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.
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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.
National defense legislation passes Senate to Biden’s desk
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As the 2025 NDAA is ready for President Joe Biden’s signature into law, Virginians can celebrate key priorities for the Commonwealth.
Donald Trump, RFK Jr., MAGA working hard to Make Polio Great Again
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Make America Great Again is about returning America to the lily white 1950s. It’s odd to have nostalgia for polio, which killed 3,000 American kids in an outbreak in 1952, the year the polio vaccine was introduced, but, MAGA’s gonna MAGA.
House Democrats introduce bill to address rising childhood obesity
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Two House Democrats have introduced a bill to try to address rising childhood obesity rates and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes
U.S. Surgeon General: Tobacco use on the decline; some groups do not share in progress
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A U.S. Surgeon General report found that despite reductions in smoking as a whole, not all population groups share in the progress.
Mel Gurtov: Donald Trump has never met a tariff that he didn’t like
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Donald Trump thinks the world of tariffs. “Tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented,” Trump said in September at a town hall event in Michigan.
Anti-science zealot Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Trump’s choice to head up HHS
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Elections, as the saying goes, have consequences, and that has never been more evident than what could come with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
