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Virginia prison cites unwritten policy when declining press comment
Poynter
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July 3, 2025
Editor’s note: This story includes references to self-harm. Tomeka Wallace didn’t know her son was being transferred from Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison until she got a call in February from a Maine prison official. Demetrius, her son, was...
Virginia School Expels Jewish Students After Complaints of Severe Antisemitic Harassment, Lawsuit Claims
Media Line
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July 3, 2025
A couple in Virginia has filed a civil rights complaint after their three children were expelled from the Nysmith School for the Gifted, a private institution in Herndon, alleging the school retaliated against them for raising concerns about...
Fifty years ago, Arthur Ashe made Wimbledon history
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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On July 5, 1975, Richmond native Arthur Ashe upset Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon final. Fifty years later, it is not viewed as one of the greatest matches in Wimbledon finals history. Ashe won with relative ease, 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. However, it...
Charlottesville Blues FC stuns division-leading Virginia Beach United on fan appreciation night
WVEC - Virginia
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Charlottesville Blues FC hands Virginia Beach United costly loss on chaotic night On a tense and emotionally charged night at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Charlottesville Blues FC delivered a 2-0 upset over division-leading Virginia Beach United...
Sitdown Sunday: Virginia Giuffre's family share what happened in her final days
The Journal
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July 6, 2025
IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair. We’ve hand-picked some of the week’s best reads for you to savour. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The woman who was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and settled...
Art After Dark planned in Hopkinsville Downtown Entertainment District
Hoptown Chronicle - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
Businesses that are part of the new Hopkinsville Downtown Entertainment District are organizing events that will encourage foot traffic and shopping while also promoting the works of local artists. The first Art After Dark is planned from 4 to 9...
Virginia sports betting activity grows 17.7% in May while tax revenue tops $10M
Yogonet International
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July 2, 2025
Virginia sportsbooks reported $595 million in wagers for May 2025, up 17.7% year-over-year, according to data released by the Virginia Lottery. The combined adjusted gross revenue (AGR) reached $67.91 million, following a 12.17% hold, the highest...
Virginia Enacts Social Media Time Limit Law for Minors
WBOC 16 - Maryland
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CHINCOTEAGUE, VA — New Virginia legislation requiring social media platforms to limit screen time for minors took effect Tuesday. The law, signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in May, mandates that social media companies set a default limit of one hour...
Virginia lawmakers have flagged Medicaid cuts as a problem in Trump’s tax cut bill
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 2, 2025
As Republican leaders in the House worked Wednesday to drum up the votes to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, which comes with substantial cuts to programs like Medicaid, two Virginians could be poised to play a pivotal...
The Sporting News ranks ACC quarterbacks first to last for 2025 season
On3
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July 6, 2025
Entering the 2025 college football season, the ACC boasts big-time quarterbacks in Clemson‘s Cade Klubnik, Miami‘s Carson Beck and SMU‘s Kevin Jennings just to name a few. Klubnik and Jennings led their respective programs to a College Football...
Remembering Dan Blocker, Hoss from TV’s ‘Bonanza’
TV Insider
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July 5, 2025
Bonanza is a beloved TV series that captivated audiences for an impressive 14 seasons, airing on NBC from 1959 to 1973, and Dan Blocker, who brought Hoss Cartright to life, was a fan favorite. Running for a total of 431 episodes, Bonanza was set...
Musicians in San Fernando’s Mariachi Master Apprentice Program Are Performing in D.C.
San Fernando Valley Sun - California
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July 3, 2025
The young members of the renowned Mariachi Master Apprentice Program (MMAP) – Tesoro de San Fernando – are in Washington, D.C. this week as guest performers at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival for this year’s program, “Youth and the Future of...
The Only Main Actors Still Alive From The Virginian
/FILM - Indiana
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July 5, 2025
After "Gunsmoke" paved the way for adult westerns on television, the floodgates opened up with every network trying to ride the success wave with oaters of their own like "Rawhide," "Bonanza," and "Wagon Train." Chief among them was "The...
Man from Virginia is excited to see someone won the lottery ��� then realizes it was him
AOL
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Virginia Lottery Virginia Mega Millions winner John Willis NEED TO KNOW John Willis of Chester, Va., recently won $2 million in a Mega Millions draw Willis initially didn’t even realize he possessed the winning ticket, and only found out when his...
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Virginia Giuffre Documented Her Claims of Husband's Alleged Abuse in Diary: 'The Stronger I Became, the Scarier He Became'
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW In private diary entries recovered after she took her own life in April, Virginia Giuffre described feeling like a 'prisoner' in her home as she recorded claims that her husband's alleged abuse and jealousy escalated The longtime...
Virginia's Pay-For-Outcomes, Reducing Water Pollution
Delmarva Public Media - Maryland
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July 2, 2025
Virginia has instituted a Pay for Outcomes program that is seeking creative ways to reduce pollution. This is Don Rush. The program differs from traditional ones by providing the funds upon demonstration of progress. The aim is to reduce the pace...
High school quarterback turned Hollywood up-and-comer films movie in his hometown, Virginia Beach
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 5, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH — Pirates sat colluding Wednesday night in a cramped booth against the back wall of the Green Parrot Grille. Their captain leaned over the table speaking — nay, growling — his lines at the newest recruit to his corsair crew in that...
Democrats and Republicans were out on the Virginia campaign trail. Here’s what they had to say.
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 5, 2025
With four months until Election Day in Virginia, the campaigns for statewide office are heating up. Both parties are projecting a message of unity, but the ways they’ve sought to demonstrate unity amongst themselves has varied. Immediately...
Virginia Giuffre’s family reveal heartbreaking suicide note left to her kids after ‘abusive’ husband Robert took custody
The U.S. Sun
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July 2, 2025
VIRGINIA Giuffre left her three children a heartbreaking final letter before her tragic suicide. The mum-of-three had spent the weeks leading up to her death pleading to see her kids one last time amid a bitter separation from her husband. 6...
Five movies on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+ you should not miss
The Economic Times
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July 5, 2025
Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+ viewers must not miss these five movies. These include "Our Times", "Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse", "Lost in Starlight", 'Spark', and "The Assessment". "Our Times" is a nostalgic coming-of-age drama from...