
Electricity costs up nearly 14 percent this summer: Largest increase in 16 years
The cost of electricity in American homes was 13.7 percent higher in June of this year than last year.

The cost of electricity in American homes was 13.7 percent higher in June of this year than last year.
Baltimore Orioles GM Mike Elias made his first selection as the new face of the organization in 2019 a switch-hitting catcher named Adley Rutschman.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels fell, 5-4, in 10 innings to open the series at Hadlock Field against the Portland Sea Dogs on Tuesday night.
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a federal food program for public schools in the United States.

State Sen. Scott Surovell is spot on about why numerous Virginia local school districts are having trouble hiring teachers. Two words: Glenn Youngkin.

An injunction by the states of West Virginia and Louisiana to halt the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was granted a stay by the U.S. Court of Appeals Friday.
Spending this past weekend in Baltimore revealed to me that O’s fans are still upset over the trade of franchise hero Trey Mancini.
The 40 students at Virginia Tech’s first drone camp came from as far away as Wisconsin. Split into two teams, they waited with their flight controllers in hand at either end of the school’s 300-foot-long drone park.

The issue of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine highlights the decades-long reluctance of today’s major military powers to support the International Criminal Court.

Senate Democrats finally got something meaningful done, voting 51-50 on Sunday, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote, to pass a $750 billion healthcare, clean energy and tax bill.
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