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Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer, left, greets Soldiers assigned to 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) on the main deck of the MV Roy P. Benavidez, in the Port of Ashdod, Israel

The Gaza pier mission staffed by local soldiers is shutting down, Pentagon says

The military committed to delivering the last 5 million pounds of aid to the Port of Ashdod in Israel.

Regional groups studying who’s leaving Hampton Roads and why as region fights to hold on to young workers

Many college graduates flee Hampton Roads for greener pastures but a new study finds some do come back.

Fisherman Alan Belucci inspects dead fish on the banks of the Piracicaba River in a rural area of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Wednesday. The state's environmental agency alleges that the cause of their death is irregular dumping of industrial waste into the river.

Tons of dead fish cover a river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste

An estimated 10 to 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River, prosecutors said. An initial investigation points to an "irregular discharge of wastewater" from a sugar and ethanol plant.

The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Arts is showing a bee-themed exhibit until Sept. 5.

Virginia MOCA invites you to talk to bees in new exhibit

Artist Heather Beardsley tackles themes of environmental change and biodiversity in her exhibit, “Tell the Bees.”

Photo credit: NIAID, Flickr. Prof. Robert McNab describes the current market decline more like tumbling down a hill than getting in a car crash. He says uncertainty will prolong the economic fallout.

Southwest Virginia health districts launching long COVID study

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on Wednesday in Milwaukee as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump watches. There are more than a dozen so-called "fake electors" from several states serving as delegates at this year's convention.

Indicted election deniers from several states are Republican Convention delegates

More than a dozen fake electors, indicted for crimes related to attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, are delegates at the RNC to nominate Donald Trump as he tries, again, to win a second term.

Writer Shalom Auslander catalogs his lifelong battle with self-contempt in 'Feh'

Auslander has written for decades about growing up in a dysfunctional household within an ultra-orthodox Jewish community. The title of his latest memoir comes from the Yiddish word for "yuck."

The 2024 Kennedy Center honorees, clockwise from left, The Apollo theater; the Grateful Dead (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Billy Kreutzmann); jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bonnie Raitt; and director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt on 2024 Kennedy Center Honors list

The award for lifetime artistic achievements will also recognize jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval. The Apollo Theater will receive a special Honors as "an iconic American institution."

StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative - Last Chance to Share Your Story!

The StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative provides a platform for veterans, service members, and military families to share and preserve their legacy.

Sherman White and City of FredericksburgÕs M.C. Morris take pictures of panels commemorate pioneering Black students at the University of Mary Washington on Tuesday July 16, 2024 in Fredericksburg.

U.S. Civil Rights Trail unveils new historical markers in Fredericksburg

The panels commemorate pioneering Black students at the University of Mary Washington.

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