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Former WAVY sports director Bruce Rader tapped to lead Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 18, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH — Longtime WAVY-TV sports director and 2020 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Rader has been named Executive Director of the state’s hall, the organization announced Monday. Rader replaces Norfolk native Will Driscoll, who...
Metro Atlanta leaders going to D.C., Maryland and Virginia on LINK trip
Saporta Report
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August 18, 2025
The Atlanta region’s 28th LINK trip will be headed to the Greater Washington D.C. area, beginning on Aug. 20 through Aug. 23. The focus this year will be on the suburban communities outside Washington D.C. in Maryland and Virginia. The...
Virginia Beach’s Blayr Barton eyes repeat at ECSC after win ‘changed my whole surfing career’
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 18, 2025
Virginia Beach pro Blayr Barton looks to defend his Pro men’s crown in his hometown as the 63rd annual East Coast Surfing Championships kick off this week at the Oceanfront. Barton is aiming to become the first to win consecutive men’s division...
H-1B approvals for employers classified under Real Estate and Rental and Leasing industry across South Tidewater News publication area in 2024
South Tidewater News - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Higgins warns of 'radical' left agenda as he fights to keep Virginia’s 30th District: ‘The key difference is experience’
West Nova News - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
Del. Geary Higgins (R-Loudoun) | Facebook / Geary Higgins for Virginia House of DelegatesDel. Geary Higgins (R-Loudoun) | Facebook / Geary Higgins for Virginia House of Delegates With Democrats holding a narrow 51 to 49 majority in the Virginia...
MerryGoRound, Land ‘N’ Sea Invest $11M In Virginia
Business Facilities
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August 18, 2025
MerryGoRound, a North Carolina-based fulfillment company specializing in apparel and collectibles, will invest $10 million to establish operations in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The company will utilize a 400,000-square-foot facility to support...
VT researchers mimic self-propelled ice movement, could help energy harvesting
Yahoo News
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Researchers at Virginia Tech have mimicked a mystery of nature that allows ice to move on its own. In Associate Professor Jonathan Boreyko’s Nature-Inspired Fluids and Interfaces Lab, Ph.D. student Jack Tapocik watched a...
Exposition: 'Tiny Tales' Podcast Uses Southeast Missouri State Campus Recording Studio as Home for Production
KRCU - Missouri
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In this episode of 'Exposition', we spoke with Tiny Tales Podcast episode writer and narrator R. E. Rule and music composer and producer Dr. Frank Nawrot. They described the types of stories they produce and all that goes into the production of...
Virginia: Boyd Gaming, Pamunkey Tribe's temporary Norfolk casino to open this November
Yogonet International
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August 18, 2025
Boyd Gaming and the Pamunkey Indian Tribe will open a temporary casino, The Interim Gaming Hall, in Norfolk this November while construction continues on a permanent resort set for 2027. The temporary casino will have over 130 slot machines and...
Letters for Aug. 19: Tariffs are just a regressive sales tax on US consumers
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 18, 2025
Tariffs Re “Trade and tariffs” (Your Views, Aug. 15): The letter in support of the current upsy, downsy, delaysy tariff “policy” fails to mention two important things. The first is that a positive trade deficit is a clear indication that a richer...
US Rep. Andy Biggs talks Arizona’s energy path forward at ASU event
Arizona State University
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Arizona’s infrastructure needs to expand exponentially during the next decade with significantly more power and water — a big challenge in the desert. But some technological innovations are pointing the way forward, and the state needs to act now,...
Safety Tech: Protecting Workers in the Age of Automation for Safe Human-Robot Teaming
Occupational Health & Safety Magazine
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September 11, 2025
Safety Tech: Protecting Workers in the Age of Automation for Safe Human-Robot Teaming Date: Thursday September 11, 2025 at 2:00pm ET - 1:00pm CT - 11:00am PT The integration of AI and robotics into construction continues to advance, but it...
Experts Debate Whether AI Energy Demand Is a New Crisis or History Repeating
Broadband Breakfast
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August 18, 2025
ASPEN, Colo., August 18, 2025 – Is energy demand from artificial intelligence something new—or simply a repeat of past electricity booms? That was the subject of debate at the Technology Policy Institute in here on Monday. Experts sparred over...
Mystery to science: US engineers make melting ice move itself in energy feat
Interesting Engineering - New York
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August 18, 2025
A fascinating aspect of nature-inspired engineering is that even simple observations can lead to remarkable discoveries. A simple observation in a Virginia Tech lab of Professor Jonathan Boreyko has led to a major discovery: a specially designed...
Democratic candidate for Virginia governor lays out agenda ahead of election
WWBT - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Abigail Spanberger campaigned at Forest Hill Park in Richmond over the weekend to rally voters around her ‘Getting things done for Virginia’ agenda. “We need a governor who can try to steady things and create as much...
What High Noon’s Recall Can Teach Us About Quality Assurance
ProFood World - Illinois
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August 19, 2025
Consumers reaching for a pick-me-up from a Celsius might find a stiffer drink than expected inside, after a supply chain mishap at vodka seltzer brand High Noon. High Noon on July 29 announced a recall for two production lots of its Beach Variety...
More than 70 people to be laid off from Wellmore Energy in Buchanan County
WCYB - Virginia
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — More than 70 people will be laid off from Wellmore Energy Company in Buchanan County, according to three WARN notices posted on the Virginia Works website. There will be 27 people impacted in Hurley, 17 in Big Rock,...
Starlink Seeks Trump Block on Virginia Fiber Plan for Satellite Shift
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
Virginia’s Broadband Push Meets Resistance In a bold move that underscores the tensions in America’s quest for universal high-speed internet, SpaceX’s Starlink has petitioned the incoming Trump administration to derail Virginia’s ambitious plan to...
U.S. 2025-26 apple production will reach nearly 279 million bushels
Fresh Plaza
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August 18, 2025
After two straight years of above-average production, apple growers expect another high-performing year, according to a new report released by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) at the organization's 130th annual Outlook Conference in Chicago....
Lawmaker Wants Chinese Mining Company Shut Down
Liberian Observer
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Montserrado County District#17 Representative, Bernard Benson, Jr., has called on the Environmental Protection Agency ((EPA) to shut down the operations of LITCH, a Chinese Sand mining company operating in the Township of Virginia, Montserrado...