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Report: Boston Celtics sign, cut Eric Demers; sign Marial Shayok

Don't get your hopes up on seeing Shayok playing with he parent club this season however, as the Virginia alumnus is likely also headed to the Maine Celtics.

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Tony Bennett on Virginia alumni Malcolm Brogdon and Sam Hauser playing for the Boston Celtics

The Virginia coach opens up about Hauser and Brogdon's fit with Boston.

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Virginia AG punts investigation of child abuse allegations

The office of Virginia's attorney general has handed off jurisdiction in a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuses at a hospital that serves vulnerable children

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Another Analysis Suggests Mandatory Reporting Laws May Be Doing Children More Harm Than Good

Plus: Virginia lawmaker wants to criminalize parents who don't affirm child's gender identity, inflation is up 8.2 percent over the past 12 months, and more...

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Watch: New footage shows Nancy Pelosi during Jan 6 riots

The January 6 Select Committee has released previously unseen footage of congressional leaders phoning officials for help during the assault. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can be seen talking to governors in neighboring Virginia and Maryland. Later the footage shows Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell…

Evening Standard

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy hospitalized after feeling unwell

Vermont's 82-year-old Sen. Patrick Leahy has been hospitalized after he felt unwell at his McLean, Virginia, home

The Independent UK

Large investors are increasingly buying up homes in Philadelphia. Here’s what that means for owners and renters

In cities as different as Philadelphia, Richmond, Virginia, and Jacksonville, Florida, large institutional investors are increasingly buying up single-family homes in distressed neighborhoods and turning them into rentals, which threatens home ownership and wealth building for residents, according to a report by researchers at Drexel University and Reinvestment Fund.

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Spartans extend offer to 2023 Virginia ATH Aziah Johnson

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an under-the-radar 2023 athlete from Virginia

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Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapon cache on Jan. 6

A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapons the far-right extremist group stashed in a Virginia hotel room

The Independent UK

Ballotpedia presents the top 15 ballot measures to watch

Welcome to the Wednesday, October 12, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Luria, Kiggans to meet for 1st debate in 2nd District race

Democratic U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria and her GOP challenger are set to face off in the first debate of their closely watched race to represent Virginia's coastal 2nd Congressional District

The Independent UK

Virginia voters care about pollution. So why is the Chesapeake Bay dirty?

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A majority of Virginia voters are concerned about pollution, particularly plastics clogging waterways and runoff that contaminates waters, according to a recent survey by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Clean Virginia Waterways at Longwood University and OpinionWorks. Most voters also support legislation to cut pollution.

Tribune News Service

How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities

Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say

The Guardian - US

Granny's stories inspire American dad to trace family tree to Paisley rug weaver

Jim Sheaffer, from Hampton, Virginia, has followed his family tree back to the town and he now hopes to travel there to find out more about his Renfrewshire ancestors.

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The top 10 Virginia candidates raised 71 percent of all donations

In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and officeholders raised $34.6 million between Jan. 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022. More than $24.6 million, or 71 percent, of all donations reported by candidate committees were raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.

The Independent UK

Men charged with defrauding Florida school shooter's brother

The head of a Virginia company accused of exploiting immigration detainees seeking bail has now been charged with defrauding the brother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz

USA Today Sports Media Group

Louisville vs Virginia Prediction, Game Preview

Louisville vs Virginia game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

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Sam Hauser Boston Celtics highlights vs. Toronto Raptors (10/5)

So far in the Celtics' preseason contests the Virginia product has been absolutely crushing it from beyond the arc.

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Salon

Right's new slur: "Child abduction"

A student-led group in Virginia promised to protect trans kids. That sparked a massive right-wing freakout

Tribune News Service

Authorities accuse Virginia men of exploiting Parkland gunman’s brother

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two men who offered a home, a job and a life far from South Florida to the brother of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter were arrested in Virginia on Wednesday, charged with exploiting the young man while pretending to help him.

Miami Herald

American tourist killed in Turks and Caicos was an NAACP leader from Virginia

A tourist who was killed in the Turks and Caicos Islands earlier this week when the vehicle he was traveling in was ambushed by armed gunmen has been identified as a local NAACP leader from Virginia.

The Independent UK

US Navy launches $13bn aircraft carrier Trump complained ‘just doesn’t look right’

The ship has “nearly three times the amount of electrical power” compared to a previous class of carriers, the Navy says

Zenger

Raw, Miserable Weather Ahead For The Northeast Thanks To Ian

Ian will continue to unleash impacts as a tropical rainstorm hundreds of miles farther inland up.

The Conversation

Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response

Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.” “Work Brings Freedom,” the front said, a translation of the notorious motto “Arbeit macht…

Reuters

Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response

The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials faced criticism over their response to the storm.

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