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Virginia vs Virginia Tech Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Virginia vs Virginia Tech preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Saturday, February 4

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 1, 2023

Virginia basketball coach fired for impersonating 13-year-old in game

A 22-year-old Virginia basketball coach has been fired after being accused of attempting to pass herself off as one of her 13-year-old players during a game

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023

Church of England sheds light on 'shameful' slave trade ties

A letter written by an enslaved person in Virginia 300 years ago seeking freedom is part of a new exhibition exploring the Church of England's historic links to slavery

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

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Thirty governors have given their State of the State addresses so far in 2023

All 50 state constitutions mandate that the governor give an annual (or regular) report to the state legislature on the condition of the state. This speech is most commonly referred to as the State of the State address, although it is known as the Condition of the State address in…

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2023

Hulu's 1619 Project Docuseries Peddles False History

The first episode paints an enslaver, plantation master, and Royalist autocrat as a leading and even celebrated agent of emancipation.

Reason · Jan 31, 2023

School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

Students and teachers returning to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher will see visible signs of stepped-up security

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Fallout from shooting by first-grader includes staff shakeup

The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a first-grader in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

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Commentary: When a 6-year-old is accused of shooting his teacher, it’s time for a paradigm shift

Six-year-old children should be learning to read, identify new words by matching letters to sounds, count to 100, and do basic addition and subtraction. But now we have a 6-year-old who allegedly shot his teacher in Newport News, Virginia.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 27, 2023

Virginia Democrats defeat bills limiting abortion access

A Democratic-led Virginia Senate panel has defeated several bills that would have restricted abortion access in the state

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Watch: Biden delivers speech in Virginia on the economy

Watch as Joe Biden makes a speech on the US economy at a steamfitters union hall in Virginia.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Meetings with Lindh prompt move to revoke convict's release

A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the Islamic State group as a teenager has now been accused of violating his terms of release by meeting with convicted a Taliban supporter

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Warnings boy had gun were ignored before he shot teacher at Virginia elementary school

Teacher Abigail Zwerner, 25, was left with serious injuries after she was shot at Richneck Elementary School on January 6

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Editorial: We’re feeling lucky: Google antitrust lawsuit can set precedent for tech monopolies

It’s not every day that the federal government and states as varied as Tennessee and New York find themselves on the same side of a legal dispute, but these were joined by New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut yesterday in filing suit against Google parent company Alphabet…

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

School board in Virginia fires superintendent in wake of classroom shooting

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News School Board has voted to part ways with Superintendent George Parker III.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Leadership at Virginia school ‘failed to act’ after 3 warnings boy had gun on day of shooting, attorney says

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Richneck Elementary School teacher Abigail Zwerner intends to file a lawsuit against the Newport News school division after school administrators “failed to act” before she was shot by her 6-year-old student, according to Zwerner’s attorney.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old student will sue school district for ignoring warnings

An attorney says a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class will sue the school district

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Virginia teacher shot by student to sue school district

An attorney says a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class will sue the school district

Reason · Jan 25, 2023

Winsome Earle-Sears: School Choice 'Is New Brown v. Board' Fight

Virginia's lieutenant governor wants state education dollars to fund students, not school buildings.

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Orlando Sentinel · Jan 25, 2023

Rocket Lab makes first US launch with Virginia liftoff

With 32 launches from New Zealand in the books, Rocket Lab made its first launch from the U.S. on a flight called “Virginia is For Launch Lovers” on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student hires attorney

The first-grade teacher from Virginia who was shot and seriously wounded by a 6-year-old student has hired a trial attorney to represent her

Ballotpedia · Jan 24, 2023

Virginia governor expresses concerns about ESG investing

Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin (R)—who worked for most of his career in financial services (private equity), where he eventually became co-CEO of the Carlyle Group— signaled last week that he, like many of his Republican colleagues, has some concerns about ESG:

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Confederate general's remains moved to Virginia hometown

The remains of a Confederate general unearthed from beneath a monument at the center of a Virginia intersection have been reinterred at a cemetery in his hometown

Daily Mirror · Jan 22, 2023

Boy, 6, who shot teacher 'said he wanted to set her on fire and watch her die'

Teachers voiced their concerns over the six-year-old boy's behaviour but were ignored after he shot Abby Zwerner, 25, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia

Reason · Jan 22, 2023

Virginia Is Considering 4 Different School Choice Bills

At least four different bills are before the General Assembly that would empower parents to use education funds in ways they see fit.

Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2023

ATF, police search homes of 6-year-old’s family in Virginia school shooting investigation

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A federal agency and the Newport News Police this week searched two homes belonging to the family of the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first-grade teacher.

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