by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 5.
- COP26: Are nations on track to meet their climate goals?
- Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It (“Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies…Given the scant effect international climate efforts have had on emissions over the past three decades, a turn back toward energy realpolitik—and away from the utopian schemes that have come to define climate advocacy and policymaking worldwide—could actually accelerate the shift to a lower-carbon global economy in the coming decades.”)
- Climate change reaches our backyards and reshapes our lives
- Tower of power: new office building to be fully clad in solar panels in Australian first
- Ukraine anger as Macron says ‘Don’t humiliate Russia’
- Russian man accused of Alexander Litvinenko killing dies of Covid-19
- Russia says Kyiv strikes destroyed tanks donated by West (“Russia’s defense ministry said a barrage of airstrikes on Ukraine’s capital destroyed tanks donated by the West and other armor in an attack on Sunday that shattered five weeks of eerie calm in Kyiv, as President Vladimir Putin warned the West about supplying long-range rocket systems to Ukraine.”)
- Putin warns Russia will strike new targets if long-range missiles are supplied to Ukraine
- Enemy tongue: eastern Ukrainians reject their Russian birth language
- Ukraine Counterattack Takes Back Parts of Strategic Donbas City (“Close urban combat in Severodonetsk makes it harder for Russia to use artillery, as Kyiv awaits the arrival of a long-range rocket system from the U.S”)
- As Ukraine Loses Troops, How Long Can It Keep Up The Fight? (“This is one of the critical moments in the war, but it is not the peak.”)
- Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks; Ukraine touts counterattack in east
- Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk split in half between Ukrainian and Russian forces, regional governor says
- Partygate: Will Boris Johnson survive June?
- Israel Builds a Laser Weapon to Zap Threats Out of the Sky
- Two Saudi delegations to visit U.S. as ties improve
- Bangladesh fire: Over 40 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast
- ‘From Russia With Love’: A Putin Ally Mines Gold and Plays Favorites in Sudan (“Backed by the Kremlin, a shadowy network known as the Wagner Group is getting rich in Sudan while helping the military crush a democracy movement. Since Wagner expanded into Africa in 2017, its mercenaries have become a significant, sometimes pivotal factor in a string of conflict-hit countries.”)
- Biden targets Latin America reset at summit marred by invite tension
- North Korea fires volley of missiles, prompting joint military drill by Japan, U.S.
- Gen. Milley visits Sweden in show of support for NATO bid
- COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Does it matter anymore? (“While cases have risen to around 100,000 reported per day, deaths have stayed flat, a testament to the power of vaccines and booster shots in preventing severe illness, as well as the Pfizer treatment pills Paxlovid, which cut the risk of hospitalization or death by around 90 percent.”)
- Climate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’
- ‘Ignore Guns, Talk Inflation’: Memos Show GOP Strategy After the Uvalde Massacre
- Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump.
- White Christian Nationalism ‘Is a Fundamental Threat to Democracy’
- The evangelical church faces a ‘state of emergency’ over the pandemic and politics, Andy Stanley says
- Ready For Prime Time: Jan. 6 Panel To Reportedly Air Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Videotapes (“The final hearing will focus on Donald Trump with bombshells to be revealed, according to The Washington Post.”)
- Trump on the brink? (“The former president hasn’t made a final decision about running in 2024, but some advisers say he could set a bid in motion as early as this summer.”)
- How Will Trump’s Primary Messages Affect the Midterms? (“The former President has been sowing white-grievance politics and lies about election corruption from Pennsylvania to Wyoming, setting the scene for a potential constitutional crisis.”)
- Jan. 6 committee set to make its case public with prime-time hearings
- Top White House aide warned of security risk to Pence before Jan. 6
- Trump allies explored sending armed private contractors to seize voting machines in 2020 election (Truly astounding and horrifying.)
- How Election Deniers Have Fueled a Fight to Control State Elections
- Gohmert: ‘If you’re a Republican, you can’t even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they’re coming after you’
- Biden Moved From Beach House After a Plane Enters Restricted Airspace
- ‘No Longer Sure Bets’: Tech Giants Are Dropping Bad News Daily
- Washington Post Adds Editor’s Note To Amber Heard Op-Ed After Defamation Verdict (“The opinion piece that sparked Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard now includes a note saying the court found parts of it to be defamatory.”)
- Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
- Texas town reels after escaped inmate kills ‘precious people’: A man and his 4 grandsons, according to police
- Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist Testifies
- Opinion: Overhaul federal law to discourage animal testing (Agreed.)
- Abbott restarts baby formula plant linked to contamination (“Abbott Nutrition has restarted production at the Michigan baby formula factory that has been closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday, taking a step toward easing a nationwide supply shortage expected to persist into the summer.”)
- The Uvalde Police Chose Dishonor (“Where was their courage? Why were there no heroes?”)
- Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back
- Uvalde police were trained to quickly confront an active shooter. So why did they wait?
- At first meeting since massacre, Uvalde school board takes no action on police chief
- Slain Judge John Roemer Sentenced His Alleged Killer to Prison Years Ago, Records Show
- Former Wisconsin judge killed in “targeted” shooting; Gov. Evers also on “hit list”
- Douglas K. Uhde: Social Media Shows Pro Trump, Gun Posts
- Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’
- Pennsylvania Becomes the Land of Oz
- In San Francisco, Democrats Are at War With Themselves Over Crime (“Fueled by concerns about burglaries and hate crimes, San Francisco’s liberal district attorney, Chesa Boudin, faces a recall in a famously progressive city.”)
- DeSantis makes it harder for transgender people to get Medicaid support
- Texas GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures like red flag laws, expanded background checks
- Two women were charged with murder after having stillbirths. The cases are rocking this conservative corner of California
- Photos, Video: #WearOrange in Virginia; “It’s time to replace thoughts and prayers with policy and action.”
- Editorial: A product of compromise (“Neither side got everything they wanted, but each side won concessions in a budget deal that should serve Virginia’s long-term interests.”)
- Drug overdose deaths up 15% in Virginia last year, with fentanyl the driving factor
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “I do not have the words to describe my feelings about the Tulsa man who targeted his surgeon in Tulsa earlier this week” (Meanwhile: “across the country, ER volumes are soaring. May was actually our busiest month ever.”)
- Mountain Valley Pipeline seeks new appellate court panel to hear legal challenges
- This Chesapeake Bay cleanup produced a clean landing in Richmond
- Editorial: Proposed state budget could make some Southwest Virginia wishes come true
- James Madison’s Montpelier rehires staff fired, suspended by ex-CEO
- Charlottesville schools and police investigating threats against Black students
- D.C.-area forecast: A delightfully warm end to the weekend; not bad Monday either
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