by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 26.
- Europe’s Economy Set to Outpace U.S. in Role Reversal
- Spain’s Second Virus Wave Swells, Fueling Concern Across Europe
- Global Coronavirus Cases Now Exceed 16 Million
- Why the World Worries About the Virus 2.0 Nuclear Option (“From Italy to New Zealand, governments are concerned about the consequences of suspending people’s lives again.”)
- Protests Swell in Russia’s Far East in a Stark New Challenge to Putin
- What Mike Pompeo doesn’t understand about China, Richard Nixon and U.S. foreign policy
- After Early Success, Israel’s Netanyahu Faces Fury for Flubbing Virus Fight
- Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths
- US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down
- ‘We’re hurting’ — Americans are losing $600 of weekly unemployment but many still can’t find work
- McConnell hopes to send next coronavirus relief bill to House within three weeks
- ‘This whole house of cards is gonna collapse’: GOP shutters Senate with US on verge of economic catastrophe
- The GOP’s Procrastination on COVID Relief Is Inexcusable
- Economists say Congress should think big on the next rescue package (“The economy could need trillions in support over a period of years.”)
- Reagan Foundation to Trump, RNC: Quit raising money off Ronald Reagan’s legacy
- Corporate America was here for you on coronavirus until about June (“Big employers are quietly rolling back pandemic-related perks and benefits.”)
- How We Can Trump-Proof America Against Authoritarian Wannabes (“If, in fact, Donald Trump loses, we’ll have dodged a bullet. But he won’t be the last president who wants dictatorial powers. How do we rein the next one in?”)
- Poll Finds Just 13% of Voters Still Up for Grabs for Trump, Biden (“Half of voters in a recent WSJ/NBC News poll say there is no chance they will support President Trump, and 37% say they would never back Joe Biden”)
- Biden holds daunting lead over Trump as US election enters final stretch
- Trump has 100 days to turn things around
- Biden campaign ramps up for 100-day push (“The former vice president’s campaign is building staff, increasing ad spending in battleground states, says it’s ‘firing on all cylinders.'”)
- DHS was a mistake. I regret voting for it. (Yep, it always made me very nervous, starting with the creepy word “Homeland”)
- Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force
- Is It Time to Defund the Department of Homeland Security?
- Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Remembered In Ceremonies Across Alabama
- As pandemic limits scrutiny, GOP fears lesser-known Democratic candidates will steamroll to Senate majority
- Conservatives Are Really Not Happy With “Swamp-Infected” Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (And by “swamp,” they mean the constitution and the rule of law.)
- In Portland’s So-Called War Zone, It’s the Troops Who Provide the Menace
- Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Protests Widen Across U.S.
- Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured
- Regis Philbin, Legendary Television Host, Dies at 88
- Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired (Sinclair remains utterly horrible; do not watch their “news” programs, on WJLA-7 or on any other station.)
- Storm Hanna lashes Texas as state struggles with coronavirus
- Yes, Fake News Is a Problem. But There’s a Real News Problem, Too.
- How to Lose a Swing State (“Arizona is moving left. But the state GOP chair, Kelli Ward, is doubling down on Trumpism.”)
- Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump (A truly evil person.)
- Rep. Ted Yoho resigns from board of Christian organization following AOC incident
- Opposing armed militias converge in Louisville, escalating tensions but avoiding violence
- Redistricting fight heats up with statewide referendum looming (Make sure you vote NO on this fatally flawed mess.)
- Virginia governor warns of ‘moving back’ if COVID-19 infections continue to rise
- New UVA COVID-19 Model Update: 12 Health Districts “Experiencing Surges,” Rt>1.0, Cases Surging Among 20-39 Year Olds
- CNalysis Takes “Very, Very Preliminary” Look at 2021 Virginia House of Delegates Elections; Estimates Dems Have 58.8% Chance of Keeping Their Majority
- Caitlin Durham Bennett: “Experience” Only Seems to Matter When Women and People of Color Run for Office
- UPDATED 3x: Del. Hala Ayala Fires Back at InsideNOVA Editorial Claiming Three Women of Color Need Lots More “Experience” Before Running Statewide
- Del. Elizabeth Guzman: “Inside NoVa published a racist and sexist editorial that dismisses and disparages the experience and accomplishments of three women of color”
- Editorial: Four questions for the 2021 candidates for governor
- Governor asks mayors how they’re combating spread of coronavirus; mayors respond with some recommendations
- Northam may impose stricter policies for Hampton Roads next week to tamp down coronavirus cases (“Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to elaborate on what the next steps will entail at a news conference Tuesday, a spokeswoman said.”)
- Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth set new single-day highs for reported COVID cases
- Time to Clean Up “Clean Virginia?”
- Fairfax County Parents Rally for Return to Classroom
- Dominion Energy Gives Up on Atlantic Coast Pipeline in the Face of Rising Legal Costs (“The biggest issue for Dominion was that even after a major court win, it still had to navigate an uncertain legal and regulatory landscape…Getting out of the midstream sector is largely a continuation of Dominion’s effort to simplify its business and become a more stable company…At this point, or at least after the midstream transaction closes, it is essentially just a boring old utility, selling electricity and natural gas…Although it would be hard to suggest that the utility is a completely new company, Dominion has certainly made a big directional shift with the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the sale of its midstream operations”)
- Kenneth Cooper Alexander column: A fitting salute for a true patriotic hero
- Against all odds, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel bird colony is saved (“Just months ago, this 25,000-bird colony seemed doomed — one of the most important gatherings of endangered migratory seabirds in Virginia.”)
- Police use chemical agents, flash bangs to disperse crowd outside RPD headquarters after city dump truck is set on fire
- Man claims ‘illegal’ traffic stop in Loudoun Co. is result of racial profiling
- Extreme heat returns; storms hold off until midweek
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