Preventing the next COVID: Virginia Tech studying vampire bats for epidemic clues
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Climate change and rising temperatures increase the risk of spreading infectious disease.
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Donna Park: Grandparents and grandchildren unite the world
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There are many problems facing the world today, including war and the threat of nuclear destruction, climate change, human rights abuses, hunger, extreme poverty, growing income inequality, and global pandemics.
Company to establish first 100 percent recycled titanium metal powder facility in Virginia
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IperionX Limited will invest $82.1 million to establish Virginia’s first titanium demonstration facility in Halifax County.
Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The government’s war on political freedom
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The FBI has a long history of persecuting, prosecuting and generally harassing activists, politicians, and cultural figures.
Virginia Tech meteorologist on Ian: ‘Hunker down for the weekend’
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In Virginia, impacts of Ian will likely be felt late Friday or early Saturday, according to Stephanie Zick at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Beach cancels Neptune Festival due to projected forecast for tidal flooding
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The 48th annual Neptune Festival planned for this weekend has been cancelled in advance of Hurricane Ian.
Manchin drops request to include expedited review for energy projects in funding bill
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has dropped his request to include a proposal to expedite the permitting and environmental review process for new energy projects in a government funding extension, opening the door for the funding extension to pass in the U.S. Senate.
Brewing the beans: Can you guess America’s best, worst coffee cities?
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In the personal finance website’s 2022’s Best Coffee Cities in America, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 12 key indicators of a strong coffee culture.
Twin study: Consequences of drinking as teen can have health impact for decades
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Teen alcohol misuse is a catalyst of poor life satisfaction and health outcomes later in life, a new Virginia Commonwealth University and Rutgers University-led study found.
Coalition hires counsel to protect endangered right whale from offshore Virginia wind project
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A coalition of public interest groups have hired counsel to explore a lawsuit protecting the right whale from Dominion Energy’s efforts to place an offshore wind project directly in their habitat off the coast of Virginia.
