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GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states
NPR
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July 3, 2025
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is among 19 Republican governors of states that stand to lose federal Medicaid funds if Congress passes the tax bill with proposed cuts to the program. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption...
Philly EPA workers speak out after Trump admin suspends staff
Metro Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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July 9, 2025
EPA employees rally Wednesday, July 9, in support of suspended workers. Madasyn Andrews Philadelphia-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees rallied Wednesday in support of nearly 140 colleagues who have been suspended for criticizing...
"Let his bum a** go somewhere else": Fans go wild at four-star Florida State commit Jasen Lopez's recent remark amid flip rumors
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
Four-star wide receiver Jasen Lopez committed to Florida State on June 26. However, the Chaminade-Madonna Prep (Miami, Florida) star continues to keep tabs on other programs, including Miami, West Virginia, Georgia Tech and NC State. Speaking with...
Part II: How the Trump plan for the federal budget hurts Appalachia
Appalachian Voice
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes steep cuts that would have serious consequences for Appalachians and people in coal communities across the country if enacted. The proposal kicks off the congressional funding...
Johnny M. Moore
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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July 9, 2025
Dr. Johnny M. MooreJohnny M. Moore has been named the 13th president of Rust College. Prior to joining Rust, Moore served as the Chancellor of Arkansas State University - Newport (ASUN). Under his leadership, the university increased enrollment...
WV’s Capito, Justice vote for Republicans’ ‘big, beautiful bill’
Mountain Messenger - West Virginia
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July 4, 2025
By: Lori Kersey for West Virginia Watch www.westvirginiawatch.com West Virginia Republican Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice cast their votes in support of their party’s massive policy bill. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” narrowly...
ESPN's 50 States Journey: Uniting America Through Sports - The First Stops
Laughing Place
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July 10, 2025
At its foundation, ESPN was anchored in regional sports (specifically the teams of Connecticut), with the aspiration to offer 24/7 sports content. Sports uniquely bonds a community, whether its the jubilant celebrations of victory or in the shared...
LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
KESQ-TV - California
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July 7, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex and...
Study Says This Is New Jersey’s Favorite Superhero and It’s Not Who You Think
97.3 ESPN - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
Before 2020's COVID-19 Pandemic, the Comic book Movie Genre was a billion-dollar money maker. Both Marvel Studios (owned now by Disney) and DC Comics (Owned by Warner Bros.) have produced record revenue Worldwide featuring six of the Top 20...
Older Adults Outnumber Children In More US States, Median Age Hits New High
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Census Bureau indicates older adults now outnumber children in 11 states and almost half of the counties in the United States. The census data shows that the U.S. population...
WVU announces closure for extended Independence Day holiday
NC West Virginia News
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July 1, 2025
West Virginia University (WVU) will close on Thursday, July 3, following a decision by Governor Patrick Morrisey to extend the Independence Day holiday weekend for state employees. This closure includes WVU Institute of Technology, WVU Potomac...
Every 30 Minutes, Someone Arrives at an ER With a Gunshot Wound, According to the CDC
The Good Men Project - California
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July 9, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic and its corresponding increase in shootings sparked a national conversation around firearm injury, emergency room visits, and the treatment of gun violence victims in hospitals. Five years later, the conversation has faded,...
WVU engineers develop durable fuel cell for power grid stability
NC West Virginia News
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July 2, 2025
West Virginia University (WVU) engineers have developed a fuel cell designed to stabilize the power grid by efficiently switching between storing and generating electricity, as well as producing hydrogen from water. This innovation addresses...
Senators press weather agency nominee on ways to improve after deadly flash floods in Texas, New Mexico
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON –– Just days after more than 100 people were killed in flash flooding in central Texas, President Donald Trump’s pick for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator pledged to prioritize and modernize emergency...
The 10 Best Fantasy Books About Angels
The Mary Sue
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July 9, 2025
A flaming wheel covered in eyes! A chimera of wings and light! An unfathomably terrifying divine abomination paradoxically telling you “be not afraid!” While TikTok might try to say otherwise, these examples of “biblically accurate angels” are...
ASU-Newport chancellor to depart for president’s role at Rust College in Mississippi
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 9, 2025
Johnny Moore, who has been chancellor of Arkansas State University-Newport for more than four years, will depart at the end of the month to take over as leader of a college in Mississippi. Serving as ASU-Newport's chancellor "has been one of the...
Is AI Coming to 9-1-1? These Panelists Think So
Broadband Breakfast
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2025 – Scott Brillman, director of the Fairfax County Emergency Communications Center and member of the NG9-1-1 Institute Board, was optimistic when asked Tuesday what he thought artificial intelligence’s impact would be on the...
More than 2 Million Jobs at Risk if Clean Manufacturing Tax Credits Repealed
Design and Development Today - Wisconsin
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June 30, 2025
A new research brief released by the BlueGreen Alliance reveals that more than two million jobs across the manufacturing employment footprint are at risk if the budget reconciliation bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives...
Letters – July 10, 2025
Sopris Sun - Colorado
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July 9, 2025
Correction: Last week’s article about commercial space availability in Carbondale noted nearly 10,000 square feet vacant at Hayden Place. We were informed the northernmost portion has been leased to a local builder as a showroom and office. The...
Senator Lankford and Congressman Brecheen urge EPA to Investigate Environmental Risks of Abortion Drug Mifepristone
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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Washington, D.C. — This month, Oklahoma's senior U.S. Senator James Lankford and Second District Congressman Josh Brecheen urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the environmental and public health risks of the abortion...