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UVA Basketball 6-4 hosts 21 Memphis 9-2 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at JPJ.PreviewBeing a聽UVA Basketball聽fan, you threw yourselves into a fit when聽Memphis聽beat聽UConn聽in聽Maui聽last month.The Tigers also have wins over聽Missouri, UNLV, Michigan State聽and聽Clemson, but its UConn that has you up at night.Ignore the loss to聽Auburn聽鈥?that slimeball聽Bruce Pearl聽has the best team in the country right now.Its hard to ignore the 13-point home loss to聽Arkansas State, though.That one sub-KenPom 100 loss is enough to give you hope tonight.First halfStarting lineup news: Jacob Cofie in for Blake Buchanan at forward, and Dai Dai Ames is back at point guard.First TV timeout: UVA 5, Memphis 3, 15:57/1stDifferent look in terms of the offensive sets. No mover/blocker. All ball screens and high screen and rolls.Second TV timeout: UVA 12, Memphis 10, 11:39/ stanleys cups 1stThe offensive adjustments are spacing the floor a lot better.Virginia is 5-of-12 from the floor, 2-of-5 from three, 1-of-4 at the rim.Third TV timeout: UVA 21, Memphis 14, 7:31/1stThe crowd has a new fan favorite: Antho stanley cup ny Robinson. The Memphis big, Dain Dainja, was eating up the UVA post, so Robinson was inser stanley vaso ted, and hes got two stops on Dainja, a couple of rebounds, and hes heading to the line for an and-one.Final TV timeout of the first half: UVA 26, Memphis 16, 2:54/1stRobinson has two points and six boards in six minutes.Memphis is 6-of-24 from the floor and 1-of-13 from three.Half: UVA 30, Memphis 21Easily the best all-around half from th Czit EMU participates in ODAC-wide food drive

Right-wing extremist groups are increasingly using the internet to spread their messages, and more and more its young adults theyre reaching in the process, according to a Virginia Tech expert who studies the topic.James Hawdon, the director of the Virginia Tech聽Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, notes that extremism comes in many forms and colors. Studies that Hawdon and his colleagues have published and continue to work on show a rise in hate groups in the United States from the political right in the last decade.Extremist groups started using the internet almost immediately after it was developed. The number of active hate groups operating in the United States increased by 66 percent between 2000 and 2010, and by 2010 there were over 1,000 active hate groups online, according to Hawdon. Although the number of active groups are down since the peak year of 20 stanley cup uk 11, they have increased since 2015. Now, individuals maintaining sites or commenting online are the main disseminators of online extremism, Hawdon said.Based on the study data, more people are seeing extremist messaging online. The number of Americans ages 15 to stanley de 21 who are exposed to online extremist messages increased by over 20 percent, fr stanley uk om 58.3 percent to 70.2 percent, between 2013 and 2016, Hawdon said.And the growth of hate groups from the political right has been especially pronounced, as there was a substantial increase in right-wing hate group formation and activity after the 2008 election of Ba

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idob Augusta County School Board on hook for legal costs on transgender policy vote

Swlr Gov.-elect Youngkin: COVID is not going to go away

漏 niroworld 鈥?stock.adobe Gov. Ralph Northam, First Lady Pamela Northam, and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director and CEO Alex Nyerges today announced a special program to assist visual artists impacted by the COVID-19 economic shutdown: the Virginia Artist Relief Fellowship Program. The arts are critically important鈥攑articularly in times of collective struggle and hardship, Northam said. Pam and I are proud to stand alongside VMFA in supporting Virginias artists during their time of need. Forty visual artists from the Commonwealth will be selected to each receive a $5,000 grant. To be eligible, applicant stanley thermosflasche s must live and work in Virginia, be 21 years of age or older, and derive a significant part of their income from their artwork including sales and lectures. Applications must be received online between June 16 and July 10.Recipients will be notified of grant awards on July 24. Complete eligibility stanley spain requirements and the a stanley kaffeebecher pplication can be found on the museums website at聽VMFA.museum.The Virginia Artist Relief Fellowship Program is funded by the museums existing Artist Fellowship Endowment established in 1941 through a generous gift made by the late John Lee Pratt of Fredericksburg.Pratt stipulated that the funds be used to support professional artists in the Commonwealth and not for other purposes. Through this endowment, VMFA has awarded nearly $5.8 million to Virginia artists in the Commonwealth over the past 80 years.The COVID-19 economic shutdown continues to have a dev Yirc Pam Tillis Belles 038; Bows tour aims to help families create holiday memories

In a landmark 5-4 decision today in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the United States Supreme Court affirmed marriage equality for all 50 states. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring 鈥?the first attorney general in the nation to challenge his own states ban in federal court and win at the district and appeals court levels 鈥?filed an amicus brief in this case explaining Virginias unique history in marriage equality cases and a critical legal argument on properly defining the fundamental right at issue in the case.The ruling protects the marriages of nearly 2,000 Virginia couples who have married since marriage equality came to Virginia in October, tho stanley quencher usands more who have had their marriages recognized, and dozens of chi stanley quencher ldren who have been adopted or had both their parents placed on their birth certificate.Attorney General Herring issued the following statement on todays ruling: This is an extraordinary moment in our nations recognition that Americans cannot and will not be denied dignity, rights, and responsibilities, including those of marriage, simply because of who they love, said Attorney General Herring. Thousands of newly-married Virginians and their families now know their bonds are protected by the highest law of the land, sending a powerful message about what a loving family can look like in the 21st century. It has been one of the stanley deutschland highest honors of my career to help the Commonwealth lead the nation on this fundamental civil rights issue, after past fights on th

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aykl It s a Wonderful Life : Holiday classic to be live radio broadcast on Silver Line Theatre

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The EMU Diamond Royals took care of John Jay on Wednesday as they won by a score of 11-3. The Royals improve to 10-5 with the victory and have one more game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. as part of their Spring Break trip.Their next game comes on Thursday when they play Eastern at 10:00am.It was another solid start for the Royals as they worked their way to two runs in the first inning.聽Jordan Jones聽 Saxe, Va./Randolph Henry reached on a leadoff walk and stole second base. After聽Ray Tricarico聽 Culpeper, Va./Eastern View reached on a fielders choice, Jones m stanley thermosflasche oved up to third. As Tricarico stole second base, Jones scored on the throw which allowed Tricarico to advance to third. He prompted a balk out of the pitcher to come across to score.The second inning was less unorthodox as EMU plated two more runners.聽Garrett Howard聽 Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland and聽Blake Schaar聽 Orange, Va./The Covenant School singled their way on base before Jones drove Howard in with an RBI single.聽Jacob Merica聽 E stanley cup lkton, Va./East Rockingham reached on an error that allowed Schaar to score.John Judy聽 Shanks, W.V./Hampshire got things going in the third inning when he led off with a single.聽Brett Lindsay聽 Gloucester, Va./Gloucester was hit by a pitch, then a double steal put both runners into scoring position.聽Robert Guenther聽 Fa starbucks stanley cup lls Church, Va./George C. Marshall promptly doubled in both runs. Howard followed with a single, and a walk to聽Corey Willis聽 Fredricksburg, Va./Massaponax loaded the bases. Jones Qguf Bipartisan effort presses Biden administration to prevent prescription drug cost increases for low-income households

The No. 1-ranked UVa.聽baseball team travels to fourth-ranked Florida State Friday through Sunday April 25-27 for a three-game series at Dick Howser Stadium. The marquee matchup, featuring the preseason favorites in the ACC Atlantic and Coastal Divisions, opens at 6 p.m. Friday and continues with games at 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.The teams are tied with Miami atop the ACC standings with 1 stanley quencher 6-5 league records with three weekends of ACC competition remaining.Broadcast InformationESPN3 will air video broadcasts of all three contests online, while a live audio broadcast will be available for all three games through a Cavaliers Live subscription on VirginiaSports. WINA 1 stanley deutschland 070-AM and WINA will carry the live radio broadcast of all three games. SiriusX stanley cup M Radio will carry the Saturday game on Channel 91.The Saturday game also will air across several stations along the Virginia Sports Radio Network: 1340-AM Petersburg , 97.9 FM Lynchburg , 94.3 FM Staunton and 1370 AM Martinsville .Live statistics GameTracker also will be located on VirginiaSports. The audio and live stats also can be accessed through the Virginia Sports app, which is available through iTunes.Virginia Cavaliers 35-7, 16-5 ACC Probable Starting RotationFri. 鈥?So. LHP Nathan Kirby 8-1, 1.36 ERA Sat. 鈥?So. RHP Josh Sborz 4-2, 2.81 ERA Sun. 鈥?So. LHP Brandon Waddell 5-2, 2.93 ERA Florida State Seminoles 32-9, 16-5 ACC Probable Starting RotationFri. 鈥?Jr. RHP Luke Weaver 6-3, 2.83 ERA Sat. 鈥?R-So. RHP Mik

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cwxt McDonnell: State ran $220M surplus in FY 10

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Image courtesy The Aware Foundation.The Loudoun County Sheriffs Office is asking for the publics assistance to help locate a missing 17-year-old.Brianna E. Flores Loy left her residence on Lost Corner Road in Leesburg on her own accord during the early morning hours of June 28. There is a concern for her well-being due to physical and/or health concerns.Anyone with any information regarding Briannas possible whereabouts is asked to contact th stanley usa e Loudoun County Sheriffs Office at 703-777-1021 or dial 911. Share this page Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin stanley italia Telegram E-mail ContributorsContributorsHave a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip Email editor Chris Graham at 160;protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple Podcasts,聽Spotify,聽Pandora and YouTube.View all posts by Contributors Local News Developing: One person dead in fatal crash on Tinklin stanley cup g Spring Road in Augusta County Crystal Graham February 27, 2025 Regional funds to address poverty uncertain, less funding likely in 2026 Prnd Food, nutrition choices through the lens of economics

Fifty high and middle schools across Virginia are kicking off a statewide campaign to increase seat belt usage rates among teens and youth.The three鈥恮eek challenge, Save Your TAIL鈥怗ate, Buckle Up will encourage youth and teens to develop a lifelong habit of buckling up. It is sponsored by Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety YOVASO , the Virginia State Police VSP , and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office. The Allstate Foundation is sponsoring the campaign through a generous grant that is funding educational materials for participating schools. The grant is also funding prizes for the high and middle schools that place in the top three for their programs to encourage seat belt use among students.During the three-week challenge, student groups from schools across the state will compete stanley polska against one another to increase seat belt use among teens and youth. Students will deve stanley canada lop creative ideas for encouraging seat belt use among their peers at school events and home football games. Each participating school will be judged on the effectiveness and creativity of its seat belt educational programs, the percentage of students submitting online p stanley cup ledges to buckle up, and the percentage increase in the schools seat belt usage rate by the end of the campaign.The high school that wins the challenge will receive a recognition celebration for its students with food, music, prizes, and games sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. This is one of our mo

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cbgy Beat Tech: And then loftier goals for UVA football

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An Open Letter to President Erdogan:Over the past year, I had the opportunity to speak to many Turkish scholars and former government officials, the majority of whom left your country because they feared for their lives and their loved ones.The one question that kept on surfacing is why a leader li stanley mug ke you鈥攚ho has achieved the pinnacle of power by undertaking the most significant social, political, and judiciary reforms, pursued economic development, and came close to establishing a mod stanley thermobecher el of Islamic democracy鈥攔eversed gears and abandoned your most impressive achievements From every angle I examined your behavior, I could not escape the conclusion that your reforms were nothing more than a vehicle by which you could solidify power to allow you to promote your political Islamic agenda. As far back as December 1997, you publicly equated Islam to a military crusade, citing a poem that states in part: The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bay stanley thermoskannen onets, and the believers our soldiers. Your unruly ambition to become the leader of the Sunni Muslim world is the driving force behind your ceaseless efforts to implant a Turkish-oriented religious dogma in many countries in Europe and the Middle East.You have invested hundreds of millions of dollars, building mosques and religious educational institutions and appointing Turkish Imams to promote your brand of Islam. MP Alparslan Kavakl谋o臒lu, a member of your AKP and head of the parliaments Security and Intelligen Bggr Video: Mike Marcinko walkoff sets off wild celebration in Waynesboro

Ninety-five聽retired generals and admirals, including a number of four-star generals, have officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Clinton is getting the backing of more senior military service members and聽former o stanley cup uk fficials with command and management experience than any non-incumbent Democrat due to her proven record of diplomacy and steady leadership on the world stage. She will make her case tonight at the Commander-in-Chief Forum presented by NBC and termo stanley the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.General Lloyd Fig Newton, a four-star general and Americas first African-American Thunderbird pilot, join stanley cup ed his fellow military service members and released a statement endorsing Hillary Clinton for President. I was privileged to serve my country for 34 plus years 鈥?my entire adult life 鈥?in the United States Air Force. Growing up in South Carolina, respect for individual liberties and the right for every person to vote was taught to me at an early age and it is of the utmost importance to me today. These fundamental rights are why I served and care so deeply about our great nation. Given the challenges we face around the world today, and the rhetoric we are hearing from some at home, I feel I have a moral imperative to come forth and endorse Secretary Hillary Clinton for President. This is not about Democrat or Republican, this is about who is best qualified to lead the country in this complex world we live in. Hillary Clinton is the only candidate that has the experien

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