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Elections Have Consequences: Virginia Just Gave Billions in Rebate Checks to Taxpayers, Maryland Just Raised Taxes
Thanks to smart fiscal management, the administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, R-Va., just mailed numerous Virginia households checks ranging from up to $200 and $400. This pleasant surprise for many of us...
‘I was Epstein’s perfect victim’: the life of Virginia Giuffre in her own words
In her telling of a now-infamous night in London with Prince Andrew, what was ingrained in Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s memory was her outfit: a pink sleeveless crop top and a pair of sparkly jeans.Ghislaine Maxwell had wanted Giuffre in a demure...
See open enrollment dates for Medicare or Marketplace health insurance
The majority of open enrollment periods for health insurance for 2026 begin in November, although Medicare starts and ends earlier than others, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. Here's what dates you need to know. Eligible...
OC Poulsbo celebrates remodel for healthcare education
Olympic College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house Oct. 18 to celebrate the remodel of its Poulsbo Campus into a state-of-the-art hub for healthcare education. OC leaders, project partners, elected officials, employees,...
Biggest bombshells about Prince Andrew in Virginia Giuffre's book
A new book is shedding light on a shocking cache of allegations against Prince Andrew. The memoir "Nobody's Girl," to be published Oct. 21 posthumously from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers, details her encounters with the...
AstraZeneca Plans Albemarle County, Virginia, Production Operations
Related Research Global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plans to establish operations in Albemarle County, Virginia. The $4.5 billion project is expected to create 600 jobs. The investment will include the construction of a drug substance...
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...
‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Virginia councilman speaks out after being set on fire
Virginia Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire in July. DANVILLE, Va. — Danville Councilman Lee Vogler, who survived a personal attack that left him with third-degree burns over much of his body, spoke publicly from a...
What we learned from Virginia Giuffre's memoir
Noor NanjiCulture reporter ShareSave Much of Virginia Giuffre's story has been heard before but in her memoir, published posthumously, the abuse is described in appalling detail. Two days ahead of the book's official publication, the BBC got hold...
Why AWS outage has put Northern Virginia data centres in spotlight
Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a massive outage on Monday, causing disruptions around the world and leading to outages across several websites and services, including Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Alexa, Snapchat, Canva and Reddit. FILE: Amazon...
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,...
Lihong Wang Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
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...
Prince Andrew allegations: What has Virginia Giuffre said?
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...
Virginia Giuffre claims in book she was sexually abused by her father
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...
Scandals downballot shake up Virginia’s high-profile race for governor
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...
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....
Authorities now say man found hurt on I-95 was driver of crashed car
Virginia State Police initially misidentified an injured man as a pedestrian following a crash on Interstate 95. The man was the driver of the car that crashed after swerving to avoid a deer. He fell 25 feet down an embankment after mistakenly...
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...
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...
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...