by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 14.
- Rising From the Antarctic, a Climate Alarm (“Wilder winds are altering currents. The sea is releasing carbon dioxide. Ice is melting from below.”)
- Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
- Wall Street May Trigger Climate Financial Crisis: Green Insight (“And just like 2008, the biggest losers will be those least responsible for it.”)
- HSBC Says It Will Phase Out Financing of Thermal Coal by 2040
- Nuclear deal with Iran will soon be ‘empty shell’ -European diplomats
- Because Trump left the nuclear deal, we might have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran
- Fear of Iran, Shrinking U.S. Role in Middle East Push Rivals Together
- Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold
- Omicron is spreading fast. That’s alarming even if it’s mild
- Antony Blinken warns China to stop ‘aggressive actions’ in Asia-Pacific
- Covid: PM faces big rebellion as MPs vote on new restrictions
- British PM Johnson faces rebellion in parliament over COVID measures
- Russia says it may be forced to deploy mid-range nuclear missiles in Europe
- Pfizer Stops 70% Omicron Hospitalizations in South Africa Study
- Omicron is more resistant to vaccines but causes milder covid cases, major South African study finds
- Omicron Covid variant to dent global demand for oil, IEA says
- Toyota to invest $35 billion into battery-powered EVs and roll out 30 models by 2030
- Eager for new border model, Biden officials look to Europe’s reception centers
- Omicron Is a Dress Rehearsal for the Next Pandemic (“America’s response to the variant highlights both how much progress we have made over the past two years — and how much work remains.”)
- Democracy in the balance: Revise Senate filibuster to protect elections and voting rights
- Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers (Wait, the right-wing Supreme Court finally did something right?!?)
- To defend democracy, Biden must identify its foes
- Text messages undercut GOP whitewashing of January 6
- January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances
- Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show (“Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing”)
- House Panel Votes to Recommend Holding Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress
- Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: ‘We’re Turning It All Over’ (“After losing faith in Trump, the pair plan to hand over text messages, Instagram direct messages, and other documents related to the planning of the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse where Trump spoke”)
- Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show
- Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot. Do we care enough to save the republic?
- Donald Trump Jr. said his father needed to ‘condemn’ Capitol violence as it unfolded, Meadows texts reveal
- Former DC National Guard commander meets with January 6 committee
- Mark Meadows’ Personal Cell Is Becoming a Personal Hell (“Meadows once chaired a panel with oversight of personal communications issues. Now he has an issue of his own—and the Jan. 6 committee and the National Archives have taken note.”)
- The Water Is Rising Fast Around Mark Meadows
- Mary Trump Taunts Cousin Don Jr. Over Jan. 6 Texts To Meadows Instead Of His Dad
- What if Media Covered the War on Democracy Like an Actual War? (“Let’s treat this like the hair-on-fire moment that it is.”)
- Trump’s PowerPoint coup plotters were crackpots. We may not be so lucky next time.
- The child tax credit is a huge win for Democrats. Will Manchin let it expire?
- Will Republicans really stop Democrats from lowering insulin prices?
- Biden tries to budge Manchin
- President Biden’s pen is not enough to fight climate change. Congress must act.
- The Bogus Bashing of Build Back Better
- GOP election objectors rake in corporate cash (Beyond disgraceful.)
- Last Week’s Texas Ruling Will Prove to Be a Wipeout for Abortion Rights
- The Trump Administration Violated Federal Law By Muzzling Personnel During The COVID-19 Outbreak
- Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator
- Nassar Victims Reach $380 Million Settlement with USA Gymnastics and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee
- With Proposed Assault-Weapons Ban, Gavin Newsom Tries to Get on Conservatives’ Level (“The California governor promised to go after gun manufacturers the same way Texas is going after abortion providers. Whether the eye-for-an-eye approach sticks is another matter.”)
- Tornadoes Shouldn’t Be a Workplace Hazard
- Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say
- GOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid
- CNN’s hiring of serial liar and Trump propagandist Alyssa Farah is a huge mistake
- Ron DeSantis is paving his path to the White House on the backs of vulnerable immigrant children
- Alaska Senate candidate challenging Murkowski says she will not support McConnell as GOP leader
- Key Wisconsin Republican says her colleagues are making baseless attacks and need to wrap up election review
- Vox Media, Group Nine Media in Advanced Talks to Merge
- Newsmax provides a haven for media figures with histories of sexual misconduct
- Analysis: Murdoch emails loom large in election lawsuits against Fox News
- The worst part about Time naming Elon Musk its ‘Person of the Year’ (F’ed up in every way.)
- Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine: Virginia can show Capitol Hill how to work (Not really.)
- CASEY: Did Virginia’s GOP congressmen get briefed on the Trump White House’s election-canceling scheme?
- Editorial: Making sense of bay grades
- New Analysis Finds That Youngkin Tax Proposals “would reduce state and local revenues by about $2.9 billion at least” and “threaten [Virginia’s] overall fiscal stability”
- Virginia vows near universal access to high-speed internet by 2024
- Governor Northam Announces Virginia Deploys $2 Billion to Achieve Near-Universal Broadband (“Virginia has taken dramatic steps on broadband since Governor Northam took office in 2018”)
- Broadband expansion in Central Virginia draws praise from state, local leaders
- Virginia needs at least 200,000 more affordable rental units, report finds
- Ransomware attack shuts down computer systems for Virginia legislative agencies
- Ransomware attack hits General Assembly’s IT agency, shuts down websites and computer systems
- A division of Virginia’s General Assembly is dealing with ransomware attack
- The General Assembly is dealing with a cyberattack
- Officials: Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack
- JLARC: Black youth still disproportionately referred to juvenile justice system
- ARTivism Virginia Video Highlights Need For State Water Control Board to Deny Clean Water Act Permit When It Meets Tuesday, December 14 (Among other problems, “greenhouse gas emissions [from this pipeline] would equal 23 coal fired power plants and would damage the habitats of endangered and threatened species”)
- Regulators should respect citizen water monitors and reject the pipeline permit
- Rasoul: State Water Control Board has the power to ensure a livable future for Virginians
- The seven Democrats who lost in the House had a large cash advantage
- Thorough testing is key to a successful opening of the Silver Line extension
- Amid push for online access to court records, Fairfax County paywall stands alone
- Chesterfield family thought they were renting to own their home; their landlord is facing Virginia Attorney General lawsuit
- Ex-Virginia Beach teacher fired for racial stereotypes lesson settles lawsuit with school division
- D.C.-area forecast: Warming trend this week before weekend cold front
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