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‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates

A lawsuit over a Virginia prison inmate's death has raised broader questions about conditions at the lockup and newly obtained records are providing further insights

The Independent UK

Virginia governor allows Confederate groups to keep tax exemptions

Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’

The Guardian - US

In a debate over a school name, it's not just parents who are attached to the past

At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.

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Benevolent Family Services Repurposes Motel Into Mental Healthcare Facility, Innovating The Delivery Of Care

Benevolent Family Services (BFS), a behavioral health company headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, has introduced an innovation in the delivery of mental healthcare services.

International Business Times

Higher US Food Prices Lead To A Shift In Shopping Habits

"I don't really shop for groceries as often as I used to," said Jasmine Reed, 32, outside a store in northern Virginia, as she explained the impact of higher food prices on her shopping habits.

International Business Times

Revolutionary War barracks burned by the British discovered in Colonial Williamsburg

Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War.

LiveScience

Google Seeks Judge, Not Jury, In Antitrust Case

Google requests judge, not jury, for antitrust case on online advertising monopoly. Cases focus on technical complexities.

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Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising

The Independent UK

Virginia high school team cancels baseball season

Kempsville High School baseball team cancels their season.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texans triumph in fight to get direct flights from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.

The push to get more nonstop flights to the nation’s capital pit Texans against Virginians, who were opposed to the expansion.

The Texas Tribune

2024 Elections in Florida: 72% of Latinas, Black and Asian women support abortion access, poll says

The study, by Lake Research Partners and HIT Strategies, found Floridian women of color more motivated to vote than in Texas, Virginia, and Georgia

Latin Times

This county undercounted 4,000 Biden votes in 2020. Now the head of elections is looking to win back trust

After a tabulation error led to felony charges against his predecessor, Eric Olsen almost quit, but stayed to rebuild trust

The Guardian - US

Former Washington DT Kedric Golston to coach one of Virginia’s top high school programs

Golston played 11 years for Washington and will now coach one of Virginia's top HS programs.

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With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery

A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.

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Trump Plans To Rally In New Jersey's Wildwood

Former President Trump plans rallies in blue states, eyeing opportunities to flip Minnesota and Virginia. Biden's campaign remains confident in stronghold ...

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A Virginia county board votes to restore Confederates' names to schools

The school board meeting stretched into early Friday. During the debate, a Black student athlete told the board, "I would have to represent a man that fought for my ancestors to be slaves."

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Virginia schools to honor Confederates

By a 5-1 vote, the board decided to honor men who betrayed their country and fought to maintain slavery

The Guardian - US

Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to two public schools

Schools changed their names after 2020 George Floyd protests, but will now revert to old names celebrating slave-state leaders

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Virginia Education Board Votes To Restore Confederate School Names

Virginia education board's decision to restore Confederate names in schools sparks debate on historical significance and cultural impact.

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Virginia county approves restoring names of Confederate leaders to two schools

The schools will go back to being named Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School

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Virginia Trial Considers Frozen Embryos As Divisible Property

Legal battle in Virginia over frozen embryos as property raises complex reproductive rights issues.

Latin Times

Virginia county to vote on reinstating Confederate leaders' names at schools

Shenandoah County will vote on reversing the school board's decision from 2020

WEKU

A lawmaker with a brain disease used voice assist to back her bill on the House floor

Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her district – and the House passed it.

Al Jazeera

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial

Three survivors sued the company CACI in civil court for abuses committed at the hands of US soldiers and contractors.

The Guardian - US

An Unholy Traffic: how the slave trade continued through the US civil war

In a new book, Robert KD Colby of the University of Mississippi shows how the Confederacy remained committed to slavery

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