CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury has been seated in a civil trial to determine whether white nationalists who planned the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be held responsible for the violence that erupted.

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The State Department on Wednesday is expected to issue the first U.S. passport with an “X” gender marker.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward with a plan to build another one in northern New Jersey, about 8 miles away.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Halloween is just days away, and Americans are gearing up with decorations, costumes, and candy.According to RetailMeNot, 78% of Americans are planning to buy candy this year for Halloween. 
	
		NWS: EF1 tornado confirmed in Norman, southeast Oklahoma City	However, not all candy is created equal.

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Virginia is now No. 10 in the U.S. in percentage of its population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for the total number of shots administered, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday.“We’ve reached the Top 10 because so many Virginians have worked so hard for so long,” Northam said in a statement. “It’s something we can all be proud of.

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PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- General legal counsel for Riverside Regional Jail provided new details Wednesday night on the consent agreement between the State Board of Local and Regional Jails and Riverside, which was voted on in September after it was decided that the jail would stay open.Attorney Jeff Gore of Hefty, Wiley & Gore spoke before the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors at its Wednesday night meeting.

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RICHMOND, VA (WRIC) — Over one year after being tapped as Richmond’s top cop, Gerald Smith faces the increasingly pressured task to reduce violent crime as gun violence and domestic incidents trend upward.8News caught up with Smith at a community police walk-through in the Museum District Wednesday evening.

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8News Exclusive: Richmond police chief on violent crime, plan to address gun violence and domestic incidents

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The boundaries of Henrico County's five magisterial districts could change based on data from the 2020 Census.The county released a draft plan that would make minor shifts to the district boundaries to ensure equal representation following population changes over the last decade.

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Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are locked in a tied race nearly one week out from Virginia's gubernatorial election, according to a poll released on Monday.

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McAuliffe, Youngkin tied in Virginia governor race: poll

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former spokesperson for Liberty University is suing the evangelical Virginia school after being fired, alleging in a lawsuit filed Monday that his termination came in retaliation for voicing concerns that sexual misconduct accusations were mishandled.

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