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US city removes last public Confederate statue

Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, ordered Confederate symbols removed amid 2020 racial justice protests across US.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022

Virginia capital removes last public Confederate monument

A Black-owned construction business on Monday dismantled and removed the last public Confederate statue on display in Richmond, Virginia, the city that served as the capital of the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

Youngkin sets special election to fill Rep. McEachin's seat

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has set a special election for Feb. 21 to fill the 4th Congressional District seat of the late Democratic Rep. A

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Pandemic Repairs Were Supposed To Put D.C. Metro Back on Track. Then It Literally Went Off the Rails.

Putting the district's train system back on track will take more than better bureaucracy.

Reason · Dec 11, 2022

Deputy in California slayings killed self with service gun

Authorities say a Virginia sheriff’s deputy who they believe traveled to California to kill three family members of a 15-year-old girl he tried to sexually extort online killed himself with a government-issued firearm

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

'Catfishing' cop shot himself with service weapon after killing California girl's family, officials say

LOS ANGELES — The Virginia sheriff's deputy who killed three family members of a Riverside teenager he had allegedly been "grooming" used his service weapon to fatally shoot himself at the end of a chase with law enforcement, authorities said Friday.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 10, 2022

Her story makes history: Julianne Sitch leads U. of Chicago men’s soccer team to title

Last Saturday in Salem, Virginia, the Maroons beat Williams College 2-0 for the title, and Sitch became the first female coach to lead a men’s soccer team to an NCAA national championship.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Seeks to Expand Housing by Curbing Zoning

The move is a step in the right direction. It also highlights how the issue cuts across ideological lines.

Reason · Dec 10, 2022

Co-workers of cop who killed 3 in California removed items from his home before official search

ABINGDON, Va. — Co-workers of Austin Lee Edwards, the Virginia cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old Riverside, California, girl he “catfished” online, removed a sheriff’s truck and a black trash bag from Edwards’ property the night before it was officially searched, according to an eyewitness and…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

Take a look back at the history of interracial and same-sex marriages

With the House and Senate passing the Respect for Marriage Act, here is a look at some of the legal precedents surrounding interracial and same-sex marriages.

WEKU · Dec 9, 2022