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First VMNH Wildlife Festival a ‘wild’ success
Attendees to the Virginia Museum of Natural History’s (VMNH) first Wildlife Festival were greeted on the plaza by a reticulated python. The Virginia Museum of Natural History...
Forever free: Juneteenth celebrated locally, nationwide
On Jan. 1, 1836, in the midst of the American Civil War, then-President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation, ordering that “all persons held as slaves within...
Protect pets from summer heat
Even before the first official day of summer, the southeastern U.S. has been wracked with an oppressive heatwave. While many people could go to a pool or...
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American who joined Islamic State gets prison term reduced
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The first American to be convicted in a U.S. jury trial of joining the Islamic State had his prison term reduced Tuesday from 20 years to 14 years after an appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing. Mohamad Khweis was convicted back in 2017 of providing material support to terrorists, as
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Epstein
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The stiff sentence was a victory for a group of women who spent years fighting for justice after an earlier generation of prosecutors failed
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Serena Williams loses at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes. In between, there were moments where Williams played very much like someone whose strokes and
