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Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during an election night rally after he was elected to a second term in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. At right is his wife Britiany Beshear. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Virginia’s governor declares a state of emergency as firefighters battle wildfires
This photo provided by Virginia Department of Forestry shows the fire breached a spot in the containment lines and is slowly expanding into Shenandoah National Park and The Rapidan Tract of the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 5, 2023. The state Department of Forestry said a wildfire near Madison County has led officials to encourage some residents to evacuate as crews work to stop the blaze from spreading. That fire had burned nearly 2,500 acres (1,012 hectares) on Sunday, but no structures have been affected and firefighters were installing additional fire lines to maintain that, the agency said. (Virginia Department of Forestry via AP)
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Tropical Storm Ophelia moves inland over North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with wind and rain
Zach Wright, 12, skimboards in floodwaters from the Lafayette River in the Larchmont Neighborhood of Norfolk, Va., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, as Tropical Storm Ophelia approaches. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Dozens of U.S. children die every year in hot cars. Could technology save them?
Tyler Cestia with his wife, Pamela Cestia, at their home in New Iberia, La., on Aug. 9, 2023. In June 2021, Tyler left his two-year-old son, Thomas in the back seat of his truck and Thomas died. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)
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4,000 Rescued Beagles, Bred for Research, Found Homes and Best Friends
Suzanne Brown-Pelletier’s beagle, Biscuit, formerly known as Fin, in North Yarmouth, Maine on Aug. 1, 2023. She said he was the last of the beagles to be rescued from the Envigo breeding and research facility. (Séan Alonzo Harris/The New York Times)
energy and resources
TC Energy begins repressurizing section of pipeline in Virginia unaffected by recent incident
FILE PHOTO: TC Energy's logo is pictured on a smartphone in this illustration taken, December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Virginia judge says law banning sales of handguns to young adults is unconstitutional
FILE - Displayed is a Glock 17 pistol fitted a with a cable style gun lock in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday, May 11, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond, if not overturned, would prevent dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Tornadoes in Virginia and Florida, flooding in other states
Ginny Sutton, 66, assesses damage done to her house on Duke of York Quay in Virginia Beach, Va., after a late afternoon storm moved through on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Two cars were destroyed in her driveway also. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Virginia mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher charged
FILE - Students exit a school bus during the first day back to Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 30, 2023, in Newport News, Va. A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family's home, a prosecutor said Monday, April 10, 2023. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)
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West Virginia GOP Legislature passes transgender care ban
Protestors hold signs during a rally opposing HB2007 at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. HB2007 would ban health care for trans children in the state. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)
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Amazon’s AWS to invest $35-billion in Virginia
FILE - The Amazon logo is displayed at a news conference in New York on Sept. 28, 2011. Federal safety investigators found that Amazon put workers at three warehouses at serious risk of injury by requiring them to lift and transport heavy packages at unsafe speeds for long hours. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced citations Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at warehouses in Florida, Illinois and New York, which were inspected as part of an ongoing investigation into Amazon’s safety practices launched last year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A small toy figure and gold imitation are seen in front of the Barrick logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021.
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Virginia Walmart manager shoots co-workers in break room, killing six
In this image from video police respond to the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night, Nov. 22, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. (WAVY-TV 10 via AP)
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More rain falls in flooded Kentucky communities, as death toll rises to 35
Mine, a cadaver dog from Oklahoma, with her handler on a pile of rubble atop Troublesome Creek in Perry County, Kentucky, July 31, 2022. Heavy rain was expected to produce more flooding across already-saturated eastern Kentucky on Monday, days after flash floods in the area killed at least 28 people and left dozens missing. (Austin Anthony/The New York Times)
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Officials warn death toll from Appalachian flooding expected to rise as more rain hits region
Van Jackson checks on his dog, Jack, who was stranded at a church by flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in in Garrett, Kentucky, U.S. July 28, 2022. Jackson owns an auto parts store in town and said he doesn't have flood insurance to cover his loss. Pat McDonogh/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
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Flooding caused by torrential rains kills at least three people in Kentucky
This image provided by Marlene Abner Stokely shows flooding by the Buckhorn Log Cathedral, Thursday, July 28, 2022 in Buckhorn, Ky. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Marlene Abner Stokely via AP)
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Lawyer encouraged Trump to overturn 2020 election results with ‘martial law’ plan
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during his speech during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey/File Photo
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More than 1,000 protesters at White House call on Biden to protect abortion rights
Demonstrators participate in a WomenÕs March rally in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, July 9, 2022. More than a thousand protesters gathered in front of the White House on Saturday, with hundreds risking arrest by sitting at the buildingÕs gates, as they urged President Biden to take more action to protect abortion rights at the federal level. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
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Julia Budzinski, daughter of Blue Jays first-base coach, died in tubing accident
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 28: Manager Charlie Montoyo #25 of the Toronto Blue Jays talks to first base coach Mark Budzinski #53 during batting practice before the start of their MLB game against the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre on March 28, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
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Jury sides with Johnny Depp on lawsuit, Amber Heard on counterclaim
Amber Heard leaves Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse after the jury announced split verdicts in favor of both her ex-husband Johnny Depp and Heard on their claim and counter-claim in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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Flooding hits western United States, winter storm in the east
Vehicles drive through water over a street near NE Kresky Ave. in Centralia, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The latest storm to hit the Pacific Northwest brought flood warnings, the shutdown of a major mountain pass, school closures and icy roads Thursday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Virginia preps for more bad weather amid storm of questions
Interstate 95 around mile marker 128 in Spotsylvania County, Va., is devoid of traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Hundreds of motorists were stranded on Monday, after a winter storm snarled traffic in Virginia and left some drivers stuck in place for nearly 24 hours in freezing temperatures along an impassable stretch of Interstate 80 south of the nation's capital. (Tristan Lorei
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Virginia election officials say Glenn Youngkin’s underage son tried to vote
Then-Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Leesburg, Va., on Nov. 1, 2021. Republicans plan to forcefully oppose race and diversity curricula in public schools as a core piece of their strategy in the 2022 midterm elections. The party is supercharging a message that helped catapult Republican Glenn Youngkin to a win in Virginia’s governor’s race. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Virginia Democrats concede defeat, say Republicans control House of Delegates
FILE - In this March 2, 2020, file photo, Del. Martha Mugler, D-Hampton, second from right, and Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, right, walk past a group of demonstrators as they head to the House of Delegates inside the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Democrats are wondering if they erred in pushing too hard in some states for a nonpartisan redistricting process. Redistricting is the once-a-decade process by which state legislatures redraw political maps. Parties can gain major advantages if they draw seats in a way that favors their candidates. But Democrats have partly turned against this process, known as “gerrymandering.” (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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Mired in disputes, Democrats risk further election losses
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Glenn Youngkin emerges victorious in high-stakes Virginia gubernatorial race, but the real winner was Trump
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u.s. politics
Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, media projects
FILE PHOTO: Campaign signs for Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin stand together on the last day of early voting in the Virginia gubernatorial election in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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Former Canadian military reservist, neo-Nazi member gets nine years in U.S. prison
US district court document image of Patrik Mathews, left, and Brian Lemley leaving a store in Delaware after purchasing approximately 150 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition and paper shooting targets.
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Maryland judge agrees to ‘terrorism enhancement’ in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
US district court document image of Patrik Mathews, left, and Brian Lemley leaving a store in Delaware after purchasing approximately 150 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition and paper shooting targets.
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Obama rallies Virginia crowd for governor’s race he calls ‘turning point’ for U.S.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. prosecutors accuse Canadian of being ‘voice behind the violence’ of Islamic State
(FILES) In this file image grab taken from a propaganda video released on March 17, 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)'s al-Furqan Media allegedly shows ISIL fighters raising their weapons as they stand on a vehicle mounted with the trademark Jihadists flag at an undisclosed location in the Anbar province. - When Al-Qaeda hijackers killed nearly 3,000 people on September 11, 2001, the United States instantly took on a new mission as a furious and fearful nation coalesced around president George W. Bush's "war on terrorism" that would obliterate the rest of the international agenda. Twenty years later, the world has transformed. An all-consuming focus on terrorism has given way to a weariness about "forever wars"; days before the September 11 anniversary, Taliban militants who had been swiftly defeated after the 2001 attacks seized back power in Afghanistan amid a US withdrawal. (Photo by - / AL-FURQAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / AL-FURQAN MEDIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURES / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Shaun TANDON, Francesco FONTEMAGGI: "20 years after Twin Towers fell,' US comes full circle" (Photo by -/AL-FURQAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Gen. Robert E. Lee statue taken down in Virginia capital
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, on September 8, 2021. - Lee's statue became the focus of US protests for racial justice was removed from Richmond, which served as capital of the pro-slavery South during the Civil War. The statue of Lee, who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the bloody 1861-65 conflict, was lifted off its 40-foot (12-meter) granite pedestal by a crane to be carted away on a flatbed truck as a crowd of hundreds cheered under tight security. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly / AFP) (Photo by RYAN M. KELLY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Gen. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules
FILE PHOTO: The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is seen as people gather around it, days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden inauguration, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
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Lawsuit filed accusing Peloton of improperly charging sales tax on memberships in three U.S. states
FILE PHOTO: A Peloton exercise bike is seen after the ringing of the opening bell for the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Two friends from Virginia plead guilty to Capitol riot charges