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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 20.
- Early results of Oxford vaccine trial expected
- Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial ‘a breakthrough’ (“The protein is inhaled directly into the lungs of patients with coronavirus, using a nebuliser, in the hope that it will stimulate an immune response. The initial findings suggest the treatment cut the odds of a Covid-19 patient in hospital developing severe disease – such as requiring ventilation – by 79%.”)
- The crisis that shocked the world: America’s response to the coronavirus (“Dysfunctional politics, a lack of funding for public health and a rush to reopen the economy ignited the resurgence of the virus”)
- When the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19?
- Will Clean Energy Projects Face Troubles That Have Bedeviled Pipelines? (“If the permit process is not improved, solar and wind energy efforts may face protracted delays or shutdowns.”)
- The End Of $600 Unemployment Benefits Will Hit Millions Of Households And The Economy
- “I’ll Be Right Eventually”: The Most Ridiculous Comments From Trump’s Fox News Interview (“From blaming Fauci for his own lies to refusing to commit to accepting the election results.”)
- Juan Williams: We must not become numb to Trump’s abnormality
- Trump insists he’s ‘right’ on the virus as more Americans get sick (“The President made it clear that it’s more important to him to be proven right about the pandemic than to reconsider his disastrous approach”)
- Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses (This SHOULD BE huge news and a massive scandal. The media isn’t treating it that way. Why not?)
- Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview (“Facing a feared interviewer, the president ended up insisting that identifying an elephant proved his mental capacity”)
- Trump defends bungled handling of coronavirus with falsehoods and dubious claims (“Falsehoods,” or one could just say “Lies.”)
- Trump says he’s not offended by the Confederate flag
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump bending facts on virus, Biden, economy (Another absurd euphemism for lying…”bending facts.” What a joke.)
- Biden under pressure to pick a black woman to be running mate
- Where Is the Outrage? (“Americans are getting sick and dying while Trump plays a political game.”)
- Trump’s Wrong-Track Economy Means Voters Shrug at Stocks Rebound
- Endangered GOP senators under pressure as Senate considers new virus measures
- As Trump Ignores Virus Crisis, Republicans Start to Break Ranks
- Progressives don’t love Joe Biden, but they’re learning to love his agenda (“The most transformative presidents in our nation’s history — Lincoln, FDR, LBJ — were not ideologues.”)
- The rent is coming due. Will Congress offer more relief as it gets back to work?
- Lawmakers Are Far Apart On A New Coronavirus Relief Bill. Here Are 5 Sticking Points (“McConnell argues that renewing that full payment is a disincentive for the jobless to return to work, because for many people, the combined benefits are more in weekly wages than they would receive if they go back to their jobs…Pelosi and other Democrats warn that without more help, states will have to lay off first responders or cut education budgets, which are tight with new demands related to the coronavirus.”)
- ‘We can’t afford to wait’: Many coronavirus relief measures are set to soon expire. But the crisis is still raging.
- ‘A Wake-Up Call’: States Battle New Surge In COVID-19 Cases
- Trump’s made-for-TV fascism in Portland won’t get him re-elected. It may get someone killed
- Federal officials dismiss Portland leaders’ calls to leave city as clashes with protesters continue
- Democrats call for McConnell to bring Voting Rights Act to floor in honor of Lewis
- Federal judge’s son shot and killed, husband injured in attack at their NJ home (“Authorities are investigating whether there is any connection between those prior threats and the shooting, or whether it possibly involved the husband’s work as a criminal defense attorney.”)
- Kanye West attracts crowd in North Charleston in bid to make it on SC ballot for president
- Priorities USA and others agree to drop voting lawsuit against Florida (“The two sides in the lawsuit negotiated an agreement that calls for Florida’s chief election official to educate local election supervisors on pre-paid postage and encourage them to use drop boxes and make vote-by-mail request forms available in Spanish. It also calls for Secretary of State Laurel Lee to undertake a public relations campaign to inform voters of different ways to cast a ballot”)
- ‘We need to close down’ — Florida reports more than 10,000 coronavirus cases for fifth day (“Florida reported 12,523 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, marking the fifth consecutive day the hot-spot state reported more than 10,000 cases, according to the state’s health department. “)
- Gov. Kemp Hits Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms With ‘Personal’ Attack as Georgia Outbreak Worsens (Worst governor in America? There’s lots of competition, from people like Ron DeSantis of Florida, but still…)
- Annotating Amanda: Some Comments, Corrections on Her VA07 GOP Convention Morning-After Analysis
- BREAKING: “Clean Virginia unequivocally condemns [Amanda Chase’s] rhetoric and actions in support of white supremacy” and “will no longer contribute to Senator Chase’s candidacy for any office”
- Video: Democratic Activist Cragg Hines Explains Why Redistricting Amendment Should Be Rejected by Voters (“Why would Democrats vote to do exactly what a Republican leader wants?”)
- Virginia Poultry Workers See Victory In New COVID-19 Protection Rules
- Some Virginia Democrats want to ‘defelonize’ assaults on cops. Here’s what that means. (“Flying onion rings may be the stuff of cafeteria food fights. But in Virginia, they can mean prison time if you hit a cop.”)
- Sunday (7/19) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,057 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 77,430), +18 Hospitalizations (to 7,165), +2 Deaths (to 2,027) From Yesterday
- Push for bilingual contact tracers continues in Virginia
- Facing backlash to proposed change to assault on police law, Sen. Surovell explains how it’s been ‘abused’
- As Virginia colleges prepare to reopen, some parents, faculty sound an alarm
- Justice for all: Amid police reform debate, Northern Virginia prosecutors target systemic racism
- Kristen Amundson column: Schools need a sense of urgency about reopening
- Armed ‘Volunteers’ Defend White Supremacy in Charlottesville (“The TV cameras left but the white supremacists dug in, with law enforcement’s tacit approval, to ‘defend’ the same Confederate statues that inspired the Unite the Right rally.”)
- Editorial: Tend to area students with special needs (“Norfolk schools dropped the ball during the pandemic by not tending to students who had individualized education programs, putting vulnerable students at risk.”)
- Art and activism in Richmond have long been intertwined. Nightly protests made that relationship more visible than ever.
- Scorching 100-degree heat to be felt today; next few days remain dangerously hot
