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Virginia town asks to dismiss discriminatory policing case

A small town in southeastern Virginia has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges its police department has operated in a way that led to discrimination against Black people

The Independent UK

Three to be extradited from Scotland over plot to kidnap Mennonite children and kill their parents

They fled to the UK in August 2018 after a violent kidnapping attempt in Virginia in 2018

The Independent UK

Youngkin, Justice seek relief from health worker vax rule

The Republican governors of Virginia and West Virginia are asking the Biden administration for a limited waiver to the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers

The Independent UK

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Ex-Wheeler colleagues urge his approval to Youngkin cabinet

A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK

Safety app for drivers debuts in flood-plagued Virginia city

The increasing threat of sea-level rise on Virginia’s coast means that an afternoon rainstorm can strand drivers for hours and damage cars beyond repair

The Independent UK

Parents of girl, 10, who died of Covid hit out at teacher who made her class nurse

Teresa Sperry, 10, from Virginia, USA, was designated class nurse at Hillpoint Elementary School - and just six days later she died after contracting Covid

Daily Mirror

Youngkin hustles to push swing state Virginia to the right

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has used his first two weeks in office to push Virginia firmly to the right

The Independent UK

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After the Blizzard, the Big Chill as East Coast Digs Out

Gusty winds and falling temperatures have plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze as people dig out after a powerful nor’easter dumped mounds of snow, flooded coastlines and knocked out power to tens of thousands. Dangerous wind chills were expected to fall below zero across the region on Sunday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law

Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don’t want to scrap the 2021 law, but they do want to make significant changes

The Independent UK

Fast and furious: Heavy snow, high winds threaten East Coast

A powerful nor’easter is sweeping up the U.S. East Coast and threatening to bury parts of 10 states under deep snow accompanied by coastal flooding and high winds

The Independent UK

Questions remain over Youngkin’s new tipline for ‘divisive’ practices in Virginia schools

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new email tipline, created so parents can report “divisive” teaching practices in schools to his administration, made national waves this week, with a mix of celebrities, activists, Democratic politicians and teacher associations speaking against it. But amid the uproar, many questions remain about…

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Man Crashes into Taylor Swift’s NY Building, Police Say

A Virginia man has been arrested for drunkenly crashing a car into Taylor Swift's New York City apartment building and trying to gain entry, police said. Morgan Mank, 31, was arrested shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday after driving the wrong way on Franklin Street in the Tribeca neighborhood, where Swift…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?

The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.

Reason

Virginia AG: State colleges can't mandate COVID-19 vaccines

Virginia's new attorney general says state colleges and universities cannot require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19

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Man crashes into Taylor Swift's NY building, police say

Police say a Virginia man has been arrested for drunkenly crashing a car into Taylor Swift’s New York City apartment building and trying to gain entry

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Drunk driver tweeted ‘cya’ at Taylor Swift before crashing into her NYC apartment building

NEW YORK — The motorist busted for drunkenly crashing his car into Taylor Swift’s Tribeca apartment building is a Virginia man who tweeted at the star that she’s “insane” days before the incident.

Axios

Bomb cyclone prompts blizzard warnings from Virginia to Maine

Record-breaking snowfall amounts could occur.

Reason

Brickbat: Liar, Liar

The Virginia Beach, Virginia, police department used forged DNA reports linking people to crimes to get them to confess or to cooperate with investigators, according to a state investigation. In at least one case, a forged report from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science was introduced in court as evidence.…

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Pharmacies, governors say Biden test program is depleting supply

The Biden administration’s program to make 1 billion COVID-19 rapid tests available to Americans across the country appears to be exacerbating pharmacy supply shortages and making it more difficult for Americans to find tests on short notice after a virus exposure, say some pharmacists and state officials.

The Independent UK

Youngkin faces criticism from Dems over schools 'tipline'

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is facing a mounting backlash from Democratic lawmakers and some teachers and parents during his first month in office as word spread about an email address his administration set up to solicit concerns about schools

The Independent UK

John Legend joins thousands spamming Virginia tip line for parents who oppose critical race theory

‘Black parents need to flood these tip lines with complaints about our history being silenced. We are parents too’

Axios

House Dems introduce resolution to ratify Equal Rights Amendment to Constitution

If added to the Constitution, the ERA would guarantee legal gender equality.

Roll Call

Pharmacies, governors say Biden test program is depleting supply - Roll Call

The Biden administration’s program to make 1 billion COVID-19 rapid tests available to Americans appears to be exacerbating supply shortages.

The Guardian - US

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

The Independent UK

Youngkin pick Wheeler defends EPA record, criticizes media

Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler is defending his record and taking questions from Virginia lawmakers who will eventually vote on whether to confirm his appointment to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

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