Tag Archives: Charlottesville (Va)

The New York Times 3:18 am on January 24, 2022
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Top Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Post at the University of Virginia

Democrats in Virginia denounced the action as a partisan move aimed at helping former President Donald J. Trump undercut the investigation of the Capitol riot.

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The New York Times 3:41 pm on December 18, 2021
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Give Where You Live

Find the people doing good work in your own community and help them do it.

#charlottesville-va, #philanthropy, #poetry-and-poets, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 12:35 am on December 18, 2021
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‘Shopping Cart Killer’ Suspected in Four Deaths, Police Say

The authorities in Virginia say that Anthony Robinson met his victims via online dating sites and later transported their bodies in shopping carts to dispose of them.

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The New York Times 6:36 pm on December 7, 2021
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Charlottesville’s Statue of Robert E. Lee Will Be Melted Down

The statue was the focus of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017. A local African American heritage center plans to turn it into a new piece of public art.

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The New York Times 8:29 pm on November 24, 2021
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Charlottesville Extremists Lose in Court, but Replacement Theory Lives On

Organizers of the “Unite the Right” demonstration suffered a damaging legal defeat this week. But four years after the rally, their message has seeped closer to the conservative mainstream.

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The New York Times 8:05 pm on November 23, 2021
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Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence

Jurors found the main organizers of the deadly right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 liable under state law, awarding more than $25 million in damages, but deadlocked on federal conspiracy charges.

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The New York Times 11:52 pm on November 18, 2021
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Charlottesville Rally Trial: What We’ve Learned So Far

Closing arguments from both sides in the civil trial were on Thursday. The heart of the case is whether the defendants engaged in a race-based violent conspiracy.

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The New York Times 2:28 pm on November 18, 2021
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Charlottesville Struggles to Move on After the ‘Unite the Right’ Rally

Many residents hoped the town would become an example of racial reconciliation. It hasn’t happened.

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The New York Times 11:30 pm on October 28, 2021
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Opening Statements Begin in Charlottesville Rally Trial

The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages from the far-right organizers of a violent rally in 2017, accusing them of violating the civil rights of minorities by plotting violence.

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The New York Times 11:30 pm on October 28, 2021
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Trauma of Charlottesville Rally Is Soundtrack to Start of Civil Trial

The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages from the far-right organizers of a violent rally in 2017, accusing them of violating the civil rights of minorities by plotting violence.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 24, 2021
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Victims of Charlottesville Rally Argue the Violence Was Planned

The civil trial that starts Monday will examine whether the far-right organizers had plotted to foment violence. They have countered that bloodshed stemmed from self-defense.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 6, 2021
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Are You Contributing to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?

Do we need to redefine the American dream of owning a single-family home?

#area-planning-and-renewal, #california, #charlottesville-va, #gentrification, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #suburbs, #washington-dc, #yglesias-matthew, #zoning

The New York Times 1:06 pm on September 28, 2021
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Author of ‘My Monticello’ on Writing a Debut Book With Buzz

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, at 50, is not the average age of a debut author. But the public school teacher describes herself as a “literary debutante” with the October publication of “My Monticello.”

#black-people, #books-and-literature, #charlottesville-va, #johnson-jocelyn-nicole, #my-monticello-book, #nevertoolate2021, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 7:21 pm on June 3, 2021
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Help! How to Support Local Communities in Your Travels

A reader asks for recommendations for domestic travel destinations, particularly places that rely on tourism — and encourage vaccinations.

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The New York Times 8:48 pm on April 1, 2021
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Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues, High Court Rules

Monuments to the Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are not protected by state law and can come down, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

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The New York Times 3:00 pm on March 10, 2021
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What $1.1 Million Buys You in Rhode Island, Virginia and Indiana

A two-bedroom condo in a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, a modernized 1945 house in Charlottesville and a Victorian in Crown Point.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 21, 2021
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Charlottesville Inspired Biden to Run. Now It Has a Message for Him.

The white supremacist rally in 2017 prefigured the rise of right-wing violence in President Trump’s name. Now, as President Biden calls for national unity, residents say it requires accountability first.

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The New York Times 2:03 am on January 11, 2021
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We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol.

At BuzzFeed, we followed the signals of social media. A young employee followed them all the way to Charlottesville and Capitol Hill.

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The New York Times 4:03 pm on January 9, 2021
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In Michigan, a Dress Rehearsal for the Chaos at the Capitol on Wednesday

In April, armed protesters crowded into the State Capitol in Michigan. Frightened lawmakers saw echoes of that day in Wednesday’s deadly riot at the Capitol in Washington.

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The New York Times 8:00 am on December 27, 2020
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With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’

The route William Jones III designed 15 years ago through predominantly Black neighborhoods in Charlottesville, Va., has become the impetus for a diverse running group that’s grown since the summer.

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The New York Times 9:01 am on October 2, 2020
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Why ‘Stand Back and Stand By’ Should Set Off Alarm Bells

America’s failure to deal with the white power movement.

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The New York Times 7:09 pm on September 12, 2020
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Confederate Statue Near Site of White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville Is Removed

The 111-year-old monument, “At Ready,” includes two cannons and cannonballs. It was near the site of a violent white supremacist rally in 2017 that killed one and injured dozens more.

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The New York Times 11:00 pm on September 11, 2020
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Remembering the Presidency of Donald Trump

I wish it were a fever dream in my Covid-clouded mind. But, no, our president believes empathy, like patriotic sacrifice, is for suckers.

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The New York Times 12:31 am on September 1, 2020
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A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

President Trump has employed provocative and sometimes incendiary words and images to focus attention on demonstrations and away from the human and economic costs of the pandemic.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 11, 2020
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‘I Couldn’t Do Anything’: The Virus and an E.R. Doctor’s Suicide

Dr. Lorna Breen was unflappable — until she faced a new enemy.

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The New York Times 11:38 pm on June 3, 2020
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Confederate Statue Debate Is Reignited by George Floyd Protests

Dozens came down after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. Protesters outraged over the death of Mr. Floyd are targeting some that remained.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 3, 2020
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The Most Important Word in the Hospitality Industry? ‘Clean’

The world’s largest hotel companies have all come forward in recent weeks to announce new cleaning playbooks.

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