Positive news from Virginia
US bank ordered to reinstate whistleblowingђ CFOVirginia - Powers brought in under Sarbanes-Oxley to protect whistleblowers have seen a former chief financial officer of a small Virginia bank ordered back to work, although the bank itself is trying to prevent this happening. |
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Sturgeon could be on rebound in the AtlanticWilliamsburg, VA - The Atlantic sturgeon has survived dinosaurs, global change and more than 100 million years on Earth. |
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Mission to target highest cloudsHampton, Virginia - A Nasa satellite mission will be launched this year to study the highest and most mysterious clouds on Earth. |
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Greening Up With the JonesesWashington DC - When Megan Hess, a political fund-raiser living in Alexandria, Va., who never considered herself particularly "green," finally decided to take a stand against global warming, she figured the first step was obvious: ditch her sport utility vehicle. |
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Wildlife park saved from ruinNorfolk, VA - A Norfolk wildlife park - home to more than 600 animals - is looking forward to the summer after it was saved from financial ruin. |
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AOL’s free phone service
Dulles, Va. -
AOL is close to unveiling a voice-over-Internet service, based on its AIM instant messenger, that would give any AIM user a local phone number for free. Dubbed AIM Phoneline, the free number would only allow for incoming calls from any telephone, AOL executives say. Still, it's the first offer of a free number.
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Warner Moves To Protect Roadless AcreageRockingham Country, Virginia - A move by Gov. Mark Warner to protect roadless acreage in the George Washington and Jefferson National forests could affect 38,649 acres in Rockingham County, according to the National Forest Service. |
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George Clooney donates to hurricane relief effortsAlexandria, VA - Another celebrity is opening up his wallet in a big way to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
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Brain-Dead Woman’s Baby Doing WellRichmond, VA - Doctors at a Virginia hospital said they're "very optimistic" about the prognosis for a premature baby delivered two days ago by her brain-dead mother. |
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Va. Scientists Go Abroad to ID SkeletonNorfolk, VA - Virginia preservationists are nearing the end of a two-year quest to determine whether a skeleton discovered at the site of the Jamestown settlement is that of one its founders. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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