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Books and cleverness

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LONDON (AP) — A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds ($13,900.) British auctioneers Hanson's said Monday that the first-edition copy of “Harry Potter and the ...

West Virginia Senate pushes new cuts to unemployment benefits

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CHARLESTON — For a third time since 2022, Republican members of the West Virginia Senate are pushing a change to tie the number of weeks of unemployment benefits to the unemployment rate while two major employers have announced layoffs. The Senate approved motions Monday to place two bills ...

West Virginia House adds religious exemption to vaccine rules

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CHARLESTON – The West Virginia House of Delegates passed an update to public and private school vaccination requirements to allow for religious exemptions after a passionate debate about the merits of immunizations. House Bill 5105, eliminating the vaccine requirements for public virtual ...

West Virginia Senate Education Committee goes after DEI policies

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CHARLESTON — With two days to go to get bills to a key legislative deadline Wednesday, lawmakers in a West Virginia Senate committee decided to move a controversial bill aimed at multiple culture war issues. The Senate Education Committee recommended Senate Bill 870 for passage Monday. A ...