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Richmond Times-Dispatch · Stafford, VA
Nearby: Stafford, VAA man accused of conspiring with a young woman to rob her "sugar daddy" earlier this year was indicted this month by a Stafford County grand jury.
Richmond Times-Dispatch · Stafford, VA
Nearby: Stafford, VAPolice investigation revealed that Jordan and an accomplice demanded specific cash-filled items from the victim during the home invasion on Richmond Highway. The robbers threatened to kidnap the victim’s girlfriend but fled with his car, which was later recovered in…
rheaheraldnews.com · Dayton, VA
Nearby: Dayton, VASometimes a person is not happy to be appreciated for his age; however; there are other times which make that recognition very special. This was the case on November 2 when the Dayton City Council had its regular meeting. During this time, the veterans employed by the City of Dayton were recognized, as was another veteran, Howard Smith. He was honored for being the oldest veteran in the City of Dayton. Smith is ninety-five years old at the present time, and will be ninety-six in February of 2027.Howard Franklin Smith (named for his father) is a man who knows no stranger and is a person of many abilities and talents which he exhibited during both his army and professional careers. He has always been known for being an organizer and a responsible person, whether he was in the military or running a successful business.Smith grew up in Dayton, the son of Frank and Annie Smith, who were Rhea County natives.
Air Force Times · Navy, VA
Nearby: Navy, VAIt was a fantasy come true for baseball fans in the Bronx when a team led by Ted Williams, the last of the .400 hitters, met up with a team led by all-time slugger Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium on July 28, 1943, to benefit war-relief efforts and the American Red Cross. Then-Aviation Cadet Williams was the star left fielder for a Navy team called the “Cloudbusters” that featured other major leaguers such as Johnny Sain, Harry Craft, Johnny Pesky and Buddy Hassett who were now in Navy flight training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They were among the roughly 500 major league players who served in World War II. Player-manager Ruth’s team, called the “Yanklands,” was made up of former Yankee and Cleveland Indians players.
Cherry Creek News · Ashburn, VA
Nearby: Ashburn, VASan Francisco’s newly elected congressman is making one thing clear before he even takes his seat: America needs to hit the brakes on artificial intelligence. Scott Wiener, the California state senator who just won the hard-fought race for Nancy Pelosi’s open seat, has spent years authoring legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now he’s bringing that mission to Washington — and he isn’t mincing words about the stakes. “We need to slow this down,” Wiener told MIT Technology Review just hours after he was declared the victor. “Because it’s moving very quickly, and we could sleepwalk into a disaster.” In a 20-minute conversation, the congressman-elect used the phrase “recursive self-improvement” half a dozen times — a window into how deeply he’s thinking about where AI is headed.
