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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesdy, May 13.
- Horrific attacks on maternity ward, funeral in Afghanistan may derail peace process
- China Seals Cities; European Borders Start to Open: Virus Update
- U.K. Economy Plunges Into Recession (“The big downturn is well underway in Europe.”)
- Coronavirus live news: Russia records 10,000 new cases in a day as Wuhan prepares to test 11m residents
- The Canals Are Clear Thanks to the Coronavirus, But Venice’s Existential Threat Is Climate Change
- E.ON Wants Germany’s Stimulus Plans to Back Cheap Green Power (“Johannes Teyssen, CEO of one of Germany’s largest utilities, bemoans the country’s stagnant energy transition.”)
- Covid-19 isn’t just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body (“Doctors treating coronavirus patients are seeing odd and frightening syndromes”)
- Without A Vaccine, Herd Immunity Won’t Save Us
- Combining Different Models, New Coronavirus Projection Shows 110,000 Deaths By June 6
- Americans Are on the Move, Even as New Warnings Sound (“Millions more U.S. residents left their homes this week, according to a New York Times analysis. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said that reopening too quickly risked “an outbreak that you may not be able to control.””)
- When Will Renewables Pass Coal? Sooner Than Anyone Thought (“Wind and solar are steadily growing, while coal-fired power use is plummeting because of the coronavirus, accelerating a long-term decline.”)
- GOP split on whether to back Fauci’s or Trump’s assessment on reopening economy (Seriously? That’s even a question?)
- Fauci warns of colossal, deadly mistake. Will Trump listen?
- At Senate Hearing, Government Experts Paint Bleak Picture of the Pandemic (“The downbeat assessment of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Dr. Robert R. Redfield contradicted President Trump’s growing insistence that the nation has put the coronavirus behind it.”)
- Fauci says US reopening could trigger outbreak ‘you might not be able to control’
- 7 key moments from Fauci’s Senate hearing
- Fauci’s Senate testimony debunked a number of Trump’s favorite coronavirus lies (“Fauci didn’t even say Trump’s name. He didn’t have to.”)
- Mitt Romney: Trump’s failed virus testing is ‘nothing to celebrate’
- Trump’s vicious claim that Joe Scarborough might have murdered an aide
- As coronavirus roils the nation, Trump reverts to tactic of accusing foes of felonies
- Nobody Is Protected From President Trump (“The simple accessory of a mask tells the story of a presidency and a pandemic.”)
- Fed’s Powell to assess next phase of pandemic economy
- EXCLUSIVE: In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers
- Prices are tumbling at an alarming rate
- Mass unemployment is a policy choice. We must choose differently. (“So far, efforts by Congress to address job losses have come up short. Here’s a better way.”)
- As Trump urges reopening, thousands getting sick on the job
- McConnell, Senate GOP declare House Democrats’ $3T coronavirus bill ‘dead on arrival’
- Eight surprises in House Democrats’ $3T coronavirus relief bill
- House Democrats Open Bidding on Next Stimulus With $3 Trillion Bill
- US nursing homes seek legal immunity as Covid-19 spreads ‘like brushfire’
- We were presidential electors in 2016. We should be allowed the ‘vote’ our Constitution gave us. (“The Supreme Court will decide on two cases of ‘faithless electors,’ which could alter the electoral college.”)
- Acting intelligence chief Grenell gave DOJ list of Obama officials who ‘unmasked’ Flynn (WTF is this crap?)
- Trump’s lawyers just made appalling arguments to the Supreme Court
- Will the Supreme Court Put the President Above the Law? (“In a bid to keep his tax and financial records secret, the president’s lawyers tell the justices that he is beyond the reach of Congress and prosecutors.”)
- The US House’s Supreme Court defense of its Trump investigation was a disaster
- Trump lawyer: ‘We’re asking for temporary presidential immunity’
- Trump Supreme Court goal: Slow walk the cases, hide secrets until the election is over
- Supreme Court seeks a middle ground on release of Trump’s taxes
- U.S. judge puts on hold Justice Dept. move to dismiss Michael Flynn’s guilty plea to hear outside groups’ challenges
- Judge Hesitates to Accept Justice Dept. Move to Drop Flynn Charge
- Trump Shows Frayed Nerves With Pandemic’s Toll Climbing
- Trump presses immunity argument in Summer Zervos defamation case
- Trump approval dips amid mounting coronavirus death toll, trails Biden by 8 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Kushner, Law Aside, Doesn’t Rule Out Delaying 2020 Election (Nope, can’t do that.)
- Joe Biden And Bernie Sanders Unveil Names For Joint Policy Task Forces (“The 48 lawmakers, activists, union leaders and academics will work to craft a compromise Democratic policy platform.”)
- Biden should pick Elizabeth Warren — but for attorney general, not vice president (“Given the lawlessness and corruption that seem to infect Barr’s DOJ and Trump’s administration, Biden’s choice for attorney general could be his most important statement of 2020.”)
- Meat is not essential. Why are we killing for it? (Pretty much everything about it is f’ed up.)
- Trump Is Staking Out His Own Universe of ‘Alternative Facts’ (“The president’s re-election strategy isn’t based on reality. How could it be?”)
- Small business used to define America’s economy. The pandemic could change that forever.
- Ex-GOP chairman slams McConnell for saying Obama should ‘keep his mouth shut’ (“I’m sure Mitch is aware that a grown ass black man who happens to be a former president has agency to speak his mind on how his successor is managing this crisis, especially since his successor has yet to keep ‘his mouth shut’ about him,’ ” Steele said. “And ‘classless’?”)
- Mitch McConnell Wants to Crank Up Bill Barr’s Surveillance Powers. What Could Go Wrong?
- Republicans Follow Trump in Believing the Worst of the Coronavirus Is Over
- Which came first: The rotten polls or the raving? (“Trump has lost his grip.” Completely unhinged.)
- It Doesn’t Sound Like We’re ‘Prevailing’
- Companies Start Reaping Billions in Tax Breaks to Help Ride Out Slump
- Ocasio-Cortez is working with the Biden campaign on climate policy
- Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign
- Plastic Recycling is Broken. So Why Does Big Plastic Want $1 Billion to Fix It?
- Republicans look to win back California House seat in special election overshadowed by coronavirus
- Mike Garcia, G.O.P. House Candidate, Is Ahead in California (“Mr. Garcia, a political newcomer, was leading Christy Smith in a special election that reflected the nation’s fiercely partisan climate. Republicans also won a House race in Wisconsin.”)
- Democrats in Congress introduce bill to stop GOP voter suppression
- A new internal GOP poll suggests tight prez, Senate races in Georgia
- Howard Stern to Trump supporters: He hates you and so do I
- Dr. Fauci Rained on Trump’s Hasty Reopening Parade (“In Tuesday’s Senate hearing, the infectious diseases expert undercut Trump’s claim that coronavirus will just ‘go away’ without a vaccine and suggested schools may not be prepared to open in the fall.”)
- California cancels fall university classes as Fauci warns of reopening too soon
- Video: Sen. Kaine to Dr. Fauci – “The death rate in the United States, especially when you compare it with other nations, is unacceptable, isn’t it?”
- What Is Tim Kaine’s Face Mask Trying to Tell Us? (“Masks have been statements, one way or another, and Kaine’s bandana on Tuesday appeared to say something.”)
- Tim Kaine’s Bandana Is The New Sheriff In Town
- Kaine to Fauci: ‘The death rate … is unacceptable, isn’t it?’
- AG Mark Herring Demands Trump Admin. Protect Health & Safety of 10s of 1000s of U.S. Meat, Poultry Workers/a>
- After 5th CD GOP Decides on Convention at Bob Good’s Home Church (!), Rep. Denver Riggleman Rips “Corruption,” “Pay-to-Play,” in His Own Party
- Spanberger ranks as 5th most bipartisan House Democrat
- More testing is needed before Virginia, nation reopen
- Hogan joins Northam in allowing hard-hit localities to opt out of reopening
- BREAKING: Governor Northam Delays Phase One for Northern Virginia Localities
- Md., Va. will allow hard-hit areas to opt out of reopening
- Northern Va. deaths are nearly double elsewhere in state as region sees disproportionate toll
- Northam rejects GOP leadership’s call to halt early release of inmates with violent records
- With ‘high interest’ from customers, SCC prepares to restart solar PPA program
- Initial Virginia Unemployment Data Indicates Greater Job Losses Among Virginians of Color; The Same Thing Happened During the Last Recession
- In revised budget proposal, Metro recommends deferring new initiatives
- Stoney warns against easing guidelines too soon in Richmond as Northern Virginia gets delay (“With the start of Northern Virginia’s reopening delayed by two weeks, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is expressing reservations about whether Friday is the right time for officials to start easing restrictions in the city.”)
- Henrico supervisors adopt fiscal 2021 budget that preserves pay, but puts a pause on raises, hiring
- Federal Judge Deals Another Huge Blow to Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Federal judge upholds ban on process for permitting pipelines, including Mountain Valley
- Tuesday (5/11) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +730 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 25,800), +95 Hospitalizations (to 3,395), +41 Deaths (to 891) From Yesterday
- Is Gov. Northam’s “A Floor, Not a Ceiling” Mantra Setting a Precedent? Could It Be Time to Free Up Virginia Localities From Judge Dillon’s Restrictive “Mother, May I?”Approach?
- Virginia prisoners settle lawsuit challenging confinement during pandemic
- Opinion/Editorial: Paroles raise questions about Va. system
- Two incumbents face challenger for Fredericksburg City Council at-large seats
- Editorial: Don’t abandon public housing residents (“Pausing relocation of public housing residents affords Norfolk a chance to concoct a better plan for the displaced.”)
- Roanoke County to slash capital spending next fiscal year in response to coronavirus-related revenue drop
- Northam Allows for Delayed NOVA Reopening; Some Loudoun Supervisors Disagree
- 21 regional deaths linked to COVID-19; New River jail reports inmate tests positive
- Williams: Residents need running water during a pandemic. That should be Petersburg’s bottom line.
- Spectacular spring weather this afternoon; taste of summer on Friday
