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Far more Black women die during childbirth than white women. A Virginia lawmaker is trying to tackle the racial disparity

NORFOLK, Va. — Heather Wilson lost her daughter — and nearly her life — the first time she gave birth. The Virginia Beach, Virginia, resident developed a potentially fatal condition and her blood pressure skyrocketed during labor.

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Virginia governor announces reduction in initial unemployment claims backlog

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Feb. 21 that the Virginia Employment Commission had reduced the backlog of pending unpaid unemployment insurance claims (that were awaiting a determination of eligibility) from about 25,000 to roughly 16,000 since Jan. 15. The change represented a backlog reduction of about 36%.

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Virginia Passes New Crypto Law Whilst Macro Headwinds Mount Up

Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the UK based digital asset broker GlobalBlock

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All-Ireland winner who stole 'eye-watering' sum of cash in ATM-busting gang jailed

Daniel O’Callaghan, took part in an 'audacious' operation on behalf of a 'well oiled' criminal organisation, a judge said

Irish Mirror

How school mask requirements have changed over time

Welcome to the Friday, March 4, Brew.

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Virginia Supreme Court denies Devin Nunes’ appeal, says he can’t sue Republican strategist

WASHINGTON — The Virginia Supreme Court denied Devin Nunes’ appeal to continue suing a Republican strategist whom the former California congressman claimed had conspired to defame him.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Kaine, with long COVID himself, introduces research bill

Nearly two years after getting COVID-19, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says he still has mild symptoms

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When party control of legislative chambers flips, constitutional amendments requiring votes in two sessions are more often defeated

Thirteen states have multi-year constitutional amendment processes that involve legislatures passing amendments in two successive sessions before they go on the ballot. Since 2010, 66% (60 of 91) of the amendments that passed during the first session in these states were also passed in the second. When partisan control of…

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Google Maps users flummoxed after spotting a hidden message mowed into a garden

Google Maps fans on Reddit are pondering over who 'Joe' could be after spotting a man cutting the name into a lawn outside of a home on Forest Crest Cresent, Virginia

Daily Mirror

GOP-Controlled Committee Kills Virginia Bill To Launch Rec Cannabis Sales This Year

It seems that Virginians won’t be able to legally buy cannabis just yet, as a House of Delegates subcommittee voted down legislation that would allow recreational marijuana sales that were meant to begin this September.

Benzinga

Virginia to remove Russian-sourced vodka brands from state liquor stores

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority announced Sunday morning that it was removing seven Russian-sourced vodka brands from its shelves.

Tribune News Service

Inflation pain means Biden gets no credit for roaring economy

WASHINGTON — Karen Downing, a U.S. Navy retiree living on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, voted for Joe Biden in November 2020 — expecting the new president to end the COVID-19 crisis and then pivot to tackling broader and long-standing social ills, like alleviating student loan debt and increasing access to mental…

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4-star UNC signee Tyler Nickel breaks Mac McClung’s Virginia HS scoring record

Tyler Nickel broke the Virginia high school scoring record held by now-Lakers G League player Mac McClung.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Federal Court Strikes Down Racial Balancing Policy Resulting in Discrimination Against Asian Applicants at Prominent Virginia Public School

The new admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology did not explicitly discriminate based on race. But the court found it was intended to reduce the number of Asian students admitted, in order to increase the percentage of students from other groups.

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The Independent UK

Judge: New admissions policies at elite school discriminate

A federal judge has ruled that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school

The Independent UK

With big tax incentives, Virginia aims to lure Commanders

Virginia lawmakers are advancing a measure intended to lure the Washington Commanders to the state by allowing the NFL team to forgo what could be $1 billion or more in future tax payments to help finance a potential new football stadium

The Independent UK

Museum begins honoring Black coachmen from the Jim Crow era

The Black men who drove horse-drawn carriages through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia were both everywhere and invisible during the Jim Crow era

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The price of censorship

Education has always been a battleground in the culture war, but the fight over what can or should be taught in schools has escalated to the point where, as in Virginia, it can determine who is elected to high public office.

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Jeremy Roach scores season-high 15 as Duke basketball beats Virginia to split series

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Duke teammates who won a Virginia high school state championship together two years ago, Jeremy Roach and Trevor Keels put the Blue Devils in position to win at John Paul Jones Arena Wednesday night.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Virginia’s Tony Bennett honors Mike Krzyzewski in classy pregame moment

What a heartwarming moment.

The Guardian - US

More than 1,000 Hershey’s workers vote on plan to unionize Virginia plant

The Pennsylvania-based candy brand has hired union-busting consultants as workers fight for better pay and conditions

The Independent UK

Pelosi ‘monitoring’ possible trucker convoy protest headed for Washington DC

Law enforcement agencies in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and at the US Capitol have ramped up security

USA Today Sports Media Group

Duke vs Virginia Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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

Tribune News Service

Just what is a 'divisive concept'? Without real answers, educators are concerned about their implications on public education

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — When Conor Collins teaches his Advanced Placement U.S. History class, he asks students to think about some of the challenges Black people could have faced during Reconstruction after American enslavement was abolished.

Benzinga

Churchill Downs Agrees To Acquire Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Assets For ~$2.5B

Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ:CHDN) has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC (P2E) for $2.485 billion. The acquisition will include all of P2E's assets in Virginia and New York and the operations of its Sioux City casino property. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022. "This…

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