by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 26. Also check out President Obama’s weekly address, on “defeating ISIL.”
- Climate Skepticism Has Lost Major Ground Among Weather Experts (“Some 99 percent of U.S. weathercasters — those who communicate weather forecasts on TV or radio, but who aren’t always trained meteorologists — accept the fact that climate change is happening”)
- Belgian officials didn’t press Paris suspect about future attack plots (“Authorities missed a chance to get more information from a jailed ally of the Brussels bombers before they struck, prosecutors said. Since the attacks, he has refused to talk.”)
- Cruz denies adultery allegations, blames ‘garbage’ on Trump (Seriously, only someone as heinous and disgusting as Trump could make freakin’ Ted Cruz seem in the least bit sympathetic!)
- Donald Trump’s war on women is officially in full swing (In most Republicans’ cases, it’s a war on women’s rights; in Trump’s, it’s that PLUS a war against women themselves.)
- Obama team pushes back: We’re beating the terrorists (ISIL is definitely losing ground in Syria and Iraq.)
- @realDonaldTrump sinks to new depths
- Don’t be fooled — Donald Trump’s ‘silent majority’ doesn’t exist
- Mr. Cruz’s irresponsible rhetoric on Muslims in America (It’s far worse than “irresponsible.”)
- U.S. to increase troops in Iraq; IS leader killed
- The endless sleazefest of Trump vs. Cruz: How the National Enquirer became a battleground in the GOP primary
- Why Did Ted Cruz Spend Seven Months Sucking Up to Donald Trump? (“He was a wimp and an opportunist, and he enabled the rise of his tormentor.”)
- A Big, Unexpected Crack Just Formed In The GOP’s Wall Of Opposition To Merrick Garland (“A conservative Republican senator from one of the reddest states in the country just broke with his party’s extraordinary resistance to Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland” — Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas.)
- David Brooks, sad and deluded, just keeps trying: Bless his heart, but he lost his mind again today (Brooks has been wrong on basically everything this election cycle, yet he still has a column for the NY Times, a place on the NewsHour, etc. And Brooks isn’t unique; tons of pundits are worthless, yet keep their jobs. Why?)
- McAuliffe vetoes bill limiting local wage, benefit policies
- Sen. Creigh Deeds seeks more mental health reforms
- Virginia Politics: And the 2nd District Democrats are …? (“For all the sound and fury in the battle for the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District, which now ranges from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach, there’s been hardly a whisper from the Democratic side.”)
- Virginia’s Shad Planking political festival gets an overhaul for 2016
- Cruz seen as having leg up in Virginia delegate battle
- Controversial author draws protesters at Virginia Tech (“His 1994 book ‘The Bell Curve,’ co-written with psychologist Richard Herrnstein, long has stirred detractors over its premise of racial differences in intelligence driven by genetic and environmental factors.”)
- Chesapeake city planner to run against U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (Have fun! LOL)
- Virginia Beach Public Works has issues with counting, reporting inventory, audit finds
- Norfolk jail inmate serving weekends died after being found unresponsive
- Editorial: Richmond braces for mayoral election (This should be a fun one to watch.)
- Tobey leads Virginia past Iowa State and into Elite Eight
- Comfortable today, Easter a little questionable, then mild into next week
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