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Islamic State 'Beatles' cell member El Shafee Elsheikh convicted of beheading hostages by US court

After a six-week trial and four hours of deliberations, a federal jury in Virginia finds 33-year-old El Shafee Elsheikh — whose British accent earned the Beatles' nickname — guilty on charges including lethal hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit murder.

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DEA Under Fire For Blocking Psilocybin As Treatment For Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will face activists at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, reported Mary-Elizabeth Gifford and Justin Grant of Lucid News. Protestors intend to block the entrance to the building to call attention to the rights

Benzinga

Who doesn’t text in 2022? Most state Medicaid programs

West Virginia will use the U.S. Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which will put many recipients at risk of losing their coverage.

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ISIS ‘Beatle’ Case Goes to the Jury in Virginia

A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join ISIS and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." Wrapping up the government's case, prosecutor Raj Parekh said it had been proven…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amid scandal, Mark Meadows purged from North Carolina voter rolls

RALEIGH, N.C. — Elections officials purged Mark Meadows, chief of staff for former President Donald Trump and a former North Carolina congressman, from state voter rolls this week after a Macon County official confirmed he was also registered to vote in Virginia.

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Divers recover Navy plane that crashed off Virginia coast

Navy divers have recovered an aircraft that crashed last month in the water off the Eastern Shore near the Virginia-Maryland line

The Independent UK

Board defends admissions policy at prestigious high school

A Virginia school board says its new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia does not discriminate against Asian American students and is not an attempt to achieve “racial balancing."

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Los interruptores de violencia desactivan escenas tensas antes de que las balas vuelen

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia— Darrell Redmond recibe muchas llamadas telefónicas. Un miércoles por la mañana se despertó con seis o siete mensajes de voz, todas de personas que buscaban su orientación.

Tribune News Service

Lo que necesita saber sobre el último juicio por difamación de Johnny Depp y Amber Heard

La exestrella de "Pirates of the Caribbean" Johnny Depp y la actriz de "Aquaman" Amber Heard regresaron a la corte para decidir si Heard calumnió a su exesposo en 2018 al escribir un artículo de opinión que cree que lo retrató falsamente como un abusador doméstico.

Los Angeles Times

Virginia Speaker Gilbert raises $637,115 during 2021 election cycle

According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Virginia Department of Elections, Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert raised $637,115 and spent $583,402 between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec 31, 2021.

Ballotpedia

Islamic State 'Beatle' case goes to the jury in Virginia

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join the Islamic State and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

AFP

Mark Meadows removed as North Carolina registered voter

An elections board in a North Carolina county has removed Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, from its list of registered voters after documents showed he lived in Virginia and voted in the 2021 election there

The Independent UK

From James Franco to Elon Musk, who could testify at defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard?

Trial began with jury selection on 11 April in Virginia

The Independent UK

Why is Johnny Depp suing Amber Heard?

Proceedings began on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia

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Benzinga

Google To Invest $9.5B Across US Offices, Data Centers

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google looks to invest $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers in 2022. In 2021, Google looked to invest $7 billion in the initiative. Google will open a new office in Atlanta in 2022 and expand its data center in Storey County, Nevada. The investment aims to create at…

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit gets underway in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Prosecutors Rest Case Against ISIS ‘Beatle’

Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against an alleged member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, declined the opportunity to testify in his own defense at his trial in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Asked by Judge T.S.

Benzinga

Virginia's GOP Governor Youngkin Signs Legislation to Improve Medical Cannabis Program

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed HB 933 and SB 671 (identical bills), to provide numerous operational improvements to the state’s medical cannabis program which requires that patients obtain written certification from a health care provider to access cannabis.

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Chris Long Pitches Virginia to Arch Manning After Visit

He offered to pay Manning $500 an hour for babysitting his children if he enrolled in Virginia.

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp ‘wanted to destroy’ Amber Heard, court hears

The actor’s defamation lawsuit against Ms Heard got under way in the US state of Virginia.

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp smirks as court hears he’s obsessed with Elon Musk

Tesla CEO’s name was brought up in opening statements in Virginia courtroom

Daily Mirror

Amber Heard’s lawyers call Johnny Depp ‘obsessed ex-husband hellbent on revenge’

The opening statements in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard got underway on Tuesday in Virginia, after he accused the Aquaman star of writing an article about him in 2018

Zenger

Virginia Skydiver Survives After Parachute Tangles Around Leg Smashing Her Into Ground At 125 Mph

Jordan Hatmaker ended up in a highly dangerous downplane during her 13,500-foot fall.

Evening Standard

Jurors to hear opening statements in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s latest libel battle

The actor is suing his former partner for libel over a 2018 article she wrote in the Washington Post

The Independent UK

Jury to hear opening statements in Johnny Depp libel case

A jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear opening statements in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard

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