
Abdullah Qandeel: The future looks bright
The world is talking about Saudi Arabia these days. Its Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Salman, wrapped up a star-studded tour of Europe and the United States last month that included rapt audiences.

The world is talking about Saudi Arabia these days. Its Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Salman, wrapped up a star-studded tour of Europe and the United States last month that included rapt audiences.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have cosponsored the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill that would legalize and clearly define hemp as an agricultural commodity, removing it from the list of controlled substances.

VMI head men’s soccer coach Michael Bonelli announced Tuesday the additions of David Yates and Michael Tringali to his coaching staff in preparations for the 2018 season.

Attorney General Mark Herring today announced that the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force will launch a new awareness campaign across the Hampton Roads region.

As the EU seeks to increase its influence in the Balkans, Russia and Turkey have been working hard to strengthen their own ties to the region. The EU’s renewed interest in its southern backyard has been prompted by fears of Moscow’s mounting impact in the Balkans.

Virginia tourism revenues reached $25 billion in 2017, a 4.4 percent increase over 2016. In 2017, tourism in Virginia supported 232,000 jobs-an increase of 1.1 percent compared to 2016.

DACA and border security are priorities for fixing in any immigration legislation that may soon move, but the broader immigration system also needs significant and substantial reform.

It all started when a young man moved to Staunton from the Winchester area. David Drake had played in a band in Newtown—a sliver of a village between Stephens City and Kernstown, just south of Winchester.

Average retail gasoline prices in Virginia have risen 3.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.72/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 gas outlets in Virginia.

At Stewart, four immigration judges heard around 4,522 cases in 2016, only 7 percent of which were granted asylum—the national average for the year was 43 percent. The judge in front of Robel had a 97.7 percent denial rate; in fact, he had denied Robel asylum before.
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