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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.

The Conversation

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.

WEKU

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

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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

The Independent UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Reason

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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Daughter of Blue Jays 1B coach died in Va. tubing accident

Authorities in Virginia say the 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski died in a tubing accident in Richmond over the weekend

The Independent UK

Teen girl killed in Virginia boating accident believed to be 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first base coach

A teen girl killed in a Virginia boating accident is beliveved to be the daughter of Toronto Blue Jay’s first base coach.

Tribune News Service

Amber Heard asks for Johnny Depp verdict to be tossed, alleges juror lied about ID

As expected, Amber Heard has filed to have the verdict thrown out in ex-husband Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her. But beyond the predicted claims, the “Aquaman” star has also accused the Virginia court of not properly vetting one of the jurors.

Tribune News Service

Woman keeps McDonald's burger bag in car for two years to remember special last moment

Stephanie Painter, 25, from Virginia, US, fed her 13-year-old dog Chevy a McDonald's burger for his last supper before he died of cancer - then couldn't bear to part with the paper bag and kept it as a memento in her boot

Daily Mirror

Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families

A last-minute amendment to Virginia's budget has blocked the planned release this summer of hundreds of inmates

The Independent UK

Michigan State football listed as finalist for Virginia 3-star WR Paul Billups Jr.

Michigan State football is one of three finalists for three-star wide receiver Paul Billups Jr. of Chesapeake, Va.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to act on protests at justices' homes

The protests have carried on for weeks since the leak of a draft of the court's eventual decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. State officials had previously called on federal law enforcement for help.

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S. Ct. Marshal Asks for Enforcement of Va. Residential Picketing Ban; Can That Ban Be Rendered Constitutional?

I wrote a few minutes ago that the Maryland residential picketing ban, mentioned in the Marshal of the Supreme Court's letter to Maryland enforcement authorities, is unconstitutional under Carey v. Brown (1980), because it has an exception for labor picketing. I've just learned from Josh Gerstein of Politico (thanks!) that…

Los Angeles Times

Liz Cheney is ‘riding for the brand’ in DC. But back in Wyoming, the brand may be Trump

CASPER, Wyo. — Before she voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney could depend on votes from Jon Nicolaysen.

Tribune News Service

Man won Virginia Lottery a second time with odd approach: He picked unlucky numbers

A Virginia man just won the state lottery for the second time and his approach defies logic.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Celtics reportedly to decline Sam Hauser’s team option, work out longer deal

It seems the Virginia product's future is with Boston.

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Distraught man who accidentally left son to die in scorching hot car kills himself

Police in Virginia reportedly received a call from one of the father's relatives who said he had told them the 18-month-old boy had been left in the vehicle for up to three hours

Tribune News Service

Luke DeCock: Can North Carolina rebound from this whiff on sports gambling? Don’t bet on it.

This was, in the parlance of the moment, a sure thing. The move toward online sports gambling, already legal in Virginia and Tennessee and dozens of other states, had been gathering momentum in North Carolina for years. A series of votes last week was supposed to push it, finally, across…

Reason

Justice Thomas and Loving v. Virginia

He already addressed the ruling at length in his Obergefell dissent.

Reason

Glenn Youngkin's Proposed 15-Week Abortion Ban Speaks to Abortion Moderates

The Virginia governor's proposed 15-week ban shows what a moderate approach to abortion looks like.

Tribune News Service

Howard Stern and Robin Quivers drag Clarence Thomas in Roe v. Wade reversal

Howard Stern started his SiriusXM show on Monday by joking he was going to “party like it’s 1959″ in light of the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Salon

GOP's 2022 Todd Akin?

"The individual, the male, is doing it ... quickly," said Yesli Vega, Republican running for Congress from Virginia

The Independent UK

Crisis pregnancy centres under attack after Roe v Wade overturned

Colorado, Virginia attacks occurred after Friday’s Supreme Court ruling; FBI was already investigating trend

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