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☆ Virginia State Legislature Results
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Glenn Youngkin isn’t on the ballot, but Virginia’s elections for 140 seats in the state legislature are very much about his future. If Republicans can wrest the 40-seat Senate from Democratic hands — giving the G.O.P. control of the state government for the first time since 2013 — it will burnish Mr. Youngkin’s image as a presidential contender in 2028, or even 2024. He has that said he will decide whether to make a bid later this month.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin isn’t, —, Mr Organizations: Democratic

Abortion rights supporters won an Ohio ballot measure and the Democratic governor of beet-red Kentucky held onto his office by campaigning on reproductive rights and painting his opponent as extremist on abortion. In both states, abortion was the main issue. In Ohio, a ballot measure preserving abortion rights passed in a state that Trump won by eight percentage points in 2020. Abortion rights measures have passed in a plethora of states as some other Republican-run states have instituted new bans on the procedure. Abortion rights may not be a potent enough issue to swing an election on its own.

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☆ Takeaways from Election Day 2023 in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Here are the key election night takeaways on a strong night for Democrats:As Ohio goes, so goes the nation? Tuesday night’s election results probably won’t change the equation for Biden in 2024, given Ohio’s recent presidential electoral history. Other state Republican parties might not be so lucky. Andy Beshear won a second term on Tuesday in a state that Trump carried by more than 25 points in 2020. Endorsed by Trump but often described as McConnell’s protégé, Daniel Cameron’s defeat will stir a lot of finger-pointing within the Republican Party.

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☆ In one week, the GOP could win a political trifecta in Virginia that could upend abortion access in the South
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Virginia is a critical Southern battleground in the fight over abortion policy ahead of 2024. Winsome Sears and now-Attorney General Jason Miyares in a GOP sweep that put Democrats on notice that Virginia still had a purplish tinge. The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesA GOP trifecta would be a stunning development for Virginia, which only two years ago had a government controlled by Democrats, with then-Gov. This year, Democrats in the state Senate were able to block his proposal, making the chamber a bulwark against his plans.

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[1/3] A view of a sign supporting Democratic candidate for Virginia State Senate District 27 Joel Griffin on a lawn in Stafford, Virginia, U.S. October 3, 2023. Democrats argue even a 15-week limit is unacceptable and warn that Republicans might seek to restrict abortion further in the future. Every seat in the state Senate and House is on the ballot in November, and control in each chamber is likely to come down to a handful of competitive districts. Like other Democrats in the state, Griffin has made protecting abortion rights a pillar of his campaign. Reporting by Gabriella Borter in Stafford, Virginia and Joseph Ax in New York Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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The governor has the sole discretion to restore those civil rights, apart from firearm rights, which can be restored by a court. It called on DOJ to look into the matter as a possible violation of the Voting Rights Act or other federal laws. The Virginia Department of Elections said in a statement Tuesday that impacted voters will receive written notification that their registrations have been reinstated. It also offered some pushback against the letter, saying it incorrectly claimed that voters were purged “without notice.”“This is false. Macaulay Porter, a spokeswoman for Youngkin, said in a statement that the effort to determine which voters may have been improperly removed was ongoing.

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Glenn Youngkin's administration acknowledged this week, with early voting underway, that it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible Virginians to be removed from the voter rolls. The Richmond news outlet reported the problem appears to stem from recent changes the agency has made in an attempt to remove people from the rolls who had their voting rights restored by a governor but went on to be convicted of a new felony. The governor has the sole discretion to restore those civil rights, apart from firearm rights, which must be restored by a court. “It is unacceptable that we are two weeks into early voting and the Youngkin administration does not even know how many Virginians they wrongfully purged from the voter rolls. Corinne Geller, a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police, told VPM the agency was making changes to the data it provided the Department of Elections to prevent further problems.

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The issue that comes up the most — particularly among women and even from some Republicans and independents, she says — is protecting abortion rights. For those on either side of the debate, Virginia — where all state House and Senate seats are up for election and early voting begins Friday — is among the biggest fights this year over abortion rights. The other is the resounding defeat of incumbent Sen. Joe Morrissey, a scandal-plagued, self-described “pro-life” Democrat, by his June primary challenger, Lashrecse Aird, who centered her campaign around abortion rights. In August, Ohio voters rejected a measure pushed by Republicans that was seen as a proxy for an abortion rights question on the ballot this fall. Perry defended her record and said she believes Virginia — and her Senate matchup against Segura — will be bellwethers for 2024.

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☆ The email templates an HBCU student-athlete who's landed 86 NIL deals has used to pitch brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Eastbay deal gave Smith a bigger audience, leading to partnerships with companies including Coach, Heydude, Boost Mobile, and Hardee's. He mixes up his content with get-ready-with-me and workout videos, and posts about football, track, comedy — or his NIL deals. "People say they want NIL deals," Smith said, "but don't post on social media … Well, to get NIL deals, you have to post. "Don't let anybody tell you you can't get NIL deals at a smaller school," Smith said he tells other student-athletes. He said he's cofounding a new NIL marketplace that he plans to release this fall, hoping to specifically connect HBCU athletes with brand deals.

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☆ The future of abortion rights in Virginia may depend on what voters think of Chaturbate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Democratic candidate in a key swing district is in the midst of a scandal over previous work in pornography. At least one prominent Virginia politician, Senate President Pro Tem L. Louise Lucas, immediately came to Gibson's defense, blaming operatives working for Virginia's Republican Gov. As it stands, Youngkin has said that it's his mission to implement a 15-week abortion ban in the commonwealth. So far, the only thing standing in his way has been the Virginia State Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 22-18 majority. So it falls to the voters of Short Pump, Virginia, to decide whether performing on Chaturbate is disqualifying for them, even if that means giving the go-ahead to a statewide abortion ban.

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☆ A US soldier may have falsely reported a US raid in Afghanistan while attempting to secure the adoption of a baby he found in the rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Associated Press | Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Maj. Joshua Mast, after a raid on an Afghan village, tried for years to adopt a baby he found in the rubble. The high-profile legal battle pits an Afghan family against an American one, and has drawn responses from the White House and the Taliban. The AP has located no records of the birth of the farmer's baby or photographs of her with the family before the raid. Four of the farmer's children had survived, so covered with dust and dirt they were almost unrecognizable, said neighbor Rahim. Less than two years after the raid, Mast helped the Afghan couple and the toddler flee as the country collapsed and the Taliban took over.

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☆ Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Hannah Beckler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +64 min

But prison patrol dogs aren't deployed for chases; they are used inside the prison walls. Tri-State Canines training facility, Warren, OhioVirginia Department of Corrections patrol dogs are typically Belgian Malinois, Czech shepherds, or German shepherds. Department patrol dogs are trained to bite once and hold to minimize flesh tears and lacerations. Patrol dog kennels, Virginia Department of CorrectionsThe patrol dog kennels are even smaller, at 6 feet by 10. A veterinary technician who treated patrol dogs at a clinic in Lebanon, Virginia, said she was told not to touch the patrol dogs in her care without their handler present.

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☆ Even Fox News and the Murdochs are turning on DeSantis after his rough campaign start
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The GOP presidential hopeful's own super PAC has been blunt about his campaign's struggles. According to reports in Rolling Stone and The New York Times, Rupert Murdoch and his influential News Corp empire are souring on the governor. "They are transactional and can smell a loser a mile away," an unnamed Fox insider told Rolling Stone, referring to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and top Fox News executives. You should be my governor," Fox News host Sean Hannity once beamed to DeSantis during the pandemic, The Times pointed out. These subtle shifts, Rolling Stone reported, are no accident.

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☆ Opinion | Is There Any Twinge of Regret Among the Anti-Abortion Justices?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Linda Greenhouse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Because Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that saluting the flag or reciting the Pledge of Allegiance amounts to worshiping secular authority, they prohibit their school-aged children from engaging in the practice. The decision upheld a Pennsylvania school district’s expulsion of a Jehovah’s Witness brother and sister. A mere three years later, even though the United States itself was now at war, the court reversed itself. “Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard,” he wrote in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. The consequences of the decision were alarming, and the country paid close attention as the court took up the issue for reconsideration.

Persons: Robert Jackson, ”, Dobbs Organizations: West Virginia State, of Education, Minersville, Jackson, Health Organization Locations: Europe, United States, West Virginia

☆ Trump spoke at fundraiser on behalf of January 6 defendants
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump spoke Thursday at a fundraiser on behalf of defendants charged for their participation in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a Trump campaign official told CNN. Trump’s remarks come as prosecutors at both the state and federal level continue to investigate his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. NBC News first reported on Trump’s remarks at the event. A Trump campaign official verified the authenticity of a video posted on Twitter of the former president’s remarks, during which Trump said he planned to make a contribution to the group. “I’m gonna make a contribution,” Trump told the crowd at his club.

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☆ Twitter 2.0 is an empty promise unless it exterminates the bots
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Attempts to improve the quality of Twitter, like Twitter Blue, have fallen flat. A search of ChatGPT on Twitter presents tweets from bots in the top results section. On Monday, she said Twitter was "on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source and a global town square for communication" as it evolved into Twitter 2.0. This all gets in the way of Yaccarino's ambition of making Twitter a real-time information source. If Twitter's future is to be a global town square that trades in accurate, real-time information between real-world people, the bots need to go for good — and fast.

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☆ Virginia plane crash: First responders say aircraft left 'crater' with few recognizable pieces of wreckage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe Natasha Bertrand Haley Britzky Pete Muntean Brian Todd Lauren Koenig Lauren Mascarenhas Cnn | Elizabeth Wolfe | Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Four first responders who arrived at the scene of Sunday’s fatal private plane crash near Raphine, Virginia, told CNN the plane left a “crater,” and they believe it impacted the ground at a very steep angle. First responders said the crash site is amid steep, mountainous terrain that is difficult to reach on foot. We were obviously freaked out a little bit,” Chuck Martin, who felt the boom in Fairfax County, Virginia, told CNN affiliate WJLA. No survivors found in the wreckageSearch and rescue teams assemble before going to the site of Sunday's plane crash near Montebello, Virginia. John Rumpel, whose wife Barbara is listed as the president of the company, told CNN they own Encore.

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☆ Unclear when pilot became unresponsive before crash that sparked Washington DC security scare
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"That will absolutely be part of this investigation of looking at when exactly did the pilot become unresponsive and why did the airplane fly the flight track that it did fly? We don't know the information yet," NTSB investigator Adam Gerhardt told reporters near the crash site. The plane was carrying four including the pilot, a source told Reuters Sunday when it crashed near the George Washington National Forest. Encore owner John Rumpel told the Washington Post his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny were on board. The U.S. military attempted to contact the pilot, who was unresponsive, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement.

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CNN —US F-16 fighter jets caused a sonic boom across the Washington, DC, region Sunday as they scrambled to reach an unresponsive aircraft that ultimately crashed in Virginia, officials said. The civilian aircraft, a Cessna 560 Citation V, was intercepted by the NORAD jets around 3:20 p.m. and ultimately crashed near the George Washington National Forest in Virginia. “The pilot was unresponsive and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia,” the release said. The aircraft crashed into a mountainous terrain in a “sparsely populated area”, according to FAA. “This afternoon, our officials were working closely with our federal partners to monitor an unresponsive pilot who was flying an airplane near the National Capital Region.

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☆ High schools and colleges require students to pay mandatory fees to walk at graduation. Critics say this discriminates against low-income students.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Misha Valencia | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Most high schools and colleges charge students a graduation fee to attend the ceremony. Critics say these high, mandatory fees discriminate against low-income students. She told Insider that nothing had changed since she graduated; the school was still charging mandatory graduation fees. High schools and colleges across the US are charging students mandatory graduation fees — sometimes called a walking fee — to walk in their graduation ceremonies. For example, California and Minnesota have barred mandatory graduation fees in public schools.

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy's firm courts GOP officials as he pushes businesses to stay out of politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Scott Olson | Getty ImagesRepublican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy built his White House bid around urging companies to stay out of politics. The messages show Ramaswamy's firm actively engaged with GOP state leaders who have defended the fossil fuel industry and criticized environmentally conscious investment standards. Ramaswamy on Thursday defended the firm's engagement with GOP officials, saying bigger firms BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street have conducted similar practices with state officials across the country. Strive has become one of the more vocal opponents of ESG investing and has gained enough notoriety to challenge the likes of fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil . Ron DeSantis, have often attacked ESG investing standards and corporations that support social causes — an increasingly common refrain within the GOP.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a drunk driving accident in March 2023, posts use unrelated photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence for claims that White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in an accident for drunk driving in March 2023, despite posts retweeted at least 18,000 times. “DC METRO POLICE REFUSING TO RELEASE BODYCAM FOOTAGE OF KARINE JEAN-PIERRE ACCIDENT,” reads part of the text. White House spokesperson Michael Kikukawa said the claim “is not true.”Outlets (here ) (here) have reported that Jean-Pierre lives in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. DC Metro Police said there is no record of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre being involved in an accident for drunk driving. The White House called the allegation false, and photos used to illustrate the claims show unrelated events.

Following the brutal beating on Jan. 7, Nichols was hospitalized in critical condition and died three days later. This is what we know about the five Memphis police officers at the center of this latest storm:Demetrius Haley, 30Officer Demetrius Haley. Memphis Police Department via APBefore Haley joined the Memphis Police Department in August 2020, he worked as a corrections officer for the Shelby County Corrections Department. Memphis Police Department via APBean's family was thrilled when he was hired in August 2020 by the Memphis Police Department. Memphis Police Department via APSmith was hired by the Memphis Police Department in March 2018.

☆ Democratic win in Virginia special election stymies Gov. Youngkin's push for 15-week abortion ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Democrat Aaron Rouse has won a special election for a state Senate seat in Virginia after his Republican opponent conceded in a race that was widely viewed as a proxy fight over abortion. Democrats will have a 22-18 majority in the state Senate, and Rouse is expected to provide a crucial vote against efforts by Gov. “Reproductive rights and freedom in Virginia have been hanging by a tenuous thread, especially in the wake of Roe being overturned, and the only thing standing in the way is a one-vote margin in the Virginia state Senate," Tarina Keene, the executive director of REPRO Rising Virginia, said Wednesday. During the campaign, Rouse said protecting access to abortion was a priority, vowing on his website that he would “not compromise” on abortion rights. In his State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday, Youngkin called on the General Assembly to pass a 15-week ban.

☆ Putin’s American Cheerleaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Adrian Karatnycky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

American commentators and journalists often appear on Ukrainian television expressing solidarity and offering analysis. Russia’s airwaves have largely been free of U.S. voices, save for occasional clips from American airwaves by Ukraine critics such as Tulsi Gabbard , Tucker Carlson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene . Most U.S. guests on Russian media come from the fringe, including former Virginia State Sen. Richard Black , who associates with the Lyndon LaRouche movement’s Schiller Institute, and Scott Ritter , an embittered and disgraced former American intelligence officer turned critic of the war in Iraq. More surprising are the appearances of several establishment figures: Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs ; the National Interest’s former national security correspondent, Mark Episkopos ; and Dimitri Simes , until recently president of the Center for the National Interest. They willingly appear on the programs of Russia’s most odious state propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov .

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