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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 29.
- First Step Toward Reopening Canal as Ship Refloated: Suez Update
- Ship partially freed in the Suez Canal (“Massive container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities say”)
- Suez canal: Ever Given ship partially refloated but bow still stuck (“Dredgers, excavators and tugboats work through weekend to free stern, but bow still stuck at edge”)
- In Suez Canal, Stuck Ship Is a Warning About Excessive Globalization
- Battery costs have fallen 97% since 1991, claim MIT researchers
- China generated over half world’s coal-fired power in 2020: study
- Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar after bloodiest day since coup
- Inside Myanmar’s Army: ‘They See Protesters as Criminals’ (Actually, they are people fighting for democracy and freedom.)
- What happened in Wuhan? Why questions still linger on the origin of the coronavirus
- AP: WHO Report Says Coronavirus Likely Spread From Animals To Humans
- Governments — ‘not BlackRock’ — should lead the economy away from fossil fuels, economist says
- Nord Stream 2 Won’t Change Close U.S.-German Ties, Blinken Says
- How Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Became the Hot Shot
- Vaccination Gap Among Hispanic Communities Reflects Barriers to Access
- America’s pandemic dead deserve accountability after Birx disclosure
- Cases in Florida, a national Covid bellwether, are rising — especially among younger people.
- ‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy
- COVID-19 Reminded Us Of Just How Unequal America Is
- U.S. Is In A Race Between Vaccines And Variants, Says Public Health Expert
- Biden to push infrastructure before health and family care in next phase of economic plan
- Biden to Reveal Major Spending Plan With Political Battle Ahead
- The Biden do-over: Democrats get a chance to try again on Obama defeats
- Biden Takes Aim at Reducing Emissions of Super-Polluting Methane Gas, With or Without the Republicans (“The president wants to put pipefitters and miners to work capping ‘orphaned’ gas wells as part of his forthcoming $3 trillion infrastructure plan.”)
- Biden to unveil major new spending plans as Democrats eye bigger role for government
- Joe Biden is a paradigm shifter (“Liberals have spent far too much time apologizing. The president said enough of that.”)
- Panetta’s assessment of Biden’s first days
- Biden Has First Shot at Judicial Vacancies (“President Biden has his chance to put his stamp on the federal judiciary as dozens of federal judges have stepped down from active duty in recent months”)
- The Memo: Biden seeks a secret weapon — GOP voters
- White House aide says U.S. will address border surge with diplomacy
- Family groups crossing border in soaring numbers point to next phase of crisis
- Scoop: Kids’ border surge expected to last 7+ months
- Warnock urges Biden to prioritize fight against voter suppression (“Georgia senator tells president ‘We have to pass voting rights no matter what’ after restrictions signed into law by state’s governor”)
- The States Where Efforts To Restrict Voting Are Escalating
- The GOP is panicked on voting rights. But will Democrats follow through?
- Juan Williams: The GOP’s big lie on voting rights
- Watch: Sen. Lindsey Graham Admits Parts of Georgia’s Voter Restrictions Are Ludicrous
- Bills to ban transgender kids from sports try to solve a problem that doesn’t exist (By Megan Rapinoe)
- Republican legislatures across the country are keeping the Trump agenda alive (“GOP state lawmakers across the country are pushing a tidal wave of anti-progressive bills”)
- Philosopher Jason Stanley: Fascism’s definitely not beaten — but there’s reason for hope
- Georgia Republicans’ ban on giving voters water epitomizes the GOP’s disturbing priorities
- Of course no one law will stop every shooting. But stopping some is enough to act.
- Even the GOP’s three best arguments against D.C. statehood don’t stand up to scrutiny
- Insurrection fundraiser: Capitol riot extremists, Trump supporters raise money for lawyer bills online
- The Unlikely Team of Prosecutors Hunting Trump in Georgia
- Trump Crashes Mar-a-Lago Wedding to Whine About Election Loss
- Lindsey Graham Says He Could Shoot Gangs With His AR-15, Twitter Critics Go Ballistic
- ‘The world is waiting’: Derek Chauvin set to go on trial for killing of George Floyd
- Amazon started a Twitter war because Jeff Bezos was pissed
- Inside America’s Most Interesting Magazine, and Media’s Oddest Workplace
- Women Journalists Confront the Media’s Inadequate Response to Harassment
- DPVA Executive Director Andrew Whitley: What We Learned From Laurie Buchwald’s Race (“We owe it to voters in every corner of the Commonwealth to run strong Democrats in as many districts as possible”)
- Larry Sabato Points Out a Major Problem with Not Having Ranked Choice Voting in Virginia: “GOV winner may only get 35% and LG nominee less than that”
- Video: Fairfax Dems “Pick Your Pony” Speeches, Straw Poll Results (Straw poll winners include Jennifer McClellan for gov, Sam Rasoul for LG, Mark Herring for AG)
- Video, Results From Yesterday’s 2021 Arlington Statewide Democratic Candidates Straw Poll
- Crowded field for governor solidifies ahead of convention, a bellwether on the future of Va. GOP
- Primary Races Fill Feeds With Digital Ads
- It’s Still VERY Important to Stop the Spread of COVID-19, Yet Virginia Republicans Overwhelmingly Don’t Seem to Give a Flying You-Know-What
- Sunday (3/28) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,392 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 615,366), +33 Hospitalizations (to 26,243), +20 Deaths (to 10,198)
- What Virginia’s school outbreak dashboard can — and can’t — say about the risks of reopening
- Editorial: Virginia needs more statues to women
- Can Virginia’s suburban counties retrofit a city feel?
- UVA To Host Virtual Climate Summit
- In Virginia, solar ‘barn raisings’ bring power to families in need (“A pair of Shenandoah Valley nonprofits have launched a fund to cover the upfront cost of outfitting Habitat for Humanity homes with photovoltaic panels that help put a dent in homeowners’ utility bills.”)
- How best to predict where coronavirus strikes? ODU forecasters have spent the past year trying.
- Blacksburg stands firm on COVID-19 measure, seeks to avoid ‘second and third waves’
- Virginia Beach business owners, community want change after night of chaos
- Jones calls for an investigation & local NAACP expresses concern after Virginia Beach officer-involved shooting
- Parents group says they’ve been targeted for opposition to teachings of critical race theory in Loudoun Co. schools
- ‘Heartbroken and devastated’: Henrico girl mourned as boy is charged with murder in her shooting
- D.C.-area forecast: Brisk sunshine today, milder into midweek, then sharply colder
