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Predicting which of college football’s remaining 11* undefeated teams will lose in Week 8

We can’t actually predict the future, but we'll give it a shot.

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A major U.S. Muslim group cancels Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats

The Council on American-Islamic Relations canceled plans to hold its 29th annual banquet on Saturday at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

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Major US Muslim group cancels Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats

A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel it says received bomb and death threats that may be linked to the group's concern for Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas war

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School board deep dives continued—to Pennsylvania we go!

Welcome to the Thursday, October 19, 2023, Brew.

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Lawsuit dropped after school board changes course, adopts Youngkin's transgender student policy

A lawsuit filed last month relating to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students will be dropped

The Independent UK

Every local ballot measure in Virginia on November 7

Welcome to the Monday, October 16, 2023, Brew.

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USS Eisenhower carrier strike group ordered to eastern Mediterranean, says Pentagon

The aircraft carrier deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday morning and will join the USS Ford carrier strike group

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How a former Virginia offensive lineman is spreading male breast cancer awareness through his own fight

Zac Yarbrough is committed to sharing his experience with the disease and raising awareness.

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Court hearing to discuss contested Titanic expedition is canceled after firm scales back dive plan

A federal admiralty court in Virginia has canceled a hearing to discuss a contested expedition to the Titanic shipwreck

The Independent UK

2nd grand jury indicts officer for involuntary manslaughter in Virginia mall shooting

A special grand jury in Virginia has indicted a former police officer for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a shopping mall earlier this year

The Independent UK

Ohio State football offers 2026 5-star Virginia athlete

The Buckeyes are the latest big offer for the 5-star athlete #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #81

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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There are nine local ballot measures in Virginia on Nov. 7, including an initiative to make the Hanover County School Board an elected body

In Virginia, voters in seven counties will decide on nine local ballot measures alongside state legislative elections on Nov. 7. The local ballot measures range in topic, including government structure and elections, gambling expansion, general obligation bonds for school facilities and capital improvement projects.

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Nineteen candidates are running for eight seats on the Prince William County Public Schools school board

Nineteen candidates are running for seven districts and the chairmanship on the Prince William County Public Schools school board in Virginia on Nov. 7, 2023. The school district, located west of Alexandria, had approximately 90,070 students as of the 2020-21 school year.

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School board deep dives continued—Virginia edition

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 10, Brew.

The Conversation

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after company executives and eight unions representing aides, techs, support staff and other employees failed to agree on the terms of new contracts. This…

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Youngkin administration says unknown number of eligible voters were wrongly removed from rolls

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible Virginians to be removed from the voter rolls

The Independent UK

‘Tiger King’ animal trainer 'Doc' Antle gets suspended sentence for wildlife trafficking in Virginia

Virginia's attorney general says an animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has received a suspended two-year sentence after being convicted of wildlife trafficking

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Liberty University failed to disclose crime data and warn of threats for years, report says

New reporting says preliminary findings from a federal investigation found that Liberty University failed to warn its Virginia campus community about safety threats

The Independent UK

DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months

When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear

The Independent UK

Army officer pepper-sprayed during traffic stop asks for a new trial in his lawsuit against police

A U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck and pepper-sprayed by two police officers during a traffic stop in Virginia is asking for a new trial

The Guardian - US

He survived Afghanistan under the Taliban. In Washington, he was shot dead

Nasrat Ahmadyar worked with US forces in his home country. He was killed while driving for Lyft in July

The Independent UK

Watch live as Biden attends ceremony for outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff after Trump criticism

Watch live as Joe Biden attends a ceremony in Virginia honouring outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on Friday 29 September.

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November elections will determine control of Virginia House

Republicans currently hold a 49-46 majority in the Virginia House, and the Nov. 7, 2023, election will determine control of the state legislature and Virginia’s trifecta status. Virginia’s trifecta status changed from Democratic to divided as a result of the 2021 elections. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) was elected to succeed…

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23% of all state legislative primaries are contested

There are 205 contested state legislative primaries in 2023, representing 23% of all possible primaries. Comparing 2023 to other times Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia all held elections since 2011, the percentage of primaries that are contested this year is lower than in 2019 (25%) but higher than in…

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