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11Sep/17

In observance of 9/11, a flag draped over the Pentagon

September 11, 2017DisasterAmerican Airlines, American Airlines Flight 77, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, Contents, Disaster/Accident, Flag of the United States, Islamic terrorism in the United States, National Register of Historic Places in Arlington County Virginia, Pentagon, Pentagon Memorial, September 11 attacks, The Pentagon, United States, Virginia, Washington D.C., Washington Dulles International Airportsmbale

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 11, 2017) (RESTRICTED POOL) – A large American flag was draped over the facade of the Pentagon building on Monday (September 11) in commemoration of the attack there 16 years ago.
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13Aug/17

Virginia governor: “We need to call it out for what it is”

August 13, 2017SocialBusiness, Businesspeople, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, Finance, Governor of Virginia, Hillary Clinton, McAuliffe, Political campaign staff, Politics, Politics of the United States, Province/State: Virginia, Regions of the United States, Religion/Belief, Rhetoric, Terry McAuliffe, Terry McAuliffe gubernatorial campaign, Unite the Right rally, United States, Virginia, White supremacy in the United Statessmbale

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe says current political rhetoric has bred “bigotry and hatred” and urges people to “call it out for what it is.” Continue reading →

13Aug/17

Two Virginia policemen killed in helicopter crash linked to clashes

August 13, 2017DisasterAlbemarle County, Virginia, Alt-right, Berke M.M. Bates, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Union Station, Charlottesville Virginia, Cities in the United States, City: Charlottesville, Disaster/Accident, Donald Trump, Fascism in the United States, Geography of Virginia, H. Jay Cullen, Jim Peters, Midlothian, Neo-Nazism in the United States, Peter Knudson, Quinton, Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, Unite the Right rally, United States, Virginia, Virginia Cavaliers football, White supremacy in the United Statessmbale

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 12, 2017) (NBC) – Two Virginia state policemen were killed on Saturday (August 12) when a helicopter in which they were riding crashed after assisting in efforts to quell clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. Continue reading →

12Aug/17

Car plows into crowd in Charlottesville

August 12, 2017DisasterAlt-right, American society, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, City: Charlottesville, Confederate general, Fascism in the United States, Neo-Nazism in the United States, Race in the United States, Racism in the United States, Unite the Right rally, United States, Virginia, White supremacy in the United Statessmbale

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 12, 2017) (REUTERS) – White nationalists clashed with counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday (August 12), prompting the governor to declare an emergency and halt a rally to protest the planned removal of a Confederate general’s statue from a public park.
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12Aug/17

State of emergency declared in Virginia amid ongoing clashes during counter rallies

August 12, 2017SocialAlt-right, Businesspeople, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, Province/State: Virginia, Social Issues, Terry McAuliffe, Unite the Right rally, United States, University of Virginia, Virginia, War/Conflict, White supremacy in the United Statessmbale

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA , UNITED STATES (AUGUST 12, 2017) (REUTERS) – White nationalists clashed with counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday (August 12) ahead of a rally to protest the planned removal of a Confederate general’s statue that critics say glorifies the era of slavery. Continue reading →

28Aug/15

Online posts by Virginia shooter show alarming trend in social media

August 28, 2015CrimeAdam Ward, Alison Parker, Bedford County, Virginia, Charleston, Claire Wardle, Computing, Facebook, Flanagan, In American television, Mass media, Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward, New York, Operating systems, ROANOKE, social media, social media posts, Software, Syria, Twitter, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United States, Universal Windows Platform apps, Vicki Gardner, Virginia, Washington D.C., Workplace violencesmbale

Shocking social media posts by the man suspected of shooting two television journalists during a live broadcast in Virginia showed a disturbing premeditated attack in which the internet was used by a killer for maximum exposure.

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09May/15

New radar technology already saving lives in disaster zones

May 9, 2015InnovationAir traffic control, Avionics, Belgium, Chautara, China, Dave Lewis, Environment, Finder, Human activities, Jim Lux, Kathmandu, Lorton, Mac OS, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nepal, Netherlands, Radar, Randal Bittinger, Rubble, Science and technology, Search and rescue, Software, System software, Targeting, Technology, Technology/Internet, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States, Virginiasmbale

The prototype of a new radar technology designed to detect the heartbeats of victims trapped in rubble is demonstrated. The technology was developed by NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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06Apr/15

Rolling Stone retracts University of Virginia rape story deemed a ‘journalistic failure’

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Rolling Stone retracted an explosive article Sunday (April 05) detailing an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after an outside review concluded that the story failed to follow journalistic standards.

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22Mar/15

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to announce presidential run

March 22, 2015PoliticsCanadian people, Christianity, Cruz, Jeb Bush, Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, Liberty University in Virginia, Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republican Party United States), Rick Perry, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign, Texas, u.s. senate, United States, Virginiasmbale

U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz is expected to announce that he will run for president in 2016, aide

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