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Small businesses in the VA-Richmond District Office are encouraged to submit nominations
The Sussex Surry Dispatch - Virginia
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RICHMOND — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened nominations for the 2026 National Small Business Week Awards. National Small Business Week recognizes the contributions of America’s 36 million small businesses – which make up 99%...
Southwest, Frontier Airlines announce five new routes from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall) is set to expand its reach with five new routes announced Tuesday by two U.S. airlines. Southwest Airlines, the largest airline at BWI Marshall with a...
BWI is getting new flights to St. Maarten, Cancun
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
New routes are coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for those already dreaming about sunny destinations as summer wraps up. Southwest Airlines, which has a regional hub at BWI, is adding another Caribbean...
Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are…
The National Tribune
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August 27, 2025
“For a long time now, a large number of [escaped slaves] have established themselves on lofty Maroon Hill in the mountains toward the west end of the island [of St. Croix] . … They are there protected by the impenetrable bush and by their own...
Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt
The Conversation
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August 27, 2025
“For a long time now, a large number of [escaped slaves] have established themselves on lofty Maroon Hill in the mountains toward the west end of the island [of St. Croix]. … They are there protected by the impenetrable bush and by their own...
St. Maarten, Cancun among 5 new routes out of Baltimore
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
2 airlines announce 5 new routes out of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Southwest, Frontier announce St. Maarten, Cancun among new routes out of Baltimore Updated: 12:31 PM EDT Aug 26, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Two...
Federal Crackdown On Gender Ideology Puts Sex Ed Funding In Jeopardy In 46 US States
News18
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August 27, 2025
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 00:10 IST The PREP initiative was established under the Affordable Care Act and has been in operation since 2010. The list of affected recipients includes 40 states and six US territories (File Photo: AP)On Tuesday,...
The Gaelic roots of a French football star
The New World
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August 26, 2025
A number of young women who most of us had never previously heard of have recently been in the news. They have come to our attention because they have been among the top-class international footballers who have been competing in the 2025 Uefa...
American Bar Association designates US territories as 'a single state'
The Pacific Island Times
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August 26, 2025
Joaquin C. Arriola, from left, Jacqueline T. Terlaje, Michelle A. Behnke, and Anthony Ciolli. Photo courtesy of Guam Bar Association The American Bar Association has amended the status of U.S. territories within the organization, lumping them...
Attorneys general urge tech companies’ action against nonconsensual deepfake pornography
Golden State Today - California
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August 26, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 47 other attorneys general, has sent letters to search and payment platform operators regarding their indirect roles in the creation and distribution of nonconsensual deepfake pornography....
Millions On Line As Alabamians Seek Lottery Luck In Mississippi
Tuscaloosa Thread - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
With potential payoffs soaring, Alabamians are driving across the state line to surrounding states to buy Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpot lottery tickets. State line lottery ticket sellers report that many of the cars in convenience store...
NJ joins states urging crackdown on deepfake 'revenge porn'
New Jersey 101.5
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August 26, 2025
TRENTON — New Jersey has joined a bipartisan coalition of the vast majority of the U.S. states, calling for better internet safeguards against deepfake “revenge porn.” According to the New Jersey Attorney General's office, computer-generated,...
Worthington natives embark on world travel
The Globe - Minnesota
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August 26, 2025
WORTHINGTON — When Worthington natives Andrea Magana and Che Peralta began dating a little over two years ago, they discovered they shared a passion for travel. So, in early February, the couple set out on a six month trip full of adventures...
Total Wireless Brings a True Total Solution to Your Voice and Data Needs
How-To Geek
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August 27, 2025
This article is sponsored by Total Wireless. Product choices and opinions expressed are from the sponsor and do not reflect the views of How-to Geek editorial staff. The world revolves around high-speed internet. Whether it's your social life,...
States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says
NBC News
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...
Southwest, Frontier introduces 5 new routes from BWI
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
Two major American airlines announced five new routes for BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Tuesday morning. Southwest Airlines announced it would launch a new international service between the Caribbean country St. Maarten and BWI starting April...
Coalition urges tech companies to stop the spread of deepfake pornography
Vermont Business Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Letter cites report that 98% of fake online videos are deepfake non-consensual intimate imagery Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark today led a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general in calling on major...
Lloyd assumes command of South Pacific Division
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 26, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Brig. Gen. John P. Lloyd assumed command of the US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division in a ceremony held Aug. 15 at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, Ca. The ceremony was hosted by Lt. Gen. William...
Why do HBCUs play football in NE Ohio? Pride, history and visibility are at stake
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 26, 2025
CANTON, Ohio – To understand the significance of historically black colleges and universities, you have to go back more than 150 years - not to educational institutions, but to churches. It was a time when laws restricted Black Americans from...
Waikīkī Aquarium and SOEST host workshop to tackle invasive coral threat in Hawai‘i
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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August 26, 2025
Reading time: < 1 minute A growing threat to Hawaiʻi‘s coral reefs was the focus of a summit for 30 scientists held at the Waikīkī Aquarium. At the center of the two-day workshop was Unomia stolonifera, a species of invasive corals that has...