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Illicit guns and drugs are a problem in the Caribbean. This legislation is offering help

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Tim Kaine of Virginia are putting their weight behind an initiative to reduce illicit arms trafficking and strengthen security and stability in the Caribbean basin, where an uptick in guns and migration trafficking are endangering small island communities and raising national security concerns…

Miami Herald

Mother: Irvo Otieno was 'brilliant and creative and bright'

The mother of a Black man who died in police custody at a Virginia mental hospital says her son was “brilliant, creative and bright.”

The Independent UK

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reacts to crazy Furman-Virginia March Madness finish

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reacted on Twitter to the crazy Furman-Virginia March Madness finish. | from @EdEastonJr

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7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital

Irvo Otieno was transferred from jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. Prosecutors say he was handcuffed during the intake process and "smothered" by seven deputies for some 12 minutes.

WEKU

Tyson will close poultry plants in Virginia and Arkansas that employ more than 1,600

Tyson Foods said it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Va., and a plant in Van Buren, Ark., in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

WEKU

Virginia deputies charged in man's death at mental hospital

A Virginia prosecutor says seven sheriff’s office employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man at a state mental hospital last week

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4 potential first-round upsets for the NCAA men’s tournament, including 1 in each region

Let's put a few teams on upset alert.

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Youngkin scores some legislative wins as he eyes White House

In two years as Virginia's governor, Republican Glenn Youngkin has gone from political newcomer to potential 2024 presidential candidate

The Independent UK

No clunkers: Australia buying ‘highest quality’ secondhand submarines from US, congressman says

Senior US lawmaker confident Virginia Class nuclear vessels can be delivered and concerns about joint crewing are ‘overhyped’

The Guardian - AU

WV House OKs transgender care ban mental health exemption

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority House of Delegates swiftly OK’d a proposal to add mental health exemptions to a bill that would ban certain health care for transgender youth

The Independent UK

Margaret Atwood: ‘It would be fun to talk to Simone de Beauvoir’

The author on being banned in Virginia, communicating with dead writers and her new short story collection, the first since the death of her partner

The Guardian - UK

West Virginia Senate passes modified transgender care ban

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban certain health care for transgender youth

The Independent UK

Judge allows Google antitrust case to move ahead in Virginia

A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit against it from Virginia to New York

The Independent UK

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Google loses bid to move DOJ’s antitrust suit to NY from Virginia

A federal judge on Friday said the Justice Department can sue Alphabet Inc.’s Google in Virginia, batting down efforts by the tech giant to change the venue of the litigation to New York.

The Independent UK

Virginia governor flounders when confronted by transgender high school student at town hall

‘Do you really think that the girls in my high school would feel comfortable sharing a restroom with me?’

The Independent UK

Virginia slave laws inform judge's ruling on frozen embryos

A Virginia judge has ruled that frozen embryos can legally be considered property, based partly on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves

Daily Mirror

Boy, 6, who took gun out of backpack and shot teacher in classroom will not face charges

Abigail Zwerner, 25, was teaching at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia when a six-year-old student fired a gun at her in what's been described as an "intentional" shooting

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The Guardian - US

Virginia boy who shot his teacher won’t face criminal charges, says prosecutor

Six-year-old shot Abigail Zwerner on 6 January while she was teaching class, leaving her seriously injured

ABC News

Police revoke emergency declaration in Virginia on Brisbane's northside after factory chemical leak

Evacuees can return now police have revoked an emergency declaration.

ABC News

Six-year-old boy reportedly won't be charged after shooting teacher in US classroom

Authorities in the Virginia city where a six-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child, a prosecutor told US news, a decision anticipated by legal experts.

Ballotpedia

These 10 Virginia contributors gave over $7.8 million

In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $78.2 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $7.8 million, or 10 percent of all contributions.

The Independent UK

Report: 6-year-old won't be charged after shooting teacher

The top prosecutor in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher told NBC News that his office will not seek charges against the child

The Independent UK

Boy, 6, will not face charges for shooting Virginia teacher, say prosecutors

Abigail Zwerner was shot and injured on 6 January at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News

The Independent UK

Maryland officials make pitch to GSA on new FBI headquarters

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and members of the state’s congressional delegation are renewing their pitch to build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland instead of Virginia

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