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CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. April 5, 1856: Booker T. Washington was born enslaved in Virginia. In 1865, he moved with his family to Malden, in Kanawha County, to join his stepfather, who had escaped from slavery during the Civil War. He became one of the most influential educators in U.S. history. April 5, 1920: Gifted hand weaver Dorothy Mayor Thompson was born. From an old schoolhouse in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, she taught generations ...

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable. This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of tests than ever before, and it is not totally clear why, said Scott Becker, chief executive officer of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. A government spokesman ...

Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s British fleet discovered after 225 years

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm. Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor by marine archaeologists. Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 meters (49 feet) beneath the waves, divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site in a new housing district being built off the Danish coast. Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum, which is leading the monthslong underwater excavations, announced its ...

Horoscope

The trine of Mercury and Jupiter symbolizes meaning carried by words, stories and understanding that travels far beyond the moment. In astrology, Mercury rules messages and interpretation while Jupiter expands wisdom and faith. Their harmony suggests conversations deepen, teachings resonate and insight spreads generously, like a message released into the wide world and warmly received. ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll get the job done, but that’s not what they notice. People see the respect you pay with your approach, the thought behind your moves, and they’ll appreciate your ...

Bare-minimum brunch guest

Dear Annie: My husband and I host Easter brunch every year for both sides of the family — about 16 people total. I cook a big frittata, a glazed ham, homemade rolls and a salad or two. My problem is my sister-in-law, “Brenda.” For the past four years, she has signed up to bring dessert. And every year, she arrives with the exact same thing: a single grocery-store container of brownies. Last year, she set it next to the spread without even taking the brownies out of their plastic container. Meanwhile, I’m prepping for days in advance trying to get the food cooked and ...

Hints From Heloise

Toothpaste tube problems add up Dear Heloise: How much longer do we have to put up with tubes of toothpaste that we can’t empty like we used to by rolling up the tube? I have to cut open the tube, where almost one-third of the toothpaste is still there. Then I have to scrape it out little by little with my toothbrush, which actually isn’t sanitary if more than one person uses the tube. It’s no wonder that the manufacturers like it this way as a lot of people throw the tube out without cutting it open and have to buy a new one. On top of this, they keep telling us to save on ...