by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, New Year’s Day 2022.
- Cities Blanketed in Dust. Graveyards Swallowed by the Sea. It’s Here Now.
- 2021: a year of climate crisis in review
- As the world marks a new year, celebrations are muted by omicron
- Omicron has passed peak in South Africa, causing relatively few deaths and hospitalizations, authorities say
- Omicron Doesn’t Infect the Lungs Very Well, Animal Studies Find
- Biden to speak with Ukraine President Zelenskyy, says he ‘made it clear’ to Putin that Russia cannot invade
- Biden warns Putin of ‘severe sanctions’ if Russia invades Ukraine
- Violence against women insults God, pope says in New Year’s message
- North Korea’s Kim talks food not nukes for 2022
- New COVID restrictions would be a last resort, says UK health minister
- China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
- Germany shuts three of its last six nuclear plants (Utterly moronic.)
- U.S. on Sidelines as China and Other Asia-Pacific Nations Launch Trade Pact
- Qaddafi’s Son Won’t Rule in Libya, Aide to ‘Putin’s Chef’ Says
- A pandemic-scarred year ends in darkness — but with hope on the horizon
- Cases Rise ‘Through the Roof’ as Omicron Sweeps Across U.S.
- With Omicron’s Rise, Americans Brace for Returning to School and Work
- U.S. Companies Are Thriving Despite, or Because of, Covid
- Three Monster Years for the S&P 500 Set a Towering Bar for January
- 2022 will be the ‘do or die’ moment for Congress to take action against Big Tech (They’d better do it; actually, they should have regulated big tech many years ago!)
- The Next Year in Politics Could Somehow Be Even Uglier (“From the pandemic to inflation, abortion rights, redistricting, the insurrection aftermath, and, of course, Donald Trump, the crazy is not over yet.”)
- Republicans aim to sow outrage, Trump-style, with an eye on 2022 midterms (That’s what Youngkin did in 2021.)
- Eleven interesting races to watch in 2022
- Voting rights: The safety pin that holds America together
- Ocasio-Cortez criticizes GOP for ‘projecting their sexual frustrations’ at her
- How climate change primed Colorado for a rare December wildfire (“The ground, typically moist from snow this time of year, was dry and flammable as a result of unusually warm temperatures and a lack of precipitation in recent months, experts said.”)
- The truth in 2022 is our strongest weapon against the lies that fed the insurrection
- Prosecutors break down charges, convictions for 725 arrested so far in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
- Bernard Kerik Turns Over Documents to Jan 6th Committee; Reveals Trump Considered Strategy to ‘Seize Evidence’ for 2020 Election Dispute
- Capitol Officer Furious Over Mike Pence’s Jan. 6 Comments After Police Saved His Life (“Pence’s recent comments are a ‘disgrace,’ said the sergeant. ‘We did everything possible to prevent him from being … killed in front of his daughter and his wife.'”)
- Roberts says federal judiciary doesn’t need congressional intervention (Actually, it does.)
- Chief Justice Roberts Reflects on Conflicts, Harassment and Judicial Independence
- Chief Justice John Roberts Pledges to Bolster Judicial Ethics
- Mitch McConnell’s un-conservative plea to the Supreme Court
- Trump Appointee Resigns After Fight With Democratic Bank Regulators (“Jelena McWilliams, the chairwoman of the F.D.I.C., said that she would step down effective Feb. 4. Democrats on the board contended she was stonewalling their attempts to review policy.”)
- Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor after New Year’s Eve ball drop (“Adams, 61, faces the immense challenge of pulling the city out of the pandemic, taking office as the city is grappling with record numbers of Covid-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.”)
- Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99
- In 1954, Betty White defied racist demands to get rid of Black guest on her variety show
- Betty White, one of the most endearing and enduring faces on television, dies at 99
- Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson Tell 2021 to ‘Go to Hell’ in Wacky New Year’s Eve Special
- Reps. Spanberger, Wexton, Luria Call on Governor-Elect Youngkin to Support Virginia School COVID-19 Testing Protocols to Keep Schools Open, Minimize Learning Loss in the Face of the Omicron Variant
- 22 for 2022: Here Are 22 Things to Keep an Eye On as Virginia Heads Into 2022
- As 2021 Comes to a Close, Virginia Sets Records for 1-Day (+17,618) and 10-Day (+90,383) COVID Case Increases
- 2021 ends as COVID-19 surges: Where is Virginia with vaccines, boosters, and testing?
- Fairfax County wants people to know they can prevent gun violence through its red-flag law
- The biggest stories of 2021 in Hampton Roads
- Dominion plans energy storage facility for Chesterfield
- West Virginia environmental agency approves Mountain Valley Pipeline permit
- Northam lessens sentence for man with nonviolent drug charges from life to 20 years (“Gov. Ralph Northam reduced from life to 20 years the sentence of a Black man convicted of non-violent drug offenses”)
- Hampton Roads bids farewell to notable citizens in 2021
- D.C.-area forecast: Near-record warmth today ahead of a cold front and a snow chance Sunday night
