by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 14.
- Oceans Hit Record-High Temperatures In 2021, Another Sign Of Worsening Climate Crisis (“The past eight years have been the eight hottest ever recorded on the planet.”)
- Earth’s climate went off the rails in 2021, reports show
- Last Year’s Overall Climate Was Shaped by Warming-Driven Heat Extremes Around the Globe (“A quarter of the world’s population experienced a record-warm year in 2021, research shows.”)
- Top Global Brands and Asset Managers Still Lack Adequate Anti-Deforestation Policies, Report Finds
- How Covid-19 Has Widened the Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries
- South Korea says North Korea fires projectile in third launch this month
- Scientists Discover Gene That Increases Risk of Dying From Covid (“Researchers say it’s the fourth most important factor determining the severity of the illness.”)
- U.S. is ‘fully prepared’ if Russia invades Ukraine, secretary of state says (“Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is planning ‘things that we have not done in the past’ if Russia invades Ukraine. Where do things stand now, and what can the U.S. do at this point?”)
- Ukraine says government websites hit by ‘massive cyber attack’
- Senate rejects Sen. Ted Cruz’s bill to impose sanctions over Russian pipeline project
- Analysis: Fear of Russia Brings New Purpose and Unity to NATO, Once Again
- Prince Andrew loses military titles and use of HRH
- You’re Out: Australia Cancels Novak Djokovic’s Visa for the Second Time
- Why the White House sees cause for optimism on inflation
- Hospitals Nearing Capacity in 2 Dozen States as Omicron Spreads
- Two Paths for Omicron (“Depending on how you look at the data, it inspires either relief or dread.”)
- Scores of doctors and scientists sign a statement condemning personal attacks against Fauci.
- The Supreme Court Goes Anti-Vaxx (“The High Court’s overreach is as absurd as it is brazen”)
- Antiabortion Supreme Court Justices Draw the Line at Government Making People Get Vaccinated (“The Supreme court’s conservatives are suddenly all about bodily autonomy”)
- The frightening philosophy driving the Supreme Court’s new vaccine mandate rulings
- After Supreme Court order, firms face a mix of vaccine rules
- The Supreme Court Had No Legal Reason to Block Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Rules
- Supreme Court blocks workplace vaccine requirements, allows requirement for health-care workers
- The Supreme Court Had No Legal Reason to Block Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Rules (“So it made one up.”)
- McConnell’s defense of the filibuster is pure hypocrisy
- Joe Biden On Voting Rights: ‘I Don’t Know That We Can Get This Done’ (“From voting rights to bolstering the social safety net, the president lacks the votes to pass his agenda in Congress.”)
- Biden hosts Manchin, Sinema at White House to discuss voting rights
- Biden and Democrats run up against relentless conservative power (“Democrats control Washington but President Joe Biden is staring at a wall of conservative power, accrued over years and wielded with a ruthlessness and zeal for rule-breaking that his own party has rarely matched.”)
- Kevin McCarthy’s coverup for Trump may be hiding knowledge of possible crimes (“How McCarthy’s refusal to testify about Jan. 6 may be more serious than you think.”)
- Subpoena Kevin McCarthy
- Jan 6 Indictment Describes a Sophisticated Plot
- Takeaways from the landmark sedition indictment against the Oath Keepers and why DOJ acted now
- Oath Keepers Leader Charged With Seditious Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Investigation
- Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
- What is seditious conspiracy? Rare, but now part of Jan. 6
- Jan. 6 committee says tech firms are not cooperating, issues subpoenas
- Capitol attack panel subpoenas Google, Facebook and Twitter for digital records
- Biden Will Nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as Top Fed Banking Regulator
- It’s Time For Democrats To Accept That Norms Are Dead (“The GOP has no problem being completely unmoored from reality.”)
- Anti-Trump Republicans Diverge on 2022 Midterms
- By their acts, top newsrooms reject calls to be ‘pro-democracy’
- R.N.C. Signals a Pullout From Presidential Debates
- Biden plans executive action on police reform to revive stalled issue
- A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state law (Asinine.)
- Herschel Walker Makes Tommy Tuberville Look Good
- Family of Michigan Politician Accused of Rape Ran ‘Controlling,’ ‘Cult-Like’ Church School
- California governor denies parole for Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of Robert Kennedy assassination
- Jeanine Pirro’s promotion says a lot about the reckless future of Fox News. Advertisers should take notice before it’s too late.
- Patient in Groundbreaking Heart Transplant Has a Criminal Record
- The ethics of a second chance: Pig heart transplant recipient stabbed a man seven times years ago
- Former Virginia House candidate becomes latest Republican to challenge Spanberger
- Glenn Youngkin Tries *Really* Hard For an Even Worse Pick Than Andrew Wheeler. That’s Right: Faaar-Right Elizabeth Schultz for Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction!
- Youngkin taps critical race theory opponents to lead public education in Virginia (“The state’s new superintendent of public instruction supported anti-CRT legislation in Wyoming”)
- Chesapeake Bay’s waters could suffer extreme heat for half the year by 2100
- Editorial: Northam’s consequential term (“Gov. Ralph Northam leaves office after a consequential, tumultuous and productive four-year term as Virginia’s chief executive.”)
- Virginia first lady Pamela Northam helped expand pre-K — and keep her husband from resigning (“In four years of advocacy, she became ‘a political force in her own right.’”)
- Youngkin pitches school, vaccine choice as he promises to cut back health and environmental protections (Wrong on everything.)
- Former Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn Responds to Speaker Todd Gilbert’s “Offensive” Attack on Gov. Ralph Northam: “your statement yesterday was not just wrong, but it was reprehensible”
- Filler-Corn criticizes Gilbert for lashing out at Northam on Twitter
- New Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert slammed over Ralph Northam tweet
- Winsome Sears on the Failures of Our Schools
- AG Mark Herring Issues Opinion Overturning Previous Racially Discriminatory Opinions (“Herring has overruled 58 historical discriminatory opinions concerning the unconstitutional denial to election participation, to the right to marry, and to participate in society and education”)
- Va. attorney general overturns 58 historic legal opinions that perpetuated racism
- Virginia Signs Agreement with Denmark to Advance Offshore Wind Industry
- Virginia COVID-19 Cases Up a Massive 173,495(!) the Past 10 Days; Hospitalizations at Highest Level (3,894) Since Pandemic Began
- Youngkin set to take office, says ‘fresh start’ coming for Va. COVID response
- Education bills, critical race theory and the General Assembly: Lawmakers to weigh divisive issues
- Republican efforts to expand charter schools in Virginia likely to stall in the state Senate
- Youngkin-backed bill could give charter schools an easier path to opening
- Here’s what Northern Virginia officials want from Richmond
- Small businesses raising funds to build a permanent safe space for marginalized communities in Richmond
- Editorial: Gun violence in Star City prompts methodical, thorough response to pressing need
- New COVID surge is forcing Hampton Roads schools into hard choices
- UPDATE: Winter storm stays on track; snow starts in Virginia on Sunday morning
- D.C.-area forecast: Chillier air trickles in today, then colder ahead of snow and wintry mix Sunday
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