Virginia
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Virginia hate crime: 13-year-old girl in headscarf attacked 'because of her religious attire'
World | Apr 10, 2018, 06:52 PM ISTThe incident happened on April 6 while the teenager was walking in the Woodbridge area. She was confronted by a stranger who swore at her and seized her arm.
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Democrats see wins as momentum for 2018 state elections
World | Nov 09, 2017, 07:49 PM ISTDemocrats won the governors’ offices in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, erased a previously dominant Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates and won a special election that gave them control of the Washington state Senate.
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Democratic wins: Start of anti-Donald Trump surge or ‘not so fast?’
World | Nov 09, 2017, 04:35 PM ISTWhether Donald Trump's party delivers or not, there is clear cause for concern for a Republican Party that would lose its House majority if Democrats gained 24 seats next fall.
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Blow for Trump in gubernatorial elections; Democrats sweep Virginia, New Jersey races
World | Nov 08, 2017, 07:44 AM ISTIn Virginia, Democratic Ralph Northam defeated Republican Ed Gillespie while Democrat Phil Murphy overcame Republican Kim Guadagno in New Jersey.
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Violence in Charlottesville fits definition of domestic terror: US Attorney General
World | Aug 15, 2017, 12:03 AM ISTThe violence in Charlottesville in which a suspected white supremacist rammed a car on a crowd of protesters fits the definition of "domestic terrorism", US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said today.
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3 dead, 20 injured in white nationalist rally violence in Virginia, Trump blames 'many sides'
World | Aug 13, 2017, 07:56 AM ISTAt least three people died and 19 others were injured after violent clashes erupted between white supremacists and counter demonstrators in a rally in the US state of Virginia
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All schools shut in Virginia county over Islamic lesson backlash
World | Dec 18, 2015, 09:47 PM ISTVerona, Virginia: Schools in a Virginia county were closed on Friday and a weekend holiday concert and athletic events were cancelled amid an angry backlash about a school exercise about Islamic faith.'School officials said they
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Virginia firm signs deal to export apples to India
World | Nov 24, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTWashington: As part of a state push to pursue trade opportunities and new investments in India, a Virginia state company has signed a deal for export of Virginia apples with a major Indian importer.The deal
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Heartbroken Barack Obama calls for gun control, Trump says no
World | Aug 28, 2015, 04:27 AM ISTWashington: As a heartbroken President Barack Obama renewed a call for gun control in the wake of the killing of two journalists on live TV, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump instead favoured addressing mental health
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NASA-assisted drone delivers drugs to remote clinic
World | Jul 18, 2015, 04:29 PM ISTWashington: NASA has assisted a drone to successfully deliver pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies to patients in an outdoor free clinic in Virginia.A NASA aircraft assisted an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), operated by startup company
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US launch pad where rocket exploded back next year
World | Dec 18, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTVirginia: Despite a massive explosion in October, authorities say a state-owned launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility should be repaired and ready for testing late next year.Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff
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US unmanned spacecraft explodes shortly after launch
World | Oct 29, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTWashington: An unmanned spaceship operated by a private US firm exploded just minutes after its launch Tuesday, media reported.The rocket blew up over the launch complex at Wallops Island, Virginia, Xinhua reported citin the NASA
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NASA cargo spacecraft set for launch
World | Oct 27, 2014, 12:03 PM ISTWashington: The US space agency is geared up to send Orbital Science Corporation's Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).Mission managers have given the 'go' for a 6.45 p.m. (EDT)
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White House gate crasher to run for state office
World | Apr 26, 2012, 09:49 AM ISTRichmond (Virginia), Apr 26: Tareq Salahi, a Virginia vintner who achieved notoriety for crashing a White House party and later saw his wife run off with a guitarist for the rock band Journey, now says
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Truck With Equipment For Obama Tour Stolen
World | Oct 19, 2011, 09:40 AM ISTRichmond, Virginia, Oct 19: At least no one left the keys to Air Force One in the ignition.In an egg-on-face moment for the government ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to Virginia, someone stole a
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Irene Slams Into New Jersey Shore, Shuts Down NYC
World | Aug 28, 2011, 06:03 PM ISTNew York, Aug 28: A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities as it roared up the East Coast, unloading a foot (30 centimeters) of rain on North