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Virginia school district to spend nearly $450G on building name changes amid coronavirus pandemic

04.12.2020 - 20:06

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A Virginia school district voted to change the names of a few schools at a cost nearing half a million dollars -- a sum that one board member believes would be better spent on resources for students during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Portsmouth School Board voted 8-1 Thursday night to change the names of Woodrow Wilson High School, John Tyler Elementary School and James Hurst Elementary School.

The total cost to complete the changes is estimated at nearly $443,000. The changes followed nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, but one board member believed that the timing is off.

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10.12.2020 / 17:53

Retired Air Force colonel, 93, gives back in big way during Christmas season

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10.12.2020 / 17:38

NewFronts 2021 Dates Scheduled, Digital Video Marketing Event to Be Virtual Again

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe 2021 NewFronts week-long marketing pitchfest for digital media, video and TV has been scheduled for next spring, with the event to reprise the virtual streaming format adopted in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic.Next year’s IAB NewFronts will be held May 3-7, 2021, set to showcase digital, streaming and linear video creators and publishers.

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10.12.2020 / 16:00

Minneapolis cuts police funding by $8M amid crime surge following summer riots

The Minneapolis City Council, the city where George Floyd earlier this year died while in the custody of its police department, passed a budget Thursday morning that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs. The plan for the shifting of police funding, called "Safety for All," follows the city council's stalled attempt to completely dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department earlier this year. Minneapolis is where the widespread protests against racism and police brutality -- which often turned into riots -- started before spreading around the country.

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10.12.2020 / 04:33

Businesses on same street, opposite sides of state line, face split COVID-19 restrictions

Business owners in Bristol, Va., are quarreling over coronavirus lockdown restrictions that do not apply to establishments on the other side of the street, which are technically located in Tennessee. A state line runs directly through downtown Bristol, divvying up the neighboring states, and with it, the guidelines in place in either state to stop the spread of COVID-19. Businesses have to comply with different rules depending on which side of the street they're on, and Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of Virginia, is expected to announce even further restrictions on Thursday. "It would be aggravating to see one side, like literally across the street, be able to do anything and us being closed because that's not going to help at

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10.12.2020 / 01:49

Alexis Sharkey's Mother Responds To Rumors Of Marriage Problems Amid Investigation Into The Influencer's Death

The mystery of what happened to Alexis Sharkey has captured the nation’s attention — and led to an exploration of her entire life.

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09.12.2020 / 20:23

Arkansas man builds Christmas 'tree' out of deer antler sheds: 'I don't plan on ever taking it down'

None of Santa’s reindeer were harmed in the making of this tree. Jeff Jester, of Warren, Ark., tells Fox News that he’s getting requests to build custom Christmas decorations after crafting a unique Christmas “tree” out of deer antler sheds.

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09.12.2020 / 19:06

School principal sues over dismissal for sharing conservative memes on Facebook

A former Pennsylvania elementary school principal is suing her ex-employer over claims she was fired for sharing conservative memes on Facebook. Amy Sacks, once the principal of Evergreen Elementary School in Collegeville, had been working for the Perkiomen Valley Public School District for two decades before she was let go in July.

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09.12.2020 / 18:53

Former Virginia Gov. McAuliffe launching new bid for old job

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09.12.2020 / 18:20

America Together: Send us your Christmas photos and we'll tell your story

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09.12.2020 / 08:27

West Virginia area told to shelter-in-place after explosion at chemical plant

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09.12.2020 / 01:51

Los Angeles County deputies arrest nearly 160 people after busting illegal super-spreader event

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09.12.2020 / 00:11

Funeral service honors West Virginia patrol officer killed in the line of duty

Hundreds of officers throughout county paid final respects Tuesday to a West Virginia officer gunned down last week in the line of duty. Cassie Johnson of the Charleston Police Department was responding to a parking complaint when she was shot Dec.

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09.12.2020 / 00:10

Principal's Facebook post calling BLM 'leftist lie' costs him his job

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09.12.2020 / 00:10

LA district attorney's push to halt death penalty prosecutions, reduce cash bail blasted as 'disastrous'

The Los Angeles Police Protective League is criticizing plans from the city's new district attorney to halt death penalty prosecutions and reduce cash bail cases as "disastrous." LA County District Attorney George Gascón took the helm of the nation's largest prosecution office Monday and unveiled an ambitious agenda that includes the end of cash bail for many offenses, not seeking the death penalty and the refusal to pursue charges for certain crimes.

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08.12.2020 / 23:37

2021 CPAC to be held in person in Florida

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08.12.2020 / 22:01

How Democrats are ensuring they have House majority when new Congress starts in January

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08.12.2020 / 20:46

NY Times treated socialism with kid gloves — in the 1930s and today, critics say

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08.12.2020 / 06:05

LA's district attorney announces partial end of cash bail, prohibition of death penalty

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08.12.2020 / 05:37

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08.12.2020 / 03:09

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07.12.2020 / 22:54

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07.12.2020 / 22:00

Lawyer speaks out against Staten Island bar owner's arrest for hitting deputy with car: 'Political hit job'

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07.12.2020 / 21:21

Huckabee: Democrats caught breaking their own coronavirus rules should resign

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07.12.2020 / 20:14