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Sen. Tim Kaine to address media amid reelection speculation

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is set to hold a media availability in Virginia’s capital city amid speculation that he plans to announce whether he will seek a third term

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Sen. Tim Kaine to seek a third term - Roll Call

Sen. Tim Kaine said Friday he will seek a third term in Virginia in 2024, a year Democrats face an uphill fight to keep the majority.

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WVa governor's family coal firm agrees to reclaim mines

A coal company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to reclaim three large surface mines in southwestern Virginia to settle a lawsuit with environmental groups

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NPR uncovered secret execution tapes from Virginia. More remain hidden

Four tapes mysteriously donated to a library reveal uncertainty behind the scenes of the death chamber — and indicate the prison neglected to record evidence during an execution gone wrong.

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Family says six-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher has ‘acute disability’

‘The week of the shooting was the first week when we were not in class with him,’ family says

The Independent UK

"Three Women Sentenced to Probation for Interrupting Oral Arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court"

From a Justice Department press release Tuesday: Two Virginia women and an Arizona woman, who verbally interrupted oral arguments inside the United States Supreme Court, each pleaded guilty January 13, 2023, to a single count of Speeches and Objectionable Language in the Supreme Court Building. The defendants were sentenced to…

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Jan. 6 defendant convicted on separate weapons charges

A jury has convicted a Navy reservist from Virginia accused of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 on separate charges that he illegally possessed silencers disguised to look like cleaning supplies

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Anger grows in Virginia city where first-grader shot teacher

Abigail Zwerner was shot as she taught her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary

Irish Mirror

Army lieutenant pepper-sprayed in Virginia traffic stop receives $3,685 in damages

Caron Nazario filed a lawsuit in 2021 saying he was pepper-sprayed, struck and had his car illegally searched by two officers with the Windsor Police Department in Virginia.

WEKU

Editorial: ‘School choice’ proposals face an inconvenient obstacle

There may be no better evidence of Virginia’s need to upgrade its history education than the debate over “school choice” now playing out in Richmond.

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Warriors’ Steph Curry and Ty Jerome were impressed with emphatic dunk by Virginia’s Reece Beekman

When you've impressed one of the best, that's a good night.

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Virginia gov calls for legislation on delayed school awards

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is calling for legislation to require student and parental notification about certain scholastic awards

The Independent UK

Anger grows in Virginia city where first-grader shot teacher

Parents and teachers in the Virginia city where a first-grader shot his teacher have lambasted school administrators for what they say is a misguided emphasis on attendance and other education statistics over the safety of children and staff

The Independent UK

Shooting by 6-year-old raises complex cultural questions

Even in a country where gun violence is commonplace, the story of a small boy with a gun is reverberating in a big way

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States put grocery taxes on ice

As inflation soared in the past year, families in some states suffered a double whammy — paying food sales taxes on top of higher-priced groceries.

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Recapping 2022’s state legislative special sessions

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 18, Brew.

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Virginia governor scraps Ford's bid for EV battery plant with Chinese partner

A Ford Motor Co. battery plant investment sought by Michigan and Virginia that would have created roughly 2,500 jobs was rejected by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a potential Republican candidate for president, over his objections to the involvement of a Chinese partner.

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Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stop

A jury in Virginia has found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by a U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop

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Retrial begins: Capitol riot suspect facing weapons charges

A Navy reservist who is charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 is going back on trial in Virginia on separate charges that he illegally bought silencers and talked about using them against Jewish people

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Youngkin Nixes Ford Electric Vehicle Plant Over Anti-China Paranoia

The factory may have been a bad deal for Virginia, but tying the decision to Chinese aggression is the wrong move.

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Besotted Scottish woman gets hitched to US prisoner serving 20 years

The pair, both 31, started a relationship despite living more than 3,500 miles apart and were engaged after just nine months. They then tied the knot in a Virginia prison on December 29 - under the Christmas tree in the visiting room.

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: January 17, 1973 and January 17, 1996

Frontiero v. Richardson (1973) and United States v. Virginia (1996) were argued on the same day, twenty-three years apart. Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued the former case, and wrote the majority opinion in the latter case.

Daily Record

Scots woman gets married to rapist serving 20 years in US prison

Gemma Vasquez tied the knot with Leonel Vasquez from Washington on a visit to his prison in Virginia on December 29 after meeting through his mum.

Tribune News Service

Stephen L. Carter: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids

According to news reports, the 6-year-old accused of shooting a teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school is unlikely to be charged with a crime. That decision highlights something that’s long been true: We just don’t know what to do about violence by small children.

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Finding who can be held to account after a six-year-old shoots a teacher

Where does the accountability lie in the recent shooting in Newport News, Virginia, for a country so inured to gun violence?

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