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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 6.
- Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns
- Environmentalists join forces to fight ‘carbon bomb’ fossil fuel projects
- Ukraine War Drives Europe to Accelerate Energy Efficiency
- China’s Renewable Energy Fleet Is Growing Too Fast for Its Grid (“China is wasting more and more clean energy as it adds wind turbines and solar panels faster than its grid is able to digest them.”)
- Russia Seeks Buyers for Stolen Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns
- Ukraine war deepens China’s mistrust of the west
- ‘We need something real’: the Russian climate activist taking on Putin’s war (“As Russia seeks to strip Arshak Makichyan of his citizenship, he says negotiating with Putin on the Ukraine war or the climate crisis is impossible – and the west must act now for survival”)
- ‘The occupier should never feel safe’: rise in partisan attacks in Ukraine
- This is no time to hesitate in Ukraine
- How Ukraine’s new weapons reflect a very different battlefield
- Fighting and destruction intensifies around Severodonetsk, official says; UK to send long-range missiles to Ukraine
- Ukraine Latest: Kyiv Hasn’t Endorsed Turkey-Russia Grain Plan
- Russian general killed in Donbas fighting – reports
- Ukrainian city sees ‘hottest’ fighting of conflict
- Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms
- Closed airspace forces cancellation of Lavrov’s visit to Serbia, Interfax reports
- US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
- US Excludes Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua From Regional Summit
- 5 things to watch when Biden, Harris attend the Summit of the Americas
- Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
- British Prime Minister Johnson to face no-confidence vote
- Prophet Muhammad row tests India-Islamic world ties
- The U.S. has wasted over 82 million Covid vaccine doses (“Vaccine providers say declining demand, large minimum orders and multidose vials make it hard to avoid waste while still offering shots to anyone who wants them.”)
- Exclusive: Biden to waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels hit by probe
- Americans Sour Over Economy, Politics (We’re basically at full employment, btw.)
- Five biggest issues to watch at Supreme Court as high-profile term ends (“The justices are expected to wrap up their work by late June or early July, which means the coming weeks will see the Supreme Court make headlines with a slate of opinions that have the potential to dramatically reshape American life.” Ugh.)
- Democrats Can Win This Fall if They Make One Key Promise
- The Jan. 6 committee has a narrow but priceless opening
- Jan. 6 panel seeks to break through with primetime programming
- Liz Cheney: Jan. 6 “conspiracy” was “extremely broad … well-organized”
- Scoop: Jan. 6 committee’s private divide
- How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings
- Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump
- Trump mobilizes MAGA allies ahead of January 6 hearings
- Analysis: Liz Cheney says ‘people must watch’ the January 6 hearings, but right-wing media says the opposite
- Trump endorses McCarthy as ‘strong and fearless’ House GOP leader (McCarthy is, in fact, weak and a coward.)
- January 6th and the Consolidation of Right-Wing Extremism
- Trump’s Very Bad Summer Is About to Get Much Worse
- School Lunch Isn’t “Cost Effective to Taxpayers?” Bullsh*t! (“In fact, kids absolutely DO need nutritious, filling meals to have the scholastic performance we want them to have.”)
- Republicans brace for next round of Trump primary chaos
- Why Do Democrats Suck at Messaging?(“It’s a question Dan Pfeiffer, the former Obama communications director and Pod Save America cohost, recalls getting many times. In his new book, Battling the Big Lie, Pfeiffer diagnoses the party’s messaging troubles—and calls for building a bigger megaphone.”)
- 10 dead after shootings in Philadelphia, Tenn., S.C. and Mich.
- At least 54 injured, 11 killed in 7 separate mass shootings this weekend
- Mass Shooting in Philadelphia Kills at Least 3 on Weekend of Gun Violence
- Buttigieg sees ‘insanity’ in reaction to gun violence
- Opinion: Here’s the reason people tell me they want to buy an AR-15. And it’s simply ludicrous
- Sen. Chris Murphy: ‘We’re Closer Than Ever Before’ On Bipartisan Gun Legislation (How strong will this package be? Presumably not very…)
- Senators say gun deal is within reach, but without Biden’s wish list
- A Case for (Likely Foolish) Optimism About Gun Reform (“After a quarter-century of disappointment, this time might be different. Maybe.”)
- A Chilling Assassination in Wisconsin (“Could the killing of a retired judge in Wisconsin signal more attacks to come?”)
- Blake Masters Blames Gun Violence on ‘Black People, Frankly’ (The GOP is a white supremacist party.)
- The GOP’s ‘Glenn Youngkin Model’ Stalls Out on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (“David McCormick loses to Dr. Oz as the donor class’s post-Trump pivot fails.” Except that the “Glenn Youngkin Model” is a bunch of b.s.)
- CNN Enters the Post-Jeff Zucker Era. Bye-Bye ‘Breaking News’ Banners.
- Former Virginia Rep. Denver Riggleman says he’s no longer a Republican: ‘I think the party left me some time ago’
- Video: Former Rep. Riggleman (R-VA05), Who Voted with Trump 91.9% of the Time, Now Says GOP a Trump “Personality Cult” More than a Party, with Belief Systems No “real conservative can follow” Anymore (Riggleman cites “Stop the Steal,” “vaccination conspiracy theories,” etc.)
- Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Drafting Bill That Would “impose a 1,000% excise tax on assault weapons”; Eyes Simple Majority Vote in Senate Using “Reconciliation”
- A House Democrat plans to introduce a bill that would hit AR-15s with a 1,000% tax — and it could pass Congress without GOP votes
- Editorial: In dealing with the Commanders, patience must win out for Virginia
- Alexandria City High School awards posthumous diploma to slain student
- Fairfax Co. police officer kills suspected rabid coyote after attack
- Foresight Health to open critical access facility in Patrick County by end of 2022
- D.C.-area forecast: A magnificent Monday but a turbulent week
