by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 2.
- Virus Pushes Global Economy Toward First Contraction Since 2009
- Markets Live Updates: Stocks Rise as Investors Foresee Coronavirus Help (“Markets in Europe and Asia climbed as expectations rose that governments and central banks would step in…The O.E.C.D. warns of significantly slower global growth if the virus spreads widely around the globe.”)
- Vital Cop26 climate talks could be derailed by coronavirus (“Preparations for Glasgow summit already hampered by travel restrictions”)
- France Closes The Louvre Amid Coronavirus Fears As Cases Hit Over 60 Countries
- As Israel Holds Yet Another Election, Here’s What You Need to Know (“Monday’s vote has become a plebiscite on Benjamin Netanyahu, who was indicted on corruption charges in November.”)
- Tesla big battery’s stunning interventions smooths transition to zero carbon grid
- BP’s Net-Zero Pledge: A Sign of a Growing Divide Between European and U.S. Oil Companies? Or Another Marketing Ploy? (“Analysts say European companies are under greater social and governmental pressure to address climate change and reduce emissions. Environmentalists are skeptical.”)
- Climate change: Australian summers ‘twice as long as winters’
- Coronavirus cases in the US jumped by two dozen over the weekend
- The coronavirus gores Trump’s bull market
- Coronavirus in N.Y.: Panic Shopping for Masks, but Brunch Is Packed
- Trump’s coronavirus strategy faces new scrutiny (Trump has a strategy?!?)
- Scoop: Lab for coronavirus test kits may have been contaminated
- Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to die (The big question is whether Trump Jr. is more of a sociopath or a full-blown psychopath.)
- Virus may have spread undetected for weeks in Washington state
- Brett Kavanaugh’s first big abortion case (“It will give us the clearest indication yet of just how quickly and aggressively the newly expanded conservative majority is likely to move in curtailing abortion rights.”)
- How a Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research
- Obama Called Biden to Congratulate Him on South Carolina Win
- Obama tells Biden he won’t endorse anybody yet
- Buttigieg ends presidential bid (Definitely get this talented guy a Cabinet position!)
- The Problem With Trying to Be the ‘Next Obama’ (“Barack Obama—young, handsome, and from a midwestern state—came preaching hope and unity in the face of division. It worked exceedingly well … for him.” Yep, there is ONE Barack Obama, period. Anyone else who thinks they are “the next Barack Obama” is almost certainly wrong.)
- Biden moves aggressively to capitalize on his victory in S.C. (“A dramatic triumph Saturday brought endorsements and newfound confidence for the former vice president, and the Democratic competition narrowed with Pete Buttigieg’s departure.”)
- Klobuchar cancels Minnesota rally after protesters storm event, outraged over her prosecutorial record
- The Powerful Gay Meaning of Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run (“The debate over the kind of gay candidate Pete Buttigieg was unfairly obscured his bravery, and his presidential run’s historic significance. It should not undermine its legacy.”)
- California Is the First Big Test of Sanders’s Voter Turnout Machine
- Election Update: Buttigieg Dropping Out Isn’t Good For Sanders (“And it may make it harder for anyone to reach a delegate majority.”)
- Buttigieg Never Had a Chance Without Non-White Voters
- Mayor Pete Flew Sky High (“Never minimize the altitude that this young gay pioneer reached.”)
- Warnings From South Carolina (“With Biden’s victory, minority and religious voters demand attention.”)
- Democratic candidates gear up for a dramatic Super Tuesday
- Joe Biden’s victory in South Carolina could foreshadow a strong performance in the South (“Six southern states will vote on Super Tuesday, and Biden leads in five of them.”)
- Biden says he’ll contest the Democratic nomination if no one gets a majority of delegates
- Bloomberg’s biggest test: winning votes on Super Tuesday (“Mike Bloomberg has spent half a billion dollars on advertising, visited 67 cities across 27 states and hired more than 2,400 staffers to support his White House ambitions”)
- Federal judge rules Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully ran immigration agency
- Judge rules head of immigration agency was unlawfully named
- Federal District Judge Rules that Former Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli “Not Lawfully Appointed” as Acting USCIS Director
- Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary
- Who Will Win the Virginia Primary on Tuesday?
- Nuttycombe Launches Political Media LLC “CNalysis” with 5,048 Legislative District Ratings, Forecasts for Virginia Democratic Primary This Tuesday
- Bloomberg’s Biggest Advantage in Virginia Is How Much the NRA Hates Him
- ‘I’m very much alive’: Joe Biden campaigns in Norfolk after winning South Carolina primary
- How blue is Virginia? Bernie Sanders’ campaign is about to become a test case. (Huh? It’s not how “blue” it is, it’s specifically how many voters like which particular “blue” candidates.)
- Virginia’s Year of the Woman produces historic package of liberal legislation (“House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and others break glass ceiling and are viewed as adopting inclusive style.”)
- With Six Days to Go in General Assembly Session, How’s Gov. Northam’s “Virginia 2020 Plan” Doing?
- Va. Democrats push environmental change — but still in concert with Dominion (“Dominion Energy, a major focus in the November elections, continues to exert influence in Richmond.”)
- Clean Economy Act would make Virginia a leader on climate change
- ‘We’re not going away’: Virginia Tech families’ long fight for gun control (“She made a commitment a long time ago, so Lori Haas calmly stood up from her chair, put down her stack of notes and approached a table of state legislators.”)
- Endangered Fish Need HB 643, the Lazarus Bill, to Pass the General Assembly
- Editorial: No, casinos are not like Amazon (“It’s less understandable — indeed, it’s downright mystifying — why the General Assembly has allowed itself to be so bedazzled by casinos that it’s going to allow licenses to be issued on a no-bid basis.”)
- Ban on slot-machine-like ‘games of skill’ in Virginia would cost jobs, small business owners say
- Editorial: Virginia road made safer by overdue cellphone ban
- Natalie Snider: Lawmakers must protect seniors from predatory lenders
- Editorial: State parks finally getting the help they deserve
- Bruce Cruser and Anna Mendez column: Budget presents great opportunity for mental health system
- Editorial: General Assembly takes on a few personal issues
- Richmond Councilwoman Kim Gray officially kicks off mayoral bid (“Gray has been one of Mayor Levar Stoney’s biggest critics in her tenure on the Richmond City Council and said she will bring effectiveness and efficiency to the office.”)
- First week of March starts off mild, before late-week blast of cold
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