Money well spent: $1M in ARPA funds boosts sports tourism in Virginia
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Sports tourism in Virginia is a big business, and it grew 12 percent from 2021 to 2022 generating $2.7 billion in direct spending last year.
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Senators express concern to administration about U.S. reliance on Chinese batteries
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The PRC dominates end-to-end supply chains, including the mining and refining of critical mineral inputs for lithium-ion batteries.
Lawmakers ready to reauthorize legislation for U.S. forecasting, emergency preparedness
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The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act would strengthen the U.S.’s forecasting and emergency preparedness.
Staff to present JLARC with study results on legal counsel for indigent defendants in Virginia
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In November 2022, JLARC directed staff to review topics related to the state’s obligation to provide counsel to indigent defendants.
Unpaid labor: Caregivers of veterans spend more out-of-pocket than others
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AARP data reveals that Virginians who provide care for veterans spend $11,500 per year of their personal income on out-of-pocket costs.
New Dominion Bookshop to host book talk with UVA professor Grace Elizabeth Hale
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New Dominion Bookshop will host a book talk and signing with author and UVA professor Grace Elizabeth Hale on Friday at 7 p.m.
MBU to host Canadian environmental scholar and activist Dr. Max Liboiron
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A leading voice on global plastic pollution and its ties to colonialism plans to present research at Mary Baldwin University on Nov. 15.
In crisis: Congenital syphilis rates up 10 times in last decade, experts demand action
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More than 3,700 babies were born with syphilis in 2022, more than 10 times the number in 2012, according to a new report from the CDC.
Majority of Americans concerned about AI spreading false information in 2024 election
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A new poll reveals that 58 percent of American adults think that AI tools will increase the spread of false information in the 2024 election.
VCU scientists discover gene that leads to prostate cancer growth, metastasis
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New research from scientists at VCU determined that a particular gene is the ringleader behind a domino effect driving prostate cancer.
