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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise (e.g., COVID-19), for Thursday, April 2.
- Global coronavirus infections near million mark after ‘near exponential growth’ (“Grim milestone approaches as WHO chief says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about spread”)
- Coronavirus live news: Spain death toll passes 10,000 with record single-day rise of 950
- Europeans See Glimmer of Hope in Italy’s Virus Stabilization
- The leader of a NATO ally is using the coronavirus to seize power (Time for serious measures, including booting them out of NATO and the EU.)
- V, L or ‘Nike Swoosh’? Economists Debate Shape of Global Recovery
- China Rejects U.S. Intelligence Claim It Hid Virus Numbers
- Hyped Malaria Drug Not Showing Much Effect at One Paris Hospital
- Oil Leaps on Hopes for U.S. Action, End to Saudi-Russia Spat
- The stark differences in countries’ coronavirus death rates, explained (“Italy’s case fatality rate is 10 times higher than Germany’s. Learning why could help save lives.”)
- Just Like That, All the Confidence in the Stock Market Is Zapped (“It took one session and a 4.4% plunge in the S&P 500.”)
- More Jaw-Dropping Unemployment Figures Expected in U.S. Report (“Updates: U.S. Stockpile of Emergency Medical Supplies Is Nearly Empty; Governors pleaded for gear for overwhelmed hospitals and desperate health care workers; The mayor of Los Angeles asked all residents to cover their faces when in public; Panama is enforcing quarantine regulations by gender. Here’s the latest.”)
- U.S. Jobless Claims Hit 3.3 Million Last Week. This Week’s Could Be Worse.
- Trump’s coronavirus death toll estimate exposes his failure (“Trump had a chance to avert the unfolding coronavirus disaster. He blew it.” Massively.)
- U.S. deaths surge past 4,600 as officials compare struggle with Italy’s outbreak (“Sobering predictions about the future of the outbreak in the United States show that each day will bring more suffering than the last.”)
- There Is an Antidote to Our Fear. It’s Called Leadership. (“President Trump called himself a “wartime” president. But he has failed the most essential test: delivering the truth.”)
- Republicans were warned. Yet they persisted in defending Trump.
- Coronavirus could lead to the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression (“The upcoming jobs report will be far too rosy. The reality is much grimmer.”)
- Kellyanne Conway attacks Biden for following stay-at-home orders (Kellyanne…what can you even say at this point about her?)
- The Racial Time Bomb in the Covid-19 Crisis (“Pre-existing health conditions leave one group particularly vulnerable.”)
- Social Security Recipients WON’T Have To File Taxes To Get Coronavirus Stimulus Checks (“The Trump administration has reversed a policy it announced only two days ago.”)
- We must hold politicians responsible for deaths they could have prevented (“Delinquent politicians such as Florida’s Ron DeSantis should be held accountable.”)
- Let’s Not Get Carried Away: Trump Is Still Screwing Up Most of His Job, and He’s Still a Hollow Monstrosity
- Covid-19 is killing off our traditional notions of national defense
- Fact check: Trump again misleads on ventilator shortages and coronavirus timeline at off-topic briefing
- 12 GOP governors are still refusing to issue stay-at-home orders (The “reddest” of the “red states”)
- Behind the scenes, Kushner takes charge of coronavirus response (Ee gads.)
- Overestimating Trump is a mistake. So is underestimating him.
- What Trump can learn from real wartime presidents
- Fox News has succeeded — in misinforming millions of Americans
- The environmental upside of the virus shows the green way ahead (“Now is the time to make structural changes as we work to recover from the social and economic impacts of the pandemic. To do that, we need to see the benefits we reap from polluting less and wasting less. It would have been nearly impossible to appreciate the difference in our go-go world, where the impacts of pumping chemicals into our air and water and onto our land were diffuse and invisible — if we had nothing to compare it with. Now we do, and the satellite photos are remarkable.”)
- David J. Hayes: Trump is aggressively pushing his anti-environment agenda amid a pandemic. It’s inexcusable.
- Army Warned in Early February That Coronavirus Could Kill 150,000 Americans (“While the president was still downplaying the COVID-19 epidemic, an Army briefing shared with The Daily Beast shows the service warning of the scale of death Trump now concedes.”)
- ‘A perfect storm’: US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars
- Nation’s top coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci forced to beef up security as death threats increase
- Trump keeps trashing governors — but most Americans think they’re doing a better job
- Trump’s ambitious infrastructure vision faces Senate GOP roadblock
- Pelosi should ‘stand down’ on passing another rescue bill in House, McConnell says
- Is this a joke? Trump predicts two bad weeks and a “burst of light”: Press falls at his feet (“Trump gets lavished with praise by media for his ‘somber’ tone. But his predictions are still complete nonsense” Much of the press, particularly the political press, is just an embarrassing joke.)
- No, You Fools: Trump Isn’t Pivoting (“Mainstream press gushes over Trump’s temporarily adult tone, but we all know he’ll backslide soon enough” Again, the “mainstream press” – at least the political reporters, with the exception of folks like Yamiche Alcindor – are largely an embarrassing joke.)
- Pence, in Craziest Lie Yet, Denies Trump Ever Downplayed the Coronavirus (Which, of course, Trump did over and over and over again.)
- Trump Literally Laughed at How He Can Game the Press With His ‘New Tone’
- As more states look to ban abortion during pandemic, legal battles erupt nationwide
- Joe Biden’s latest message is a preview of what is to come (“The former vice president looks ready to make this election about leadership.”)
- Biden Calls for Democratic Convention to Be Delayed Because of Virus (“The former vice president said the convention should be moved from mid-July to August, becoming the most prominent Democrat to urge such a postponement.”)
- Cable TV and COVID-19: How Americans perceive the outbreak and view media coverage differ by main news source
- In Arizona, Pawn Shops and Golf Courses Are ‘Essential,’ and Staying Open (Uh, no.)
- More than 40 spring breakers who ignored public health advice test positive for coronavirus
- Florida governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
- Federalism Is a Bad Prescription for Handling the Coronavirus Crisis
- A woman accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, and all hell breaks loose online. Here’s what we know (“Whatever the facts of this case may be, the #MeToo movement deserves better than to be dragged into the sleaze like this.”)
- Why The Progressive Left Fits So Uncomfortably Within The Democratic Party
- “The Campaign Panicked”: Inside Trump’s Decision to Back Off of His Easter Coronavirus Miracle
- How Fox’s Sean Hannity has downplayed the coronavirus pandemic in America (There really should be criminal penalties, or at least civil penalties, for this.)
- OANN threatened with removal from White House press room after correspondent Chanel Rion makes unauthorized appearances
- New Orleans ER Doc Describes Typical Clinical Course, Recommended Treatment of COVID-19
- Grocery Workers Keep America Fed, While Fearing For Their Own Safety (These people are heroes)
- Mike Pence Visits Virginia While Actively Botching Coronavirus Response
- Three Republicans qualify for GOP primary to challenge U.S. Sen Mark Warner (“Omari Faulkner, an Army reservist and former Georgetown basketball player who successfully sued to force the state to change its eligibility rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, did not qualify for the ballot even though a Richmond judge granted his request last week to lower the petition signature threshold from 10,000 to 3,500.”)
- VA-05 Democratic Candidate Dr. Cameron Webb on COVID-19, Healthcare in America, the Climate Crisis, How He Thinks He Can Defeat Denver Riggleman in November
- What Have Virginia Republicans and Right Wingers Been Posting About During the Coronavirus Crisis? Check Out the Crazy!
- Models show a grim picture of coronavirus surge in Virginia — but how dire depends on if people stay home
- Northam says coronavirus may not peak in Virginia until late May
- Live Video, Highlights: Gov. Ralph Northam’s Wednesday (4/1) Virginia COVID-19 Briefing
- Gov. Northam is telling Virginians to stay at home. That’s not possible for the thousands still required to go into work.
- Attorney General Mark Herring warns of outbreak of coronavirus scams
- On “Census Day,” AG Mark Herring Urges Virginians to Complete Census Questionnaire
- Data Model for Coronavirus in Virginia Coming Soon
- Despite EPA decision, Virginia says polluters must ‘make every effort’ to comply with environmental regulations
- Grocery Store Workers and Advocates Urge Governor Northam to Sign Bill to Increase to Minimum Wage
- Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy: How We Can Support Virginians During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Editorial: Two questions for Jennifer McClellan
- Editorial: Amid uncertainty, Virginia institutions soldier on
- Should Northam Reconsider Renewable Energy Legislation in Light of Pandemic? (Absolutely not.)
- Va. man sent home from hospital with pneumonia diagnosis died of covid-19 days later
- Army Veteran Diagnosed With Coronavirus After His Death
- Something Rotten in the County of Arlington–and It’s In the Courthouse
- Richmond suffers 3rd death, while 2 more die at Canterbury as COVID-19 ‘starting to ramp up’ and spread in community
- Tight-knit family of Greyhound driving instructors mourn loss of two Richmonders to COVID-19
- Foodbank distribution in Newport News draws a huge crowd
- Hampton convention center eyed as hospital bed surge site
- Partly sunny with brisk winds the next two days but a warmer, calmer weekend
