by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, September 14.
- Deforestation Is Getting Worse, 5 Years After Countries and Companies Vowed to Stop It (“As fires in the Amazon draw attention to the problem, critics say big agribusinesses aren’t doing enough to stop deforestation in their supply chains.” Appalling.)
- IRENA and the UN ink agreement to combat desertification with renewables (“A memorandum of understanding signed by the institutions was not solar specific but the use of PV modules for shading, especially in agriculture, can reduce water consumption and help halt the expansion of deserts.”)
- In Israeli election, a nation votes but one man could decide (“Now, it is predicted that Lieberman and his political party, Yisrael Beiteinu, will win enough parliamentary seats Tuesday to potentially determine whether Netanyahu will continue his historic tenure as prime minister or be replaced by his chief challenger, former military chief Benny Gantz.”)
- Major Saudi Arabia oil facilities hit by Houthi drone strikes (“Yemen’s rebel movement says it launched strikes that spark huge fire at processing facility”)
- ‘The poor are punished’: Dorian lays bare inequality in the Bahamas
- Hopes of clean break with EU are nonsense, says ex-Brexit official
- Germany’s Merkel faces decisive week on climate protection
- Greta Thunberg To U.S.: ‘You Have A Moral Responsibility’ On Climate Change
- Teenage activist Greta Thunberg takes climate protest to Trump
- Trump’s climate change denial is a political loser
- Chairman Schiff Issues Subpoena for Whistleblower Complaint Being Unlawfully Withheld by Acting DNI from Intelligence Committees
- Schiff accuses top intel official of illegally withholding ‘urgent’ whistleblower complaint
- A big loss in court for Trump (“On Friday, a Second Circuit appeals court revived a lawsuit filed by businesses that claim President Trump’s unconstitutional receipt of foreign emoluments negatively impacted their business. This is the second emoluments lawsuit that is back on track, the other brought by more than two hundred members of Congress.”)
- Trump’s Acting National Security Adviser Said Nuclear War With USSR Was Winnable (“Questioning ‘mutual assured destruction,’ Charles Kupperman called nuclear conflict ‘in large part a physics problem.'” WTF???)
- If the Andrew McCabe grand jury refused to indict, it’s a big deal
- Andrew McCabe Asks Justice Dept. Whether Grand Jury Rejected Charges
- Fact check: Trump makes six false claims in tweets on why he shouldn’t be impeached
- House Votes to Block Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling as Clock Ticks Toward First Oil, Gas Lease Sale (“The effort to protect one of the nation’s last wild places from drilling still faces major hurdles. It may take legal action to stop Trump’s lease sale.”)
- Appeals court rules parents of slain DNC staffer can sue Fox News
- In all-staff email, NOAA chief praises scientists after agency’s defense of incorrect Trump tweet
- New York attorney general exposes $1 billion in wire transfers by Sackler family
- Why Fox News’s ‘straight news’ is a crock
- Republicans clash with Trump-aligned operatives(“The fight over the fundraising platform WinRed highlights worries among Republicans that they won’t win back the House.”)
- We are Trump’s Republican challengers. Canceling GOP primaries is a critical mistake.
- Candidates dash for cash, seeking money to sustain presidential campaigns and avoid a death spiral
- As Joe Biden proves a durable candidate, opponents delicately raise his age
- The Ticking Time Bomb in Biden’s ‘Record Player’ Answer (“It’s not about his age. It’s about whether he has offended black voters.”)
- Kamala Harris’ debate performance fails to sway big-money donors (“‘I don’t think anything has changed, and it’s been grim,’ this person said. Donors believe that on the debate stage Harris is still ‘unclear about her message and strategy,’ this person said. They liked the ‘Trump focus,’ this person said, ‘but there was too much odd laughter and canned lines.'”)
- Joe Biden’s Debate: the Good, the Bad, and the Record Player
- Joe Biden Pledges To Release Medical Records Before First Votes In Nomination Race (“The former vice president’s mental acuity has been called into question by some Democratic presidential rivals.”)
- What If the Only Democrat Who Isn’t Too Radical to Win Is Too Old?
- It Might Finally Be Time for Bookermentum. Really!
- Democratic senator warns O’Rourke AR-15 pledge could haunt party for years
- Trump Is Turning a Buck on the Presidency and His People Are Bragging About It for Laughs (“Mike Pompeo cracks a joke while patronizing the president*’s hotel.”)
- Trump booed during military ceremony at Portland soccer game
- By Turns Tearful and Stoic, Felicity Huffman Gets 14-Day Prison Sentence
- Facebook removed doctors’ fact-check of false anti-abortion video because Ted Cruz complained (“Ted Cruz and three other GOP senators convinced Facebook to take down a fact-check — written by actual doctors” F*** Facebook.)
- Chris Cuomo Challenges Ken Cuccinelli To Prove Donald Trump’s Bahamas Claim, And He Can’t (“I think that if you had proof that the president was right, you’d be giving it to me right now, Ken”)
- Video: CNU Prof. Rachel Bitecofer Nails It on Why Dems Could Have Won the NC Special Election Earlier This Week – But Didn’t (Lesson #1 for Virginia: Dems need to “make sure that their voters know there is a national component” to the 11/5 elections”)
- Video: State Sen. Jennifer McClellan on “race ignorance” and “how you get a governor who doesn’t know that blackface is offensive” (Also: “2020 is extremely important, but 2019 is important…the majority is on the line [in Virginia]”)
- Virginia attorney general says couples do not need to give race information for marriage licenses
- Flip-A-District Friday: Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-HD10), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-HD34), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-HD31) and Alex Askew (D-HD85)
- Here Are The 8 Silver Line Problems That Must Be Fixed Before Metro Accepts The Project
- Metro inspector general to investigate Jack Evans ethics probe at Congress’s request
- Charlottesville judge says Confederate statues cannot be removed, will award attorneys fees
- Northam appoints replacement at agency DeBoer had led (“Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday tapped Mary Broz-Vaughan to lead the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, an agency she has led on a temporary basis since its former director was removed in January over allegations of mismanagement.”)
- Student protest at Liberty University draws hundreds of onlookers
- City of Richmond Airbnb hosts made a combined $3.8M this summer – even though they’re still illegal to operate in the city
- Suffolk police probing if Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney investigator impersonated a police officer
- Newport News-based scallop boats to bring supplies to Dorian-ravaged Bahamas
- Hemp business expands from Kentucky to Pulaski County
- NAACP announces town halls to combat racism in Loudoun County Public Schools
- 18-year-old Radford University student dies at New River Valley Regional Jail
- How A One-Mile Road In Alexandria Became A Battleground For ‘Road Diets’
- Battle over bike lanes: Alexandria council to vote Saturday on Seminary Road plan
- Clouds rule today, but sunshine should win out tomorrow
