Petition gathers 44K signatures to request Congress stop NIH funding cuts
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MoveOn has gathered more than 42,000 signatures on a petition to stop President Donald Trump and Elon Musk from cutting NIH funding.
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Avowed anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his spray tan, set to head up HHS
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The new guy heading up the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is an avowed anti-vaxxer with a spray tan who, among other things, doesn’t know the basics of how Medicare and Medicaid work.
Opioid use, death due to drug overdoses appears to be on the decline
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For the first time since 2018, the number of drug overdose deaths nationwide has decreased, and Virginia is also seeing the decline.
Rivera Sun: The Trump/Musk wrecking ball must be stopped before it’s too late
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Trump/Musk isn’t “saving money” by “slashing a bloated budget.” They’re taking a wrecking ball to the United States of America.
America is sleepwalking into tyranny: How power is silently being seized
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To suggest that the ends justify the means is to launch oneself down a moral, ethical and legal rabbit hole that leaves us in a totalitarian bind.
Biden administration-led CIA report finds COVID-19 pandemic caused by lab leak
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Under the direction of then-President Joe Biden, the CIA investigated the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, and determined the origin was likely a lab leak in China.
Virginia Department of Health reports two children dead from flu
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The first two pediatric flu deaths in the 2024-25 influenza season have been reported by the Virginia Department of Health.
VDOT: Road construction in the Staunton District, Culpeper District for Jan. 20-24
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VDOT has updated the schedules for road work in the Staunton District and Culpeper District for the week of Jan. 20-24.
USDA: ‘Inadequate sanitation’ culprit of deadly Listeria outbreak at Boar’s Head plant
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The USDA found that “inadequate sanitation practices” were the cause of the deadly Listeria outbreak linked to a Virginia Boar’s Head plant.
Outbreaks of norovirus have tripled in recent weeks in 14 states including Virginia
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A spike in outbreaks of a highly contagious stomach bug have been reported in 14 states including Virginia, according to the CDC.
