, 400,000-square-foot (approximately 37,000 m²) pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at its Elkton, Virginia, site. This project is part of a more...
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Another pharma company announces plans for Virginia, this time near Harrisonburg
Pharmaceutical company Merck announced plans to build a manufacturing facility in Rockingham County. The plant announced Monday morning will generate 500 jobs, according to an announcement from the governor's office. Merck is the third drug...
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President Trump Endorses Winsome Earle-Sears for Virginia Governor
We are now two weeks away from the Virginia governor's election. Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears is fighting hard against radical Leftist Democrat Abigail Spanberger. She's hammered Spanberger on her connection to Democratic AG...
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Prince Andrew’s team tried to hire internet trolls to hassle me, Virginia Giuffre claims in bombshell memoir
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Merck to bring 500 new jobs with $3 billion pharmaceutical plant in Virginia
Merck is set to create 500 new jobs in Virginia with the construction of a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, the company and state officials announced Monday. The 400,000-square-foot plant will serve as Merck’s Center of...
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Virginia Giuffre's Heartbreaking Secret: Jeffrey Epstein Accuser 'Lost Her Baby Days After Having an Orgy With Prince Andrew and Eight Girls'
According to the new book, the sexual encounter took place on Epstein's famed private Caribbean island, Little St James. None of the other girls alleged to have taken part in the orgy spoke English, and Giuffre said none of the men she was...
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Merck begins construction of $3 billion facility in Virginia
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Yahoo Finance
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(Reuters) -Merck said on Monday it has begun construction of a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia as part of its more than $70 billion investment to expand manufacturing and research and development in the U.S....
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Jay Jones goes on offensive, ties Miyares to Trump as Virginia attorney general bid falters after text scandal
Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones on Monday sought to revive his campaign by launching his first ad buy since becoming the subject of national controversy due to violent text messages he sent. Just weeks before voters head...
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6 restaurants where famous people ate in Virginia
From burgers to fine dining, Virginia’s got some real good eats. Check out these restaurants that celebrities love if you want to get in on the action. Virginia’s food scene is undoubtedly rich, leading locals and famous folks alike to enjoy...
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Virginia Giuffre claims in book she was sexually abused by her father
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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Virginia Giuffre describes years of sexual abuse by her father and a family friend in a posthumous memoir to be published next week. Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice tells the story of how she was recruited by...
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Trump asked Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre to babysit in first encounter at Mar-a-Lago, memoir says
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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500 jobs anticipated with Merck manufacturing facility in Virginia
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Pharmaceutical company Merck will make a $3 billion investment into building a manufacturing facility that’ll bring jobs to Rockingham County, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin. “Merck’s transformational $3...
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Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia
PETERSBURG, Va. — Rae Pickett stepped onto Richell Hines' front stoop wearing a pink T-shirt that foretold the case she hoped to make to Virginia voters as she knocked on doors on a sunny Saturday in early October. “Abortion is on the ballot,” it...
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Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives
As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins. The shutdown has halted dashboards and expert analysis from the federal Centers...
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