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Teachers Union: Oppose Bill Mandating Teaching Dangers of Communism Because Many Communist Countries Are Asian

From Fox News (Bradford Betz) last week: Virginia Democrats last week rejected a bill that would have required schools to teach about the dangers and victims of communism after the state's largest teachers union argued that it may encourage anti-Asian sentiment. Emily Yen, a research coordinator for the Virginia Education…

Reason

A US city took down its racist statues. Where do they go next?

Richmond, Virginia, removed likenesses of Confederate generals after 2020’s protests. Now they’re in a statue graveyard

The Guardian - US

Virginia Next for Occupational Licensing Reform

The state will fast-track applicants who have out-of-state credentials or experience.

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Youngkin adviser says 2024 race is more than Trump, DeSantis

A top political adviser to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his comments that the 2024 GOP presidential campaign is “a two-person race between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis” does not preclude Youngkin from jumping in in the coming months, should he choose

The Independent UK

Bourbon connoisseurs’ spirits run high, then low, as states allot rare bottles

As liquor connoisseurs’ quest for certain high-end bourbons becomes a blood sport, the 17 states that control their own liquor stores have adopted more and more complex methods to stop obsessed seekers from gaming the system by stalking delivery trucks and reselling sought-after bottles on the black market.

Tribune News Service

Boy, 13, dies choking on meatball during lunch at school leaving family heartbroken

Student Josue Chavez Nolasco was eating meatballs for his lunch at Providence Middle School in Chesterfield, Virginia, US, when he suddenly choked and needed urgent treatment

Daily Mirror

Family sues after nuclear physicist's death in Virginia jail

The family of a nuclear physicist who died by suicide in a Virginia jail is suing the U.S. government after his psychotropic medicine was discontinued and he was denied admission to a federal medical prison

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Virginia Police Shoot and Kill a Man Suspected of Shoplifting Sunglasses

Police have not yet determined whether the suspect was armed at the time of the shooting.

Reason

2023 high school basketball playoff brackets: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Virginia, Miss., and S.C.

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PHOTOS: The top images from Eric Bieniemy’s introductory press conference

It was a big day in Ashburn Thursday. Here are some of the top images from Eric Bieniemy's day.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s rise expose US military failings

WASHINGTON — It was envisioned as the centerpiece of a $200 billion program revolutionizing how the U.S. Army would fight. Now it’s languishing in storage in Virginia, a 25-ton symbol of the malaise that lies at the nexus of the Pentagon and the defense industry.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutor gets case involving 6-year-old who shot teacher

Police in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher say they have finished their criminal investigation and turned it over to the local prosecutor’s office for review

The Independent UK

Fifth grade student at Va. school where 6-year-old shot teacher is removed for threatening to ‘pop some bullets’

A fifth grader at Richneck Elementary, the same Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher, was removed from class after threatening to “pop some bullets,” officials said.

Tribune News Service

‘Pragmatic progressive’ to be Virginia’s first Black woman in Congress

State Sen. Jennifer McClellan won a special election to succeed the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin in the Richmond-area 4th District.

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The Independent UK

Voters picking McEachin successor in Virginia's 4th District

Voters in a Richmond-based Virginia congressional district are deciding who will represent an open seat previously held by the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Virginia menstrual-tracking bill underscores bizarre extremes in abortion debate

Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin’s partisans killed a bill that would have banned police from tracking women’s menstrual cycles while investigating potential crimes. The mere fact that Virginia Republican and Democratic lawmakers felt compelled to write such a bill conveys how far American society has veered off the deep end. It…

Daily Mirror

'Trad-wife', 25, says she's 'happy' to stay at home every day while husband 'provides'

Estee Williams, from Richmond, Virginia, America, has dedicated her life to serving her husband in the home while he goes out to work or hunts for food with a bow and arrow

Daily Mirror

Baby's body found in submerged car as floods sweep through South US after storms

The 11-week-old baby was discovered after his mum misjudged the depth of the flood water and drove into it near the town of Pax, West Virginia, following a string of thunderstorms

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The Independent UK

Six-year-old boy found with loaded handgun at Virginia school weeks after teacher shot

Mother of boy who brought gun to Norfolk elementary school is now facing charges

The Independent UK

Infant boy dies in car submerged in West Virginia floods after mother’s panicked 911 call

Authorities in West Virginia say the body of an infant has been found in a submerged car after floodwaters swept through the state

The Independent UK

Infant body found in submerged car in flooded West Virginia

Authorities in West Virginia say the body of an infant has been found in a submerged car after floodwaters swept through the state

USA Today Sports Media Group

Notre Dame at Virginia Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Notre Dame at Virginia preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Saturday, February 18

Daily Mirror

Man dragged to his death after dog leash gets caught in doors of moving tube train

Harold Riley, 50, from Virginia, US, stepped off the Metro station in Dunn Loring Station when a dog leash attached to him became trapped and pulled him down to the platform tracks

Dynamite News

Higher Education: OP Jindal Global University Ink Pact With University of Virginia To Enhance Student Participation

University of Virginia and OP Jindal Global University have signed an MoU with an aim to enhance student engagement and research opportunities. Must read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Rugby league star’s disappearance ‘exactly the same’ as missing Nicola Bulley, brother says REDIRECTED

Bryn Hargeaves vanished in West Virginia last year, and now brother Gareth has drawn parallels with missing dog walker Nicola Bulley

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