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Trump asked Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre to babysit in first encounter at Mar-a-Lago, memoir says
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AWS outage puts Northern Virginia data centers in the spotlight
The Amazon Web Services outage knocked out web services around the world. The epicenter of the outage is Northern Virginia. FAIRFAX, Va. — An Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. The service provides remote...
Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre review – a devastating exposé of power, corruption and abuse
There is a strand running through Nobody’s Girl – a memoir by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died by suicide in April this year – in which the activist and survivor of Jeffrey Epstein grapples with something more insidious than abuse. “I know it is...
Roanoke health department: Average Roanoke resident’s health worse than state average
On Monday, the Roanoke City Council will receive a presentation from Cynthia Morrow, district health director with the Roanoke City Health Department. The data that Morrow will present suggest that the average Roanoker isn’t as healthy as the...
Southcoast Health welcomes 12 new providers
TIVERTON – Southcoast Health has hired 12 new providers, the health system recently announced. The new providers are: Dr. Rachael Bednarz-Medeiros: She joins Southcoast Health Internal Medicine caring for patients in Fairhaven. She earned her...
Prince Andrew is our Profumo, symbol of a dying establishment
As the Profumo affair dragged on and on, with a hungry press whipping itself into a billowing froth over tales of aristocratic sex and Cold War espionage, the prime minister, Harold Macmillan, became utterly fed up. “All sense of proportion seems...
Merck breaks ground on $3B manufacturing plant in Virginia
White House Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro told ‘Mornings with Maria’ that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cut U.S. reliance on China, rebuild supply chains and protect national security through tough trade policy. Merck...
Now Amazon Package Delays? AWS Still Suffering "Degraded" Service Across US-East
Update (1507ET): Fast forward to late in the U.S. cash session, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still experiencing "degraded" service in its US-East-1 (Northern Virginia) region, resulting in disruptions across a number of apps and websites...
Health care program’s top doc has no license
The chief medical officer of the state’s health care program for the needy is practicing without a license. Records from the Arizona Medical Board show that Theresa L. Costales, first licensed in 2018, last renewed her license in 2023. Those...
June Lockhart, Lassie Actor, Dead At 100
June Lockhart, best known for her TV roles in "Lassie" and "Lost in Space," has died at age 100. People confirmed the actor died on October 23 of natural causes at her home in California with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. Born in New...
Andrew faces Commons 'humiliation' and 'Mansion tax raid'
ShareSave Liberal Democrats have signalled they intend to use their next Opposition Day debate to discuss "officially removing" Prince Andrew's Duke of York title and his "continued use of Royal Lodge", the Sunday Times reports. MPs will "defy...
Medical school faces deadline on lease agreement
The Virginia-based medical school planning to branch out and train doctors in Vero Beach has until Nov. 7 to comply with the terms of its lease on a building owned by the Indian River Hospital District or face possible termination of its rental...
Letters for Oct. 20: AG Jason Miyares not ‘standing up’ for Virginians
Virginia AG race Re “Comparison” (Your Views, Oct. 15): I’m wondering if the letter writer remembers President Donald Trump saying, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it....
Local vineyards combat disease growth due to cooler temps
The below normal temperatures have thrown a wrench in this year's grape harvest. One local vineyard shares its experience. Posted and last updated Temperatures generally have been below normal since the end of summer. Despite a few 80–90-degree...
King Charles Criticised Over Prince Andrew 'Brotherly Bias' by Royal Experts
Julie Dunnett, Jackie Annett Features Writer and Emma Mackenzie Lifestyle Writer 22:50, 25 Oct 2025 Prince Andrew (L) and Britain's King Charles III(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Prince Andrew may have lost his Royal title during a brief 10-minute...
Virginia attorney general candidates debate leaked text messages, Trump ties, and the future of the Commonwealth
Jason Miyares and Jay Jones clashed at the University of Richmond, trading barbs over prosecutorial experience and ties to Trump. RICHMOND, Va. — Thursday night, the candidates for Virginia attorney general faced off on the debate stage at the...
Virginia Dem who wanted 'two bullets' in rival's head faces heat over reckless driving
Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones defended himself when confronted with his text message scandal at a debate with incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares Oct. 16. (Courtesy: University of Richmond) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones has complicated history on blackface scandal that rocked Democrats
Democratic Virginia attorney general hopeful Jay Jones gave an impassioned speech on race in 2019 which criticized then-Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam over wearing blackface — and then Jones embraced and campaigned with the disgraced Democratic...
Virginia Attorney General Debate: Jay Jones Apologizes for Controversial Remarks
On Thursday evening, during the debate for the Virginia attorney general position, Democratic candidate Jay Jones responded to criticism of graphic and aggressive remarks directed at his colleague by his opponent Jason Miyares. “Let me be very...
Excerpt of Virginia Giuffre book released, co-author describes abuse as 'Handmaid's Tale'
An excerpt from the forthcoming memoir from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, was released by CBS News on Sunday. The released portion of the memoir details a 2021 trip Giuffre took to the Louvre Museum as she prepared to...