Posts Tagged Local News
Presidential Candidates Attend Annual Virginia Democratic Gala
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 14, 2019
Two presidential candidates will be in Virginia this weekend. They’re speaking to hundreds of state Democrats at the annual Blue Commonwealth Gala. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Analyzing What Turnout May Look Like for This Year’s Primary Elections
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 10, 2019
Credit: Virginia Public Access Project
The primary is only one month away, but most voters don’t even know — or care — about the election. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- As Tensions Rise Over Defense Costs, U.S. Walks Out Of Talks With South Korea November 19, 2019The U.S. reportedly is demanding South Korea pay $5 billion next year. The issue is putting stress not seen in years on the decades-old alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.
- Want New Taxes To Pay For Health Care? Lessons From The Affordable Care Act November 19, 2019When passing the ACA, Democrats touted the fact that they had included many measures to pay for the bill's expanded coverage. But nearly 10 years later, Congress has eliminated many of those taxes.
- READ: Impeachment Witnesses' Opening Statements For Tuesday's Hearings November 19, 2019The House Intelligence Committee is hearing from four more witnesses on Tuesday, including Ukraine specialist Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and former National Security Council official Tim Morrison.
- Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Guards Are Indicted On Federal Charges November 19, 2019Prosecutors say the two officers neglected to check on Epstein every half hour, as they were required to, and falsified prison logs to make it appear as if they were keeping an eye on him.
- Toilet Signs Give The Scoop On Pee And Poop November 19, 2019In honor of World Toilet Day, here is a sampling of toilet etiquette signage. It's hard to argue with advice like: "Please use a toilet finely."
- As Tensions Rise Over Defense Costs, U.S. Walks Out Of Talks With South Korea November 19, 2019
- From BBC News
- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: Babies and mums died 'amid toxic culture' November 19, 2019Staff got dead babies' names wrong and, in one case, referred to a child as "it", a leaked report says.
- Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation November 19, 2019Prosecutors drop a rape inquiry into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is in custody in the UK.
- Prince Andrew: Standard Chartered bank cuts ties with duke's scheme November 19, 2019Standard Chartered says it is not renewing its sponsorship of Pitch@Palace for "commercial reasons".
- General election 2019: Workers under Labour 'will take back control' November 19, 2019John McDonnell also says there would be a cap on chief executives' pay in the public sector.
- Australia fires: Sydney blanketed by smoke from NSW bushfires November 19, 2019People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as bushfires rage across the region
- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: Babies and mums died 'amid toxic culture' November 19, 2019
