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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, May 19.
- EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo vanishes from radar (“Sixty-six people were on board — none American. Contact was lost 45 minutes before Flight 804’s expected landing.”)
- This is how fascism comes to America (Robert Kagan: “Instead of an expression of liberty, the Trump phenomenon is a threat to it.”)
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld confirmed as Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s VP
- Clinton and Sanders must make peace (“Their meeting point can be around a commitment to ‘visionary gradualism.'”)
- After tensions explode in Nevada, it’s time for Sanders to be honest with his supporters (“As he lags in votes, the Vermont senator indulges passion at the expense of facts.”)
- Paul Ryan Thinks Overtime Pay Is Actually—Wait for It—Bad for Workers
- Here’s the Thing About Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Shortlist (“It should make the ‘Bernie or Bust’ crowd think again.”)
- Trump’s bigoted base: Keeping minorities down is the No. 1 issue for the billionaire’s backers — it’s not a theory, it’s a fact (“Data shows Trump voters, above all, are motivated by negative feelings about people who aren’t like them”)
- Trump’s Political Advisers Wanted to Vet Him. He Said No.
- The Supreme Court Is Not Doing Its Job (“Don’t let the elegant posturing of the eight justices fool you.”)
- The Koch Brothers Were Supposed to Buy the 2016 Election (“What happened?”)
- McAuliffe: Sanders Has Every Right to Go On (Agreed, but he should stay focused on his positive vision, not on tearing down the likely Dem nominee.)
- Could This Be Hillary Clinton’s Worst Possible V.P. Pick? (“The mild-mannered senator would have been a fantastic running mate in any year but this one.”)
- Editorial: The ABC should sell its warehouse – and more
- Community colleges to raise tuition 2.6 percent (“Increase is lowest in a decade; boost in state funds drives down mandatory fee hikes.”)
- Study backed by Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents suggests negative economic impacts for region
- Terry Mac’s Good Year (Note: It’s “Northam” not “Northram”)
- ‘Jackie’ withholding documents in Rolling Stone case, lawyers for UVa associate dean say
- Graduates from Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University Law have a comically high 26% unemployment rate
- Rep. Brat on track to get GOP nomination in 7th Distric (Definitely a candidate for “worst member of Congress.”)
- Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle gets law changed to avoid sales tax on jail goods
- Female firefighters rebut claims of harassment in Fairfax Co.
- Too soon to quantify Peninsula impact from major overtime rule shift
- UVa prepares for graduation ceremonies
- Dry with some sun today and tomorrow, before Saturday washout
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