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Drug overdose deaths up 15% in Virginia last year, with fentanyl the driving factor

NORFOLK, Va. — The number of people who died from drug overdoses rose to 2,656 deaths in Virginia in 2021, setting a record for the state for the second year in a row, and fentanyl continued to be the driving force behind the spike.

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3 old-school institutions helped make the internet firestorm around the Depp-Heard trial

There's a theory of awful internet behavior that goes like this: Sometimes social media is great for helping people connect, bringing new voices into the public sphere and exposing injustices of what we used to call "in real life." But sometimes the internet takes existing social forces and amplifies them…

Los Angeles Times

We can’t agree on the meaning of Depp v. Heard. Here’s how we move forward anyway

On Wednesday, after more than six weeks of testimony and deliberations, a Virginia jury decided that Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she identified herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse” in a 2018 Washington Post essay that ran under the headline “Amber Heard: I spoke up against…

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'I said no' – Nie's refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia

In 1881 Nie (also known as Nai), a Pacific Islander woman, walked off “Virginia” plantation, south of Maryborough, in the colony of Queensland.

The Conversation

Why did the Depp-Heard libel outcomes differ in the US and UK?

Analysis: Specialist lawyers, a jury trial, social media and targeting Heard all helped Depp win in Virginia

The Guardian - UK

'New Cannabis Crime' In Virginia Under Attack By A Number Of Politicians

It seems that lawmakers in Virginia are seeking a way to criminalize cannabis consumers.

Benzinga

Amber Heard mourns ‘setback,’ slams Johnny Depp’s ‘sway’ after losing defamation case

Moments after actor Johnny Depp won his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday, the former couple, who had sued and countersued each other in a Virginia court, issued dueling statements of triumph and disappointment.

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Johnny Depp trial verdict: How much do actor and Amber Heard owe each other?

Johnny Depp won a total of $15 million from his ex-wife, but Virginia law and a partial victory in her counter-suit will reduce his total award

The Independent UK

Amber Heard mourns ‘setback’ and Johnny Depp’s ‘sway’ after losing defamation case

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Libel, and Chilling Effects

As all of you must have heard by now, Johnny Depp won his libel case against Amber Heard, and was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages plus $5 million in punitive damages (but Virginia law reduces the punitive award to $350,000). The jury also concluded that one statement by Depp's…

Reason

Johnny Depp thanks jury for giving ‘me my life back’ after defamation trial verdict

Actor awarded $15m in damages, while his ex-wife won $2m as part of her claim against him

The Independent UK

Key moments in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s six-week US defamation trial

PA takes a look back at some of the standout moments of the high-profile US trial, taking place in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp wins more than $10 million in defamation case against Amber Heard

Los Angeles Times

Johnny Depp triumphs in defamation case against Amber Heard with $15 million decision

Johnny Depp has won his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, a Virginia jury decided Wednesday, with cheers going up outside the courtroom from the crowd of Depp supporters who gathered there. Inside the courtroom, a black-clad Heard kept her eyes downcast as the jury’s decision that she had lost…

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France 24

Jury awards Depp $15 million in libel case, $2 million to Heard in countersuit

A US jury awarded Johnny Depp $15 million in a libel lawsuit he brought against ex-wife Amber Heard for claiming she was abused in a Washington Post op-ed. But the same jury also awarded Heard $2 million in her countersuit, finding that she was defamed when Depp's lawyer claimed her…

The Independent UK

Depp-Heard defamation trial: What is the jury considering?

After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

Following Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

The Independent UK

Two women missing after their rafting group falls over Virginia dam

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The Independent UK

Jury deliberating for third day in Depp-Heard libel trial

A jury in Virginia is deliberating for a third day in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Sports Illustrated

Report: Commanders Stadium Proposal Has NFL’s Smallest Capacity

The team has a proposal for a new stadium in Virginia.

The Conversation

Modern-day struggle at James Madison's plantation Montpelier to include the descendants' voices of the enslaved

On May 17, 2022, after weeks of negative stories on Montpelier in the national press, the foundation that operates the Virginia plantation home of James Madison finally made good on its promise to share authority with descendants of people enslaved by the man known as “the father” of the U.S.…

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Why the defamation trial is being held in Virginia

Washington Post computer servers allowed Depp lawyers to sue in commonwealth

Tribune News Service

Johnny Depp surprises crowd on stage at Jeff Beck concert in England as jury deliberates in Amber Heard trial

While a jury in Fairfax, Virginia, deliberates whether Amber Heard defamed him, Johnny Depp is killing time on stage in England with his first love: music.

Benzinga

Cannabis Reg. Update: Virginia Lawmakers 'Come Up' With New Cannabis Crime, Detroit Awards First Rec Marijuana Licenses & More

New Marijuana Crime To End Up In Virginia’s Spending Plan It seems that lawmakers in Virginia are seeking a way to criminalize cannabis consumers.

Ballotpedia

Virginia Democratic candidates spent $22.23 million more than Republicans

In Virginia, state-level candidates spent $255.34 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Democratic candidates spent $132.83 million and Republican candidates spent $110.60 million.

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