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Majority of district attorney recall targets keep seats from 2010-2023

Since Ballotpedia started tracking district attorney (DA) recalls in 2010, there have been 28 attempts in 13 states. California had the highest number of DA recall attempts in that time frame with five. Washington was second with four. Michigan, Nebraska, and Virginia were next with three each.

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Remains of 4 Confederate soldiers, amputated legs and gold coins found at a Civil War battlefield in Virginia

Archaeologists in Virginia have discovered three graves containing the remains of Confederate soldiers, amputated limbs and artifacts.

LiveScience

Takeaways of AP report on sexual misconduct at the CIA

A CIA officer trainee has been convicted in Virginia of attacking a female colleague with a scarf and kissing her inside a stairwell at the agency’s headquarters in Langley

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Virginia, Maryland senators dig in against more National flights - Roll Call

Senators from Virginia and Maryland wrote Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to oppose more flights to Reagan National airport.

Roll Call

Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin's new policies on transgender students, AG says

Virginia's attorney general says Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their guidance

The Independent UK

Ballotpedia identifies eight battleground elections in the Virginia Senate

Ballotpedia identified eight battleground elections in the Virginia Senate based on media coverage and race forecasts. The general election is on Nov. 7, 2023.

Ballotpedia

CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency

A CIA officer trainee has been convicted in Virginia of attacking a female colleague with a scarf and kissing her inside a stairwell at the agency’s headquarters in Langley

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Race-neutral admissions are next in line of fire after affirmative action ruling

Thomas Jefferson high school in Virginia is facing a legal challenge from a libertarian group over a policy that has boosted diversity

The Guardian - US

Compromise on long-delayed state budget could be finalized this week, top Virginia lawmakers say

A compromise deal on a state budget is likely to be reached in the next few days

The Independent UK

Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998

8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of his prosecution for cross burning in Virginia v. Black (20030.

Reason

Rupert Murdoch is urging Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin to go for GOP nomination, report says

Two in-person meetings were reportedly held between Rupert Murdoch and Glenn Youngkin to discuss 2024 elections

The Independent UK

Democratic and Republican incumbents tied in state legislative primary loses

As of Aug. 14, 12 state legislative incumbents—six Democrats and six Republicans—have lost to primary challengers.

Ballotpedia

Why Is the Solheim Cup On Again This Year?

The tournament takes place this month for the second year in a row - but why?

Golf Monthly

Mother of six-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty to child neglect

As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors said they will not seek seek a sentence that is longer than state sentencing guidelines, which call for six months in jail or prison

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Mother expected to plead guilty after her 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his Virginia teacher

The mother a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty after her son used her gun in the classroom shooting

The Guardian - UK

Magoo: rapper who collaborated with Timbaland, Missy Elliott and Aaliyah dies aged 50

Hailing from then unfashionable Norfolk, Virginia, Timbaland and Magoo’s partnership went on to become a decisive influence on 90s Black music

The Guardian - US

Virginia police chase involving stolen ambulance results in a dozen crashes

Darell T Caldwell of Maryland was apprehended after the multi-highway chase and vehicular theft spree injured five

WEKU

Will Trump's Jan. 6 trial move to West Virginia? The long-shot strategy explained

Experts say the request is a long shot, legally speaking. But even if it fails, it could still be a win for Trump politically. NPR traveled to West Virginia to explore why.

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Marie Claire

The True Story Behind 'Painkiller,' From Richard Sackler to Purdue Pharma

The scripted miniseries covers all angles of the opioid epidemic

The Independent UK

US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipeline

A federal appeals court has granted a motion to dismiss a challenge to construction permits for a controversial natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia after Congress mandated that the project move forward

InsideEVs

NHTSA Opens Special Probe Into Fatal Tesla Model Y Crash In Virginia

This is the latest in more than 35 Tesla special crash investigations the NHTSA opened since 2016 in cases where Autopilot was suspected of being used.

The Independent UK

US probing Virginia fatal crash involving Tesla suspected of running on automated driving system

U.S. safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a Tesla suspected of running on a partially automated driving system

The Independent UK

Virginia prison officials won't divulge complaints about facility where inmate died

The Virginia Department of Corrections has refused to release records of complaints by inmates at a southwest Virginia prison that's under scrutiny in the 2022 death of an inmate

The Independent UK

Texts sent to mother likely didn’t come from missing teen girl, police say

Gabriella Todman, 15, disappeared from her Virginia home on 24 July

The Independent UK

A 6-year-old said 'I did it' after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say

Recently unsealed search warrants describe the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in Virginia

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