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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 29.
- These Are Some Climate Stories That Flew Under the Radar in 2020 (“Unprecedented Disasters…Fires Around the World…Plummeting Fossil Fuel Prices…Cheap Renewables”)
- Storm Bella helps Great Britain set new record for wind power generation (“On Boxing Day more than half of country’s daily electricity came from wind turbines”)
- 2021 preview: A crucial year for action on climate change
- Pushback on Xi’s Vision for China Spreads Beyond U.S.
- China’s economy is still months away from a full recovery, business survey finds
- Russia admits to world’s third-worst Covid-19 death toll
- We Found The Factories Inside China’s Mass Internment Camps
- A Saudi verdict shows that U.S. pressure for human rights works (“Mohammed bin Salman bends in the case of a women’s rights activist.”)
- What is China trying to hide about the coronavirus?
- Nearly 1.3 Million People Traveled Through U.S. Airports Sunday, TSA Says (“It was the highest level of air travel in more than nine months as worries mount of a continued surge in COVID-19 cases.”)
- The House just voted to override Trump’s veto of a $740 billion defense bill (“The National Defense Authorization Act had passed both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities.”)
- Joe Biden’s Climate Team Actually Cares About Climate (“His administration’s staffing shows how seriously the incoming president takes this issue.”)
- House passes stimulus check boost as Republicans splinter (“With Trump calling for more economic relief, Democrats are eager to squeeze the GOP.”)
- House votes to boost stimulus checks to $2,000 with bipartisan support
- Greentech Media’s Must-Read Energy Storage Stories of 2020 (“An attempted shortlist of the major breakthroughs in the energy storage industry’s biggest year ever.”)
- About 9.7 GW of large-scale PV set for 2021 delivery in US market (“Across the United States, more than three dozen solar projects with nameplate capacities of at least 100 MW are set to enter service in 2021. The Texas oil patch is on track to host the largest of them.”)
- Activists Eye a Superfund Reboot Under Biden With a Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change
- A day on the golf course helped change Trump’s mind on the stimulus bill (“After President Trump rocked Washington with a surprise video announcement suggesting he might veto the coronavirus relief bill, it fell to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to salvage the deal.”)
- Trump’s unplanned gift to Biden: Clean energy on the rise (“Oil and gas producers are struggling amid weak prices and growing pressure to address climate change — a trend that could help Biden make a U-turn in energy policy.”)
- Trump’s grip on GOP may be slipping at the end (“The President suffered a rebuke when more than 100 House Republicans voted for the first time to help Democrats override a Trump veto”)
- Senate GOP Faces Stimulus Dilemma as Democrats Side With Trump
- Bernie Sanders to delay defense veto override in bid for $2,000 checks (“Sen. Bernie Sanders will filibuster an override of President Donald Trump’s defense bill veto unless the Senate holds a vote on providing $2,000 direct payments to Americans.”)
- House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
- Trump, in his final days, goes full King Lear
- Trump is growing smaller before our eyes (“Defeated and pathetic, he has never looked more likely to fade into irrelevance.”)
- Biden accuses Trump appointees of obstructing transition on national security issues
- America isn’t ‘hopelessly divided.’ It only looks that way because of our Constitution.
- You think Congress is frustrating now? Just wait.
- At least we know Trump’s not serious about 2024 (“He’s trying to burn down the country.”)
- Gohmert suit may force Pence’s hand in effort to overturn Trump’s defeat
- GOP lawmaker sues Pence in bid to overturn Biden win (Gohmert is engaging in sedition and should be expelled from the U.S. House.)
- 5 Lessons Democrats Can Learn From The 2020 Elections
- Treasury will try to start sending stimulus checks by end of week, rushing after Trump’s delay
- $2,000 vs. $600 stimulus payments isn’t the real issue
- Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu (This court is going to be horrible.)
- On The Trail: The political winners of 2020
- ‘I Regret Nothing’: Doctor Who Criticized Trump Parade Works Last Day At Walter Reed
- The Worst Predictions of 2020 (Trump’s prediction that COVID-19 would just “go away” has got to be the worst prediction of 2020…and one of the worst ever! Also, how about Mick Mulvaney’s insane prediction that “If he loses, Trump will concede gracefully?” Not!)
- 2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died (“The government promised to help — and it did.”)
- If Anthony Warner Were a Muslim Cleric, We Wouldn’t See All This Talk About Who’s a Terrorist
- Ossoff, Warnock warn of dwindling funds; Schumer ‘pessimistic’ on Democrats’ chances, source says (Well that’s a bummer.)
- Judge blocks voter purge in 2 Georgia counties
- Rasmussen quotes Stalin in tweet on US election (Why does anyone, such as FiveThirtyEight.com, use this far-right propaganda outfit in its polling averages or treat it as legitimate in any way?)
- Judge Denies ‘Flight Risk’ Ghislaine Maxwell’s Second Attempt to Get Out of Jail Ahead of Jeffrey Epstein-Related Trial
- Why Late-Night TV Is in for a Rude Awakening Post-Trump
- Virginia Dems All Vote to Provide $2,000 COVID Relief Checks; Republicans Rob Wittman (VA01), Ben Cline (VA06), Morgan Griffith (VA09) Callously Vote No
- Monday (12/28) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +2,599 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 336,175), +57 Hospitalizations (to 17,605), +7 Deaths (to 4,861)
- Ranking Virginia House of Delegates Districts*, From Safest “Red” or “Blue” to Most Competitive (*Assuming 2021 races are run under current district lines.)
- An Increase to the Minimum Wage in Virginia Currently Doesn’t Apply to All Workers
- VA Scope Reports: Member of Far-Right, Martial-Law-Supporting State Senator/2021 VA GOP Guv Candidate Amanda Chase’s “Security Detail” Arrested This Morning (He’s charged with “strangulation of another”)
- A member of Amanda Chase’s security detail was arrested Monday morning
- Is It Time for Virginia to Repeal the Death Penalty? In Recent Poll, 83% of “Joe Biden for Virginia” Democrats Say Yes
- VPM News: Photo Year-in-Review Day One
- Richard P. Wenzel column: Virginia should declare war on COVID-19
- 8 ‘citizens’ will help draw Virginia’s new political map. But how many will be average people? (“Virginia voters said everyday people should help draw legislative districts. So far applicants are much whiter, older and wealthier than the state’s population.”)
- Editorial: New Minority Business Commission holds promise for Virginia (“Hampton Roads will have significant influence on Virginia’s Minority Business Commission, which leans on ideas proven to work in this region.”)
- Low early voting turnout so far in special elections for two Virginia House districts, officials say
- Judge tells city to save any found documents sought in Unite the Right lawsuit
- As Petersburg tries to move forward, residents want more accountability
- Black real estate photographer files complaint after he is questioned by officers when White neighbors complain
- Richmond issues request for casino project proposals ahead of 2021 referendum
- After Decade-Long Legal Battle, White’s Ferry Closes
- Colder today into Wednesday, with a warm rain for New Year’s Eve
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