by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 24.
- A 100% Renewable Energy Future Is Possible, & We Need It
- Could Anglesey’s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution? (“Experts say Wales has huge potential for generating renewable marine power, yet, so far, ambitious schemes have been ignored”)
- It’s Not Just High Oil Prices. It’s a Full-Blown Energy Crisis.
- U.S. and Euro-Area GDP Data to Show First War Effects
- Ukrainian steel plant bombed; Zelenskyy to meet US officials
- Before visit by U.S. officials, Ukraine pushes for more arms
- UK: Ukraine’s resistance has inflicted ‘significant cost on Russian forces’ (“The British defense ministry says Ukraine has successfully ‘repelled’ numerous Russian assaults in Donbas”)
- Why the Russian People Go Along With Putin’s War (“Being good is hard if you live under an authoritarian regime.” Sure, but you don’t have to be actively evil.)
- The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped thwart Russia’s attack on Kyiv
- Ukraine’s Zelensky Awaits Easter Visit from Top U.S. Officials
- Baby among 8 dead in Russian missile strikes on Odessa, Ukraine says
- The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin’s Man in Germany
- Top U.S. Envoy Blinken to Visit Ukraine Sunday, Zelenskiy Says
- Ukraine Needs Nations to Follow Up on Aid to Fill $5 Billion Gap
- Every Russian Oligarch Who Has Died Since Putin Invaded Ukraine—Full List
- ‘A profound shift’: US boosts supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine
- Russians are told they have two choices: Win this war or be destroyed
Back in the USSR: Lenin statues and Soviet flags reappear in Russian-controlled cities (“Colonisation appears to have superseded ‘denazification’ in Putin’s military goals for eastern Ukraine”)- ‘It was killing me’: Ukrainian mother says her son was forcibly deported to Russia
- Mapping the destruction of Ukraine’s culture
- Zelenskiy’s economic guru: ‘Germany can survive without Russian oil: I wouldn’t want my country facing the shame’
- Swiss veto German request to re-export ammunition to Ukraine, SonntagsZeitung reports
- How to end the war in Ukraine: Sanctions against Russia won’t work — but this might (“All along, Putin has counted on the fact that Europe needs Russian gas. But that’s also his Achilles heel”)
- Commander hints at Russian ambitions beyond Ukraine
- Lloyd Austin presses hard on Ukraine — but quietly
- Turkey Closes Airspace to Russian Jets Flying to Syria’s War
- French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen
- French election: Macron in pole position, Le Pen racing hard (Politics covered literally as a race…)
- Macron or Le Pen: France faces stark choice for president
- Why France Is So Vulnerable to Extremism (“Unlike Germany and other neighbors, France’s national elections are winner takes all, so a candidate who may represent only a quarter of the French will end up dictating much of its politics. The more disconcerting reason is the mainstreaming of extreme ideas on immigration and Islam amid a culture war that Le Pen and her cohort have won decisively”)
- France Votes on Macron and Le Pen’s Different Visions
- Saudis’ Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump’s return (“Refusal to help US punish Russia and $2bn investment in Kushner fund signal crown prince’s displeasure with Trump’s successor”)
- Deadly attacks on Afghan minorities show the Taliban isn’t keeping its promises
- Banning books about Black and LGBTQ people isn’t protecting America’s youths
- Filing Provides New Details on Trump White House Planning for Jan. 6
- Pence Refusing to Get in Secret Service Car on Jan. 6 ‘Chilling’: Raskin
- For Trump’s G.O.P., Crossing Lines Has Few Consequences
- Kevin McCarthy and the intoxication of power (“In his drive to become the next House speaker, he has shown weakness, hypocrisy and a willingness to lie to save his skin.”)
- Court-martial results in first conviction of general officer in Air Force history
- How Much Does Trump Still Matter to the GOP? (“In the eyes of his party, Trump may have already served his purpose”)
- McCarthy to lead GOP lawmakers, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, to southern border (Disgusting.)
- Trump stumps for Vance while acknowledging he ‘said some bad sh– about me’
- Inside The Final Days Of Ohio’s MAGA Senate Primary
- Madison Cawthorn’s Blunders Open Door to Primary Challengers (He’s in a solid-red district, so that’s probably the only way we’re going to be rid of this nutjob.)
- Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG (Wildly unacceptable.)
- Utah Democrats back independent Evan McMullin for U.S. Senate in a historic vote (That’s what Democrats should consider in other deep-red states and/or districts.)
- Orrin Hatch, Longtime Senator Who Championed Right-Wing Causes, Dies at 88
- Orrin G. Hatch, longest-serving Republican in Senate history, dies at 88
- Trump’s Oz, Vance endorsements bring cash windfall, backlash
- Exclusive: Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment
- Florida Rep. Randy Fine threatened Special Olympics funding over school board member feud, texts show
- Video: Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Says Kevin McCarthy Has “information that we need” About the 1/6/21 Pro-Trump Insurrection; “there was a plan, there was a plot, this was orchestrated, this was all leading up to something” (Rep. Luria wonders, “What made [McCarthy] start singing a different tune?”)
- Don Beyer’s first primary challenger asks him to ‘pass the torch’
- VA’s Self-Proclaimed “Chief Crime Fighter” Jason Miyares Apparently “thinks it’s ok for the government to shoot unarmed crime victims 4 times in the head” (Miyares drops VA’s “federal appeal in the manslaughter case against two U.S. Park Police officers” in the Bijan Ghaisar case)
- Virginia AG ends effort to prosecute U.S. Park Police officers who shot unarmed motorist
- Va. Attorney General Miyares ends prosecution of U.S. Park Police officers in Ghaisar case
- Budget, amendments top priority for Virginia legislature’s return to Richmond
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “Although COVID numbers are continuing to increase in the community, we have seen a leveling off of COVID in both the emergency department and the hospital”
- Essential and Overlooked: Federal relief changed Virginia’s COVID response. For some Latinos, help came too late.
- Rising tides could threaten farming along Virginia’s coastline
- Video: Arlington County Board Votes Unanimously, Enthusiastically to Approve Amazon HQ2’s PenPlace Development (Board members heap praise on project’s environmental, energy, economic, educational, affordable housing, etc. attributes.)
- Arlington approves Amazon’s plans for PenPlace, largest piece of HQ2
- Wind turbines still on track east of Virginia Beach
- Prosecutors recommend jail time for Virginia Beach brothers involved in U.S. Capitol riot (The media keeps calling it a “riot,” as opposed to a “coup attempt” or “insurrection.” Why?)
- Appalachian Power plans for its renewable energy future
- Roanoke council election raises debate over gun violence response
- D.C. area forecast: Unseasonal warmth peaks today, eases tomorrow, Tuesday
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