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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- At The Olympics, Sport Climbing Is Full Of Unknowns For Athletes And Fans August 3, 2021Sport Climbing is new to the Olympic Games, and seeks to find the best all-around athlete in three very different disciplines. Here's what (and who) to watch.
- Amazon Alabama Warehouse Workers May Get To Vote Again On Union August 2, 2021A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted the spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than two-to-one.
- Your Facebook Account Was Hacked. Getting Help May Take Weeks — Or $299 August 2, 2021When Facebook accounts get hacked, victims call and email the company for help to little avail. Some have found a costly workaround: buying a virtual reality headset to get customer service.
- Mutaz Essa Barshim And Gianmarco Tamberi Share The Gold Medal In Olympic High Jump August 2, 2021After two star athletes could not outdo one another, an official said they could move to a "jump-off." They had another idea: why not share?
- U.S. Baseball Team Loses To Japan, But It Still Has A Tight Path To Gold Medal Game August 2, 2021Both the U.S. and Japan had been undefeated after going 2-0 to win their groups.
- At The Olympics, Sport Climbing Is Full Of Unknowns For Athletes And Fans August 3, 2021
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- Covid-19: Amber watch-list travel idea scrapped August 3, 2021A government source says they have dropped proposals for a new category in the traffic light system.
- Sturgeon to set out plans for lifting restrictions August 2, 2021Nicola Sturgeon is to confirm whether Scotland will move "beyond level zero" on 9 August as planned.
- Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city August 3, 2021The militants are battling to take control of a provincial capital for the first time in years.
- Dizzee Rascal: Rapper charged with assaulting woman August 2, 2021The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Mills, is charged with assault after an incident in south London.
- Kidney transplants cancelled amid Belfast Trust staff shortage August 2, 2021Healthy kidneys from deceased donors were turned down due to a lack of nurses to support surgeons.
- Covid-19: Amber watch-list travel idea scrapped August 3, 2021
