A Black Cemetery Erased By Authorities; More Va., Headlines

Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

• “Developers found graves in the Virginia woods. Authorities then helped erase the historic Black cemetery.”—ProPublica

• A Republican restaurant owner and Virginia Senate candidate who’s been feuding with state authorities over COVID-19 restrictions celebrated a settlement agreement with Virginia ABC after Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared to rebuke the agency for executing a search warrant against the restaurant. “I’ll be getting my license back and my liquor back, and I’m not paying them a dime.”—Washington Post

• A fired Starbucks worker who was involved in unionization efforts at a Richmond store has been reinstated to his job with seven months of back pay after challenging the move as illegal retaliation.—WRIC

• Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is asking higher education leaders to do more to push back against alleged antisemitism on college campuses.—WAVY

• Airport authorities seized zebra and giraffe bones from a Virginia woman returning from a trip to Kenya.—CNN

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