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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 14.
Thank you, Ken Cuccinelli, for actually saying out loud what we all knew was behind Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s racist immigration agenda. https://t.co/8L0jtceEA4
— Jennifer Wexton (@JenniferWexton) August 14, 2019
- Hong Kong airport protests escalate with canceled flights and police standoffs
- ‘Frightened, angry and exhausted’: Hong Kong protesters apologise for airport violence
- Waning of American Power? Trump Struggles With an Asia in Crisis (“The Trump administration has taken a hands-off approach to conflicts — from Kashmir to Hong Kong to the rivalry between Japan and South Korea — as Asian officials escalate the battles.”)
- ‘Absolute Amateur Hour’: Team Trump Mangles Messages to Iran (“Allies are steamed, national security officials are baffled, and even the president is pissed about the contradictory signals the administration is sending about talks with Iran.”)
- China July Industrial Output Growth Weakens to 17-Year Low
- Global stocks take fright as recession warnings grow
- U.S. senator warns China on Hong Kong trade status if it intervenes in protests
- German Economy Contracts as Global Trade Battle Bites (“Decline in GDP indicates that Europe’s largest economy has now become a drag on the region”)
- UK Commons speaker pledges to fight suspension of parliament with ‘every bone in my body’ (“‘The House of Commons must have its way,’ John Bercow says.”)
- John Bolton makes grand trade promise to UK — if it leaves the EU (“British media has its doubts, calling the national security adviser a ‘snake’ for comments that could lead to a no-deal Brexit.”)
- The U.S. and China Play a Game With No Winners
- Trump just blinked, giving China a possible edge in trade war, Jim Chanos and others say
- 5 of the world’s biggest economies are at risk of recession
- Extreme climate change has arrived. Here are the fastest-warming places in the U.S. (“A Post analysis of data from across the Lower 48 states found that major areas are nearing or have already crossed the threshold of 2 degrees Celsius, a crucial marker in international climate change policy.”)
- Main yield curve inverts as 2-year yield tops 10-year rate, triggering recession warning
- The New Threat to Endangered Species? The Trump Administration (“New rules will weaken the landmark law intended to save plants and animals on the brink.” We should be strengthening it – a lot!)
- Jeffrey Epstein Death: 2 Guards Slept Through Checks and Falsified Records (“The guards did not check on him for three hours, officials said. The disclosures came as the guards and the warden at the jail were removed.”)
- ‘Send her back’ chant from Trump N.C. rally sows fears of violence
- ‘No Blame’? ABC News finds 36 cases invoking ‘Trump’ in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults.
- Ohio teen threatens to shoot federal agents, Planned Parenthood; had about 10,000 rounds of ammunition, 25 guns: Police
- Unless It’s the N-Word, It’s Probably Not ‘Like the N-Word’
- How a McConnell-backed effort to lift Russian sanctions boosted a Ky. project (#MoscowMitch)
- Any Thinking Person Could See This Coming as Soon as Stephen Miller Got Hold of Power (“Ken Cuccinelli leads the Trump administration’s assault on legal immigrants.”)
- John Hickenlooper Mulling Ending Presidential Bid to Run for Senate
- Stacey Abrams: Georgia Democrat will not run for president in 2020 (“Former lawmaker who ran for governor in 2018 says she will instead focus on voting rights initiative”)
- The Democratic Field Is Starting to Feel Smaller (“Abrams is a no, Hickenlooper is eyeing the doors, and only nine candidates have qualified for the next debate. But could more Democrats still join the field?”)
- Trump dismisses farmers’ concerns over trade war as his agriculture secretary insults them (“Sonny Perdue reportedly got booed for insulting farmers to their faces.”)
- Trump says he’s losing as much as $5B being president (“During a visit to a Pennsylvania factory, the president claimed without evidence that he was losing money while in office.”)
- Trump energy speech in Pennsylvania sounded more like a campaign rally
- Did Trump just spill classified military secrets on Twitter?
- New York Times demotes editor who sparked fury (“In late July, Weisman deleted a tweet amid outrage after he suggested Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were not truly from the Midwest and their colleague Rep. John Lewis, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, was not from the Deep South. The tweets were widely viewed as racist.”)
- Over 70,000 people sign petition to rename Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower after Obama
- Beto O’Rourke resumes campaign amid calls for his exit (“Persistent calls for the former Texas congressman to run for Senate have exasperated his supporters.”)
- Biden does cleanup with Latinos after ‘get in line’ remark
- Tyson wants fewer government inspectors in one of its beef plants. Food safety advocates are raising alarms. (“Consumer advocates warn that the changes could threaten food safety by keeping red flags out of the sight of expert inspectors.”)
- Democratic contenders unload on news media
- Progressive group launches $10 million online voter registration drive (“Citing an urgent need for young people and minorities to vote at higher rates in southern states where Democrats are coveting wins in 2020, the progressive group ACRONYM is launching a $10 million online drive to register voters in the South.”)
- Audio: Cuccinelli Wants to Change Statue of Liberty Plaque to Read, “Give me your tired and your poor…who will not become a public charge” (Demented.)
- Immigration official Ken Cuccinelli: Statue of Liberty poem refers to immigrants from Europe (Racist.)
- Spanberger’s and Luria’s reelection will hinge on what they do about an impeachment inquiry
- Herring calls for court review of EPA Clean Power Plan repeal
- AG Mark Herring Files Suit to Block Trump Administration’s Dirty Power Rule
- Student exam scores in Virginia spark concerns about gaps (“Passing rates on reading tests reveal achievement divide across racial and other groups.”)
- Editorial: A more modern — and profitable — ABC Authority
- Health officials have distributed 28,000 clean needles to prevent hep C and HIV, but the law allowing them sunsets next year.
- VA House Democratic Caucus Introduces Historic and Diverse Slate of 92 Candidates
- Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox (R), Running Scared In Reelection Campaign, Runs Phony TV Ad
- Cox’s early ad buy signals he’s feeling the heat in reelection bid
- Hampton Roads students’ reading test scores declined again last year
- Democratic Nominee Steve Descano Rips “Trump Lawyer’s Entrance Into [Fairfax] Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Race” (Descano hits Fahey for “clear violation of the Hatch Act as he was still serving the Trump Administration”)
- Former federal prosecutor announces run for commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Va. (“Jonathan Fahey of Falls Church said he would focus on gang violence and the opioid crisis.”)
- Virginia Professional Fire Fighters endorse Randall for Loudoun County chairmanship
- Warner urges Congress to approve last hurdle for Fredericksburg-area VA clinic
- Fairfax board candidate, 69, suffers fatal heart attack after a day of campaigning (“Republican Paul Bolon complained of chest pains while out walking the Providence District.”)
- Regency mall set for transformation into urban town center after Henrico supervisors OK rezoning
- Leesburg Council Approves ‘Game-Changer’ Downtown Project
- Mysterious delivery: 50 old TVs appear on neighborhood’s porches
- Tolerable temperatures with high humidity before heating up this weekend
