by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, March 17.
- Europe Goes Dark in Coronavirus Fight as Macron Invokes War
- The UK Only Realised “In The Last Few Days” That Its Coronavirus Strategy Would “Likely Result In Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths”
- Europe Tightens Curbs With Economic Toll Worsening: Virus Update
- The global coronavirus recession is beginning
- Markets plunge, with the Dow sinking to its worst day since 1987 (“The Dow was down nearly 13 percent and the Nasdaq fell more than 12 percent one day after the Fed slashed interest rates to shore up the financial system.”)
- Morgan Stanley Economists Say Global Recession Now ‘Base Case’
- U.S. Futures Fluctuate Amid Dollar-Funding Stress
- U.S. Stock Futures Whipsaw on Global Market Jitters (“Stock markets are turbulent following a punishing selloff at the start of the week amid fears of a coronavirus-induced recession.”)
- Historic Market Plunge Amid Global Scramble To Contain ‘Invisible Enemy’ (“Despite emergency action from global central banks over the coronavirus pandemic, trillions of dollars in market value have been wiped out.”)
- U.S. Lags in Coronavirus Testing After Slow Response to Outbreak (“It has tested at a much lower rate than Italy, which has outpaced the rest of Europe, and South Korea, where testing and monitoring have slowed the growth of new cases.”)
- The Coronavirus Calls for Wartime Economic Thinking
- Trump’s New ‘It’s Bad’ Tone on Virus Doesn’t Stop Market Rout
- Cheap renewables putting $639 billion of new coal investments at risk (“The Carbon Tracker Initiative crunched some numbers and discovered that more than half a trillion dollars worth of coal investments are at serious risk due to the declining cost of renewables.”)
- The US Built 13.3GW of Solar Last Year as the Residential Market Regained Its Mojo (“For just the second time, solar topped all other generation sources in U.S. capacity additions last year, according to SEIA and Wood Mackenzie.”)
- Meet the Climate Science Deniers Who Downplayed COVID-19 Risks
- ‘D’ word rears head as coronavirus-hit markets brace for recession
- Fear and loathing bloom as American tempers fray in coronavirus crisis
- America Closed: Thousands Of Stores, Resorts, Theaters Shut Down
- Congress Weighs New, Massive Wave Of Emergency Funding To Address Coronavirus
- Poll: Americans Don’t Trust What They’re Hearing From Trump On Coronavirus
- Trump sparks anger by calling coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus’ (“China’s foreign ministry says US president should ‘stop this despicable practice’” Trump continues to be a disgrace to America and humanity)
- Video emerges showing Trump talking about cutting pandemic team in 2018, despite saying last week ‘I didn’t know about it’
- Trump to Governors on Ventilators: ‘Try Getting It Yourselves’
- Be Wary of Those Texts From a Friend of a Friend’s Aunt
- How to Protect the 2020 Vote from the Coronavirus
- U.S. Justice Dept. abandons prosecution of Russian firm indicted in Mueller election interference probe
- Justice Department drops plans for trial over Russian interference in 2016 U.S. election
- Can America Vote by Mail in November?
- U.S. sees largest one-day increase in virus death toll
- After governors take firm steps, Trump emerges with a new tone (“State, local officials led as president minimized pandemic”)
- Sweeping restrictions take effect in coronavirus response as health officials warn US is at a tipping point
- In Coronavirus Testing Ramp-Up, U.S. Called Private Sector in Late
- How U.S. testing stalled: Flawed kits, red tape and resistance to using millions of WHO tests
- How ugly could it get? Trump faces echoes of 1929 in coronavirus crisis.
- Inside the Coronavirus Response: A Case Study in the White House Under Trump
- Step Aside for Powell and Pelosi (“Republicans, it turns out, can’t do economic policy.”)
- Before Trump’s inauguration, a warning: ‘The worst influenza pandemic since 1918’
- Here’s how to guarantee coronavirus won’t disrupt our elections (“Congress must pass legislation to ensure every American has access to mail-in voting.”)
- Life in the Time of Covid-19 is totally unprecedented
- California: millions told to ‘shelter in place’ to stop spread of coronavirus
- The proudly incompetent Trump administration sows chaos, as usual
- Never have GOP votes against impeachment seemed more shortsighted
- Mitch McConnell Never Sleeps (on Court-Packing)
- Airlines Seek $50 Billion in Aid From Government
- The Trump administration is urging people to work from home. What about the federal government?
- Trump admits it: The governors are in charge
- Suddenly, Fox News sings a very different tune about coronavirus (Whatever else Fox is, it most certainly is NOT news!)
- You Should Be Absolutely Terrified About the Economy (“The good news—the only good news—is that the feds might be spooked enough to actually help.”)
- What will it take for Sanders to leave the race? (“A sort-of Super Tuesday should do it.”)
- Choosing Biden: Democrats know there is a crisis
- The Joe Biden at Sunday’s debate should terrify Donald Trump
- Joe Biden wins Washington state — showing just how much momentum he’s picked up
- Historic Turnout In 2020? Not So Far. (“But some counties with lots of college-educated white voters have seen higher turnout.”)
- Biden Set to Lock in Lead Even Though Virus Closes Ohio Polls
- Voters to head to primary polls despite coronavirus pandemic
- Ohio primary vote halted at last minute amid coronavirus court battle (“Health officials step in after judge refuses Governor’s recommendation to postponing in-person voting”)
- As coronavirus concerns escalate, many right-wing media figures are still encouraging denial
- American Courts’ Failure to Respond to the Coronavirus Could Be Catastrophic (“Lawyers and court staff described packed courtrooms, indifferent judges, and a public health disaster.”)
- Historian David Perry: After Trump, we’ll need a truth and reconciliation commission (“We don’t yet know the truth about the damage done, says David Perry. Undoing it will be a long-term process” It will take decades to undo this damage.)
- Duke, AEP, Dominion among utilities to halt service shutoffs in coronavirus response
- In reversal, Liberty University moves most classes online (Wait, that’s not what bats***-crazy Jerry Falwell said a couple days ago.)
- ‘I Thought, Here’s 10,000 Cases’: What Happened At Dulles Airport This Weekend
- D.C., Md. restaurants and bars ordered shut as region’s cases exceed 100
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says “Congress needs to be here working. We need to have already passed that emergency relief”
- Criminal Investigation Into Scott Taylor’s Election Fraud Scheme Yields Second Indictment
- Congresswoman Elaine Luria visits Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (“Luria said there should be enough coronavirus test kits in Hampton Roads.”)
- VA Gov. Ralph Northam, MD Gov. Larry Hogan, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Send Letter to Trump Requesting COVID-19 Testing Sites in National Capital Area
- Virginia State Corporation Commission Directs Electric, Gas, Water Companies to Suspend Service Disconnections During COVID-19 Emergency
- BREAKING: Second COVID-19 Death in Virginia; Man in His 70s on the Peninsula
- Virginia reports second coronavirus death; hospitals prepare for more cases
- Most Virginia court activity postponed as state confirms second COVID-19 death
- Editorial: Keeping your distance can save lives
- Some Legislators Call for Virginia General Assembly to Reconvene Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- Virginia Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment (R) Calls for Special Session…”limiting the liability of employers” in Coronavirus case
- The Coronavirus is Disrupting the Economy. Here’s How to File for Unemployment Benefits in Virginia.
- From early voting to photo ID repeal, Va. Democrats have overhauled election rules to make voting easier
- Va. to try limited energy competition after Dominion reverses opposition to embrace pilot
- How Did Virginia’s Freshmen Legislators Do This Session?
- These Local Public Transit Agencies Cut Service In The Wake Of Coronavirus
- EDITORIAL: Assembly puts funding behind Bay cleanup
- Virginia compromise brings clarity to homeowner association solar rules (“A new law updates a 2013 measure that gave homeowner associations power to impose ‘reasonable restrictions’ on solar.”)
- Local governments contend with safety measures, continuing operations amid virus outbreak fears
- Bus drivers, food managers and counselors are ensuring students get fed during school closures (“Roanoke County Public Schools was one of the first local divisions to start its meals program during the two week statewide schools closure.”)
- Editorial: Why are so many people leaving Fairfax County? (This editorial is dumb. In fact, Fairfax County’s population is projected to increase from nearly 1.2 million now to 1.4 million by 2045. Also, don’t compare percentage changes with absolute changes…especially when you’re comparing one jurisidiction that’s massively bigger than the other.)
- Arlington Urging Restaurants to Close Dining Rooms
- Loudoun County Public Schools closure extended through April 10
- Morning showers with warming temperatures and some sun later today
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