Hacker News with Generative AI: Virginia

TikTok Tunnel Girl returns with a permit allowing her to keep tunnel (wusa9.com)
Kala the Science Girl, also affectionately known as Tunnel Girl, is digging back in after receiving a permit to continue her intricate tunnel work under her Northern Virginia home.
Creative Projects, Social Media, Virginia
4 points by petethomas 22 days ago | 0 comments
FBI: Largest homemade explosives cache in agency history found in Virginia (thehill.com)
The FBI arrested a Virginia man it says had the largest stockpile of explosives recovered in the agency’s history.
FBI, Explosives, Virginia, Law Enforcement, Crime
246 points by domofutu 92 days ago | 465 comments
Plans to build the first grid-scale fusion power plant in Virginia (newatlas.com)
No, this isn't the return of Marvel's Iron Man; Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has announced plans to build the world's first grid-scale fusion power plant near Richmond, Virginia.
Energy, Fusion Power, Virginia, Science
4 points by geox 101 days ago | 0 comments
FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft (theregister.com)
Virginia-based public sector IT services giant Carahsoft was raided Tuesday by US government agents.
FBI, Government, IT, Security, Virginia
5 points by LinuxBender 190 days ago | 0 comments
America's oldest tombstone came from Belgium and belonged to an English knight (phys.org)
Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject of many archaeological and historical analyses, including a recent study by Prof. Markus M. Key and Rebecca K. Rossi, which set out to determine the provenance of Jamestown's black "marble" knight's tombstone. What they determined was unexpected, says Prof. Key.
History, Archaeology, Virginia, England, Tombstones
50 points by wglb 196 days ago | 26 comments
Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak (apnews.com)
Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Food Safety, Listeria Outbreak, Virginia, Food Industry, Product Recall
12 points by JumpCrisscross 201 days ago | 6 comments
Virginia Mandates Paper Ballots, Tracking, Proof of Residency for 2024 Election (thecentersquare.com)
Voting, Elections, Politics, Virginia
16 points by hammock 236 days ago | 37 comments
SMTP 550-5.7.1 Rejected Because of Virginia Redistricting (khanna.law)
Email, Law, Politics, Virginia
69 points by hkhanna 323 days ago | 6 comments
The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia's water (grist.org)
Data, Water, Environment, Virginia, Sustainability
36 points by rntn 327 days ago | 55 comments