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Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

Have you ever been out and about and needed to use a bathroom in an emergency? If you asked a restaurant, retailer, or other business if you could use their bathroom, they might have told you they had one for employees only. That situation is going to change in Virginia on July 1, 2024.

New Virginia law allows restroom access for those with medical issues in an emergency

Court TV

S2 EP7: When Sherri Malarik was found dead in a Winn Dixie parking lot, police suspected her husband Greg was involved. But it would take twenty years and the confession of his accomplice and former lover, Jennifer Spohn, before he was finally charged with murder. Will her testimony be enough to convince a jury to send him away for life? Or will they believe the defense, who points the finger at Spohn as the true mastermind behind Sherri's death? 
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Bodies of Missing Firefighters Found in Tennessee

Texas State

Houston, TX

TheDailyBeast

All Jenna Copeland and her husband wanted was a baby. After 10 grueling years of miscarriages and failed IVF treatments, they thought they had found the solution: a surrogate in Alabama to carry their final stored embryo to term, in exchange for a substantial fee. The surrogate became pregnant in February, and the Copelands were preparing for their gender reveal party earlier this month when they received a devastating message: The escrow company they had contracted to pay their gestational surrogate—the woman carrying their now 20-week-old baby—was suddenly suspending operations. More than half of the $60,000 they saved to pay...

Texas Surrogate ‘Scammer’ Goes Missing: Parents, Babies in Limbo

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

SHENANDOAH – Two long-abandoned buildings in the southeast section of town will be coming down...
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Long-abandoned Martin Shirt, Abbatoir to come down

The Motley Fool

Low inflation numbers should ultimately benefit retirees.

The 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast Just Changed, and It Could Pleasantly Surprise Many Retirees

Georgia State

Rough Draft Atlanta

With housing – particularly affordable housing – in short supply across Georgia, two new state laws about to take effect are aimed at an especially challenging group affected by the shortage: the homeless. The two bills, which the General Assembly passed overwhelmingly this year, are among a host of new laws covering a wide range […]
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Housing bills among new state laws taking effect July 1

Alabama State

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Huntsville, AL

April Killian

"They came right up to the beach, at the edge of the water. I've never seen anything like it and probably won't ever again." That's what Huntsville resident, Dee Johnson said after a recent trip to the Alabama Coast. Dee and his family witnessed one of the most rare coastal phenomena in the world.

Rare Natural Phenomenon Seen on Alabama Coast Only Occurs in Two Places on Earth

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma Voice

OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal appellate court has ruled against a state ban prohibiting individuals from changing their gender on birth certificates.  The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision Tuesday found that the state policy “is not rationally related to the Defendant’s asserted interest in the accuracy of vital statistics.” Lambda Legal, which […]
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Federal appeals court allows Oklahoma birth certificate gender change case to proceed

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Daily Montanan

Births continued a historic slide in all but two states last year, making it clear that a brief post-pandemic uptick in the nation’s birth numbers was all about planned pregnancies that had been delayed temporarily by COVID-19. Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to a Stateline […]
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The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans

Scripps News

Kate Cox, who sought an abortion outside of Texas as the courts turned down her request for an exemption to the state's abortion ban, said she is pregnant.

Texas woman who left state for 'emergency' abortion is pregnant again

Cheryl E Preston

News 19 reports that in July, Virginia will be the 12th state and first Southern State to ban child marriage completely. Thirty-eight states still allow legal exceptions, like parental consent or legal emancipation.

On July 1, you must be 18 in order to get married in Virginia

Wide Open Eats

"I said [to the clerk], 'If I hit this million dollars, I ain't ever eating bologna again.'" Thus, a king was born. Jody (who opted not to disclose his last name — a smart man) received the top prize of a Kentucky lottery scratch-off ticket! He and his father took a $700,000 lump sum and went on about their business! Lottery officials said they took home a check for $504,000 after taxes.

Tennessee Lottery Winner Has Perfect Response To Winning $1 Million: "I Ain’t Ever Eating Bologna Again"

North Carolina State

Daily Mail

The aquarium, which is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, announced in February that Charlotte had become pregnant despite not having shared a tank with a male stingray in at least eight years.

Stingray Charlotte that became pregnant without a male companion in her North Carolina aquarium dies

Louisiana State

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortions.

Judge rules that federal agency can’t enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

Montana State

HELENA, Mont. — Sophia Ferst remembers her reaction to learning that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade: She needed to get sterilized. Within a week, she asked her provider about getting the procedure done. Ferst, 28, said she has always known she doesn’t want kids. She also...

Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ Was Overturned

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New Tennessee Department Of Disability And Aging Launches This Week

The Department of Disability and Aging officially becomes the newest cabinet-level state agency, effective Monday, July 1, 2024. Gov. Bill Lee signed the Disability and Aging...

New Tennessee Department Of Disability And Aging Launches This Week

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