Ten days, $15K later, Augusta County couple are victims of sweepstakes scam
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An Augusta County couple was bilked out of $15,000 this month by sophisticated scammers who claimed they had won a sweepstakes drawing.
Search Results for cancer
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RFK Jr. gutting HHS even more, replacing healthcare with ‘wholesome food, clean water’
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., under the guise of Making America Healthy Again, is operating under the assumption that cutting HHS to the bone is the important thing there.
2025 Virginia Festival of the Book includes tribute to poet Nikki Giovanni
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The 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book honors the late Nikki Giovanni, a retired Virginia Tech English professor, with a tribute on Saturday.
Virginia lawmakers oppose Medicaid cuts, Republican misrepresentation of recipients
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Virginia lawmakers are joining forces with local health care advocates in response to U.S. House Republicans’ proposed drastic Medicaid cuts.
Mixed breed dog survives lepto diagnosis; vaccine now considered essential
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A 10-year-old dog adopted from the SPCA is showing remarkable improvement after a leptospirosis diagnosis nearly claimed his life.
The Elon Musk weight loss plan: This is what chainsaws were made for
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I’ve been trying to lose 10 pounds for what feels like forever. Elon Musk is inspiring me to take a new approach.
Fired Fredericksburg NPS ranger will attend Trump joint address as Warner’s guest
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A fired National Park Service ranger will accompany U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner as his guest to president Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
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.
Our national security requires clarity: Congress must take a clear stand on Ukraine
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As a Virginian who fled Ukraine with my family just weeks before Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago, I know what happens when the world hesitates in the face of authoritarian aggression.
‘In science we trust’: Former, current federal workers rally in D.C. against Trump
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After several years of labor strikes by various groups in the United States, current and former federal employees stood up yesterday.
