by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines for Monday, July 4. Happy Independence Day! Also, more locally, check out Catherine Read’s video of Rep. Gerry Connolly arguing for a meals tax in Fairfax to help keep the school system there world class.
- Mr. Trump’s fake charity (“The mogul’s boasts of generosity outstrip the facts of his giving.”)
- Trump borrows an image from the white supremacist movement — again (“The image the presumptive GOP nominee used to criticize Hillary Clinton marked at least the fifth time Donald Trump’s Twitter account shared a meme from the racist ‘alt-right’ movement.”)
- Iraq: Baghdad suicide bomb attack dead rises to 165
- Paul Krugman: Trump, Trade and Workers (“Sorry, but adding a bit of China-bashing to a fundamentally anti-labor agenda does no more to make you a friend of workers than eating a taco bowl does to make you a friend of Latinos.”)
- 3 White Supremacists On Twitter That Inspire Donald Trump
- Watch Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Get Paid To Defend White Supremacist Meme
- Crunch time for Clinton’s VP contenders (“After months of speculation and jockeying, Hillary Clinton’s potential ticket-mates are leaving nothing to chance.”)
- NASA Probe Ready for Fourth of July Rendezvous With Jupiter
- Charles Blow: Giving Clinton Her Due (“There’s no way to know if this will continue, especially in light of the ongoing F.B.I. investigation of her emails, but last month Clinton out-campaigned and outclassed Trump at every turn. It’s important that she is given her due.”)
- Confidence Isn’t Complacency: Democrats Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Say & Believe Clinton Will Crush Trump
- True picture of anti-Muslim hate crimes difficult to document in Va.
- Likely revenue shortfall prompts state to reassess economic outlook
- Why 13-year-olds can no longer marry in Virginia
- Students taking AP exams could soon enter college with more credits
- Grapes of Wealth: Trump winery succeeds despite political climate
- Why a popular Alexandria water park may lose its lease
- A cool, drenching rain for Independence Day; Heat wave later this week
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