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American tourist killed in Turks and Caicos was an NAACP leader from Virginia

A tourist who was killed in the Turks and Caicos Islands earlier this week when the vehicle he was traveling in was ambushed by armed gunmen has been identified as a local NAACP leader from Virginia.

Miami Herald

US Navy launches $13bn aircraft carrier Trump complained ‘just doesn’t look right’

The ship has “nearly three times the amount of electrical power” compared to a previous class of carriers, the Navy says

The Independent UK

Raw, Miserable Weather Ahead For The Northeast Thanks To Ian

Ian will continue to unleash impacts as a tropical rainstorm hundreds of miles farther inland up.

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Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response

Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.” “Work Brings Freedom,” the front said, a translation of the notorious motto “Arbeit macht…

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Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response

The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials faced criticism over their response to the storm.

Reuters

Ian makes second official landfall, as Category 1 storm in South Carolina

The storm remains a serious threat to communities in South Carolina and the Southeast.

Axios

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #32

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Thousands of Virginia students walk out in protest at governor’s trans proposals

New guidelines put forward by Republican Glenn Youngkin would restrict protections for transgender students

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Spanberger, Vega spar over Democratic incumbent’s record in tight Virginia 7th District race

TRIANGLE, Va. — The day after early voting began in Virginia, Republican Yesli Vega gathered a crowd of about 150 people in an office building housing her campaign headquarters on Saturday morning to introduce herself to voters and ask for their support ahead of the November election.

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Thousands of Virginia school students walk out en masse over state’s pronoun rule change

Roughly 100 walkouts were scheduled in middle schools and high schools across the state on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Virginia students protest Youngkin transgender policies

Student activists are walking out of class across Virginia to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed changes to the state’s guidance on district policies for transgender students

The Independent UK

Virginia education agency proposes policies to clarify approaches to transgender students in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education proposed new policies on September 16, 2022, that aim to provide guidance to the state’s public schools on the Youngkin administration’s preferred approaches to transgender students.

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Couple find natural insulation source through climbing plant which keeps home 'toasty'

The Virginia creeper covering Michael and Teresa Lye's home could be the ultimate source of green energy

Wales Online

Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia is trying to do for Mountain Valley Pipeline in his state, is highly unusual and, according to legal scholars, rests on very thin precedent.

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Spanberger, Vega spar over Democratic incumbent’s record in tight Virginia 7th race - Roll Call

Sen. Warner says Rep. Spanberger has 'not been shy' within the Democratic caucus about emphasizing crime as an issue

Daily Mirror

Couple fight rising energy bills by 'warming home naturally' with plant in novel hack

Michael and Teresa Lye bought the property in 1984 and, after initially trying to contain the Virginia creeper, they say it now helps keep their house insulated

The Independent UK

In GOP legislatures, a gender divide emerges over abortion

A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states including West Virginia, Indiana and South Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end constitutional protections for abortion

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Early voting kicked off on Sept. 23 for voters in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. On Sept. 24, it begins in Vermont and Virginia.

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The Independent UK

In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states

In-person voting for the midterm elections has started in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming, in a landscape that has changed since the pandemic drove a shift to mail balloting in the 2020 presidential contest

Tribune News Service

Manchin permitting bill faces difficult path forward

WASHINGTON — Legislation by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia that would overhaul the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects received the endorsement on Thursday of his fellow Mountain State senator, Shelley Moore Capito, who had previously introduced a Republican bill to counter Manchin’s.

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Abigail Spanberger and Yesli Vega are running for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on Nov. 8

Incumbent Abigail Spanberger (D) and Yesli Vega (R) are running in the general election for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on November 8, 2022.

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These 10 Virginia donors gave over $21.3 million

In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $54.2 million in total donations between Jan. 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $21.3 million, or 39 percent of all contributions.

Chicago Sun-Times

A reinvigorated Lamb of God delivers new vibe on latest release

“Omens” follows the band’s wildly successful 2020 self-titled album that produced the mega-hit “Memento Mori” and ushered in a resurgence for the Richmond, Virginia, act.

Tribune News Service

Backers of West Virginia pipeline have financial, campaign ties

WASHINGTON — Politicians backing an unfinished West Virginia gas pipeline at the center of debate in Congress have received thousands of dollars in contributions from the companies behind the project, hold stock in those companies or both.

The Guardian - US

Virginia seeks to strip transgender school students of protections

State education department issues guidance reinstating bathroom and locker room restrictions and curbing pronoun changes

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