Month: June 2026

Thirteen Virginia commonwealth’s attorneys have now said they will not enforce Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D-VA) new gun ban when it takes effect on July 1, including the top prosecutors in Page, Shenandoah, and Warren counties. The law Spanberger signed in May bans the future sale, manufacture, transfer, import, and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms and magazines that …

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Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio appeared on Bloomberg TV today and delivered a measured yet cautionary assessment of the artificial intelligence investment frenzy. He highlighted classic bubble dynamics – sky-high valuations, rampant speculation, and “paper wealth” vastly outpacing actual cash flows – while drawing direct parallels to the 2000 dot-com era. “All great technology changes produce …

‘The Pricking Is Coming’: Dalio Warns AI Bubble Will Burst Like Dot-Com, But Tech Will Endure Read More »

Christopher Leo Miller Image courtesy Maryland State Police A Berlin man was sent to prison for five years for driving drunk and failing to stop immediately after his minivan struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 611. Christopher Leo Miller, 70, was sentenced May 22 in Worcester County Circuit Court. He’d been convicted in February …

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Summary State media issues four-stage proposal for deal with US, says indirect talks are ‘ongoing’. GCC blasts ‘cowardly attacks’ after Kuwait International Airport rocked by Iranian missiles: one dead, 63 injured. Overnight saw US-Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz – as US attacked Qeshm Island – and Iran unleashed more projectiles on Gulf states. Most intense fighting since April. …

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State law allows liquor board to oversee new permitting for special events Starting this summer, visitors to town festivals in Worcester County won’t have to choose between finishing their drinks inside a restaurant or stepping outside to catch the band. A new state law allows alcoholic beverages to be carried outdoors within approved municipal event …

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In a Tuesday night per curiam order, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the State of Alabama, allowing them to proceed with using maps drawn in 2023 for the 2026 midterm elections. These maps included only one majority-minority district. In a lower court ruling, a three-judge panel ordered the state to …

Alabama Victorious As SCOTUS Decides They Can Use 2023 Maps, Eliminating One Majority-Minority District Read More »

The aircraft is pictured in the bay last weekend. Photo Courtesy OCFD The Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) said equipment failure is to blame for an emergency aircraft landing in the Assawoman Bay over the weekend. On Sunday, at approximately 2:15 p.m., emergency personnel were notified that a small aircraft had come down in the …

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NIH spent five months saying nothing about an incident that now has two of its researchers facing federal charges for allegedly smuggling biological material into the United States from an active monkeypox outbreak zone. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe touched down at Detroit Metro Airport on Jan. 25, coming off a flight from Brazzaville, Republic …

NIH Knew Researchers Allegedly Smuggled Monkeypox Into the US, but Sat on the Story for Five Months Read More »

Worcester approves $300.2M spending plan, OK’s $8.9M increase for school system Worcester County government passed its $300 million budget this week after an eleventh-hour vote on school funding left the board of education millions short of its request. The county commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-3 to approve their fiscal 2027 operating budget with an increase …

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Former President Joe Biden crashed his wife Jill’s debut book talk Tuesday, stealing her spotlight to bizarrely ask the former first lady whom she loves the most in a cringe-inducing moment before aides could cut him off. Jill Biden had been wrapping up a Q&A about her newly released book, “A View from the East Wing,” with …

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