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News Wrap: Virginia state senator charged with running criminal marijuana enterprise

PBS NewsHour22 October 2026, 22:50 UTCUnited States of America

In our news wrap Thursday, federal authorities charged Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas with running a criminal marijuana enterprise, New York City lawmakers voted to ban horse-drawn carriage rides in Central Park and a judge in Florida ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, or the case could be dismissed.

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