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Pulaski County grad Cam Akers will lead the Cougars as interim head coach in 2022.

Almost a month after his flight and 10 days after Delta said he'd get no more compensation, it offered Tim Kelly a further 400,000 SkyMiles.

This year’s NRV fair will be open through Saturday, with special events to wrap up, including Bulls & Barrels, Live Pro Wrestling, and the Crystal River Band, according to their website.

People may not normally have noticed an 11-year-old girl, but no one could overlook when her belly grew fatter and fatter, Amelia Robinson writes.

Two people are hurt after a jet ski incident in the Spooky Hollow of Claytor Lake, Pulaski County Emergency Management officials said.

New River Community College offering Motorcycle Safety courses this Summer and Fall.

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What I’ve learned about Dublin, and myself, in a lifetime of reading Ulysses

Former U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has become the latest big name to sign on with the Saudi-funded breakaway LIV Golf series.

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed are the latest players to join the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational series.

Billy Horschel figured he didn't have to anything special with a five-shot lead at the Memorial.

A Dublin court, however, did not find Lisa Smith, 40, guilty of funding a terrorist organisation.

The lack of space at national cemeteries is causing grave concerns.

Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer for most pools, but the wild weather this week has forced some facilities to change their opening days.

A prominent national criminal justice advocacy groups is pushing the Justice Department to support the release of women who were sexually abused by staff at a federal women’s prison in California.

With the recently approved Digital Services Act, Ireland will no longer be at the center of the EU's clampdown on Big Tech.

Jane Seymour had a lot of fun filming her latest project, the light-hearted whodunit series “Harry Wild.”

Stena Line suspends route from Fishguard as its ship is sent to help out in Northern Ireland.

A fifth worker at a federal women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate, and prosecutors say more arrests are expected at the lockup.

AstraZeneca has taken a roughly £25 million ($33 million) stake in U.K. health start-up Huma, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in Dublin Monday afternoon.

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Pulaski County wants to showcase its assets and resources by creating an “Experiential Center.”

Students in Pulaski County have a new way to prepare themselves for life after high school.

Eight House Democrats are demanding the Bureau of Prisons make public an audit of sexual assault reports at a federal women's prison in California where inmates say they were subjected to rampant abuse.

"Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" author Roddy Doyle found inspiration in pandemic lockdowns.

The milestone points to one of the challenges of crafting laws that target the tech industry.

I spontaneously moved from the US to Ireland, and I wasn't prepared for the differences in the language, the pace of life, or the function of alcohol.

Apple's privacy feature disrupts the behind-the-scenes mechanics of many mobile ads, especially those that confirm whether a purchase or download was made.

Federal authorities say pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to some doctors’ offices.

Bostic reiterated to the Financial Times his call for three quarter-point interest rate increases in 2022, starting in March.

Russia says it will relocate naval exercises off the coast of Ireland after Dublin raised concerns about them amid a tense dispute with the West over expansion of the NATO alliance and fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. The Feb. 3-8 exercises were to be held 240 kilometers (150 miles) off southwestern Ireland — in international waters but within Ireland’s exclusive economic zone. Russia’s embassy in Ireland on Saturday posted a letter on Facebook from Ambassador Yuriy Filatov saying the exercises would be relocated outside of the Irish economic zone ”with the aim not to hinder fishing activities.”

Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed a member on the Board of Supervisors in Southwest Virginia to lead a state department.

"He was alive when we left the house," one of the two men accused of bringing the deceased 66-year-old to the local post office told a newspaper.

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tested positive on Sunday and is experiencing very minor symptoms while isolating and working remotely, a spokesman said.

Leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Dublin highlighting the first electric truck in use from Volvo.

Pulaski County Public Schools is offering meal distribution after the district moved to remote learning.

There are lots of apps that promise to make you healthier and happier but are they any good?

Before you take down the Christmas tree and toss it out, give it one more job this holiday season.

More than a thousand veterans will not be forgotten this holiday season in Dublin as each one is honored with a Christmas wreath.

New River Valley families in need now have a one-stop-and-shop place where they can grab whatever they need for free.

It was a tearful night at Randolph Park Saturday as the Pulaski County community honored a 5-year-old who passed away too soon.

The treaty created an independent Irish Free State but led to the Irish Civil War.

Tens of thousands of climate activists are marching through Glasgow, Scotland, for a second day of protests outside the U.N. climate summit.

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Ireland has decided to sign up to a global deal that will push its corporate tax rate to 15%, marking a huge shift in its policy.

The proposals will be "very far reaching", says European Commission Vice President Maros Šefčovič.

The wait is over.

The FTC dismissed an earlier petition for Khan's recusal, filed by Facebook.

Facebook accused the Wall Street Journal of mischaracterizing its efforts in an exhaustive investigation into how it responds to its own research.

Facebook is using a program that whitelists millions of VIP users from the company's standard content moderation practices, according to a report.

Facebook announced it will delay its plan to return U.S. employees to their office until January 2022 due to ongoing concerns with the Covid-19 delta variant.

Ireland's vaunted 12.5% rate has been a key tool in its industrial policy, attracting several major pharmaceutical and tech giants to its shores, from Pfizer to Facebook.

The Cougars enter the 2021 campaign with more confidence and familiarity as they open up year two of the Mark Dixon era.

Ireland's tourism and hospitality trade has been dealing with stop-and-starts on reopening throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fair fun is back in the New River Valley!

A Dublin man is expected to plead guilty this week after a January crash took the life of a Pulaski County deputy.

Striking blue-collar workers at a Volvo heavy truck plant in southwestern Virginia have narrowly ratified what the company said was its final offer in a long labor dispute.

Volvo Trucks North America says some striking workers have crossed picket lines at a southwestern Virginia factory as the company plans to restart production.

A new-look Ireland passed an audition when it thrashed the United States 71-10 at Lansdowne Road.

A tentative labor deal between Volvo Trucks North America and a union representing nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice this year at a southwest Virginia truck plant has been rejected by the striking workers.

Post from chief executive of Ireland's basketball federation came after controversial penalty drawn by Raheem Sterling, a Black soccer player for England.

A Christiansburg man is dead after a crash in Giles County, according to Virginia State Police.

The body of a missing kayaker has been recovered after he was reported missing on Saturday, according to Conversation Police Officers.

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Home Secretary Priti Patel is supporting legislation that would permit the U.K. government to send refugees and migrants abroad for the processing of their claims.

A New River Valley nonprofit hosted a car show fundraiser Saturday in honor of a fallen Pulaski County deputy.

Eight teenagers will learn about college and entrepreneurship in a six-week youth academy.

Since February, the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2069 began negotiation with Volvo Trucks North America over a labor agreement.

In January, a majority of EU politicians backed a legislative initiative to call for a bloc-wide directive on the issue.

A 1930s structure gets transformed into a light-filled family home thanks to LyonsKelly

Rickie Fowler will have to sit out another major this year.

One of the longest days in golf just got a little longer.

So much about the Memorial felt as though golf was back to normal.

Patrick Cantlay is the Memorial winner again on a Sunday filled with drama.

One minute, Jon Rahm was headed for a blowout victory in the Memorial.

Patrick Cantlay made it through a long day at Memorial by setting an early target.

The feud between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka is ongoing at the Memorial, even though only one of them is there.

Collin Morikawa has the early lead at the Memorial on a day only half the field finished.

A long-standing challenge for rural Ireland has been the migration to urban areas.

Ireland's tourism and hospitality industries have been the worst hit during the pandemic and previous attempts at re-opening have been upended by fresh surges of Covid-19.

Digital banking and the arrival of fintech rivals have shifted the dynamics of the Irish banking market.

The e-commerce giant is reportedly opening its first fully fledged fulfilment center in Dublin to service the Irish market.

The country's rate of 12.5% has been a core feature in its ability to attract dozens of large companies, mostly U.S. tech and pharmaceutical firms, to its shores, often creating many jobs.

TikTok recently came under the jurisdiction of Ireland's Data Protection Commission, adding to a hefty workload for the Irish regulator. The regulation, with its possibility for big fines, is seen as the most robust piece of data protection law in history. The length of the investigation and the sum of money drew criticism from Max Schrems and other data protection advocates. Romain Robert, a senior lawyer at Noyb, said that the organization has been frustrated by the enforcement of GDPR by most data protection authorities in Europe. Graham Doyle, the deputy commissioner at the DPC, told CNBC that investigations, especially cross-border probes into big tech firms, take some time.

The cloud software vendor, which SAP acquired two years ago on the eve of a planned IPO, filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to carry on as an independent company. The initial pricing range of $20 to $24 a share would value Qualtrics at $12 billion to $14.4 billion, up from the $8 billion SAP paid. Qualtrics sells software that helps businesses gauge how customers use their products so they can improve their offerings. Smith, who just purchased the NBA's Utah Jazz, will remain chairman of the company, headquartered in Provo, Utah and Seattle. SAP former CEO Bill McDermott orchestrated the Qualtrics deal before leaving the company last year to take the top job at ServiceNow.

"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. Loughlin was released from the federal lockup in Dublin, California, where she had been serving her sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme, the federal Bureau of Prisons said. Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, is serving his five-month sentence at a prison in Lompoc near Santa Barbara, California. Loughlin and Giannulli were both initially supposed to report to prison on Nov. 19, but prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed Loughlin could start her sentence on Oct. 30. Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, right, leave the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on Aug. 27, 2019.

A former Dublin, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research, identification and treatment of a range of pediatric medical conditions. Zhou admitted to conspiring to steal scientific trade secrets related to exosomes and exosome isolation from Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Research Institute for his own personal financial gain in China. They conspired to steal trade secrets related to exosome research from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Chen pleaded guilty in July 2020 to conspiring to steal trade secrets and commit wire fraud. Assistant United States Attorneys S. Courter Shimeall, Peter K. Glenn-Applegate, Special Assistant United States Attorney J. Michael Marous and National Security Division Trial Attorney Matthew J. McKenzie, are representing the United States in this case.

Ryan Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Qualtrics peaks on stage during the 2015 Web Summit on in Dublin, Ireland. Those are the early labels people who know him are using to describe pending National Basketball Association owner Ryan Smith. The co-founder of tech company Qualtrics agreed to purchase the NBA's Utah Jazz, the team announced on Wednesday in a surprise move. Our family remains invested in the success of the Utah Jazz and these businesses, and we will retain a minority interest." "The Miller family has had an unbelievable impact on countless people through the Utah Jazz and the other organizations they run," said Smith in a statement.

DUBLIN — Ballina, a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, recently unveiled a striking mural in its town center of a familiar face: Joe Biden. It's a connection to the country that his opponent, current President Donald Trump isn't able to claim, unless his golf course counts. "I think we would expect a President Biden to be much more pro-European, pro-transatlantic relations than we've seen from the Trump White House," Tina Fordham, head of global political strategy at Avonhurst, told CNBC. "I have no doubt that Ireland would feel like it has more of a friend in the White House but it's a combination of the White House and Congress in that case. Even under a second term for President Trump, there would be that attention to upholding the Good Friday Agreement," Fordham added.

The spread between five- and 30-year Treasurys hit nearly a four-year high, and corporate debt has traded firm against the rising government rates. Fidelity's head of macro strategy Jurrien Timmer last week notes that Treasury yields have simply been catching up to other indicators of a "reflation" trade that have been working for a while. The 10-year Treasury yield has just levitated enough to meet its steeply down-sloping 200-day average, a potential friction area for the yield rally on a first approach. The Russell 1000 Value index relative to the Russell 1000 Growth measure has gained some traction, and to some eyes, is building a foundation for further comeback. The peak of Treasury yields and value relative performance was June 8, days after a surprisingly strong jobs report and at a peak of "reopening the economy" enthusiasm.

Homebuyer demand is incredibly strong compared with last year, but there appears to be a slight pullback this month. A drop in buyer demand caused total mortgage application volume to fall 0.6% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. Applications to purchase a home fell 2% for the week, the fourth straight week of declines. That volume rose 0.2% from the previous week and was 74% higher than a year ago. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 66.1% of total applications from 65.6% the previous week.

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping (C) kicks a Gaelic football as he visits the Croke Park in Dublin on February 19, 2012 to attend an exhibition of Gaelic football and hurling. Xi Jinping, China's leader-in-waiting, arrived on February 18 for a three-day visit to Ireland, nine years after he first visited the country. Xi will hold talks with Prime Minister Enda Kenny and attend an Ireland-China trade forum in Dublin involving about 300 companies. DUBLIN — Ireland's foreign investment rules are being updated as Dublin seeks to protect the country's prized assets and align itself with regulations from Brussels. It will allow for Ireland to share information with the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, and other member states about suspicious or concerning deals.

Peyton Manning hits his tee shot on the third hole during the Pro-Am of The Memorial Tournament Presented By Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 30, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio. Turner Sports' The Match 3 is officially set. The popular celebrity golf outing will feature Phil Mickelson, Charles Barkley, Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning and air on WarnerMedia's TNT network on Nov. 27 at 3 p.m. The Match 2 was one of the most-watched sporting events during the pandemic, attracting an average of 5.8 million viewers on May 24 and peaking at 6.3 million viewers. The second installment of the golf event raised $20 million for Covid-19 relief efforts.

DUBLIN — The Irish government has presented a budget that it calls the "largest in the history of the state" as it faces down the twin threats of coronavirus and Brexit. The 17.75 billion euro ($20.8 billion) budget, announced Tuesday, was prepared under the assumption that there will be no trade deal between the EU and the U.K. and that no coronavirus vaccine will be widely available in 2021. This package includes a 3.4 billion euro recovery fund, 8.5 billion euros for public services and an extra 4 billion euros for health — all while balancing the government's climate commitments, which includes a carbon tax increase. Donohoe projected a deficit of 21.5 billion euros for 2020, with a 20.5 billion euro deficit forecasted for 2021. A series of measures were introduced to prevent further job losses and support businesses upended by the pandemic.

NurPhoto | Getty ImagesWhen Google announced last month it was pulling the plug on a lease for a new office space in Dublin, Ireland, it set off alarm bells. But during the coronavirus pandemic and with the need for remote working, questions are being raised about the viability of large office spaces. TikTok, according to reports, is seeking a large office space in the capital for up to 5,000 people. "If Dublin City Council does not allow for increased heights within parts of the city, Dublin will lose out on future opportunities," he said. The Sorting Office that Google was planning to lease in Dublin, Ireland.

A man stops to photograph a new mural in Dublin by art group Subset which is inspired by, and representative of the information contained in a written piece on their website titled CORONAVIRUS: The Virus Era. In facing the coronavirus pandemic, people around the world have taken comfort in the arts. Musicians have livestreamed their concerts, neighbors have held singalongs from their balconies and artists have painted vibrant, outdoor murals that bring color to public spaces that are now found empty. These paintings capture not only the devastating impact of the virus, but also show the hope there is in overcoming it. Located in places that range from Colorado to Indonesia, these murals have brought some light into a dark time.

"We did three cuts and right now they are working their way through the economy," Bostic said of the Fed's interest-rate reductions last year. "But given our past recent experience with these sorts of things, I don't think it should; it hasn't changed my outlook or my expectation about our rates path." Futures tied to the Fed's policy rate, which in early January showed most bets were on a rate cut by November, now suggest two rate cuts are likely by year's end. Bostic noted that while inflation has missed the Fed's 2% target as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, it is at or near target by other measures. The Fed could, he suggested, use a range of measures to judge whether it is meeting its inflation target, not just PCE inflation.

Two crew members who apparently lost consciousness on an American Airlines plane have been taken to a hospital in Dublin after fumes from spilled cleaning fluid caused an emergency landing. A spokesman for the airline said Monday that medical personnel met American Airlines flight 729 after it landed Monday afternoon. The spokesman says the two crew members who became ill were treated and released. "We've had one, actually we've had two of our flight crew staff, excuse me, the cabin staff has actually lost consciousness, I think they're back to state of consciousness now and there are general complaints about burning eyes and other problems with the mucus in the nose, skin problems." The flight landed safely in Dublin at 1:15 p.m. local time, and taxied to the gate, the airline said.