by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 4.
Captain Crozier was faithful to his duty—both to his sailors and his country. Navy leadership sent a chilling message about speaking truth to power. The poor judgment here belongs to the Trump Admin, not a courageous officer trying to protect his sailors. pic.twitter.com/AkGFdlYjwt
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 3, 2020
- Are Countries Flattening the Curve for the Coronavirus? (“The trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic varies widely from country to country. The number of new cases each day appears to be falling in some nations — what’s known as flattening the curve.”)
- Jobs Destroyed Worldwide as Virus Triggers Deep Recession (“World job losses could reach total of 25 million, ILO warns”)
- Canada blasts U.S. block on 3M exports of masks as coronavirus cases set to soar
- OPEC+ Meeting to Be Delayed on New Saudi, Russia Rift
- White House scrambles to scoop up medical supplies worldwide, angering Canada, Germany
- China’s Coming Upheaval (“Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping”)
- Creeping Authoritarianism Has Finally Prevailed (“In Hungary, the pandemic was just an excuse.”)
- In Italy, Going Back to Work May Depend on Having the Right Antibodies (“Weighing an idea that might once have been relegated to science fiction, Italy once again finds itself in the unfortunate vanguard of Western democracies grappling with the coronavirus.”)
- Keir Starmer elected UK opposition leader (“The former lawyer is expected to pull the party back toward the center ground.” Thank goodness.)
- Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls for second day in row
- Emerging-Market Petrostates Are About to Melt Down (“Collapsing Oil Prices Risk Igniting a Sovereign Debt Crisis”)
- The Oil Collapse (“A Pandemic and a Price War Have Together Brought Energy Markets to a Crisis”)
- China mourns thousands who died in country’s coronavirus epidemic
- How Trump surprised his own team by ruling out Obamacare (“Insurers were prepared to extend coverage, HHS officials were largely on board, but the White House refused to reopen enrollment.” Trump, as always, is evil and stupid.)
- ‘Normal’ will look completely different when this is all over
- The Coronavirus Is Transforming Politics and Economics (“The rapid passage of such a big stimulus, with more to come probably, has punctured the idea, assiduously promoted by deficit hawks, that we ‘can’t afford’ more government programs. Despite all the additional spending, the U.S. Treasury is still able to borrow on remarkably favorable terms: on Thursday, the yield on ten-year Treasury bonds was just 0.63 per cent.”)
- The Navy Has an Absurd Explanation for Why It Fired Captain Brett Crozier
- Removing the USS Theodore Roosevelt captain was reckless and foolish
- Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in September
- How science finally caught up with Trump’s playbook – with millions of lives at stake (“The president’s failure to heed the warnings about coronavirus and act quickly has set in train a domino effect that now imperils large swathes of the US” Same with the climate crisis, by the way.)
- Trump says he opposes mail-in voting for November (Trump trying to steal the election? Sure sounds like it. Democrats need to go to the mat on this.)
- You Shouldn’t Have to Risk Your Life to Vote
- McConnell, Pelosi signal more virus aid likely from Congress
- Coronavirus Supply Czar Jared Kushner Demonstrates He Has No Grasp on Coronavirus Supply Situation (Zero.)
- Katrina Commander Rips ‘Totally Clueless’ Jared Kushner’s Coronavirus Comments (“‘I don’t believe he know what the hell he’s talking about,’ retired lieutenant general Russel Honoré said of Donald Trump’s son-in-law.”)
- Loss of Smell Isn’t Just a Coronavirus Symptom. It Could Be Key to Slowing the Spread.
- Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call (“Rep. Adam Schiff slams the ‘dead of night’ decision to gut the intelligence community’s independence by firing Michael Atkinson.”)
- Trump to Fire Intelligence Watchdog Who Had Key Role in Ukraine Complaint
- Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who defied him on whistleblower complaint
- Trump announces intent to nominate White House lawyer Brian Miller as inspector general for $2 trillion coronavirus law
- Fact-check: Trump says some states aren’t in jeopardy from the virus, denies saying it would go away by April
- New mask guidance could strain supply, test limits of market
- Communications show scientists’ alarm at slow initial response by U.S.
- ‘I’m not going to do it’: Trump rejects his own administration’s advice on masks
- ‘No problem whatsoever’: Trump downplays Fauci absence at coronavirus briefing
- An outbreak of incompetence (“There is reason to have zero confidence in the administration.”)
- The lessons we can learn for a post-coronavirus world (“We can end the politics of stupidity.” And incompetence, corruption, etc.)
- New face mask guidance comes after battle between White House and CDC
- Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission
- The Trump administration just changed its description of the national stockpile to jibe with Jared Kushner’s controversial claim
- Frank Rich: Trump’s Potemkin Recovery (“The president doesn’t have a plan to combat the pandemic, so he keeps creating phony ones.”)
- Stop Using Toilet Paper (“Why are we hoarding it when experts agree that rinsing with water is more sanitary and environmentally sound?” “Toilet paper is an antiquated technology that infectious disease and colorectal specialists say is neither efficient nor hygienic”)
- Holdout States Resist Stay-at-Home Orders: ‘What Are You Waiting For?’ (“A small number of states in the Midwest and the South are under growing pressure to order all residents to stay at home to fight the coronavirus.” Wildly irresponsible governors in these “red” states.)
- Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
- Do Wisconsin Republicans Know There’s a Pandemic?
- ‘Over our heads in chaos’: Wisconsin on edge of election fiasco amid pandemic (“While many states have postponed their primaries because of coronavirus restrictions, Wisconsin is pressing ahead”)
- Biden to name VP vetting team, thinking about Cabinet makeup
- Joe Biden understands the devil is in the details (“Trump’s incompetency will make recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that much harder.”)
- The 2020 Election Is Now About the Coronavirus. Here’s How Progressive Groups Plan to Win It. (“Democrats are taking early steps to spread word about Trump’s bungled response.”)
- “Tone” deaf — how Trump coverage keeps marring pandemic reporting
- The Roberts Court Has Made the Looming Coronavirus Election Crisis So Much Worse
- Fox News Moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch Stockpile Attorneys Against Coronavirus Lawsuits
- Search suspended for two members of Kennedy family lost in Chesapeake Bay
- Rep. Connolly called on White House to take pandemic risks seriously in May 2018
- Trump Fails to Provide Virginia With Critical Medical Supplies
- Sen. Mark Warner Urges DoL to Issue Guidance Allowing States to Swiftly Implement Emergency Unemployment Benefits for Gig Workers
- Live Video, Highlights: Gov. Ralph Northam’s Friday (4/3) Virginia COVID-19 Briefing
- Friday (4/3) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +306 Cases (to 2,012), +66 Hospitalizations (to 312), +5 Deaths (to 46) From Yesterday
- Graphics: Virginia Gets a “D Grade, 8th Worst in the Country, on Unacast’s Updated Social Distancing Scorecard (“Within Virginia and also nationally, the vast majority receiving ‘A’ or ‘B’ grades are ‘blue’ states, counties and cities”)
- Virginia Prosecutors Face Deadlines Despite Judicial Emergency
- AG Mark Herring Asks Gov. Northam to Accelerate Effective Date of Consumer Lending Reforms
- Audio: Gov. Northam Says New Spending Will Be Put on Hold; He’s Considering Legislation Passed in 2020 Session; “We haven’t had any direction from the national level”
- Governor Northam Announces Emergency Funding to Shelter Virginia’s Homeless Population
- Dominion Energy Abandons Gas Infrastructure Plans Due To Passage of Virginia Clean Economy Act
- Northam: Coronavirus Budget Cuts Coming
- Huge volume of jobless claims is ‘overwhelming’ Virginia’s unemployment filing system
- Schapiro: Pandemic thwarts progressive advances in Virginia
- Hampton Roads Convention Center won’t be ready to treat coronavirus patients for 6 weeks, Northam says
- Three more deaths – two in nursing homes – as COVID-19 spreads in Richmond region
- Editorial: Why 76 people (or 39) will effectively decide Roanoke’s city council election
- Cville Doctor Designs a Better Face Mask
- The Unsettled Mood on Liberty University’s Campus as COVID-19 Advances (“I really feel I’m being gaslit.”)
- Roanoke area reaches 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases; Montgomery County department quarantined
- Hampton VA medical staff ‘desperate for PPE,’ its union says
- UVa to use residence halls for health care workers
- Old Dominion athletics faces drastic cost-cutting measures to remain financially solvent, study says
- Turning warmer into early next week, plus a mix of clouds and sun this weekend
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