by Lowell
Here are a few global, national and local news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 3.
- Dire warning on climate change ‘is being ignored’ amid war and economic turmoil
- Environmentalists in Chile Are Hoping to Replace the Country’s Pinochet-Era Legal Framework With an ‘Ecological Constitution’ (“A draft now being debated, which must be completed by July 5 and ratified in a national vote before September, would recognize the climate crisis and guarantee the rights of nature and animals.”)
- U.K. to Unveil Energy Revamp With Focus on Nuclear and Wind (The focus SHOULD be on energy efficiency, solar and wind, while keeping existing nuclear plants running.)
- ‘They were all shot’: Russia accused of war crimes as Bucha reveals horror of invasion
- Ukraine war: Bucha street littered with burned-out tanks and corpses
- Ukraine Assesses Damage After Russian Pullback Near Kyiv
- Russia pulls back from Kyiv in major shift (“Moscow appears to shrink goals as it prioritizes Ukraine’s east”)
- ‘This Is True Barbarity’: Life and Death Under Russian Occupation
- Ukrainian children used as ‘human shields’ near Kyiv, say witness reports (Pure evil.)
- Peace, putsch or European Syria: 3 endgames for Ukraine (“From a coup to a deal, here’s how Russia’s war in Ukraine could conclude.”)
- UNESCO says 53 cultural sites in Ukraine have been damaged since the Russian invasion
- Horrors of Russian occupation revealed
- Putin is making the same mistakes that doomed Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union
- Pope blasts Russia’s ‘infantile’ war
- Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas
- Bodies of mutilated children among horrors the Russians left behind
- Ukraine accuses Russian forces of executing civilians in the town of Bucha.
- Zelenskyy: Mines in wake of Russian retreat keep Kyiv unsafe
- Russian retreat leaves trail of dead civilians in Bucha, a town near Kyiv
- How Kyiv Has Withstood Russia’s Attacks (“Russia vastly underestimated Ukrainians’ resolve to defend their homeland. And a Russian military trained for open spaces has also struggled with basic realities of urban warfare. Even a finely orchestrated military would be challenged by the block-to-block fighting required to secure Kyiv. The Russian army has failed to even surround it.”)
- Russia in Broad Retreat From Kyiv, Seeking to Regroup From Battering
- Pentagon commits another $300 million to Ukraine for security assistance
- Ukraine sees openings as Russia fixed on besieged Mariupol
- Missiles hit strategic port of Odesa
- Israel envoy to Ukraine says killing of civilians in Bucha unjustifiable ‘war crime’
- Too many nations waffle on Ukraine. Don’t ignore them.
- Hungarians head to polls in the shadow of war in Ukraine
- Hungary Gears Up For Chance To Vote Out Autocrat Orban (“Opposition parties made their final appeal to Hungarian voters ahead of Sunday’s fiercely fought national election.”)
- French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan calls for early election after parliament dismisses no-confidence vote against him
- Sri Lanka is in an economic crisis. Here’s what it’s like for people on the ground
- Senators Eye $10 Billion Covid-19 Deal Ahead of Possible Resurgence
- What Do We Do About COVID Now? (“America’s battle with the pandemic has been more damaging than we like to think. And it is still ongoing.”)
- ‘A year after year disaster:’ The American West could face a ‘brutal’ century under climate change
- Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens
- How Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Beat Amazon
- Palin’s unexpected bid jolts Alaska
- 51 candidates: A wild U.S. House race takes shape in Alaska
- SNL Reveals Just How Unhinged Will Smith Was at the Oscars
- North Carolina edges Duke in a thriller, ending Coach K’s career
- “After-Action Report” Examines Response to January 3-4 Snow/Ice Storm that Had Motorists, Including Sen. Tim Kaine, Stuck in Their Cars in Freezing Temperatures for Hours (Report finds multiple factors, makes recommendations for future storms…)
- Report details Virginia’s response to January snowstorm gridlock
- Editorial: A generational opportunity (“Virginia’s record budget surplus means lawmakers can provide tax relief while also making investments in a host of needs across the commonwealth.”)
- Opinion: Virginia’s community colleges prioritize workforce development
- Congrats to Sen. Louise Lucas, Del. Michelle Maldonado on Being Named VEA’s “2022 Legislator of the Year” and “”2022 Legislative Rookie of the Year,” Respectively!
- GOP’s Obenshain seeking revised 41st District House of Delegates seat (“Although he is a first-time political candidate, Obenshain’s family has been significantly involved in Virginia GOP politics for decades. Chris Obenshain’s cousin is state Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham.”)
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “While we are all keeping an eye on the BA.2 variant, we’re not seeing an impact yet in the emergency department.”
- Legislators have nipped Virginia’s budding cannabis industry, advocates say
- Hundreds of human bones were found in a Richmond well. Now VCU hopes to learn their origins.
- Man dead, 2 women injured in shooting at MacArthur Center in Norfolk
- ‘We’ve got some work to do’: Local officials address crime in Hampton Roads after spike in violence
- ‘Sierra’s light will continue to shine’: Hundreds gather for Sierra Jenkins’ funeral (“Hundreds gathered Saturday at the Metropolitan Funeral Home on Granby Street to bid a final farewell to Sierra Jenkins. The 25-year-old reporter was one of two people killed in the early hours of March 19 at Chicho’s Pizza Backstage in downtown Norfolk. The gunfire, Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone said, started after an argument over a spilled drink. Police have not identified any suspects in the shooting.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Some sun with a gusty wind; rain likely Tuesday
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