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As sports betting grows, states tackle teenage problem gambling

With online and retail sports betting now legal in more than 30 states, the portrait of a new problem gambler is emerging: the high school student.

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4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia dog breeding facility with nowhere to go

More than 300 beagle puppies died last year at the facility that has 70 animal welfare violations

The Independent UK

Heard Faces High Legal Hurdles Seeking to Reverse Depp Win

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel trial, which generated intense interest for two months earlier this year as a livestreamed, no-holds-barred soap opera featuring one of Hollywood's biggest stars, is not fading away quietly. Earlier this month, Heard's lawyers filed a 51-page motion asking Judge Penney Azcarate to set aside the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Heard faces high legal hurdles seeking to reverse Depp win

Legal experts are expressing skepticism that actress Amber Heard can persuade a Virginia judge to set aside a $10 million defamation verdict awarded to her ex-husband, Johnny Depp

The Independent UK

Why has Amber Heard asked for a new trial against Johnny Depp and what have lawyers said?

Heard’s team alleges that one of the seven jurors was not the person summoned for jury duty

The Independent UK

Man's incredible £210,000 lottery win - using numbers he saw in a dream

Alonzo Coleman from Virginia, US, couldn't believe it when he discovered the numbers he saw in a dream came up in the lottery draw, banking a cheque for $250,000 (£210,000) in the process

Daily Mirror

'Heard slings an exceptional amount of mud': Depp's team scoffs at mistrial request

Johnny Depp's legal team says that his ex-wife Amber Heard "has identified no legitimate basis to set aside" a Virginia jury's verdict in their bombshell defamation trial and asked the court to reject Heard's post-trial motions requesting a mistrial.

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Depp's lawyers urge judge to leave jury verdict intact

Lawyers for Johnny Depp are urging a Virginia judge to leave his $10 million defamation judgment intact after attorneys for his ex-wife, Amber Heard, asked the judge to set aside the verdict

The Independent UK

No bond for 2 charged in connection with alleged July 4 plot

Two men charged in connection with what police have said was a thwarted Fourth of July mass shooting in Richmond, Virginia, have been ordered held without bond

The Independent UK

When 'Pro-Life' Becomes 'Pro-Censorship'

Antiabortion activists are the new Anthony Comstocks.

Reason

Trump Jr. "sacrificed privilege"

The statement was made Saturday during an appearance at the Reawaken America Tour in Virginia Beach

Salon

More than 300 Virginia government workers have quit since governor announced changes to remote working

The Trump-endorsed governor pushed through the return-to-work policy despite pushback from Democratic lawmakers who urged waiting until after the Labor Day holiday

The Independent UK

July Brings a Mixed Bag of New State Alcohol Laws

California bartenders will need to be certified, while Virginians can now bring up to three gallons of booze across state lines.

Reason

At CIA headquarters, Biden lauds U.S. intelligence for Putin warnings

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday thanked staff at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency for warning the world about Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to invade Ukraine, and hailed what he called the "quiet bravery" of America's spies.

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The Independent UK

Woman goes viral after winning multiple awards at Virginia-based county fair

Many of her canned food and baked goods won first place at the Virginia Kentucky District County Fair.

The Independent UK

Amber Heard claims there was fake juror in Johnny Depp defamation case as she demands judge declares mistrial

Aquaman actor filed new court documents in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia on Friday arguing that the information on the jury panel list doesn’t match the demographics of juror 1

The Independent UK

Tipster cited drug gang tie in possible July 4 Virginia plot

Court documents say a tipster who warned police in Richmond, Virginia, about a potential mass shooting on July 4 told police the man who was planning the attack has connections to a drug gang that operates in Mexico and the U.S. A search warrant affidavit says the tipster identified the…

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WATCH: Chiefs S Juan Thornhill training in Lynchburg, Virginia

#Chiefs S Juan Thornhill has been training with @TheCoachSavage at the Liberty Flames practice facility in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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The Conversation

Cotton breeders are using genetic insights to make this global crop more sustainable

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles and peanut butter. In the United States cotton is a US$7 billion annual crop grown in 17 states from Virginia to Southern California. Today, however, it’s at risk.

WEKU

One woman dominated the awards at a Virginia county fair. Then the internet went wild

The internet went wild after the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair shared that Linda Skeens dominated the competition. Mason Mousette, a radio host at HOT 93.3 in Dallas, was determined to find her.

The Guardian - US

Anonymous tip helped Virginia police block planned Fourth of July shooting

Caller informed Richmond police of a planned mass shooting at the Dogwood Dell Amphitheater during the holiday celebration

The Independent UK

Police: July 4 mass shooting thwarted in Virginia's capital

Police in Richmond, Virginia, say they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Next Frontier for Drones: Letting Them Fly Out of Sight

For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it's a good idea - it's also the law. But some drones have recently gotten permission to soar out of their pilots' sight. They can now inspect high-voltage power…

Reason

My Dear

I noticed that the Virginia A.G.'s 1989 opinion on residential picketing began with "My Dear Mr. Godfrey:"—the opinion was a response to Washington County Commonwealth's Attorney Dennis Godfrey—and it made me wonder: How long had the "My Dear" salutation (as opposed to just "Dear") endure? It appears that, true to…

Axios

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin explores 2024 presidential election run

The former Carlyle Group co-CEO turned Virginia governor could be setting up a replay of Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential run.

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