Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 11 executive orders following his swearing in ceremony today, including those that overturn Virginia's mask mandate for public schools and a COVID vaccination requirement for state workers.
Temperature departures from average in degrees Celsius during 2021. .
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