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Virginia Giuffre feared she 'might die a sex slave', was 'raped' by Epstein associates and lost her baby days after 'orgy with Andrew', memoir claims
Prince Andrew's teenage sex accuser Virginia Giuffre feared she might 'die a sex slave' at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful circle, her posthumous memoir reveals. Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice is...

Trump asked Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre to babysit in first encounter at Mar-a-Lago, memoir says
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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...

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...
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...

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...

Merck begins construction of $3 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia
(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 domestic manufacturing and research and development in...

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...

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...

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...

Virginia hiker rescued from Hanakapi’ai Trail
KAUAI, Hawaii (Island News) – Kauai Fire Department (KFD) crews rescued a Virginia woman from the Hanakapi’ai Trail in Ha’ena on Saturday afternoon. KFD crews responded to the trail after reports of a hiker in distress at 2:25 p.m. Officials said...
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...

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...

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...

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...
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...

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...

Virginia rallies against Trump
Serenaded by car horns, a diverse group of protesters stood along a half mile stretch of 29-- a busy commercial part of Charlottesville.They held flags and signs like Make Trump Unemployed Again and No Crowns for the Clown. A medical school...

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....

Virginia Giuffre wrote in book that she lost baby days after Prince Andrew ‘orgy’
From left: Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, and Ghislaine Maxwell (AFP/Getty Images/United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) Virginia Giuffre revealed how she lost a baby just four days after flying back from an alleged...