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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 14.
- ‘Hanging by a thread’: Nations strike climate deal but crisis looms
- Here’s what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn’t — at the U.N. climate summit
- World Governments Agree to Strengthen Emissions Pledges, but Questions Loom
- After going dark on the climate stage, United States reclaims the leadership role at COP26
- COP26 Seals Breakthrough Climate Deal After Major Compromises
- COP26: China and India must explain themselves, says Sharma (“China and India will have to explain themselves to climate vulnerable nations, COP26 President Alok Sharma said.”)
- At COP26, nations speed climate action but leave world still headed for dangerous warming
- Nations reach climate deal with unprecedented reference to fossil fuels, but doesn’t reflect urgency of crisis
- COP26 Finally Set Rules on Carbon Markets. What Does It Mean?
- What the world did and didn’t accomplish at COP26 (“The biggest climate conference in history was a tiny step toward solving a gargantuan problem.”)
- ‘Utter betrayal’: civil society groups furious at Cop26 outcome – live updates
- India’s Last-Minute Coal Defense at COP26 Hid Role of China, U.S.
- Forget the Words of This COP26 Deal. Follow the Money (“The language of the communique is softer than initial proposals. But if there’s one promising commitment, it’s the effort to curtail fossil fuel subsidies.”)
- John Kerry: Cop26 puts us closer than ever to avoiding climate chaos (“US climate envoy says many countries have very aggressively increased their ambition”)
- Deal to ‘phase down’ coal is not a failure – COP leader
- Putin offers help to resolve crisis at Belarus and EU border
- Polish police say group of 50 migrants broke through Belarus border
- A Dictator Is Exploiting These Human Beings (“Belarus’s ruler has used asylum seekers to destabilize the EU. And he’s not the only one profiting politically from their misfortune.”)
- Covid is surging in Europe. Experts say it’s a warning for the U.S.
- Biden and Xi prepare for virtual summit amid rising tensions (“Taiwan, human rights and trade likely to be on agenda in most substantial talks between US and Chinese leaders since Biden took office”)
- Covid: Dutch accept life within ‘lockdown-lite’
- Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68
- How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria
- Animals need infrastructure, too (“$350 million of Biden’s INVEST in America Act isn’t for people. It’s for wildlife that needs help crossing the road.” This should always have been required for all highways in America.)
- With Dems’ Prized Bill At Stake, A Numbers Game Looms Ahead (“Democrats’ $1.85 trillion package of social and climate initiatives seems afflicted by a maddening parade of hurdles.”)
- GOP sees advantage as redistricting hits half-way point
- Fresh reporting on Jan. 6 is a powerful rebuke to those minimizing events of that terrible day (It SHOULD be, but is it?)
- The Revolution of 2020: How Trump’s Big Lie reshaped history after 220 years (“The Adams-Jefferson election is often called the ‘Revolution of 1800.’ Trump’s Big Lie is the counterrevolution”)
- ‘Terrifying for American democracy’: is Trump planning for a 2024 coup? (“Republicans are vying for critical positions in many states – from which they could launch a far more effective power-grab than Trump’s 2020 effort”)
- I thought we were getting past the Trump and covid eras. I was wrong. (“The lesson I took from big losses last week in Virginia — and nail-biters elsewhere — had nothing to do with Democrats being too woke or Republicans being super savvy or even gas prices being too high. The lesson I took was that it’s never going to end. Republicans are never going to stop warping reality in a funhouse mirror of fearmongering, and voters are never going to stop falling for it.”)
- The 5th Circuit sets its sights on the vaccine-and-testing mandate — and much more than that (“The ultra-conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has extended its order blocking the Biden administration’s rule that companies employing more than 100 workers require coronavirus vaccines or weekly testing — this time with an explanation. And what an explanation it is. So much for judicial restraint on the part of the appeals court, especially considering that there was no evident urgency in ordering the mandate stayed — it doesn’t take effect until January.”)
- Federal appeals court halts Biden administration’s vaccine requirement, delivering policy a major blow
- Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad
- Biden approval hits new low as economic discontent rises, Post-ABC poll finds (“Majorities of Americans support President Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and a pending bill that would spend nearly $2 trillion on social programs and climate initiatives.”)
- Steve Bannon Knows Exactly What He’s Doing (“The fight over January 6 is about much more than the law”)
- Sinema’s shift: ‘Prada socialist’ to corporate donor magnet (Bizarre.)
- Oh, So *Now* Chris Christie Wants to Criticize Donald Trump?
- Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020
- On Podcasts and Radio, Misleading Covid-19 Talk Goes Unchecked
- Michael Flynn says of the US: ‘We have to have one religion’ (Flynn is a fascist. What’s horrifying is that, somehow, he made it to VERY high levels of the U.S. military and government. How did that happen?)
- SNL Brutally Mocks Ted Cruz’s War Against Big Bird
- NPR books editor Petra Mayer has died (That sucks. Rest in peace.)
- Gov.-elect Youngkin is slow to release plans but continues taking his message directly to Virginia voters
- Editorial: Virginia wins with infrastructure act
- When Youngkin takes office, rollbacks expected on Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates (Stupid.)
- L. Preston Bryant Jr. column: In Virginia, building a strong Cabinet is key to a new governor’s success
- Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin Thanks Supporters, Lays Out Plans in Loudoun County
- Youngkin promised a new parole board. How quickly can he move on it?
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “the handful of cases that we have gotten each of the last couple weeks…really speaks to how the Covid pandemic is changing to a virus that is endemic”
- Editorial: Liberty University, Virginia Tech must course correct to confront sexual abuse, harassment
- How a School District Got Caught in Virginia’s Political Maelstrom (“Loudoun County tried to address racism and promote diversity within its schools. Then it found itself on Fox News.”)
- Arlington Co. votes to implement ‘School Slow Zones’ (“On Saturday, the Arlington County Board voted unanimously to create “School Slow Zones” around 13 schools in the county. The new zones, a part the county’s Vision Zero Action Plan, will institute a permanent 20 mph speed limit within 600 feet of school access points.”)
- Charlottesville labeled 86 percent of students as gifted. Will learning improve?
- D.C.-area forecast: Considerably chilly until warmth returns Wednesday
