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Fireworks industry says America's 250th celebrations will cost more due to tariffs
FOX Business
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Sky King Fireworks Group President Joe Vanoudenhove discusses the fireworks industry and the impact of inflation. With their near-total reliance on Chinese imports, American fireworks companies have landed squarely in the crosshairs of President...
Virginia hospital opens new cardiology institute
Becker's ASC Review
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July 2, 2025
Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital, part of Carilion Clinic, has completed an expansion that consolidated cardiology services into a new facility. According to a recent news release, the 500,000-square-foot Crystal Spring Tower brings...
Follow the rules or get towed at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 3, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH — July Fourth weekend is one of the busiest times for towing companies in the Virginia Beach resort area. When parking spaces fill up, drivers in desperation bend the rules. But a beachgoer who parks in a retail store lot where...
Pope Transport exits US fuel industry
Petrol Plaza
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July 3, 2025
North Carolina-based hauler concludes decades-long legacy with sale of fuel transportation business to Petroleum Transport Company.E.J. Pope & Son, Inc., operating as Pope Transport, has sold its fuels transportation business to Petroleum...
York Construction company honored for Maryland project
Central Penn Business Journal - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
York-based Wagman Construction has received a prestigious Platinum Excellence in Construction Award. A member of ABC Greater Baltimore, Wagman was honored for The Village at Rockville project, located in Rockville, Md. The project was one of 19 to...
Virginia Tech Engineers Craft Durable, Self‑Repairing, and Recyclable PCBs
Gadgets 360
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July 2, 2025
A team of scientists has developed a new kind of self-healing circuit board that stays functional even after severe mechanical damage and can be reshaped or recycled entirely using heat. Infused with liquid metal and built using a polymer known as...
Virginia-class submarine Arkansas launches into James River
WVEC - Virginia
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HII launched the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas into the James River for completion and testing. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was launched into the James River by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division,...
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Is a Huge Win for the Military-Industrial Complex
The Nation
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July 3, 2025
July 3, 2025 While weapons contractors will gorge on a huge new infusion of cash, military personnel, past and present, are clearly going to be neglected. Ad Policy A Boeing B52H bomber is pictured flying in August 2020. (Rob Reedman / CC BY-NC-ND...
HII splashes Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (PHOTOS)
Naval Today
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July 3, 2025
US shipbuilding major HII has launched the US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800). Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved by tugboats to a...
Jeffries sparks social media firestorm with 'low energy' pic holding baseball bat opposing Trump bill
Fox News
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July 3, 2025
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joins Fox & Friends to report on the House debating President Donald Trumps big, beautiful bill ahead of their final vote. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader...
General Dynamics snaps up $1.85 billion contract to support US Navy’s submarine production
Naval Today
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July 3, 2025
General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded $1.85 billion contract modification to a previously awarded contract supporting submarine production. Credit: General Dynamics As disclosed, the modification is...
Exploring Our Backyard: Western spirit and historic impact alive and well in Virginia City
Nevada Sports Net
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Exploring Our Backyard, Nevada Sports Net's summer adventure series, will run weekly features on activities in and around Northern Nevada. Today's feature is on the National Automobile Museum in downtown Reno. This series is present in sponsorship...
Virginia Tech researchers study link between large solar installations, property values
Cardinal News - Virginia
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July 2, 2025
A new study from a Virginia Tech-led team of researchers explores how large-scale solar power plants affect the value of agricultural and residential properties. Researchers analyzed millions of real estate transactions around thousands of...
Inspection Repeal: A Win for New Hampshire Drivers, a Loss for Mechanics?
Live Insurance News
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July 5, 2025
Big changes are coming to New Hampshire’s roads—and its auto shops. Starting January 31, 2026, the state will no longer require annual vehicle inspections. For drivers, it’s a win. For mechanics? Not so much. What’s Changing? For decades, New...
Meet the men who became Catholic priests in Virginia
South Florida Times
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July 3, 2025
REV. RICKY MALEBRANCHE: The son of Haitian immigrants joins a small group of Black American priests who are less than 1% of U.S. priests. Black Catholics make up 5% of the U.S. church. PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACKCATHOLICMESSENGER.ORG Arlington, Va....
HII Launches Virginia-class Submarine Arkansas at Newport News Shipbuilding
Seapower Magazine
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July 2, 2025
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 2, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders...
Virginia offers grants for large animal veterinarians amid statewide shortage
Henrico Times - Virginia
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July 1, 2025
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Virginia offers grants to support large animal veterinarians
Old Dominion News - Virginia
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July 1, 2025
Joseph Guthrie, VDACS Commissioner | Virginia Department Of Agriculture And Consumer ServicesJoseph Guthrie, VDACS Commissioner | Virginia Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services...
Virginia Opera Appoints John-Paul Schaefer as General Director and CEO
Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer - North Carolina
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Virginia Opera is pleased to announce the appointment of John-Paul Schaefer as its new General Director and CEO, effective July 1, 2025. The appointment was approved by the company’s Executive Committee following his six-month service as Interim...
Stein urges opposition to Trump budget, warning of major job losses, sky-high energy bills
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 2, 2025
President Donald Trump’s budget plan doesn’t only threaten to kick hundreds of thousands of people off of Medicaid in North Carolina and shut down rural hospitals across the state, Gov. Josh Stein wrote to the state’s Congressional delegation on...