by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 28.
- ‘This Is a Catastrophe.’ In India, Illness Is Everywhere.
- India reports record new cases and fatalities, official Covid death toll surpasses 200,000
- “Brink of anarchy”: Netanyahu ignores law to appoint loyalist justice minister (Bibi if very Trump-like in his contempt for the rule of law.)
- Brexit: European Parliament backs UK trade deal
- How Europe Sealed a Pfizer Vaccine Deal With Texts and Calls
- Merkel Calls for Deeper Cooperation With China on Covid Vaccines
- U.S. Built the Afghan Military Over 20 Years. Will It Last One More? (“As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, it leaves behind broken and battered Afghan security forces to defend the country from the Taliban and other threats.”)
- Climate Fund Choices for Investors Are Multiplying
- Wind and solar deliver stunning price, demand and emissions falls in main grid
- After Fukushima, a Fundamental Renewable Energy Shift in Japan Never Happened. Could Global Climate Concerns Bring it Today?
- CDC: If You’re Vaccinated, You Don’t Need To Mask Outdoors (Unless You’re In A Crowd)
- We’re about to hit an “inflection point” in COVID-19 cases — here’s why (“Experts are hopeful COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are on a steady decline”)
- Biden’s first 100 days in foreign policy have been about undoing. Here’s what comes next.
- Biden Underpromises, Overdelivers
- Trump’s first 100 days were sheer craziness. Biden’s are sheer competence.
- At 100 days, Americans see Biden as more moderate than Obama
- Biden pitches agenda to joint session of Congress ahead of 100th day in office
- 7 points Biden should cover in his address before Congress
- Scoop: Biden plans to ask Congress to pay for $1.8 trillion in new spending
- Biden to Omit Estate-Tax Expansion From Coming Economic Plan
- Biden set to announce $200 billion for universal pre-K in sweeping new proposal
- Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Step Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners
- The next Republican attack on Biden will boomerang on the GOP (“Republicans defunded the tax police.”)
- Biden Unveils Massive Family Aid Plan Funded by Taxing Wealthy
- Audit the Rich (“Joe Biden’s simple, necessary, way overdue plan to fund the welfare state.”)
- Biden’s Plan Would Eliminate Private Equity’s Coveted Tax Break
- How Biden Would ‘Step Up’ Taxes on Inheritances
- Biden’s Plan: Raise Taxes On The Rich, Spend It On Education
- Biden says ‘America Is Back,’ but ‘America First’ has haunted his first 100 days
- Biden’s A team: key figures pushing the president’s agenda in his first 100 days
- Biden’s Joint Address To Congress Will Have Smaller Crowds, Less Fanfare
- Biden donors, friends and former aides expected on first slate of high-profile ambassadors
- The Republicans’ staggering effort to attack voting rights in Biden’s first 100 days
- Stakes are high for Biden speech
- EXCLUSIVE U.S. Justice Department ends Trump-era limits on grants to ‘sanctuary cities’
- Scoop: Biden’s secret talks with GOP
- The IRS Used to Be a Guard Dog. Republicans Neutered It. (That needs to change, dramatically.)
- Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal (“Expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, collecting 94,472lb marine debris” Plastic waste is a pox.)
- “Wokeness is a problem and we all know it” (“James Carville on the state of Democratic politics.”)
- Biden changed the news cycle. Thank goodness.
- We can’t let January 6 become a distant, distorted memory
- Prosecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry
- How Trump’s renewed election rhetoric is complicating Capitol rioters’ legal fight
- Lower-than-expected state population totals stoke concerns about the 2020 Census
- The lesson from the census: The GOP may have shot itself in the foot (“The census is a timely reminder that America is not a fixed demographic entity.”)
- Senate to Start Undoing Trump’s Rollbacks Using Once Obscure Law (“Starting by making it easier for the EPA to limit methane leaks.”)
- This might be the Senate’s most important climate vote ever
- Conservatism Is Now About Never Accepting a Loss
- Elite conservatives want you to be a terrible person (“They’re increasingly telling their supporters to live a life of anger and confrontation.”)
- In police shootings, race might not be part of the set of facts. But that doesn’t mean it’s not there.
- Police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds
- When communities try to hold police accountable, law enforcement fights back
- California Man Dies After Officers Pin Him to Ground for 5 Minutes (Absolutely unacceptable.)
- Andrew Brown Jr.’s shooting exposes ‘enduring flaws’ in policing, experts say
- Bidens to visit Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter while in Georgia
- The Trump-rejecting Florida Republican who has a plan to fix the GOP (“Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has a message for leaders in Washington: ‘Start thinking more like mayors.’”)
- Right-wing media invented a Biden ban on meat because they’re incentivized to lie (“If mainstream outlets won’t hold the right accountable, conservatives have every reason to keep lying”)
- Meat, Math and Migrants: The Right-Wing Bulls**t Cycle Is Kicking Into Overdrive (“Conservative media outlets and GOP lawmakers have been running wild with bizarre and bogus claims, from Biden taking Americans’ burgers to Harris profiting off a kids book at the border.”)
- Conservatives serve up a scary dish of nothingburgers
- ‘There Is a Tension There’: Publishers Draw Fire for Signing Trump Officials
- New York Post temporarily deletes, then edits false story that claimed Harris’ book was given out in migrant ‘welcome kits’
- A New York Post story about Kamala Harris triggered conservative outrage. Almost all of it was wrong. Now the reporter has resigned. (The lesson from this constant lying by right-wing media is *never* to believe right-wing media. Or the Republican politicians who repeat the right-wing media’s lies.)
- Ted Cruz’s dubious claim that GOP didn’t “rig” SCOTUS confirmations
- The Secret Footage of N.R.A. Chief Wayne LaPierre’s Botched Elephant Hunt (Pure evil.)
- Video shows Colorado police officers laughing over bodycam footage of 73-year-old woman’s violent arrest (Fire them all.)
- From Mike Lindell to Elon Musk, Who Deserves a Late-Night TV Platform?
- ‘Evil’ and ‘Psychotic’: Chris Hayes Hammers Tucker Carlson for Telling Audience to Call Cops on Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors
- Norton Takes Philip Roth Biography Out of Print
- Video: Virginia Leaders Discuss Critical Infrastructure Priorities, Unconscionable GOP Opposition to Investing in America
- Editorial: Thorough review of parole board events needed
- Virginia AG’s office vows report on Parole Board probe will be independent
- Black and low-income students are underrepresented in Virginia AP classes, report finds
- No, Virginia isn’t eliminating advanced math courses. But some proposed changes are drawing fire. (“A Fox News headline and social media chatter make it sound like the changes are a done deal, but they’re not. Here’s what’s really going on.”)
- Audio: Trump’s Former Virginia Chair Says “I’ve never seen a minority leadership worse than what we’ve got right in the House of Delegates in Virginia”
- As Republicans Ramp Up For Governor’s Race, Some Ask: Can They Win Back Northern Virginia? (What possible appeal would a far-right, insurrectionist, etc. party have in Northern Virginia?)
- Video: Delegate Hala Ayala’s Campaign for Lieutenant Governor Announces First Television and Radio Ad Buy
- Video: Rasoul for Lt. Governor Releases First Television Ad, “Progress” (“Ad will air in Richmond and Northern Virginia markets starting April 27”)
- Filler-Corn urges panel to help update art on House side of Capitol to reflect Virginia’s diversity
- Virginia law cleared a path for condo owners to install charging stations
- Tuesday (4/27) Virginia Data on COVID-19: Slowest 10-Day Increase In Cases Since 10/28/20
- Northam reviewing new CDC guidelines on outdoor masks, no changes to mandate yet
- Loudoun County Facility Gun Ban Going into Effect
- Most lost jobs in Hampton Roads to return by end of summer if untapped labor can fuel recovery, economist says
- Three vying for Hampton sheriff in Democratic primary race (“Karen Bowden, 62 — who’s been at the sheriff’s office for 36 years — was second-in-command for 22 years under Sheriff B.J. Roberts, who died in December. The City Council appointed Bowden to fill the sheriff’s spot until voters have their say in this year’s election for the four-year term.”)
- Virginia agency wants to shut down Hampton Roads Regional Jail, where 53 people have died since 2008
- Richmond/Henrico Streamline Vaccination With New Portal
- South Richmond civic group endorses Urban One casino as Scott’s Addition, Fan groups at odds over Movieland one
- D.C.-area forecast: A springtime sizzler today, still super warm tomorrow; cooler for Friday and the weekend
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