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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 6.
- Typhoon Haishen: 200,000 ordered to evacuate as Japan braces for storm
- North Korea may be prepping submarine-launched ballistic missile test, U.S. weapons experts warn
- Saudis Reduce Oil Pricing in Sign Demand Recovery Struggling
- Q&A: Why Women Leading the Climate Movement are Underappreciated and Sometimes Invisible
- A New Front in America’s Pandemic: College Towns (“The coronavirus is spiking around campuses from Texas to Iowa to North Carolina as students return. The potential spread of the virus has exacerbated tensions as towns have tried to balance economic dependence with public health fears.”)
- Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior official says (“The former official, who declined to be named, largely confirmed reporting from Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic magazine, which cited sources who said Trump rejected the idea of a cemetery visit and proceeded to refer to the fallen soldiers as ‘losers’ and ‘suckers.'”)
- Amazon Bans Foreign Plant Sales to U.S. Amid Global Seed Mystery
- Trump fixates on the promise of a vaccine — real or not — as key to reelection bid
- Harris on vaccine: ‘I would not trust Donald Trump’
- Majority Of U.S. Adults Under 30 Now Living With Parents, Study Finds
- GOP uses debunked theory to downplay COVID-19 death toll (Wildly irresponsible.)
- Bernie Sanders warns that Trump may not concede the election
- ‘I Keep My Promises,’ Trump Said. Let’s Check. (“Here’s a report card on whether the president met his 2016 campaign pledges.” Overwhelmingly, he did NOT fulfill his promises.)
- Trump’s dishonest campaign is entirely on-brand
- Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says It Needs To Press On For Now
- Trump EPA Chief Lays Out Vision for Agency Critics Warn Would Create ‘Apocalyptic, Devastated Planet’
- Mayor Pete Just Joined Joe Biden’s Transition Team
- The Latest Polls, the Great Non-Tightening: This Week in the 2020 Race (“A wave of data this week suggested that the race was largely holding steady after the parties’ conventions. Will the uproar over President Trump’s reported remarks on the military shake things up?”)
- Biden transition team shapes up with Obama-Biden alum hires
- Michael Cohen alleges Trump racist outbursts and role in Stormy Daniels payoff in new book
- In new book, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen describes alleged episodes of racism and says president likes how Putin runs Russia —
- In tell-all book, Michael Cohen says Trump hired a ‘Faux-Bama’ during White House run
- It’s Time for the Former General John Kelly to Speak Out About Trump’s Views on the Military
- Which states will have Kanye West on the ballot now that access deadlines have passed?
- Trump eliminates federal anti-racism training, calling it “a sickness”
- Kentucky Derby: Racial justice protesters, armed militia groups confront each other
- Trump’s insulting the troops is just the latest episode of the ‘nothing matters’ presidency
- Trump Calls for Firing of Fox News Reporter Who Confirmed President Disparaged Veterans
- Jennifer Griffin defended by Fox News colleagues after Trump Twitter attack over confirmation of Atlantic reporting
- Trump’s bad marriage with the military has finally exploded
- Trump, behind Biden in polls, grasps for a message that resonates
- New York attorney general to organize grand jury on Daniel Prude death
- At Least 4 Boats Sink During ‘Trump Boat Parade’ in Texas, Officials Say (Everything Trump-related is a disaster.)
- ‘They capitulated to Trump’: Michael Steele on the fight for the Republican party’s soul
- Kamala Harris to make Labor Day stop in Milwaukee, same day Mike Pence campaigns in La Crosse
- Anita Hill says she’ll vote for Biden
- Dozens of people rescued as wildfire rages near a reservoir in Northern California
- Fact-checker: Ad hitting Freitas on health care is true
- Race between Bob Good and Cameron Webb for open seat in 5th Congressional District drawing attention
- Opinion: Coming to terms with Jefferson’s complicated legacy (“Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to the American republic overshadow, but do not erase, his severe flaws, Mario D. Mazzarella argues in a guest column.”)
- VA Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Failed Passage of the Qualified Immunity Bill (“While today’s vote in the House was dismaying, the fight for justice and equity will march on.”)
- Video: Unhinged Ad by VA State Sen. Bryce Reeves (R) Shows, Among Other Things, That Facebook Continues to Allow Wild Lies On Its Platform
- Hare: Virginia’s Nursing Homes Need A Solution
- Saturday (9/5) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +948 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 125,727), +51 Hospitalizations (to 9,849), +15 Deaths (to 2,677) From Yesterday
- Interview with Virginia Lt. Governor 2021 Candidate Sean Perryman (D)
- Editorial: Colleges and universities need to reopen the right way
- With JMU closing its campus, are other Virginia colleges destined to follow?
- Video: Del. Ibraheem Samirah Tries to Explain His Vote Against Qualified Immunity Bill, Gets Called Out For “Foolish Clown Show” For Unfounded Claims
- Former Charlottesville City Council Member Wes Bellamy Rips Del. Ibraheem Samirah: “This stunt you pulled is exactly what the oppressor always does”
- Sherman Lea, David Bowers campaigning for mayor in the time of COVID-19
- Nearly half of Richmond COVID cases are in South Richmond’s Black and Latino communities. Advocates, health officials search for solutions
- Hundreds of JMU students are sick. Thousands have to move home by Monday.
- Editorial: Fight for public safety demands more from us all (“A shooting that injured an infant in Norfolk put a spotlight on the need for broad coalitions working to curb violent crime and bolster public safety for all.”)
- Loudoun County moves to undo racial segregation on WWI memorial
- Nationals give multiyear extension to GM Mike Rizzo (“Manager Dave Martinez hopes he is next up.”)
- Simply splendid today and tomorrow (“After a pair of nice days, we’re warmer and more humid again Tuesday, with rain chances returning Wednesday.”)
