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Ex-DeSantis staffer Parkinson runs for Kaine's Virginia seat

A former congressional staffer and advisor to Ron DeSantis and other Republican officials is set to announce plans Monday to seek the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia next year

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

As book bans gain favor, some say libraries could go

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district last week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023

Evil mum fed her two daughters sleeping gummies and shot them dead in their beds

Veronica Youngblood, 37, from Virginia, US, shot dead her daughters 15-year-old Sharon Castro and five-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood in their flat after a dispute with her estranged husband

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023

Absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines, 2023

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year.

Ballotpedia · Mar 30, 2023

Commentary: Gender-affirming care has a long history, though anti-trans laws pretend it’s ‘untested’

In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin and visible breasts. He wrote that the drugs had made her “so completely female.”

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2023

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

‘An inherent indignity’: the fight to get workers with disability a living wage

Advocates are highlighting a system of state tax credits across the US that allow employers to pay employees as low as $3 an hour

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2023

Sharpton to speak at funeral of man pinned down by deputies

The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of a 28-year-old Black man who died after he was pinned to the floor by seven sheriff’s deputies and several others while he was being admitted to a mental hospital in Virginia

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people

In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin and visible breasts. He wrote that the drugs had made her “so completely female.”

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2023

Virginia mother found guilty of killing her daughters to get revenge on ex

Veronica Youngblood admits to killing her children in their McLean home in 2018

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023