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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, April 11.
- Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll
- Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand. Here’s how to tackle both
- War Gives Oil Producers Greater Clout at Global Climate Talks (The exact opposite of what should be the case.)
- Despite Gas Supply, Russia is Still the Big Loser in the Global Energy Crisis
- Shanghai’s chaotic Covid lockdown puts other Chinese cities on edge
- Biden, Modi to speak as US presses for hard line on Russia
- Zelenskyy: ‘This is not a movie. This is real life.’
- Fleeing Putin, Thousands of Educated Russians Are Moving Abroad
- Ukraine Live Updates: Civilians Rush to Flee as Russian Troops Mass in the East
- Ukraine, Russia Gear Up for War’s Biggest Battles
- The wartime president: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv
- Scott Pelley Describes What He Saw in Bucha—and Interviewing Zelensky In Ukraine
- Ukrainian defenders dig in as Russia boosts firepower
- Ukraine Update: Germany Says Kyiv Needs More Military Support
- Russian students are turning in teachers who don’t back the war
- Russia defaults on debt as Ukraine braces for assault
- Nato’s ‘achilles heel’: alliance conducts war games in nervous Lithuania
- Austrian chancellor to meet Putin in Russia amid warnings of fresh offensive against Ukraine (“Karl Nehammer will be first EU leader to meet Russian president since invasion began, and called for a ceasefire and full investigation of war crimes”)
- Russia Appoints New Ukraine War Commander With Record Of Brutality (“After its post-invasion setbacks, Russia appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov — who has a history of merciless attacks against Syrians, according to U.S. officials.”)
- Ukraine economy to shrink by almost half this year, World Bank forecasts (“Bank says many surrounding countries will suffer severe hardship as result of invasion, with Russia predicted to fall into recession”)
- As war enters bloody new phase, Ukraine again calls for more weapons
- Prosecution of Russian war crimes is ultimate test for Ukraine’s state (“Analysis: With almost no successful major prosecutions over the last 30 years, those building cases hope things will be different this time”)
- Russia to Halt Bond Sales, Threatens Legal Action Over Default
- Macron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes
- Macron wins a reprieve — for himself and liberal democracy
- Pakistani lawmakers to elect new PM after Imran Khan ouster
- Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts (Massively corrupt.)
- Poland struggles under the weight of Ukraine refugee crisis
- Trump, Putin, and the Paradox of Propaganda (“When you set out to brainwash others, you end up brainwashing yourself”)
- Paul Krugman on Why the Economy Is Doing Better Than We Think
- “Trump knew exactly what was going on”: Inside the thinking of the Jan. 6 committee (“Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell says Jan. 6 committee is close to understanding what Donald Trump knew, and when”)
- The 1/6 Committee Has Concluded Trump Broke the Law. But It May Not Urge DOJ to Charge Him. (“An important factor in the committee’s deliberations is that criminal referrals by Congress have no official influence on federal prosecutors. They are largely symbolic. The committee still plans to issue a report that is expected to include evidence that Trump and some of his advisers broke the law. The Justice Department will weigh that evidence regardless of whether the panel explicitly advocates prosecuting Trump.”)
- Liz Cheney disputes report January 6 panel split over Trump criminal referral
- Jan. 6 panel has enough evidence to refer Trump for criminal charges, Cheney says
- We don’t know much about the DOJ’s Jan. 6 inquiry. Here are 4 things we do know. (“The Justice Department is getting a bum rap. But also legitimate criticism.”)
- Juan Williams: Democrats need to fight and win the culture wars
- 2024 hopefuls are already in a dark-money arms race
- The new White House rule: Do not talk about Joe Manchin
- How Joe Manchin Knifed the Democrats — and Bailed on Saving Democracy
- How Ginni Thomas jockeyed for influence in Trump’s orbit
- Republican-run states mimic Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill in chilling wave of gag orders (“Over 156 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced or refiled in 39 states since January 2021, according to report”)
- If my grandfather’s company doesn’t stand for love, what’s it for? (“The political backlash against Disney is a monster of corporate America’s own creation.”)
- The top 10 Senate races that are most likely to flip to the other party
- The emptiness at the heart of Republicans’ midterm campaign
- Trumpworld Goes Into Meltdown After Trump Endorses Dr. Oz (“‘Oz is the antithesis of everything that made Trump the best president of my lifetime,” one MAGA luminary said.”)
- Scoop: Rick Santorum endorses Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race
- Herschel Walker’s no-show looms large over Senate GOP debate
- Republicans Found the ‘Election Fraud’… at Their Own Convention
- Colorado GOP embraces election conspiracy theories in nominations for secretary of state, Senate
- Elon Musk will not join Twitter’s board
- In a major reversal, Elon Musk won’t join Twitter’s board of directors
- Eric Adams, N.Y.C.’s mayor, tests positive for the coronavirus.
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Putin Pushing Against Macron in France, Against Democrats in the U.S. (“We’ve got congressional Republicans – not all, but some – who are still carrying Vladimir Putin’s water for him…so we need to be very very diligent.”)
- Rep. Elaine Luria tests positive for COVID-19
- Now That the Filing Deadline Has Passed, Here Are ALL the 2022 Dem, GOP Candidates for Congress in Virginia
- Virginia rep. tries tackling supply chain issues through truck driver incentives
- After Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Loudoun GOP Chair Claims Historically African American Sorority Delta Sigma Theta Is “taking control of our country at all levels of govt” (Are the VA GOP and/or Gov. Youngkin planning to condemn this or what?)
- Does the General Assembly need longer sessions, or fewer bills?
- Virginia’s unemployment rate is back to where it was pre-pandemic, but there’s a lingering question
- Southwest Virginia patients struggle with access to addiction medication
- In Portsmouth, violence interrupters defuse tense scenes before the bullets fly
- D.C.-area forecast: Trending much warmer, with 80 degrees by midweek
