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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 11.
- Covid-19: Global Cases Fall but the Virus Is Surging in Countries That Lack Vaccines
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/11/chinas-population-growing-at-slowest-rate-generations-one-child (Good.)
- China’s ‘Long-Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Stunt Population Growth
- Global renewable energy industry grew at fastest rate since 1999 last year (“New wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the US spurred 45% rise in capacity”)
- ‘Exceptional new normal’: IEA raises growth forecast for wind and solar by another 25% (“Overall, the IEA says that renewables accounted for 90% of new electricity generating capacity added globally last year and that they will meet the same share in each of the next two years.”)
- ‘Hydrogen as a universal climate solution might be a bit of false promise’
- WHO labels a Covid strain in India as a ‘variant of concern’ — here’s what we know
- WHO scientist says India numbers are ‘very worrying,’ with fatalities and infections being undercounted
- A slaughter at a girls’ school may foretell Afghanistan’s future
- Rahm Emanuel to be appointed US ambassador to Japan
- Gaza Flare-up: Over 250 Rockets Fired at Israel; 24 Reported Dead in IDF Strikes
- Israel Clashes Escalate as Netanyahu Sees Extended Conflict
- Israel’s actions in East Jerusalem are a human rights test for Biden
- Israelis, Palestinians and Their Neighbors Worry: Is This the Big One?
- Tech-Fueled Selloff Goes Global on Inflation Fears: Markets Wrap
- Germany’s 2045 Net-Zero Goal Means Accepting Unpopular Technologies
- Iran nuclear talks progress slowly as timeline dwindles (“Both sides indicate they want to revive the 2015 pact — but there’s little agreement over how to get there with only weeks left before a critical Iranian election.”)
- At least 9 killed in Russian school after gunmen open fire, state media report
- The F.D.A. authorizes the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 to 15.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
- Biden, Governors to Swap Vaccination Ideas After U.S. Pace Slips
- The Race Is On to Vaccinate America’s Nearly 17 Million Younger Teens (“States, counties and school districts are trying to figure out the most reassuring and expedient ways to reach younger adolescents and their parents.”)
- Americans overwhelmingly approve of the job Biden’s doing — especially on COVID
- Manchin, Biden huddle amid talk of breaking up $4T package (“He just wants to get things accomplished. Gang I’m telling you, in his heart of hearts, he’s all about let’s be fair and move this country forward”)
- West Virginia’s Capito emerges as central figure as Democrats, Republicans seek infrastructure deal
- GOP weighs going bigger on infrastructure
- Biden sees Trump rematch as real possibility
- Trump drags the House GOP deeper into his theater of lies (“When the House Republican Party moves against Liz Cheney this week, it will prove that it prefers to unite behind a lie rather than stay divided over truth”)
- Think Republicans in Washington are bad? They’re far worse at the state level.
- Republicans Have Made It Harder To Vote In 11 States So Far
- Austerity or stagnation? Faced with Biden’s ambitious infrastructure bill, GOP wants both (“McConnell’s comeback to Biden’s big plan is simple: Spend as little as possible, and pretend the future isn’t real”)
- Kevin McCarthy’s stunning — if not surprising — act of cowardice
- The biggest threat to America is the Republican break with reality
- Kevin McCarthy hits the bottom of the barrel
- Top female GOP senator compares Cheney ousting to ‘cancel culture’
- Meet Kevin McCarthy, political hollow man
- Can we stop pretending that Elise Stefanik’s ascent is somehow mysterious?
- Kevin McCarthy Says ‘Big Tent Party’ Is Ready To Purge Liz Cheney (“It’s official: The House Republican Conference will vote Wednesday on whether to recall its chair, Rep. Liz Cheney.”)
- Capitol Police must make major cultural shift to confront rising threats, inspector general says
- Republicans don’t just lie to voters. They lie to themselves. (“Trump Republicans and Cheney Republicans cannot coexist.”)
- The biggest 2020 election surprise you probably never heard of (“Asian American and Pacific Islander voters made a difference.”)
- New Voters Helped Propel Biden in 2020 (“What they found was a national electorate more diverse than any in American history. Overall, they estimate that 72 percent of the electorate was white, a 2-point drop from 2016. As recently as 2008, 77 percent of the electorate was white. Turnout among Asian Americans was up 39 percent from 2016, while Latino turnout was up 31 percent. Even so, white voters continue to have the highest turnout rates of any group. Seventy-four percent of white voters turned out in 2020, compared to just 50 percent of eligible Latino voters, 63 percent of Black voters and 62 percent of Asian voters. In other words, even as turnout among voters of color increased, they are still punching below their weight.”)
- A new report complicates simplistic narratives about race and the 2020 election (“The report from the firm Catalist looks at what changed since 2016, but also at the parties’ coalitions overall.”)
- Reaching Back To The New Deal, Biden Proposes A Civilian Climate Corps
- Filibuster reformers face a huge obstacle. Here’s why they’re still optimistic. (“Too many voters are in the dark about the filibuster. That may offer an opportunity.”)
- Why the Biden administration’s embrace of transgender rights isn’t controversial (“Republicans would like to turn this into a repeat of 2004, when they mobilized opposition to same-sex marriage. But they can’t.”)
- Colonial Pipeline attack embodies security risk to nation’s critical infrastructure
- U.S. fuel supplies tighten as energy pipeline outage enters fifth day
- What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline
- The EPA Proposes a Ban on HFC-23, the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Among Hydrofluorocarbons, by October 2022 (“The agency’s rulemaking would require the Chemours Louisville Works, the nation’s largest emitter of HFC-23, to speed up its voluntary abatement efforts.”)
- “You May Never See Those Numbers Again”: Can Cable News Pass the Post-Trump Test? (“Four years of chaos turned Americans into TV addicts. A new crop of leaders and stars at CNN and MSNBC—and the old hands at Fox News—are trying to keep them tuning in. ‘I don’t think the days of the missing airplane are coming back,’ says Abby Phillip. ‘There’s still a lot of interest in politics.'”
- Kathryn Garcia for Mayor (NY Times endorsement)
- CNN Advertisers Silent On Rick Santorum’s Racist Comments About Native Americans (100% unacceptable.)
- The Texas Republican Asking His Party To Just Stop
- Louisiana’s Governor Wants The Oil And Gas State To Go Carbon Neutral
- Shockingly, No One Thinks ‘Instagram for Kids’ Is a Good Idea
- Kaine, Warner support change in way military handles sexual assault cases
- As Jen Kiggans Campaigns With “Big Lie” Ringleader Ted Cruz, Why Won’t She Say Whether Joe Biden Won the Presidential Election? (“Kiggans praised far-right Senator Ted Cruz who refused to certify 2020 election at Virginia Beach campaign event”)
- Federal recovery cash starts rolling out to states, cities, counties: Virginia gets $4.3 billion
- Video, Results Thread: After Counting AG Ballots Sunday, Virginia GOP Moves to Governor’s Race at 9 am Monday [UPDATE: Glenn Youngkin Wins It]
- Virginia Dems Blast VA GOP’s Nomination of Glenn Youngkin for Governor, Call Him a “far-right extremist who has demonstrated total allegiance to Donald Trump” (“Youngkin has gone all in on Trump’s most dangerous, divisive conspiracy theories, and his extreme social agenda is clear”)
- Glenn Youngkin Wins G.O.P. Nomination for Virginia Governor (“Mr. Youngkin, a wealthy newcomer to politics who walked a line between the Trump base of the G.O.P. and business interests, will look to test Democrats’ strength in the blue-leaning state in November.”)
- Virginia GOP has its candidate for governor: Glenn Youngkin, a political newcomer with ties to Virginia Beach
- Glenn Youngkin wins Republican nomination in Virginia governor’s race (“Similar to Chase, Youngkin has pushed the idea of doubt in the integrity of the 2020 presidential election. In March, he proposed an ‘Election Integrity Taskforce’ that calls for more observers and voting machine audits. A February poll by Christopher Newport University found 61% of Virginia Republicans believe Mr. Biden did not win legitimately. “)
- Glenn Youngkin is the GOP nominee for governor
- Republicans choose Youngkin as their gubernatorial nominee
- Virginia GOP nominates Glenn Youngkin, a political newcomer, for governor. Here’s what we know about him. (“In the final days of the race, Youngkin tacked to the right, campaigning with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, one of the most outspoken enablers of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. At a campaign stop in Chesterfield, Youngkin praised Cruz ‘for standing up for what is right and never, ever, ever folding.'” Totally unacceptable.)
- Former CEO Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia GOP governor nomination after last challenger concedes
- Virginia AG Mark Herring Urges Facebook to Abandon Launch of “Instagram Kids”
- Jay Jones for Attorney General Releases Justice Reform Plan
- Monday (5/10) Virginia Data on COVID-19: Lowest 1-Day New COVID Cases Since 4/15/20; Lowest 10-Day New COVID Cases Since 7/14/20 (Hospitalizations drop to lowest point since early in the pandemic)
- Virginia reports lowest number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations in over a year
- Virginia cities to get double boost from American Rescue Plan as money starts to flow
- Prosecutor: No legal basis for trooper to stop Black woman
- With state certification now in doubt, Charles City gas plant project enters limbo
- Comfortably cool through Wednesday, then warming a bit into the weekend
