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Virginia High School Students Connect With Older Adults Through “Coronavirus-Era Pen Pal” Program.

Washington Post (6/19, Bahrampour) reported Alexandria, Virginia high school students and Goodwin House retirement community residents have forged new friendships during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Companion Program, which the Post described as “a sort of coronavirus-era pen pal relationship.” Through the program, 28 pairs have been communicating regularly over the past two months. Valentina Raman, the school’s director of service learning and social entrepreneurship, said, “There was a mutual need.

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Dolphins learn unusual hunting behavior from their friends

Virginia MorellIn the crystal clear waters of Shark Bay in Western Australia, scientists have noticed bottlenose dolphins engaging in an unusual behavior: They guide fish into the empty shells of giant snails, bring the shells to the surface, and then shake them vigorously to dislodge the prey into their open mouths—like a person polishing off a bag of popcorn. That extra effort, known as “shelling,” gets them a guaranteed meal.Because the dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) use the shells as a trap, this is the second known case of these marine mammals using tools.

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Padma Lakshmi and Rachel Brosnahan lead politically active citizens showing off 'I Voted' stickers

With the political spectrum more divided than ever before, this election year is shaping up to be the most important, by far.Tuesday markedprimary elections in New York, Kentucky and Virginia, with congressional runoff elections in North Carolina and Mississippi and runoff elections for legislative races in South Carolina.And starsPadma Lakshmi and Rachel Brosnahan made their participation known after casting their votes, each taking to Instagram to show off the customary 'I Voted' sticker that's handed out at the ballot box.

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The Latest: 12 arrested in protest at Virginia capital

TOP OF THE HOUR:— 12 arrested in protest at Virginia state capital.— Michigan mayor resigns after making racial remark.— Minneapolis union president says members scapegoated.— University of Cincinnati to remove Marge Schott’s name from stadium. ___RICHMOND, Va.

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Ariana Grande Sends Food & Coffee Trucks to Kentucky Voters on Primary Day

Tuesday (June 23) marks the primary in New York, Virginia and Kentucky, and Ariana Grande is helping her fans in Kentucky feel better while voting in crucial primaries that could determine the shape of November's congressional race.

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3 football players announce plans to transfer from Liberty

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Three football players at Liberty University say they have entered the transfer portal, with two of them citing “racial insensitivity” by the university's leadership or similar reasons for their decisions.Kei'Trel Clark and Tayvion Land, both sophomore defensive backs, and senior linebacker Waylen Cozad all announced their intentions on Twitter. Clark and Land, who are Black, cited racial or cultural concerns with the leadership at the evangelical school.“Due to the cultural (incompetence) within multiple levels of leadership, it does not line up with my code of ethics,” Clark wrote in a post Monday.

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Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, Sara Bareilles Encourage Fans to Vote in Primaries

Tuesday (June 23) marks the final primary of the month and Alicia Keys wants you to get out there and vote.

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Trump calls for arrest of people who vandalize, destroy monuments

A Richmond police officer stand by the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis after it was pulled down off of it's pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, VA on June 10, 2020.

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Couple hospitalized for coronavirus celebrate 65th anniversary

COVID-19.An Alabama couple rang in their milestone 65th wedding anniversary on Thursday, despite both being hospitalized during the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, they didn’t have to remain six feet apart for their special day.Ollie Herbert Edwards, 87, and his 83-year-old wife, Virginia Mitchell Edwards, enjoyed a special lunch date, complete with chocolate cake, to honour their big day.

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Portraits of former Confederate leaders removed from Capitol

WASHINGTON – Portraits honoring four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy were removed Thursday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that the men "embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy.″Pelosi directed the House clerk to oversee the immediate removal of portraits depicting former speakers from three Southern states: Robert Hunter of Virginia, James Orr of South Carolina and Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp, both of Georgia. Calling the halls of Congress “the very heart of our democracy,″ Pelosi said, “There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor″ to commemorate the Confederacy.Hours later, the portraits were gone, taken away by workers and placed in storage.

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Pelosi orders removal of Confederate portraits from US Capitol

Photos: Office of the Clerk, U.S.

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Injunction extended against removing Lee statue in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. – A judge on Thursday indefinitely extended an injunction preventing the Virginia governor from removing a historic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.

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Dame Vera Lynn proudly remembered by daughter for her ‘groundbreaking’ charity work as she dies aged 103

Vera Lynn’s daughter has praised the singer for her ‘groundbreaking’ charity work following her death. The Forces’ Sweetheart has died aged 103, with news of her passing being confirmed by Dame Vera’s in a statement shared on Thursday (18 June).

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Democrat McClellan announces bid to be Virginia governor

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia state senator is launching a bid to be the state's next governor, which if successful would make her the nation's first African-American woman to ever lead a state.Sen.

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Blackpool Illuminations season extended to end of the year

"However, it would be unthinkable not to launch our Blackpool Illuminations season with an extraordinary event. "Staging the first ever virtual Switch-On concert to a mass audience watching from home does exactly that.

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7-Eleven's Free Slurpee Day canceled, and coronavirus is to blame

A Fanta Wid Cherry Slurpee is photographed on Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Jose, Calif.

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Pharrell proposes Juneteenth as US state holiday in powerful speech: “This is a very special moment”

Pharrell Williams has delivered a powerful speech to announce legislation that would make Juneteenth – the day that celebrates the end of US slavery in 1865 – a state holiday in Virginia.He was joined by governor Ralph Northam to discuss the law, which is set to pass the Democrat-controlled state legislature.In his speech, Pharrell opened up on his own ancestors, who were slaves, as well as the state’s role in the slave trade.“This is a very special moment,” he said. “From this moment on when you look up, you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there—know that those stars are our African ancestors dancing.“They’re dancing in celebration because their lives are finally being acknowledged.

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Protesters in Richmond tear down another Confederate statue

RICHMOND, Va. – Demonstrators in Richmond tore down another Confederate statue in the city Tuesday night, news outlets reported.The Howitzers Monument located near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus was toppled after protesters who spent the night marching in the rain used a rope to pull it down from its pedestal.The paint-splattered statue was seen face down on the ground as the rain continued overnight in Virginia’s capital city, according to a video from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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High court decision spotlights GOP divide over LGBT rights

WASHINGTON – Democrats flooded Twitter and email inboxes this week with praise for the watershed Supreme Court decision shielding gay, lesbian and transgender people from job discrimination. Republicans — not so much.

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Amber Heard loses key lawyer in Johnny Depp defamation battle

Amber Heard’s defamation fight against ex-husband Johnny Depp has suffered a blow following top lawyer Roberta Kaplan’s decision to step down.The high-profile attorney, who co-founded the Time’s Up movement, has filed to withdraw from the case, alongside Heard’s lawyers John Quinn, Julie Fink, and Davida Brook.Heard will now be represented by Virginia attorney Elaine Bredehoft.In paperwork obtained by The Blast, Heard appears to have “endorsed” the decision of her lawyers to step down.“Ms.

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Most confederate statues in Central Florida have been relocated

Orange CountyOrlando - 1911; Large elaborately decorated and inscribed marble shaft topped with a marble statue of a Confederate soldier; Dedicated to Confederate soldiers, sailors, and statesmen; Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy; Originally erected in downtown Orlando at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue; Moved to Lake Eola Park in 1917 after being deemed a traffic hazard; Moved again in 2017 by City of Orlando to the Confederate section in Greenwood Cemetery following public protests after violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia over their Robert E.

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Amber Heard's Attorneys Reveal Why They're Stepping Away From Case, Johnny Depp's Lawyer Reacts

Amber Heard is losing her attorneys.

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Justices revive permit for pipeline under Appalachian Trail

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a critical permit for a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross under the Appalachian Trail, siding with energy companies and the Trump administration.The justices ruled 7-2 to reverse a lower court ruling that had thrown out the permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It would bring natural gas from West Virginia to growing markets in Virginia and North Carolina.

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Sheriff apologizes to black pastor in Virginia after arrest

WOODSTOCK, Va. – A sheriff has apologized to a black pastor who described being arrested when he called 911 on a group of white people who threatened to kill him after trying to dump a refrigerator on his property in Virginia.Shenandoah County Sheriff Timothy Carter made the apology to Leon K. McCray Sr.

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Jennifer Carroll Foy: I Was One of the First Black Women to Attend the Virginia Military Institute. This Is What I Know About Patriotism

Jennifer Carroll Foy in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2018. In April 2020, she announced her decision to run for governor.

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Diego Costa’s touching Atletico goal celebration pays tribute to Virginia Torrecilla

Atletico Madrid star Diego Costa made a touching tribute to Virginia Torrecilla, a star of the women’s team who had a brain tumour removed in May. The Spaniard scored his side’s equaliser against Athletic Bilbao in their first La Liga match back from Covid-19 suspension.

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North Carolina man arrested after allegedly calling African American church, threatening to burn it down

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June 12 is Loving Day and its message is as important as ever -- here’s why

ORLANDO, Fla. – Loving Day is an unofficial national holiday that, much like its name, revolves around affection and strong relationships, but its history is more deeply rooted in not-so-distant racism and segregation in the United States.Each year on June 12, the nation is invited to take a moment to remember a key civil case heard by the Supreme Court that would forever change the way Americans were able to find love and marry after more than a dozen states banned interracial marriage.Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple, married in Washington in 1958.

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Boxer Virginia Fuchs tested positive for banned substances after having unprotected sex

Tokyo Olympics next year as a flyweight, was announced on Thursday.“I am very relieved that USADA understood how unique my case was in giving me a ‘no fault’ (ruling) that allows me to resume my career immediately,” Fuchs said in a statement issued by USA Boxing.“I had no idea that I could become contaminated by way of intimate contact with another person.

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Brevard County to host 54th annual AAU Junior Olympic Games this summer

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County officials, along with Gov. Ron DeSantis, announced Thursday the Space Coast will host the 54th annual AAU Junior Olympic GamesThe Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games draw around 5,000 or more athletes as well as their couches, family members and hundreds of volunteers.The annual games were previously set to be held in Virginia this year but due to the coronavirus pandemic, AAU officials were notified in May they couldn’t use any sports facilities in the state.AAU President Dr.

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5 Things to Know for Today

JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE TORN DOWN IN VIRGINIA Protesters toppled a statue of the Confederate president along Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue.2. ‘IT WAS CLEARLY A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN’ Many homes for people with developmental disabilities were ill-equipped to protect the highly vulnerable population from the coronavirus pandemic, an AP investigation finds.3.

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The Latest: English city hauls toppled statue out of harbor

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Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martin Truex Jr. used a trip to NASCAR's shortest track to end a lengthy losing streak on the day the stock car series at long last banned the Confederate flag.Truex cruised down the stretch and won his first NASCAR Cup race of the season on Wednesday night in the first race under the lights at Martinsville Speedway.

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The Latest: Mpls police withdraw from union negotiations

TOP OF THE HOUR:— Minneapolis police department withdraws from union contract negotiations to begin reforms.— Virginia city looks into moving Confederate statue.— New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records.___MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department is withdrawing from police union contract negotiations, the first step in what Chief Medaria Arradondo calls transformational reforms to the agency after the death of George Floyd. Arradondo says a thorough review of the contract is planned.

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Statue of Christopher Columbus beheaded in Boston

(Courtesy: WFXT) BOSTON - Boston police launched an investigation Wednesday after the city’s Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded overnight.Images taken at Christopher Columbus Park this morning show the head of the monument lying on the ground next to its base, surrounded by crime scene tape.The toppling comes just hours after protesters in Richmond, Va., pulled down a Columbus statue there, set it on fire and then threw it into a lake.Related: Richmond protesters topple Columbus statue, throw it in lakeIn that incident -- which reportedly was preceded by a peaceful protest for indigenous people -- the statue’s base was also spray painted and someone left a cardboard sign on top of it that read “Columbus represents genocide.”The

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Bubba Wallace unveils Black Lives Matter car for Wednesday’s race

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has unveiled a new paint job for his race car.His number 43 car is now adorned with the #BlackLivesMatter across the side.On the hood, there are two hands clasped together, one black and one white, and written underneath is compassion, love, and understanding.Wallace says he hopes the new look can bring more awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement.The car will be used in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Wednesday in Virginia.

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Richmond protesters topple Columbus statue, throw it in lake

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A statue of Christopher Columbus in Richmond was torn down by protesters, set on fire and then thrown into a lake.The figure was toppled less than two hours after protesters gathered in the city’s Byrd Park were chanting for the statue to be taken down, news outlets reported.After the figure was removed from its pedestal around 8:30 p.m.

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Virginia state trooper resigns after text about coughing on driver to spread COVID-19

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia state trooper has resigned after he claimed in a text message that he intentionally coughed on a driver he ticketed in hopes of spreading the coronavirus. Virginia State Police began an internal investigation into Trooper Jacob Gooch after the texts surfaced during a homicide investigation in Arizona.Gooch’s brother, Mark Gooch, is charged in the killing of a Sunday school teacher who disappeared from a Mennonite community in New Mexico.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherIn one text exchange in mid-April, Jacob Gooch told Mark and another brother that he gave a Mennonite man a ticket and coughed on him “so he would spread Corona to the wedding they were going too.”Virginia State

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US challenges planned expedition to retrieve Titanic's radio

NORFOLK, Va. – NORFOLK, Va.The U.S. government will try to stop a company's planned salvage mission to retrieve the Titanic’s wireless telegraph machine, arguing the expedition would break federal law and a pact with Britain to leave the iconic shipwreck undisturbed.U.S.

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Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo

RICHMOND, Va. – RICHMOND, Va.Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov.

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Virginia investigating hate crime charges after KKK leader attacked protesters, officials say

RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia prosecutor says she is investigating whether hate crimes charges are appropriate against an "admitted" Ku Klux Klan leader who authorities say revved his vehicle's engine and drove through peaceful protesters occupying a Richmond-area roadway.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThere were no reports of serious injuries from the incident late Sunday afternoon.Harry H.

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Crews inspect, but won't yet remove, Richmond's Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. – RICHMOND, Va.Workers for the state of Virginia inspected Richmond's huge statue of Gen. Robert E.

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‘A long time coming’: Virginia to remove statue of Robert E. Lee

Richmond, the hometown that once denied Ashe access to segregated public tennis courts.Finally, in 2019, the City Council approved the renaming over the objections of some city residents. So it was gratifying, Harris said, to see Virginia‘s governor announce plans to remove an iconic statue of Confederate Gen.

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Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capital

RICHMOND, Va. – RICHMOND, Va.A small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful protests in the Virginia city.The statue of Gen. Williams Carter Wickham was pulled from its pedestal in Monroe Park, a Richmond police spokeswoman said.

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Virginia man accused of threatening to kill protesters, burn property

(Courtesy Orange County Sheriff's Office) LOCUST GROVE, Va. - A Virginia man accused of threatening to kill protesters and burn property was jailed after a sheriff’s investigation.Michael M.

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Meghan McCain denies she left NYC to get firearms

Meghan McCain and her team are firing back at speculation that she left New York City for Virginia to be closer to guns.

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Meghan McCain Isn't Even in NYC, Despite Saying Her Manhattan Neighborhood is 'A War Zone'

Meghan McCain recently got called out for exaggerating about the condition of her New York City neighborhood amid the protests, but it turns out she isn’t even in the city right now.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to announce removal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue

RICHMOND, VA - AUGUST 25: A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is photographed at the center of Lee Circle along Monument Avenue on Friday, August 25, 2017, in Richmond, VA. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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