Category: Virginia

U.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
Dulles Airport’s Reviled ‘People Movers’ May Be Lurching Into the Sunset

The New York Times – Travel:
A $22.5 billion redesign plan eliminates the “mobile lounges,” which were conceived as a way of making air travel more efficient. Many passengers found the opposite to be true.
Rising Energy Costs and Data Centers at Heart of NextEra’s Dominion Bid

The New York Times – Business:
NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.
NextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant

The New York Times – Business:
A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.
Flight Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure During Takeoff, F.A.A. Says

United Airlines Flight 803, which was headed to Toyko, safely landed at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia around 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, the F.A.A. said.
As Energy Costs Surge, Eastern Governors Blame a Grid Manager

Anger at PJM, which manages the electrical grid in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, has been boiling over in some state capitals.
Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric Bills

Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found.
U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments

The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology that sells ads online.
5 More People Die From Listeria Linked to Boar’s Head Meats, C.D.C. Says

The nationwide outbreak that started in May has been connected to eight deaths. The C.D.C. is advising people not to eat any recalled products.
Company Hired 24 Minors to Clean Slaughterhouses, Labor Department Says

Fayette Janitorial employed at least 24 children between the ages of 13 and 17 to work overnight shifts cleaning dangerous equipment at plants in Virginia and Iowa, federal regulators said.
Suit Seeks to Block N.C.A.A. Limits on Athletic Donors

The attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia are asserting that the N.C.A.A. has no right to stop boosters of college sports teams from paying players.
The TikTok ‘Tunnel Girl’ Is Not Alone

Hobby tunneling is a rare, but not unheard-of, pastime that has produced frustrated neighbors, media frenzies and at least one state landmark.