by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 14.
- U.S. push for Afghan peace has renewed ‘urgency,’ but some fear it could backfire
- Ukraine’s president again comes under U.S. pressure — this time, for good reason
- ‘Covid is taking over’: Brazil plunges into deadliest chapter of its epidemic (And one of the worst presidents in the world.)
- Vice-president of Myanmar civilian government vows resistance to junta rule
- Myanmar civilian leader urges self-defense against military crackdown
- Exclusive: North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach – U.S. official
- Europe Is Still in the Throes of Covid, but Its Stocks Are Rallying
- How Chile built one of the world’s most successful vaccination campaigns
- Our four nations are committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region
- U.S. to Help India’s Biological E Make 1 Billion Vaccine Doses
- ‘Over-supplied’ US faces pressure to send Covid vaccine doses to less wealthy countries (“US bought enough doses to vaccinate whole eligible population twice, but continues to resist sharing in effort to ‘over-prepare’”)
- AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Disaster Deepens on Clots, Nationalism
- Russian-Chinese pact to explore the moon is another sign the U.S. must change its approach to Moscow
- Meghan’s interview sparked a reckoning on race in UK media. Will anything change?
- London police criticised after breaking up vigil
- UK police face backlash after dragging mourners from vigil for murdered woman
- Thousands to rally outside Australian parliament as pressure grows on PM
- Blind Americans face roadblocks booking online vaccine appointments
- Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
- Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers
- Biden struggles to unravel web of Trump immigration rules
- Two Decades After the ‘End of Welfare,’ Democrats Are Changing Direction
- The Stimulus Bill Is the Most Economically Liberal Legislation in Decades (“Biden’s bill is a sign that our democracy isn’t completely broken, and may convince Americans that government can solve problems.”)
- ‘Life-Changing’ Stimulus Checks Begin Rolling Out
- How Joe Biden Got Such A Big COVID-19 Bill Through The Senate
- Only a fool would say ‘woke supremacy is as bad as white supremacy’
- ‘A tremendous sea change’: Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster
- Police Shrugged Off the Proud Boys, Until They Attacked the U.S. Capitol (“Law enforcement agencies passed up several opportunities to take action against the two Proud Boys accused of leading a mob to the Capitol. The group’s propensity for violence and extremism was no secret, but they were treated as brawlers lacking organization, current and former officials said.”)
- DNC gears up for midterm push
- Army now reviewing Pentagon investigation into Michael Flynn’s dealings with Russia and other foreign entities
- In the shadow of its exceptionalism, America fails to invest in the basics
- The Officers Danced at a Black Lives Matter Rally. Then They Stormed the Capitol. (“What appeared to be racial progress in rural Virginia turned into bitter conflict over a Confederate statue, the election and the Capitol riot. Now, people there foresee ‘a very dangerous time.'”)
- Online harassment of female journalists is real, and it’s increasingly hard to endure (100% unacceptable.)
- One year later, Breonna Taylor’s mother and advocates still want accountability for the police who killed her
- The Imperious Rise and Accelerating Fall of Andrew Cuomo
- Can Andrew Cuomo Continue to Lead? (Nope.)
- Florida mayor says ‘too many people’ coming for spring break (“Officials say how Americans act in the coming weeks could help determine how the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold”)
- Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile. Instead, he’s adrift. (“Even allies say the president is lacking an apparatus and direction as he sorts out just what he wants to do in his post-presidency.”)
- Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump’s Pocket (The Trump family – other than Mary, of course – is just the worst.)
- Trump’s Washington hotel echoes to silence of missing Maga crowd
- Cuccinelli and Obenshain: Pete Snyder’s “Honest Vote” Plan Will Protect Election Integrity (It’s absolutely appalling that the Roanoke Times editorial page published these wild lies in its pages. What ever happened to that paper?!?)
- Parker: McAuliffe showed leadership on guns
- One year, almost 10,000 COVID deaths: a glimpse into the Virginians who lost their lives to the virus
- Virginia Dept. of Health Report Finds Significant Racial, Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths, Vaccinations (“Hispanics are infected, hospitalized and dying faster than every group and at more than double the rate of whites.”)
- Saturday (3/13) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,348 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 593,562), +46 Hospitalizations (to 25,262), +24 Deaths (to 9,985)
- Virginia implements new strategies for equitable and timely vaccine distribution following initial challenges
- Editorial: Defend the public’s access to information (“The Virginia Freedom of Information Act represents the most effective tool for citizens to access their government and it must be defended from further erosion.”)
- Va. Parole Board scandal: Emails show former parole board chair turned off notifications to murder victim’s grandmother
- Democratic Candidates Highlight Differences in Virginia People’s Debate (Interesting…from what I saw, the candidates overwhelmingly agreed on just about everything.)
- Timeline: COVID-19 pandemic in the Fredericksburg region
- The pandemic year: How the virus changed life in the Roanoke and New River valleys
- Williams: Today’s lesson for Henrico school leaders: Don’t share hateful social media posts
- Lisa Sims column: COVID-19 one year later: Downtown Richmond is ready to bounce back
- After ‘gut punch,’ schools adapted and moved forward
- D.C.-area forecast: Follow the bouncing temperatures up, down, and then up again–with a few flakes possible
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