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Because of a Sentara nurse, Virginia operating rooms are now smoke-free
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (511+ words) For decades, public health campaigns have warned citizens about the dangers of smoking " yet in Virginia, smoke remained a hazard inside operating rooms until recently. Surgical smoke is generated when electrosurgical pencils or lasers are used to cut tissue and…...
Tracing Our Past: DNA tests can help distant cousins find one another
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (445+ words) Part 3 of 3. The DNA test did not answer my research question " I was trying to figure out who Spencer's father was " but it connected two of Spencer's descendants, each of whom possessed a different piece of the same family story....
Who's playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for July 2
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (88+ words) Here's who is playing in the 2026 men's World Cup today, July 2, with three matches in the Round of 32. MORE: 2026 men's World Cup bracket Spain vs. Austria, 3 p. m. ET, noon PT, Los Angeles Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock) Portugal vs. Croatia, 7 p. m. ET, 4 p. m. PT,…...
Today in History: July 2, President Garfield shot by disappointed supporter
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (409+ words) Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2026. There are 182 days left in the year. On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by office seeker Charles J. Guiteau (gee-TOH) at the Washington, D. C. , railroad station; Garfield died the following September. (Guiteau was hanged…...
E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5. 8 M after SCOTUS appeal fails
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (411+ words) Lawyers for Carroll filed papers in Manhattan federal court to say Trump is unjustly trying to further delay release of the money after the Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the 2023 civil jury verdict. The amount has…...
Daily Horoscope for July 02, 2026
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (501+ words) Daily Press General Daily Insight for July 02, 2026 The feeling that's almost dismissed may be the one worth listening to. At 12: 19 am EDT, the Moon sextiles dreamy Neptune, softening reactions and opening kinder options. At 1: 11 am EDT, the Moon conjoins transformative…...
Letters for July 2: America is no longer welcoming "huddled masses
17+ hour ago (338+ words) Charter schools, private schools and religiously sponsored schools, such as Catholic schools, have the freedom to choose their students. They don't have to take those who are physically handicapped, mentally or academically challenged. Public schools are required to accept all…...
As holiday nears, one section of Colonial Parkway reopens
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (260+ words) A section of the Colonial Parkway has opened once again to motor vehicle traffic, the National Park Service announced Wednesday. Construction has finished on the segment of the parkway between Hubbard Lane and Parkway Drive, allowing vehicles south through the…...
How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (883+ words) After lower courts repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration, the nation's top court allowed it to'terminate temporary protections'for people fleeing war or strife. It gave immigration officers greater leeway in dealing with'green card holders'returning from abroad, and it allowed the…...
Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (1009+ words) By REGINA GARCIA CANO, MEGAN JANETSKY and ISABEL DEBRE Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are'sleeping in crowded shelters or outside'without access to clean water amid dismal sanitary conditions following the'June 24 earthquakes'which officials say killed at least 2, 295 and left more than 11, 000 injured....