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Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden won’t help party in ’22

Attacks tying Democrats to unpopular mask mandates show how Republicans plan to try to tap pandemic fatigue in the midterms.

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Virginia Senate Approves Bill, Rec Weed Sales Could Begin In September Via Current Medical Cannabis Dispensaries

Adults in Virginia will be able to legally buy cannabis starting on Sept.

Benzinga

Bird Flu spreads to Kentucky and Virginia

Countries including Mexico have banned or limited poultry imports from Indiana following discovery of the virus there

The Independent UK

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Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia

Virginia's Department of Education is conducting a review designed to root out critical race theory in schools

The Independent UK

Virginia lieutenant governor uses high heel to gavel Senate to order

Iconic moment occurred after ‘prankster’ took gavel

The Independent UK

Alphabet's Drone Delivery Unit Promotes CTO To CEO Role

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Wing unit promoted its longtime CTO to the CEO role. Wing seeks to expand its drone delivery operations rapidly, including the Dallas suburbs. Adam Woodworth replaced James Ryan Burgess as the CEO, who stepped aside from most of his duties following a health issue. Burgess will remain an adviser…

Benzinga

Old statues of Confederate generals are slowly disappearing – will monuments honoring people of color replace them?

With most of the legal challenges resolved after the violent Unite the Right rally, and the statue of Robert E. Lee removed from its lofty pedestal in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, local lawmakers in December 2021 voted to do the unimaginable – donate the statue to the local Jefferson School African…

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Embrace or avoid? Midterms dilemma for Democrats as Biden’s ratings plunge

For Democrats in tight re-election races, being photographed with a president whose approval rating hovers at 40% is a risk

The Guardian - US

Life Gets Better for Sports Bettors

But placing a wager on your favorite team is still illegal or too complicated in many states.

Reason

Funny Oral Argument Moments

In my Persuasion class, we started with clips from oral arguments, and one was the famous "orthogonal" exchange, at 21:54 in Briscoe v. Virginia (2010)—instructive, but also a bit amusing. A student asked if I could recommend some other funny exchanges, or perhaps exchanges that the participants thought were funning,…

Reason

The Super Bowl Will Be Played in the Most Expensive Stadium Ever Built. Taxpayers Didn't Pay a Dime.

Meanwhile, Virginia and Washington, D.C., are in a bidding war to decide which taxpayers will have the chance to pay for the Washington Commanders' new stadium. It shouldn't be this way.

Reason

Virginia Lawmakers At Impasse: How To Move Legal Cannabis Program Forward And Control Illicit Market?

A new law seeking to legalize recreational marijuana has stalled in Virginia’s GOP-controlled House, reported coastreporter.net on Thursday.

Benzinga

Man faces up to 20 years in prison after disrupting flight

A Virginia man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to interfering with the crew on a United Airlines flight last year

The Independent UK

Virginia deputy attorney general resigns over praise for Capitol rioters

Monique Miles had referred to the rioters who stormed Capitol on 6 January 2021 as ‘patriots’

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Coaches Poll, College Football Rankings: 1990 to 1999 Final Top 25

Coaches Poll, College Football Rankings 1990s: What are the greatest college football programs of all-time based on the Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY final rankings?

The Independent UK

Senator: Youngkin seems ready to find Wheeler replacement

A senior Republican state senator says Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin seems ready to move on from a fight with Senate Democrats over the appointment of former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to his Cabinet

Salon

Virginia deputy AG: Big fan of Jan. 6

Monique Miles claimed the Capitol attack was orchestrated by antifa and insisted Trump had won the election

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Celtics to ‘explore converting Sam Hauser to a standard contract’ after flurry of trade deadline deals: report

The Virginia product has been lethal from deep with the Maine Celtics.

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The Independent UK

Virginia Democrats worry Republicans will roll back reforms

Virginia Democrats who have fought for criminal justice and police reforms since 2020 are worried that their progress could be rolled back by the new Republican majority in the House of Delegates

Roll Call

In battleground Virginia district, Biden touts Spanberger’s work on health care

Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger flipped a GOP district in 2018, but her new district backed Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year.

The Guardian - US

Nevada lifts mask mandate as more US states ease Covid restrictions – as it happened

Governor Steve Sisolak rescinds state’s mask mandate immediately – follow all the day’s politics news

USA Today Sports Media Group

Duke vs Clemson Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Duke vs Clemson prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Thursday.

Reason

Expanding Our Understanding of the Revolution

Despite all the controversy it has courted, Woody Holton's newest book doesn't stray very far from other scholarly interpretations of the American Revolution.

The Independent UK

Memorial service set for officers killed in campus shooting

Hundreds of police officers are expected to attend a memorial service for two officers who were fatally shot last week when they responded to reports of a suspicious man on the campus of a private college in Virginia

The Independent UK

Maryland court hears case seeking new sentence for DC sniper

Maryland’s highest court has heard arguments on whether Washington, D

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