Author: Ben Finley
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Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act
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The U.S. Department of Education says Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine after the large Christian school in Virginia failed to disclose information about crimes on campus
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Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
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Country music fans are celebrating Toby Keith’s rich collection of songs in the wake of his death from stomach cancer
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U.S. fighting to stop planned expedition to Titanic
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NORFOLK, Va. • The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite. The expedition is being organized by RMS Titanic, the Georgia-based firm that owns the salvage rights…
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Scramble on for new fuel routes after Colonial Pipeline hack
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CLEMMONS, N.C. • The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption of Colonial Pipeline caused long lines at gas stations in the Southeast due to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations. Colonial initiated the restart…
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Cut cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An accidentally severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia’s online voter registration system Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election, authorities said. The Virginia Department of Elections said in statement on Twitter that a “fiber cut” was affecting connectivity for multiple agencies, including the department’s citizen portal…
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Navy SEAL pleads guilty in hazing death of Green Beret
NORFOLK, Va. — A U.S. Navy SEAL pleaded guilty Thursday to hazing and assault charges for his role in the 2017 strangulation of a U.S. Army Green Beret in Africa. Adam Matthews entered the plea at a special court-martial hearing at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. Matthews was one of four U.S. service members who…
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Clamor for ouster of top Democrats slows in Virginia
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RICHMOND, Va. • The clamor for the resignation of Virginia’s top two politicians seemed to die down Monday, with some black community leaders forgiving Gov. Ralph Northam over the blackface furor and calling for a fair hearing for Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on the sexual assault allegations against him. Over the past several days, practically…
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Big towers to rise near historic Jamestown: $90M in payouts
NORFOLK, Va. — A big change is looming on the horizon near Jamestown Island, site of Britain’s first permanent settlement in North America: 17 transmission towers — four nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty — are set to rise to help meet Virginia’s growing energy appetite. But not everyone is electrified by the…
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Man who shot congressman was living in van, called a loner
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The gunman who wounded a top Republican congressman and several others during an early morning baseball practice had apparently been living out of a white cargo van for months and was frequently seen working on a computer at a nearby YMCA, where he kept mostly to himself. James T. Hodgkinson shot House…
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Hope, relief for transgender military families in new policy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Like many transgender teens, Jenn Brewer faced bullying when she came out. Some classmates called her “tranny,” and a few teachers refused to address the 13-year-old by anything other than her male birth name, she said. But she and her family found that the biggest difficulty came from her father’s employer: the…