Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington on the Corps’ 179th birthday, one day before the nation marked its first holiday officially called Veterans Day.

Veterans Day is tomorrow, and below in Top Stories you’ll find information about the free meals and deals available to Virginia veterans.

Could eating more carbs actually help you age slower? Bread, pasta, and potatoes have spent decades on diet culture's blacklist, blamed for everything from blood sugar spikes to expanding waistlines. But researchers who tracked 20 blood markers in adults ages 65 to 75 found something surprising. After just four weeks on a certain diet, one group's biological clock had run back more than a year. So, what carbs can you embrace and which ones should you avoid? Ayla has the full story on today's episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

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Dulles Opens New Concourse E

Washington Dulles International Airport opens its new 14-gate Concourse E to passengers today. It’s the airport’s first new concourse in nearly 20 years.

The 435,000-square-foot addition was built for United Airlines and connects directly to the AeroTrain, with jet bridges at every gate, nearly 20 new shops and restaurants, and a nearly 40,000-square-foot United Club, the airline’s second-largest lounge. United and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority previewed it before the opening.

Concourse E is the first piece of a much larger modernization plan that will eventually add dozens of gates and retire the mobile lounges that have shuttled Dulles passengers since 1962.

Dulles is the Washington, D.C., region’s main international gateway, and officials say the new gates give United room to add domestic and international flights.

Virginia Challenges Proposed Census Rule

Virginia has joined 23 other attorneys general and two governors in formally opposing a Trump administration proposal to count only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in the next census.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed rule would also change how a person’s “usual residence” is defined and end the collection of race and ethnicity data. Trump directed the change last year, arguing a count that excludes people in the country illegally would make congressional apportionment more accurate.

Attorney General Jay Jones, who announced Virginia’s participation Nov. 4, called the proposal “Trump’s effort to rig the board,” warning that excluding noncitizens could cost Virginia congressional seats and federal money for housing, schools, and health care.

The public comment period drew nearly 150,000 responses before closing Nov. 2. The administration could revise or advance the rule. Census Day is April 1, 2030.

Virginia Marks Veterans Day

Veterans Day is tomorrow, and dozens of chain restaurants and Virginia businesses are marking it with free meals and discounts for veterans and active-duty troops.

Chains including Applebee’s and Golden Corral (from 4 p.m.) are offering free meals to those who served, and Texas Roadhouse is handing out vouchers for a free meal later. Starbucks is giving veterans, active-duty troops, and military spouses a free tall brewed coffee while donating $200,000 to Team Red, White & Blue and Team Rubicon.

The day also brings tributes. Chesapeake Baptist Church honored veterans over the weekend with a color guard, a flag-passing ceremony, and free Thanksgiving turkeys for veterans and military families.

Virginia is one of the most veteran-heavy states in the country, with Hampton Roads anchored by the world’s largest naval base.

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➤ Statewide: Seventeen Virginia localities are scaling back or rethinking their use of automated license plate readers amid privacy complaints and misuse. Only two officers have been charged after about 20 reported cases of unauthorized use, prompting calls for tougher enforcement. (More)

➤ Also Statewide: Virginia ranks 11th nationally in the share of residents holding a valid U.S. passport, with an estimated 60% in 2024—just ahead of Florida and well above the U.S. average of 53.1%. (See Map)

➤ Richmond: Voters approved a 1% local sales tax for school construction that Mayor Danny Avula says will raise nearly $47 million a year, which he has pledged to pair with cuts to meals and real estate taxes. (More)

➤ Hampton Roads: President Trump’s proposed Trump-class battleship, which the Navy expects would be assembled at Newport News Shipbuilding, faces an uncertain future after Democrats won control of Congress. (More)

➤ Patrick County: The Virginia Department of Transportation cut the ribbon on a $300 million widening of Route 58 over Lovers Leap Mountain, turning 7.4 steep, winding miles into four lanes with truck escape ramps and a brake-check area. (More)

➤ Buchanan County: Supervisors voted 6-1 to ask the Appalachian School of Law to return a $3.4 million lifeline approved in February, with some saying the school’s finances are better than presented. (More)

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➤ The Washington Wizards fell 122-111 to the Detroit Pistons Monday night, despite Anthony Davis’ dominant 44-point, 13-rebound performance, extending their losing streak to four games. (More)

➤ No. 14 UVA women’s soccer shut out No. 10 Florida State 3-0 on the road Sunday, with Gio Canali scoring twice, and now faces top-seeded Notre Dame in Thursday’s ACC semifinals in Cary. (More)

➤ The ACC announced Monday that No. 6 UVA men’s basketball forward Thijs De Ridder shares this week’s conference Player of the Week award with Boston College’s Money Williams. The award recognizes De Ridder’s strong early-season play for the nationally ranked Cavaliers team. (More)

➤ The No. 5 Washington and Lee Generals claimed the ODAC women’s soccer championship with a 1-0 victory over Lynchburg on Saturday after junior Aubrey Dunbar scored in the 10th minute. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NFL | NBA | NHL | NCAAM | NCAAW

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➤ Barnes & Noble opened a second Alexandria store in the West End last week, six months after reopening its renovated Clarendon location, and plans a bookstore near Pentagon City in early 2027. (More)

➤ Carilion Clinic in Christiansburg has bought more than 5 acres of Huckleberry Park from the town for $5 million and plans to build a specialized imaging center there, pending state certificate of public need approval expected in spring 2027. (More)

➤ Westminster-Canterbury of Lynchburg’s Drinkard Health Care Center was named Virginia’s best small facility nursing home in Newsweek's 2027 America’s Best Nursing Homes ranking, earning national recognition for the 80-bed facility’s quality of care. (More)

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➤ Atlantic Park, Virginia Beach’s 10.2-acre oceanfront entertainment district, kicks off holiday festivities Nov. 20 with a surfboard tree lighting and Cocoa Crawl, plus “Surfing with Santa” sessions throughout the season. (See Details)

➤ Alexandria’s Little Red Caboose, a 1919 Norfolk and Western railcar that has sat in the Del Ray neighborhood since 1973, needs about $100,000 in carpentry, metalwork, and paint. The nonprofit Caboose Fund is asking the community to help save it. (Watch Report)

➤ Suffolk held its second annual Salute to Veterans Stall Crawl on Sunday, a farm-to-farm tour mixing horseback tributes and veteran resources with a push to spotlight the city’s rural roots. (See Photos)

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➤ Could the carbs we’ve spent decades blaming for unhealthy aging actually wind your biological clock back by years? (Listen Now)

➤ Just as holiday lights start going up, more than 3.6 million ladders are being recalled after reports of falls causing skull fractures and brain injuries. (Hear Details)

➤ Ohio State has suspended a fraternity chapter after video from a weekend party appeared to show two people on fire. (Hear Story)

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