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British socialite and former girlfriend of financier Jeffrey Epstein faces two new charges in her sex crimes case. According to Reuters and CNBC, Maxwell’s new charges include sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of a minor. Federal prosecutors unveiled the new charges on Monday. Maxwell now faces an eight-count indictment that includes charges of enabling his sexual misconduct and perjury, …

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Midwestern Pet Foods issued a voluntary recall on Friday of certain dog and cat food shipped nationwide due to possible salmonella contamination. Brands produced at the company’s Monmouth, Illinois, factory are part of the recall including CanineX, Earthborn Holistic, Venture, Unrefined, Sportmix Wholesomes, Pro Pac, Pro Pac Ultimates, Sportstrail, Sportmix and Meridian. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said …

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Hours after the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged governors to pause or reverse reopening efforts, Maryland’s top health official said the state has no plans to reimpose restrictions on retail or restaurants, as coronavirus cases rise. Governor Larry Hogan (R) ended the state’s commercial capacity restrictions on March 12, Maryland’s …

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One of Delmarva’s biggest summer festivals is making it’s way back to Delaware, but in the fall. Last year, fans of the Firefly music festival were crushed when it had to be canceled due to COVID-19. But Monday brought an update from the festival: they will be back at the Woodlands on September 23 through …

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During a podcast interview earlier this month, former President Donald Trump rattled off the names of those he viewed as future leaders of the Republican Party, including Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Conspicuously absent from the list: Mike Pence. The former vice president is steadily reentering public life …

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Music icon and Virginia Beach native Pharrell mourns the loss of his cousin, Donovon Lynch, who was shot and killed by a police officer Friday night at the Oceanfront. The Something In the Water organizer shared a picture of his cousin with an emotional message that called for transparency, honesty and justice for all the victims’ families affected …

Well known singer, Pharrell says man fatally shot by Virginia Beach officer at Oceanfront was family; Mourns loss in heartfelt message on social media Read More »

Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot. The vote by Maryland’s House of Delegates comes after decades of debate over the song titled “Maryland, My Maryland.” It sends the …

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A Hong Kong-based think tank suspected of working as a front group for the Chinese Communist Party has cultivated close ties to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and members of the Congressional Black Caucus since 2014. The China-U.S. Exchange Foundation’s (CUSEF) outreach to the black community is part of a broad initiative to cozy up …

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President Joe Biden’s administration is urging the Supreme Court to impose restrictions on the Fourth Amendment protections and permit what Forbes described as “warrantless gun confiscation.” The news comes at the same time the White House confirmed Biden will sign an executive order on gun control. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday for a case — Caniglia …

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The Biden administration is set to launch a COVID passport that would track Americans that took the vaccine, despite warnings by civil rights advocates. “The Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials — often referred to as ‘vaccine passports’ — that would allow Americans to prove they …

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