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Effort to Shut Down Virginia’s Only Private Prison Dies an Early Death in Richmond
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 15, 2021
Lawmakers are rejecting an effort to abolish private prisons in Virginia. Michael Pope reports.
One State Senator’s Push to Close Virginia’s Only Private Prison
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 11, 2021
State lawmakers are about to consider a bill that would outlaw private prisons. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- Border Communities Offer Surplus COVID Vaccines To Canadian Neighbors May 17, 2021With just over 3% of Canadians fully inoculated against COVID-19, a growing number of America's northern border states and communities have stepped up to offer them excess doses.
- Judge Eyes Dec. 6 Trial Date For Ex-Cop Charged In Daunte Wright Killing May 17, 2021A Minnesota judge says there is enough probable cause for a trial to proceed against Kim Potter, who faces second-degree manslaughter for shooting Wright during a traffic stop in April.
- U.S. To Ship 20 Million Additional COVID Vaccine Doses Overseas May 17, 2021President Biden's commitment Monday to donate doses of Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines adds to an earlier promise of 60 million doses of AstraZeneca.
- India's Major Cricket Tournament Got Suspended. Should It Have Even Happened? May 17, 2021The Indian Premier League was suspended in May, but critics weigh in on whether the event should have been held at all amid the country's deadly COVID crisis.
- Some Agents Fear Underfunded And Overworked Secret Service 'Relying On Luck' May 17, 2021Carol Leonnig spoke to a number of Secret Service agents for her new book, Zero Fail. "They strongly believed that it was a matter of time before a president was shot on their watch," she says.
- Border Communities Offer Surplus COVID Vaccines To Canadian Neighbors May 17, 2021
- From BBC News
- Covid: Indian variant cases in 86 council areas - Hancock May 17, 2021It's not just Bolton and Blackburn, says the health secretary, as he urges people to get vaccinated.
- Thousands head off for overseas holidays May 17, 2021Holidaymakers from England, Scotland and Wales are now able to jet off for some early summer sun.
- Holidaying Brits touch down in Portugal: 'It feels unreal' May 17, 2021Leisure travel from England, Scotland and Wales, to a select number of countries, is now allowed.
- Israel-Gaza violence: Calls to protect civilians as conflict endures May 17, 2021The UN, US and UK are among those making calls for people caught in continuing, intense violence.
- Mary Bastholm: Excavation work to begin at Fred West cafe May 17, 2021Police say there is enough evidence to look for human remains in the search for Mary Bastholm, 15.
- Covid: Indian variant cases in 86 council areas - Hancock May 17, 2021
