by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 29.
- Global coronavirus death toll tops 1 million as U.N. chief warns that ‘misinformation kills’
- The coronavirus has now killed more than 1 million people and upended the global economy in less than nine months
- Global coronavirus deaths pass 1m with no sign rate is slowing
- COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million Worldwide. How These 5 Nations Are Driving The Pandemic (“Take the United States, which currently leads the world in terms of both total number of dead and total number of infected over the course of the pandemic.”)
- New Study Shows a Vicious Circle of Climate Change Building on Thickening Layers of Warm Ocean Water (“Global warming is deepening blankets of warmer water that alter ocean currents, hinder absorption of carbon, intensify storms and disrupt biological cycles.” Step #1: Stop emitting greenhouse gases ASAP!)
- How our warmer oceans are contributing to climate breakdown (“A more stable ocean sounds idyllic, but it creates a dangerous feedback loop for our warming planet”)
- How Coal-Loving Australia Became the Leader in Rooftop Solar (“Embracing solar panels to save money, homeowners have made the country a powerhouse in renewable energy.”)
- Trump administration orders assessment on bolstering nuclear warheads as talks with Russia stall
- Trump’s Tax Debt Could Make Him A National Security Risk, Ethics Experts Say
- House Democrats unveil new $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief proposal
- Dr. Fauci Calls Out ‘Outlandish’ Reporting on Fox News, Dr. Scott Atlas’ ‘Outlier’ Views Over Misleading Pandemic Info
- The 2020 Election Isn’t About Idealism. It’s About Survival. (“It’s clearer than ever that Donald Trump won’t be stopped with a scoop—neither will his militias, his lawyers, or his 50,000 ‘poll watchers.’ The worst-case scenario is apocalyptic. The best-case scenario buys the next generation time to try for something better.”)
- Trump sought deals with Moscow mayor
- How Reality-TV Fame Handed Trump a $427 Million Lifeline
- Trump tax records show duplicity. That’s devastating for his campaign.
- Trump reels from taxes bombshell as he gets set for crunch debate with Biden
- How ‘Save the Children’ Is Keeping QAnon Alive (“Last year, QAnon was on the ropes. — The pro-Trump conspiracy theory had been left homeless by the disappearance of 8chan, the message board where ‘Q,’ its pseudonymous central figure, posted cryptic clues about a cabal of child-eating Satanic pedophiles.”)
- Trump tax reveal roils presidential race (Does it really?)
- The New York Times Trump tax bombshell will matter if journalists decide that it does (How much do you want to bet they won’t be nearly as focused on this as on “her emails?”)
- Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings
- Trump’s Debt, His Future and Ours (“The president — our chief law enforcement and national security official — could be facing huge liabilities. That’s chilling.”)
- Forget “The Apprentice” — Trump’s taxes show he was really “The Biggest Loser”
- How the ‘minority rule’ problem could get much worse
- Editorial: Don’t omit climate questions from presidential debates (“The topics for tonight’s presidential debate do not include climate change, but that’s a discussion Americans need to hear.”)
- Five things to watch in the first Trump-Biden debate
- ‘The president thinks his best case is made in urine’: Biden campaign mocks Trump’s drug-testing demand
- Will The First Presidential Debate Shake Up The Race?
- Trump will have to account for failed virus response in debate with Biden (Impossible.)
- Trump looking for 11th-hour reset but mostly shuns debate prep
- Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016
- Trump 2016 campaign ‘targeted 3.5m black Americans to deter them from voting’
- Trump’s 2016 Campaign Reportedly Wanted Black Voters to Stay Home (“A trove of data obtained by Channel 4 News reveals a concerted effort to deter African-Americans from casting ballots”)
- Trump Just Lost Control of the Game (“His tax returns dispel all his pretensions to wealth and sacrifice, and his reelection campaign is running out of time.”)
- Judge orders Georgia to have paper backups of pollbooks on Election Day
- The Day in Polls: Biden Maintains Lead Heading Into Debate
- In Pennsylvania, advantage Biden with a big boost from women: POLL
- Supreme Court Vacancy Hasn’t Boosted Trump in Pennsylvania, Poll Shows
- Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to put hold on ruling extending Pennsylvania mail-ballot deadline
- Trump said he would bring jobs back to Ohio’s manufacturing workers. Instead, he deserted them.
- Fox anchors Bret Baier and Harris Faulkner let Fox contributor Mollie Hemingway push conspiracy theory about NY Times report on Trump’s taxes (Fox continues to be a disgrace to humanity.)
- Police report of suicide threat by former Trump campaign manager includes domestic abuse allegations
- The Fox News Powder Keg
- Fox News Would Rather Not Admit Trump Is a Giant Crook
- Kaine: Why are Republicans Rushing to Fill Justice Ginsburg’s Seat?
- PolitiFact Va: 10 Fact Checks From Trump’s Virginia Rally (Basically, you knew if he was lying if his lips were moving. Same thing with Scott Taylor and Nick Freitas.)
- Ahead of Debate, Trump Continues Attack on Virginians’ Health Care and Protections for Pre-existing Conditions
- Biden for President Virginia Launches LGBTQ+ Virginians for Biden-Harris Leadership Council
- Qasim Rashid Campaign Introduces Compassion for Veterans Plan
- AG Mark Herring Defends Texas County Clerk’s Decision to Send Mail-In Voting Applications to Voters
- Virginia lawmakers warn of ‘deteriorating’ conditions in two federal prisons as COVID-19 spreads
- Care at Federal Prisons in Virginia Suffers During and After COVID-19 Outbreak
- Right-Wing Group That Helped Gerrymander North Carolina in Favor of Republicans Gives $50k to Virginia “Conservatives for Redistricting Reform”
- Mountain Valley Pipeline foes file challenge to reissued stream-crossing permits (“In a petition filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Sierra Club and seven other environmental groups challenged permits…”)
- Video: After Positive COVID-19 Test, Gov. Northam Reports, “We’re on the mend, feel good…continue to do the work of Virginia”
- Monday (9/28) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +449 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 146,593), +27 Hospitalizations (to 10,916), +13 Deaths (to 3,172) From Yesterday
- Virginia Department of Health launches COVID-19 online tools, including one with school metrics
- Gov. Northam’s Proposal to Study a Statewide Fee on the Millions of Tons of Out-of-State Trash Dumped in Virginia Appears Dead For Now
- Stoney Administration Releases Affordable Housing Plans
- Lawmakers expanded school districts’ ability to go solar. But in Southwest Virginia, a utility contract is getting in the way.
- Roughly 400 local voters receive two ballots; officials say errors won’t lead to double votes
- Northern Virginia business consultant Ahluwalia announces GOP run for LG
- Some Charlottesville absentee ballot packages mailed without ballots
- Portsmouth NAACP leaders rejected — again — in attempt to file criminal charges against council members (“Gibbs said it shows a disparity in the legal system: A man was able to take out charges against a Black councilwoman, and yet the NAACP couldn’t take out the same charges against two white council members.”)
- Jury finds white nationalist Cantwell guilty of rape threat (“He faces up to 22 years in prison and will be sentenced Jan. 4.”)
- Democratic Precinct Captain Booted for Supporting Independent School Board Candidate (“The Arlington Dems bylaws require party officials, such as Precinct Captains, to support all Democratic nominees and endorsees in general and special elections”)
- Fairfax County firefighter charged with assaulting patient
- D.C.-area forecast: Showers today with heavy rain possible tonight into early Wednesday (“Much cooler weather returns, with lower humidity for the end of the week into the weekend.”)
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