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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, July 15.
- Two-thirds of new renewables were cheaper than coal in 2021 – IRENA
- Pacific leaders welcome Australia’s ‘renewed commitment’ to climate change
- Australia plots leap from world-leading solar R&D to global solar manufacturer
- UK issues first extreme heat warning as record temperatures loom
- Putin’s long game in Ukraine may not play out as he predicts
- Briton dies in detention in eastern Ukraine – separatist official
- EU Set to Propose New Russia Sanctions, Fixes to Earlier Actions
- Ukrainian rescue teams hunt for survivors in Vinnytsia
- Mariupol cemetery images show 1,400 graves dug since mid-May, says report
- Biden secures deal on Red Sea islands and Israeli use of Saudi airspace
- Biden says Saudi Arabia lifting flight ban can lead to Saudi-Israeli relations
- Saudi Arabia: Biden set to meet Crown Prince amid criticism
- Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate
- Wickremesinghe becomes interim Sri Lankan president
- China Growth Slows Sharply, Putting GDP Target Out of Reach
- Italy left in political limbo, early election beckons
- German climate activists aim to stir friction with blockades
- Officials warned of ‘serious wildlife incidents’ at Queen’s Sandringham estate (“Exclusive: Dozens of laws protect Queen’s private estates from investigators – but documents reveal allegations of wildlife crime”)
- The BA.5 Wave Is What COVID Normal Looks Like
- A Dip in Gasoline Use Stokes Debate Over Demand Destruction
- Biden administration unveils new funding for domestic solar manufacturing
- Secret Service erased texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, official says
- Jan. 6 panel aims to “reconstruct” deleted Secret Service texts
- There’s still plenty to learn about Jan. 6. More witnesses must talk. (“Testifying should not be optional.”)
- Secret Service agents’ January 6 texts were erased after oversight request (“Office of Inspector General revealed that messages from 5 and 6 January were destroyed only after the request was made”)
- Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 — after oversight officials asked for them, watchdog says
- First on CNN: DC police officer in Trump Jan. 6 motorcade corroborates details of heated Secret Service exchange to committee
- Jan. 6 Panel Considers Seeking Testimony From Donald Trump, Mike Pence
- Why Democrats are begging Trump to start 2024 right now
- Donald Trump on 2024: ‘I’ve Already Made That Decision’
- MAGA Republicans don’t speak for America. So Democrats should.
- GOP fears Senate debacle
- Republicans worry about Georgia Senate race with Herschel Walker’s liabilities on display
- Manchin says he won’t support any new climate spending or tax hikes (We need to elect several more Dems to the US Senate this November and make Manchin irrelevant.)
- Manchin balks at climate and tax pieces of Biden agenda bill but backs health care provisions
- Republicans Are Already Threatening the Right to Travel
- Texas’s new lawsuit against Biden shows our dark post-Roe future
- Why the right called the 10-year-old rape victim story a hoax
- With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can’t Find Recruits
- Yes, Fox News: This is the post-Roe world you wanted!
- A 10-Year-Old Endures the Predictable Result of an Abortion Ban
- Doctor Informed State of 10-Year-Old Girl’s Abortion
- Republicans shocked a 10-year-old can get pregnant after Ohio rape victim abortion story proves true
- Child-Rape Case Shines a Harsh Light on Ohio’s Draconian Abortion Restrictions
- National Right to Life official: 10-year-old should have had baby (Extremist ghouls.)
- Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion doc (Also an evil ghoul.)
- Heartless Ohio AG’s Worst Failure in 10-Year-Old’s Rape Case
- The Wall Street Journal issues a non-apology for denying a 10-year-old’s rape (This paper has an excellent news section, but its editorial page has been batsh*t crazy/extremist for years. Bizarre combo.)
- Amy Coney Barrett Is in Over Her Head (“Even as her votes enabled the court’s hard-right turn, the newest justice has floundered on the intellectual sidelines.” She’s an idiot.)
- We have reached the apex of election-fraud debunking
- Elon Musk Is a ‘Nightmare Client’ (He’s a nightmare in general.)
- Judge in Twitter v. Musk made rare ruling: ordering a deal to close
- Trump to face sworn deposition in New York lawsuit as legal troubles mount (“The state attorney general said a three-year civil investigation had revealed the ex-president’s company inflated property values” Lock. Him. Up.)
- Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73 (She was the mother of Eric, Don Jr. and Ivanka. ‘Nuff said…)
- Armed Man Arrested After Threatening Representative Jayapal Outside Her Home (“The 48-year-old allegedly had a Glock and yelled toward the congresswoman’s house that he would kill her and that she should ‘go back to India.’” There will, of course, be as much outrage over this as there was over Brett Kavanaugh skipping his dessert at an expensive steak restaurant because peaceful protesters were outside…)
- Judge issues arrest warrant for Colorado county clerk Tina Peters (Peters, a Republican, is “the Mesa County clerk who was barred from overseeing elections after she was indicted on charges of tampering with election equipment and official misconduct.”
- GOP Senate Candidates in Arizona Pledge Allegiance to Trump Ahead of His Visit (Deranged death cult.)
- “Like a captain watching his ship burn, Trump did nothing on Jan 6 to stop the riot,” says Rep. Luria
- Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Don Beyer Introduce Bicameral Legislation To End Arlington House’s “Robert E. Lee Memorial” Designation (“If we are serious about ending racial disparities, we need to stop honoring those who fought to protect slavery”)
- Will Jen Kiggans, Yesli Vega Condemn Proposal by Anti-Choice-Group General Counsel Jim Bopp to Force 10-Year-Old Rape Victims to Carry to Term? (Of course they won’t.)
- Does Governor Youngkin Endorse Yesli Vega’s Comments on Rape?
- Will Jen Kiggans, Yesli Vega Condemn Proposal by Anti-Choice-Group General Counsel Jim Bopp to Force 10-Year-Old Rape Victims to Carry to Term?
- Spanberger joins effort to protect travel for abortion services (Yesli Vega would do the OPPOSITE.)
- Analysis of Virginia “Redistricting Winners and Losers”: In the End, There Are Only a Few Truly Competitive Districts
- Glenn Youngkin 2024 Rumors Are Pure Silliness (“… the bottom line is that he’s a random politician mostly lifted to victory by forces beyond his control, who will fade from view once there are a ton of other ‘new Republican faces’ after the midterms”)
- Video: Natural Resources Defense Council Rips Youngkin For “Nihilistic Attack on Virginia’s RGGI Law” via Sham “Emergency” Regulation (Youngkin’s “shady backroom move” is “more the stuff of tinpot dictators than of governors in the birthplace of American democracy”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Fallout from a poll and the Supreme Court
- Youngkin names Rosa Atkins as chief diversity officer (“[Angela Sailor] has left the role due to a personal matter. The governor and the administration support her during this time. If she decides to come back into the administration, we will welcome her back.”)
- ‘Being underestimated … that’s my superpower’ (“Democratic House Minority Leader Don Scott Jr. ready to energize base”)
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 85% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 670 From ~4,000 in January; But at Highest Level Since Early March
- COVID-19 cases and deaths in Virginia nursing homes rise for the second consecutive month
- Local libraries lead the way in creating green infrastructure (“Where nondescript shrubs and plants once stood, now sit pollinator gardens, bee-bait boxes and native plants.” Homeowners should all do the same!)
- All missing people have been found after severe flooding in Virginia
- Flood damage in Buchanan County called ‘apocalyptic’ (“All are safe but there’s a long clean-up ahead.”)
- Editorial: Help flooding victims
- All residents accounted for after devastating Virginia flooding leads to ‘monumental search effort’
- An early look at plans for new rail, pedestrian bridges over the Potomac
- Report: Some of the least populated areas in Virginia have the highest incarceration rates
- Meet Portsmouth’s new city manager, again: Ex-police chief holds press conference to discuss role, crime initiatives
- Murder charges dropped against 2nd of 4 men accused of 2011 killing of ODU student Christopher Cummings
- Guest editorial: Dogwood Dell Fourth of July plot demands unified response from lawmakers
- D.C.-area forecast: Seasonable heat as humidity increases into the weekend
