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# Virginia

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August 2023
# Virginia
Mother of six-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia pleads guilty to child neglect
Prosecutors agreed to drop the misdemeanour charge of reckless storage of a firearm against Deja Taylor.
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Aug 15th 2023, 4:18 PM
This year
2023
# Shooting
Two people killed after shooting at high school graduation in Virginia
A 19-year-old is in custody and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
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Jun 7th 2023, 12:46 PM
# Virginia
Four dead in small plane crash in US state of Virginia that sparked an alert in the capital
F-16s chased the unresponsive aircraft at high speed – triggering a sonic boom across Washington and its suburbs.
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Jun 5th 2023, 2:48 PM
# Gun violence
Mother of six-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia charged with child neglect
The woman was also charged by a grand jury with “misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child”.
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Apr 11th 2023, 7:14 AM
# Richneck Elementary School
Top official at school where teacher was shot by 6-year-old is fired as victim launches lawsuit
Abigail Zwerner survived being shot in the chest and is now recuperating at home, but faces more surgery.
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Jan 26th 2023, 9:00 AM
# Gun violence
Teacher shot by six-year-old in US is recovering, police say
The teacher was identified as Abby Zwerner, 25, who is described as ‘devoted to students’.
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Jan 9th 2023, 8:54 AM
# Virginia
Teacher shot by six-year-old in US school showing 'signs of improvement'
No pupils were injured in the shooting.
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Jan 7th 2023, 7:56 PM
Last year
2022
# Virginia
Gunman who killed six people at US Walmart store was employee, police say
Four people remain hospitalised in unknown condition following the shooting.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 8:55 PM
# Virginia
Man (30s) dies after overnight crash in Co Cavan
The crash occurred at around 3.45am this morning in Virginia, Co Cavan.
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Apr 9th 2022, 8:30 AM
# All-American
USA native and former softballer Haney hits five-year plan with Ireland
The Blackrock College prop made her Test debut against France last weekend.
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Apr 6th 2022, 6:00 AM
# Virginia
Hundreds stranded all night in freezing temperatures on snowy US motorway
Jack-knifed lorries caused a huge tailback on Interstate 95 in Virginia.
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Jan 4th 2022, 8:00 PM
All time
# US
Richmond’s Confederate monuments to be given to city’s Black history museum
The monuments, which have been taken down in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, include a massive statue of General Robert E. Lee.
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Dec 30th 2021, 5:30 PM
# Virginia
‘1887 time capsule found’ in base of controversial General Lee statue
Crews found a square box embedded in granite stone after the statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed.
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Dec 17th 2021, 10:00 PM
# Charlottesville
Organisers of far-right rally in Virginia ordered to pay €25m in damages
A civil suit was filed by residents of the city of Charlottesville who were impacted by the August 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally.
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Nov 24th 2021, 7:46 AM
# Virginia
Republican win in Virginia 'shows potency of the culture wars' in US politics
It was expected to be a comfortable Democratic win but became a toss-up in the closing days of the campaign.
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Nov 3rd 2021, 4:11 PM
# Glenn Youngkin
Republican wins tight election in bellwether US state of Virginia
The race was expected to be a comfortable Democratic win but became a toss-up in the closing days of the campaign.
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Nov 3rd 2021, 7:22 AM
# Terry McAuliffe
Biden predicts Democratic win in Virginia but election remains too close to call
The election is seen as the first major test of Joe Biden’s political brand.
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Nov 2nd 2021, 9:23 PM
Voices
Larry Donnelly: What might Tuesday’s elections in the US hold in store?
Voters in a number of states and municipalities will choose officials to represent them at a range of different levels.
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Oct 30th 2021, 8:00 PM
# democrats
Obama warns of Republican threat to democracy in US battleground Virginia
Democrat Terry McAuliffe has seen his lead extinguished in recent polls.
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Oct 24th 2021, 10:45 AM
# heritage high school
At least two injured in US high school shooting
Police are on the scene.
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Sep 20th 2021, 6:02 PM
# Virginia
Confederate statue removed from pedestal in Charlottesville
Taking down the monument of General Robert E Lee follows years of contention and litigation.
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Jul 10th 2021, 4:56 PM
# toppled
Virginia statue of Christopher Columbus is torn down, set on fire and thrown into lake
The figure was toppled less than two hours after protesters gathered in the US city.
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Jun 10th 2020, 2:15 PM
# Virginia
US firefighters rescue lorry driver whose cab was dangling 70 feet over a river
Wayne B Boone was treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
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Apr 15th 2020, 2:48 PM
# right to bear arms
'It's our constitutional God-given right': Heavily-armed protesters descend on Virginia for pro-gun rally
The rally has been organised by the Virginia Citizens Defense League which opposes gun control laws.
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Jan 20th 2020, 4:14 PM
# Cavan
Man (20s) due in court over series of ATM thefts
The man has an address in Northern Ireland.
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Jan 10th 2020, 10:32 AM
# Williamsburg
Dozens injured in 69-car pile-up on motorway in US state of Virginia
Authorities do not yet know the cause of the crash, but fog and icy road conditions were contributing factors.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 12:52 PM
# LISGREY
Pedestrian killed after being struck by bus in Cavan
The man, who was in his 50s, was fatally injured after he was hit.
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Sep 28th 2019, 8:16 AM
# atm thefts
Cross-border gang questioned by gardaí about ATM thefts
The gang is suspected of being involved in the attempted raid on an ATM in Virginia, Co Cavan last week.
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Aug 19th 2019, 7:58 PM
# Virginia
Three men arrested following attempted ATM robbery in Co Cavan overnight
In a follow-up operation, more than €300,000 was recovered.
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Aug 14th 2019, 7:38 PM
# Evacuation
'No evidence of violence': USA Today HQ evacuated following reports of armed man in the building
The police said it found “no evidence of any acts of violence or any injuries”.
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Aug 7th 2019, 6:07 PM
# Racism row
Virginia Governor now says he wasn't in KKK and blackface photo on his yearbook page
Ralph Northam on Friday apologised for the photo.
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Feb 3rd 2019, 7:50 AM
# ralph northam
US governor apologises over appearing in 'clearly racist and offensive' photo
Ralph Northam is facing calls to resign over the photo.
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Feb 2nd 2019, 12:22 PM
# Virginia
Wayne Rooney arrested in US for public intoxication and swearing
Rooney was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority at Dulles International Airport.
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Jan 6th 2019, 7:59 PM
# Charlottesville
Photographer heard 'thuds, screams and cries' as neo-Nazi ploughed into crowd, US court hears
James Fields (21) is accused of the first degree murder of Heather Heyer.
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Nov 30th 2018, 10:45 PM
# annapolis
Five dead following shooting incident at Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland
A police official added that it was estimated that three people had been injured.
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Jun 28th 2018, 10:38 PM
# Get Out
Restaurant asks Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders to leave
Sanders serves in an “inhumane and unethical” administration, the restaurant’s owner said.
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Jun 24th 2018, 10:13 AM
# Virginia
Soldier steals 'tank' and leads police on bizarre mid-speed chase lasting nearly two hours
The vehicle resembled a military tank but was in fact an armoured personnel carrier.
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Jun 6th 2018, 5:22 PM
# Virginia
Train full of Republican politicians collides with truck, one killed on board truck
One lawmaker said the truck had been ripped in half by the impact.
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Jan 31st 2018, 6:40 PM
# Virginia
US police release footage of officers shooting man dead after car chase
The FBI is investigating the circumstances behind the shooting which his family have described as “senseless”.
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Jan 24th 2018, 10:26 PM
# Virginia
Woman accused of dressing as clown and killing wife of man she later married faces death penalty
Witnesses told investigators in 1990 that they were having an affair, though both denied it.
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Oct 4th 2017, 10:52 PM
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