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Lawsuit alleges Fairfax County and other Virginia voters illegally removed from rolls

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The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A coalition of immigrant-rights groups and the League of Women Voters in Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares of an ongoing “purge” of voter rolls that will disenfranchise legitimate voters.

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Annandale preschool uses ‘Paw Patrol’ to teach democracy

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Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, left, listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At stake: which animated dog was the best character on the cartoon “PAW Patrol.”

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Woman accused of running Tysons, Merrifield brothels to plead guilty

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The Avalon Mosaic apartments in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients in that state and Fairfax County is planning to change her plea to guilty in federal court Friday, according to court documents.

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New CIA workplace assault case emerges as spy agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks

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The CIA seal next to a U.S. flag at the agency's Langley headquarters (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — At an impromptu party in the office to celebrate his 50th birthday, a veteran CIA officer got drunk, reached up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissed her in front of stunned co-workers, prosecutors alleged in the latest case of sexual misconduct to spill from the spy agency into a public court.

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