by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 11. By the way, I was one of those 4.6 million COVID vaccines yesterday, getting a J&J shot at Lubber Run Community Center in Arlington. I was told that they were going to give about 1,000 vaccines at that one site yesterday, compared to about 800 on an average Saturday. We’re really getting there! 🙂
- Nasa preparing to attempt first controlled flight on another world (“The Ingenuity helicopter, which arrived on the red planet in February, is expected to take to the skies on Wednesday”)
- What America’s Vaccination Campaign Proves to the World (“The U.S. stumbled early in the pandemic, but the vaccine rollout could reboot the country’s image.”)
- ‘You Can’t Trust Anyone’: Russia’s Hidden Covid Toll Is an Open Secret (“The country’s official coronavirus death toll is 102,649. But at least 300,000 more people died last year during the pandemic than were reported in Russia’s most widely cited official statistics.”)
- Global Coal Use is Falling But Not Fast Enough to Tackle Climate Change (“Global declines in coal powered electricity are being offset by China’s continued plans to build more coal-fired power generation capacity.”)
- Effectiveness of Chinese vaccines ‘not high’ and needs improvement, says top health official
- China tries to wear down its neighbors with pressure tactics (“With military flights, maritime militia patrols and sand dredging, China is pressuring Taiwan, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian neighbors.”)
- These are the victims of repression in Belarus
- Northern Ireland is experiencing some of the worst violence it’s seen in 8 years. Here’s why. (“Brexit and suspicions of favoritism are fueling a conflict that has been simmering for years despite peace accords.”)
- Revealed: The Climate-Conflicted Directors Leading the World’s Top Banks (“65% of directors from the banks analysed had connections to polluting industries and obstructive lobby groups.”)
- St Vincent volcano: Power cuts after another ‘explosive event’
- Austin makes first Israel visit by Biden official, Iran on the agenda
- ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran Has Failed (“A return to the nuclear deal is the first step out of the morass.”)
- On Ukraine’s doorstep, Russia boosts military and sends message of regional clout to Biden
- Canada to Vaccinate All Who Want by End of Summer, Trudeau Says
- Biden eyes bigger US role in global vaccination efforts
- Kerry expected to travel to China in first visit by top Biden official
- ‘Accident’ at Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant as new uranium enrichment starts (“Spokesman says accident hit the Natanz electrical distribution grid, a day after Iran switched on new centrifuges”)
- India tops 145k coronavirus cases in one day
- Covid-19 hospitalizations among younger people are rising in the US — especially in one region
- Watch U.S. Inflation for Hidden Price Momentum: Eco Week Ahead
- How to speak to someone who’s hesitant to get vaccinated
- Democrats see opportunity in GOP feud with business
- Joe Manchin’s elusive hunt for a pony named ‘bipartisanship’
- After hot political movements burned the party in power, Democrats are hoping for a cool down (“Why Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s battle for re-election in central Virginia may tell the story of the 2022 midterm election.”)
- Amazon’s union vote could be a harbinger for the future of work
- Amazon’s win in Alabama is latest victory in power struggle between tech giants, workers
- President Biden must end the desecration of Bears Ears
- Thousands of low-level U.S. inmates released in pandemic could be headed back to prison
- The First Native American Cabinet Secretary Visits the Land of Her Ancestors and Sees Firsthand the Obstacles to Compromise (“With her visit to Bears Ears, Deb Haaland is looking at restoring the original boundaries of the National Monument and inspiring environmental justice communities across the country.”)
- In the West, Signs in the Snow Warn That a 20-Year Drought Will Persist and Intensify (“Critical April 1 snowpack readings once again spell trouble, and new studies show the warming climate is lengthening dry spells and shrinking the snowpack, even in winter.”)
- Pence pleaded with military officials to ‘clear the Capitol’ on Jan. 6: AP
- Republicans Have Found Their Cruel New Culture War (“Arkansas lawmakers’ move against trans people reflects a larger strategy.” Disgusting.)
- Boehner finally calls it as he sees it (He should have done that when it really mattered.)
- How the forces inside the GOP that pushed out John Boehner led to Matt Gaetz
- Second senior Matt Gaetz aide resigns amid federal investigation
- The G.O.P.’s Matt Gaetz Problem (“It’s tempting to see the Gaetz affair as the last shudder of the Trump era, but the political culture that the two men represent won’t easily be swept away”)
- The scandal that wasn’t: Republicans deflated as nation shrugs at Hunter Biden revelations (So stupid.)
- Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw ‘virtually blind’ after eye surgery
- Trump repeats election lies and insults McConnell in front of RNC donors in Palm Beach (F’ing disgrace.)
- ‘Dumb son of a bitch’: Trump rips McConnell at Mar-a-Lago
- Trump in 2024? He says only that ‘a Republican’ will win
- Scoop: Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel escorted out of RNC retreat
- Could Ron DeSantis Be Trump’s G.O.P. Heir? He’s Certainly Trying.
- Ramsey Clark, Attorney General and Rebel With a Cause, Dies at 93 (“Mr. Clark oversaw the drafting of the Fair Housing Act in 1968 and went on to defend both the disadvantaged and the unpopular.”)
- Maryland legislators pass landmark police reform package into law, overriding Gov. Hogan’s vetoes
- ‘SNL’ takes on the Derek Chauvin trial via a Minnesota morning show
- Local leaders need to make it easier to walk or bike to Metro stations
- Sen. Tim Kaine thanks Rocky Mount National Guard for their bravery at the Capitol (“One commander says ‘I couldn’t be more proud of my soldiers, every single one of them’”)
- WATCH NOW: Former Rep. Denver Riggleman is still thinking about independent run for governor
- Video: Fairfax/VA GOP Leader Vinson Palathingal Argues He Lost 2019 School Board Election Because His “Brown Muslim Look” Made It “Very Difficult…To Get Votes From the Republican Party” (Also says Republicans “are suspicious of Muslims because they think if Muslims’…numbers increase…they will start changing the systems…into maybe a Sharia”)
- Editorial: Virginia leading the way on voting rights (“In contrast to other states, and counter to its history, Virginia has rightly moved to make it easier for people to participate in elections.”)
- Video: New Pete Snyder For Governor Ad Touts Endorsements By “Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Trump’s Immigration Team”
- Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Demand for Greater Police Accountability and Statement on the Windsor Police Abusing Lt. Caron Nazario (“These officers must be investigated immediately and held accountable for their atrocious actions.”)
- Delegate Jay Jones Demands Immediate Investigation by AG into Caron Nazario Incident
- Black Army Medic Pepper-Sprayed in Traffic Stop Accuses Officers of Assault
- Saturday (4/10) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,700 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 634,325), +62 Hospitalizations (to 27,161), +7 Deaths (to 10,458)
- Future of Virginia’s 113-year-old electric chair and lethal injection gurney in limbo
- McClellan and Kennedy: It’s time for Virginia to lead on broadband
- Race to vaccinate faces hesitancy hurdle in Appalachia
- Protesters and police clash at Virginia Beach Oceanfront
- As restaurants across Richmond reopen, a new crisis is emerging: staffing. Bad customers are part of the problem.
- Editorial: Why isn’t UVa-Wise already an energy research center?
- Southwest Virginia group wins grant to help companies move beyond coal (“The $486,366 grant from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity board will be used to help four family-owned businesses pivot operations from their coal-centric beginnings to opportunities in storage and renewable energy.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Surge of warmth today with a few late-day storms possible
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