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03.06.2020 / 22:21

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond's prominent Monument Avenue, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.

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Active-duty troops deployed to DC region start to leave

WASHINGTON – Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in Washington, D.C., senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests

WASHINGTON – Officials in the nation’s capital pushed back on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, with the mayor flatly rejecting a Trump administration proposal for the federal government to take over its police force and one county in Virginia pulling its officers from Washington.

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Urban foxes may be self-domesticating in our midst

A fox on the prowl in its Bristol, U.K., home

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Virginia county pulls officers from DC after Trump photo-op

ARLINGTON, Va. – A county in northern Virginia pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo opportunity.

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Nursing homes site of 40% of US COVID-19 deaths

A new analysis in USA Today suggests up to 40% of US deaths from COVID-19 have taken place in nursing homes or long-term care facilities, a staggering statistic that represents 40,600 residents. More than 2.4 million Americans live in long-term care facilities.

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Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier to make history with two-year reign due to coronavirus pandemic

Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier is set to make history once again. Schrier, 24, took home the 99th Miss America crown back in December.

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Coalition Advocates For Virginia To Provide DSPs With Proper Protective Equipment To Help Protect Themselves And People With Disabilities.

Forbes (5/31, Norlian) reports a coalition of people with disabilities is advocating for Virginia to provide direct support professionals (DSPs) “proper protective equipment – specifically those who assist the thousands of people who live independently.” The group – “A Life Like Yours” Self Advocacy Alliance – “is made up of people with disabilities and advocates who are apart of almost 20 self-advocacy groups across the state.” The group presented their proposals and complaints to Gov.

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Black Liberty U. alums rebuke Falwell after blackface tweet

NEW YORK – Nearly three dozen black alumni of Liberty University denounced school President Jerry Falwell Jr. on Monday, suggesting he step down after he mocked Virginia’s mask-wearing requirement by invoking the blackface scandal that engulfed the state’s governor last year.

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Protesters in some cities target Confederate monuments

RICHMOND, Va. – Protesters demonstrating against the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck, targeted Confederate monuments in multiple cities.

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A year later, motive of Virginia mass shooting still unclear

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The rampage at a Virginia Beach city government building was the latest in a string of high-profile mass shootings nationwide, between the high school killings in Parkland, Florida, and the Walmart massacre in El Paso, Texas.

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Both businesses and customers conflicted as DC reopens

WASHINGTON – Starting Friday, a tiny slice of pre-pandemic normality starts returning to the nation's capital as a three-month old coronavirus stay-home order is replaced by the first phase of a reopening plan.

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Laura Ingraham claims Democrats will make Americans wear masks 'forever'

Laura Ingraham is pushing some patently false claims about what America might look like under Democratic leadership.

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N.Y. nurse reunites with firefighter who saved her life 36 years ago

A New York nurse working on the front lines of the novel coronavirus pandemic got her own miracle recently — a reunion with the firefighter who saved her life 36 years ago.

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Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia school board defended its transgender bathroom ban before a federal appeals court Tuesday, as a transgender man barred from using the boys bathroom in high school argued that the policy discriminated against him and violated his constitutional rights.

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Having a ball: Dogs go crazy after being gifted hundreds of tennis balls by owner

These lucky pooches were gifted hundreds of tennis balls and you can feel their excitement through the screen.

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Trump honors fallen soldiers during Memorial Day events in Maryland and Virginia

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other officials honored the nation's fallen military at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day.

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United States Air Force Band honors fallen service members with powerful tribute

The US Air Force Band video shows Technical Sgt. Jason Covey standing alone in Culpeper National Cemetery, playing Taps on the bugle.

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White House goal on testing nursing homes residents, staff unmet

Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx speaks to the press on May 22, 2020, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump doubles up with Maryland, Virginia Memorial Day events

Before it was Memorial Day, this holiday commemorated military members who had given their lives.

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Covid-19's dangerous cardiovascular complications, explains study

The potentially deadly cardiovascular complications COVID-19 can cause, includes heart attacks, heart failures, and blood clots

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Trump doubles up with Maryland, Virginia Memorial Day events

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump booked back-to-back Memorial Day appearances despite the coronavirus pandemic, at Arlington National Cemetery and at a historic fort in Baltimore. Trump recently called Baltimore a “rat and rodent infested mess” and its mayor has suggested Trump stay home.

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Las Vegas to reopen casinos -- with restrictions

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 21: An aerial view shows the Las Vegas Strip including MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, which has been closed since March 17 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is still unc

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White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet

RICHMOND, Va. – Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days.

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No graduations and no business in Harvard’s backyard

But this week, instead of a half dozen cooks crammed into the kitchen until 2 a.m. and a line stretching out the door into JFK Street, a skeleton crew of two has been working until 10 p.m. every night

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Donald Trump defies official coronavirus advice by shaking hands at golf course

Donald Trump defied the advice of his own experts by shaking hands during a round of golf today.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump plays first round of golf since pandemic started

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday played his first round of golf since the pandemic began, visiting the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.

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Trump plays golf for 1st time since the coronavirus pandemic

STERLING, Va. – President Donald Trump played golf Saturday for the first time since he declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency more than two months ago, leading to the shutdown of much of American society. His return to the course was the latest sign that he wants the country back to pre-outbreak times, even as the U.S. death toll from the virus nears 100,000, twice what he once predicted it would be.

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Trump to attend Wednesday's NASA astronaut launch in Florida

STERLING, Va. – President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center for the first time in more than a decade.

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A commemoration of American heroes: The origin of Memorial Day

Before it was Memorial Day, this holiday commemorated military members who had given their lives.

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100-year-old World War II veteran from Virginia coronavirus-free after 58 days in the hospital

A 100-year-old World War II veteran from Virginia was officially declared coronavirus-free and discharged from the hospital after a 58-day battle with COVID-19 this week, defying the odds even after losing his wife to the illness.

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Warnings, pushback as states reopen amid new coronavirus cases

As states continue to reopen, the Washington Post warns that areas in the South that are rapidly relaxing COVID-19 restrictions will see a second wave of infections over the next month, if a model created by PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is correct.

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In pandemic, many seeing upsides to telemedicine

Part of a two-part series on COVID-19 and telehealth. The second part, slated for tomorrow, will cover how barriers to telehealth can be overcome and what the future of this care delivery model may hold.

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Virginia Investigating Fairfax County Public Schools Over Allegations Students With Disabilities Denied Equal Distance Learning Opportunities.

The Washington Post (5/18, Natanson) reports the Virginia Department of Education is investigating Fairfax County Public Schools following allegations it “failed to provide equal learning opportunities to students with disabilities during the coronavirus shutdown, as mandated by state and federal law.” According to a complaint by five parents and other documents, a few weeks after schools shut down FCPS told parents it was pausing the students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs) until in-person schooling resumed.

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Family finds, returns nearly $1 million in cash found in middle of road

CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. – One Virginia family made a strange discovery over the weekend after they thought they had picked up two bags of trash from the road. It turned out to be nearly $1 million.

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Redskins draft pick from Liberty says he had coronavirus

Washington Redskins rookie receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden said Wednesday he tested positive for the new coronavirus in March and has fully recovered.

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Phlow secures $354m US contract for drug supply amid Covid-19

US-based public benefit drug manufacturing corporation Phlow has received $354m funding from the government to produce essential medicines at risk of shortage amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Some U.S. states accused of misreporting coronavirus testing data to speed reopening

Public health officials in some states are accused of bungling coronavirus infection statistics or even using a little sleight of hand to deliberately make things look better than they are.

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Virginia family out for ride finds nearly $1 million in road

The bag of money found by David and Emily Schantz which totaled up to nearly $1 million. ( Caroline County Sheriff’s Office )

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Therapy dog who has helped thousands of students awarded honorary doctorate from Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. - An 8-year-old therapy dog named Moose was among the graduates at this year’s virtual commencement ceremony at Virginia Tech — and this good boy has a lot to celebrate.

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Judge: Salvage firm can recover Titanic's telegraph machine

NORFOLK, Va. – A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a salvage firm can retrieve the Marconi wireless telegraph machine that broadcast distress calls from the sinking Titanic ocean liner.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on ABC Radio Melbourne on 19 May 2020

Read the transcript of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Doctor Ruth Vine's interview on 19 May 2020 on ABC Radio Melbourne about coronavirus (COVID-19) and mental health.

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Woman wears sanitized inflatable hippo costume to hug mom living in retirement home

A daughter visited her mom in a retirement wearing a sanitized hippo inflatable costume.

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Colorful player, coach Pepper Rodgers dies at age 88

ATLANTA – Pepper Rodgers, a colorful personality who helped Georgia Tech to an unbeaten season as a player in 1952 and went on to coach the Yellow Jackets as well as Kansas, UCLA and Memphis teams in both the USFL and CFL, died Thursday. He was 88.

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Renowned restaurant adds mannequins amid social distancing

WASHINGTON – One of the country’s most renowned restaurants says mannequins will add a touch of whimsy and help with social distancing when customers return to its grand dining room later this month.

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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits

RICHMOND, Va. – A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court.

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Cheerleader battling coronavirus has been suffering with symptoms for 50 days

A cheerleader has opened up about her nearly two-month battle with coronavirus.

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NASCAR plans to race its way through the South in June

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It will be a summer in the South for NASCAR: The stock car series announced Thursday it will stick to Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and Alabama for June races — all of them without fans.

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