by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 20.
- Iran Seizes British Tanker, but Disputes Taking Second Ship (“The seizure comes amid escalating tensions between Iran and the West, a day after the U.S. claimed it downed an Iranian drone. Iran said that a second tanker was not taken, but given a warning.”)
- US moves forward on operation to counter Iran, begins sending troops to Saudi Arabia
- Iran on ‘dangerous path’ with seizure of Stena Impero, says UK (“Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt says Britain’s response will be ‘considered but robust’ if UK-flagged tanker is not released”)
- How a Persian Gulf Conflict Could Impact Commodities Markets (“Lengthy conflict could accelerate move away from fossil fuels”)
- How to Save the Amazon Rain Forest (“Countries in the Amazon Basin are falling behind on their targets to cut deforestation. Environmental enforcement combined with economic incentives could provide a way forward.”)
- U.S. elected officials call for Puerto Rico governor to resign as protests continue
- Fed Officials Signal Quarter-Point Rate Cut Likely at July Meeting (“Central bank’s move viewed as insurance against sharper slowdown”)
- The worst part of a heat wave is when it doesn’t cool off at night
- Heat waves fall hardest on poor and elderly, experts say
- Historic heat wave is double whammy for climate change
- Air Conditioning Is Making the World a Hotter Place (“Cooled indoor air is now the norm in the U.S. and is gaining ground rapidly elsewhere. That’s going to make reducing carbon emissions tougher.”)
- Republican lawmakers are behaving worse than Trump
- Those who don’t condemn Trump’s racism are complicit in his bigotry
- Mueller Hearings Present Make-or-Break Moment for Democrats (“For two years, Democrats have waited on Robert Mueller to deliver a death blow to the Trump presidency. Wednesday’s hearings with the special counsel could be their last chance.”)
- Democrats say White House offer on budget deal has ‘nonstarters’ (“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have been locked in negotiations for days, hoping to clinch a deal by week’s end that would stave off $126 billion in automatic spending cuts and a calamitous default on the nation’s debt.”)
- Is Trump a Racist or a Narcissist? (“He’s both”)
- Donald Trump Really Means It (“The contortions Republicans are going through to excuse the president’s racism boggle the mind”)
- The Joy of Hatred at a Trump Rally (“Trump and ‘his people’ reach deep into the violent history of public spectacle in America.”)
- The First Month of Trump’s Campaign Has Been a Doozy (“Since a campaign-launch speech four weeks ago, the president has repeatedly turned to racially divisive issues and largely ignored the booming economy.”)
- Democrats must support each other before it’s too late
- Defenders of a Racist President Use Jews as Human Shields (“Trump’s bigoted attack on four congresswomen of color has nothing to do with fighting anti-Semitism.”)
- Trump Is Betting That Indecency Can Win in America
- How Trump Could Thread the Needle Again and Win While Losing the Popular Vote
- There Is Nothing Strategic About Trump’s Racism
- Joe Biden compares Trump to segregationist George Wallace
- Trump Reverses Again, Calls Racist Rallygoers “Incredible Patriots” (In fact, they are the exact opposite.)
- After Trump’s Racist Week, Democrats Wrestle with Holding Him Accountable
- Democratic lawmakers slam Trump’s latest border initiatives
- Trump Gives Awkward Response To Yazidi Woman Whose Family Was Killed By ISIS (“Nobel Prize winner Nadia Murad told Trump how terrorists kidnapped her and killed her mother and brothers. He replied: ‘Where are they now?'”)
- The EPA’s New ‘No Surprise’ Policy Protects Everything Except the Environment (“Here’s some more banal bureaucratic bullshit out of Camp Runamuck.”)
- McConnell challenger faces tougher path after rocky launch
- https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-officials-refugee-zero-1603503 (Unacceptable.)
- Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood (“A historian looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state.”)
- As NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Signs Ambitious “Green New Deal” Into Law, Virginia Continues to Fall Behind on Clean Energy
- Marijuana arrests in Va. reach highest level in at least 20 years, spurring calls for reform
- Multiple Virginia prisons without AC amid heat warnings (What’s Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran doing about this unacceptable situation?)
- Northam hinting at plan for free community college
- James V. Koch column: Economic diversity at Virginia’s public universities
- Dominion, Amazon and Comcast among major donors to both Virginia parties
- Flip-A-District Friday: Sheila Bynum-Coleman, Neri Canahui-Ortiz, Rhonda Seltz, Nancy Guy
- Morgan Goodman: Why We Stay And Fight Instead Of Turn And Run
- ‘Can’t ignore reality’: Army Corps grapples with after-the-fact assessment of James River power lines
- Democratic Nominee Ann Ridgeway’s Statement on GOP’s Failure to Nominate a Candidate in HD30
- Virginia elections board takes no action on Freitas case, leaving GOP-held House district in limbo
- Harding kicks off Deeds challenge in 25th Senate District (“In kicking off his campaign as an independent for the 25th Senate District, Harding drew a small crowd, including Republican Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Tracci, former Republican House of Delegates candidate Richard Fox and former Democratic City Council candidate Don Gathers.”)
- Nearly two years after Charlottesville tragedy, McAuliffe rips city’s preparations, Trump’s response
- Here’s how a Chicago firm plans to investigate the Virginia Beach mass shooting
- Mountain Valley Pipeline opponent released on bond after protest
- Three white supremacists sentenced for Charlottesville rally violence
- Electricity use spikes as temperatures climb through the 90s
- Dangerously high heat and humidity peaking today through tomorrow
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