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Recent Report Shows That Rep. Virginia Foxx Sold Up to $65K Worth of Energy Transfer Stock
myMotherLode - California
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July 3, 2025 records indicate that Representative Virginia Foxx filed a sale of Energy Transfer ET, valued between $16,002 and $65,000. According to the July filing, the transaction occurred on June 24, 2025. Currently, Energy Transfer shares are...
Local man dies after drowning at Virginia hotel pool
K99.1FM - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
VIRGINIA — A local man is dead after drowning at a Virginia hotel pool on Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officers responded to a reported drowning on July 1 at the Baymont Inn. Upon arrival, they found a man...
Virginia Delivery Van Fire Shared As Terrorist Attack In Washington D.C.
BOOMLive
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June 30, 2025
A video of a fire caused by an Amazon delivery van’s engine malfunction in Virginia is being falsely shared on social media as footage of a terrorist attack in Washington DC, United States. The Claim The video shows smoke rising from behind a tree...
More than 2.1 million Virginians expected to travel for July 4th, AAA says
WSLS - Virginia
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July 4, 2025
Independence Day celebrations have kicked-off across the Commonwealth, and for many that means hitting the road for a well-deserved vacation. According to reports from AAA, 72.2 million Americans are planning on traveling for the holiday, with...
Free summer movies at the Rose Theater
SW Iowa News Source
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AUDUBON - This summer, area merchants and individuals are sponsoring free movies at the Rose Theater for the enjoyment of the community. All movies are on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. A FREE small popcorn and bottle of water will be served....
Virginia students required to turn cell phones off during school day
FOX 5 DC - Maryland
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A new statewide mandate takes effect July 1 requiring students in Virginia’s public schools to keep their phones off throughout the school day, including during lunch and class breaks. FAIRFAX, Va. - A new statewide mandate takes effect July 1...
Virginia’s capital city takes the spotlight as a surprisingly diverse Southern LGBTQ+ travel haven
The Advocate
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June 30, 2025
Richmond, VA, June 2025 Christopher Wiggins for The Advocate It was the end of May, with WorldPride reaching its peak in Washington, D.C., the following weekend. But about two and a half hours south, Richmond was already showcasing its LGBTQ+...
Remembering Virginia's Uncle Sam: Veteran's lifelong mission to share American flags with thousands
WTVR-TV - Virginia
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July 4, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story first aired in March 2017 when Tommy Sammons was 91 years old. RICHMOND, Va. — Tommy Sammons, a Richmond native who passed away at the age of 91 in September 2022, lived a life dedicated to celebrating and sharing...
Virginia Theatre to host special screening of The Sandlot with baseball-themed Festivities
Rewind 92.5 - Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Take a trip back to the summer of 1962 with a special screening of The Sandlot (1993), part of The News-Gazette Film Series at the Virginia Theatre on Saturday, July 5 at 2:00 p.m. This beloved coming-of-age...
Virginia Woman Sues Funeral Home After Discovering ‘Clumps Of Maggots’ On Son’s Body During Viewing
Black Enterprise
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June 30, 2025
Tabitha Worrell says that during a viewing in 2022, her son's body was "covered with and consumed by clumps of maggots," during a viewing Tabitha Worrell is suing a funeral home in Virginia after the family went to her son’s viewing and witnessed...
Virginia man turns his grief into a blessing for newlyweds who lost everything: ‘A great start for them’
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 30, 2025
Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A Hanover County man has donated furniture and household items to a newlywed couple who lost everything in a devastating fire that swept through Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom this week....
Rennecke: The school year's most memorable prep sports moments
St. Cloud Live - Minnesota
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July 4, 2025
ST. CLOUD — The 2024-25 high school sports season was one I won't forget. For starters, there was the 32-0 Albany boys basketball team. The Huskies became the first Minnesota squad to go the entire season undefeated since Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa...
100 years of art deco: The world’s greatest art deco buildings
Time Out
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This year marks the centenary of a landmark Paris exhibition: Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts), in 1925. The term ‘art deco’ is a snappy derivation of...
Virginia diocese’s surge in ordinations draws national coverage from AP
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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June 30, 2025
The Associated Press has published a feature on the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia and its June 7 ordination of 12 new Catholic priests — the largest class the diocese has seen in nearly three decades. The video report, titled “A U.S. diocese...
California Attorney General issues opinion declaring daily fantasy sports illegal under state law
Gambling Insider
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a formal legal opinion declaring that daily fantasy sports games violate state law, regardless of whether operators and technology are located outside California. By Jack Found Key points: -...
Army Black Knights Name Bryan Schneider New Leader of Sports Medicine Program
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 4, 2025
The Army West Point Black Knights just announced that they made a new addition for their athletics program with a new director of sports medicine in Bryan Schneider. The Black Knights are hiring Schneider away from the Duke Blue Devils where he...
Virginia sees 8 H-1B petitions from employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry during 2024
Old Dominion News - Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Lunch With Virginia Woolf
The Atlantic
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July 4, 2025
For many years, I did not read Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. I suppose the thesis seemed so familiar, so foundational to feminist thinking, that I never felt the need to actually open the book. Of course a woman needs personal space and...
Independence Day Events Planned Across Virginia and North Carolina
Times News Global
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July 4, 2025
Norfolk, Virginia — As America approaches its 249th birthday, communities in Virginia and North Carolina are set to host a variety of Independence Day celebrations. From live music to fireworks, residents can expect festive activities throughout...
Four-star receiver from Virginia commits to Michigan football
MLive - Michigan
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July 4, 2025
Michigan’s football program has produced some July Fourth fireworks on the recruiting trail. The Wolverines landed a commitment from one of the top pass-catchers in the 2026 class on Friday, with Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith four-star receiver...