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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 9.
- Climate communication has moved us from denial to deliberation — now we must act
- Companies’ Climate Promises Face a Wild Card: Farmers
- Big fish sightings are spiking. Climate change may be the cause.
- Air Pollution Kills 10 Million People a Year. Why Do We Accept That as Normal?
- The vaccines were a biomedical triumph. They reached too few.
- Analysis: Ukraine and the Contest of Global Stamina
- Russian threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance
- U.S.-supplied artillery is helping Ukraine’s defense. Send more now.
- Heat Wave Spreads Across Europe Raising Risk in Energy Crisis
- Scholz Vows Energy Shift Will Help Germany Remain Industry Giant
- Putin Is Set to Halt Gas and Germany Fears It’s Not Coming Back
- Russia continues to ‘raise true hell,’ Ukraine governor says
- US tells China its support for Russia complicates relations
- Blinken voices concern to China over stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine (“Beijing’s ‘alignment with Russia’ is complicating relations, US secretary of state tells Wang Yi in talks aimed at defusing tensions”)
- The good news: Johnson’s on the way out. The bad news: look who’s on the way in (“One ridiculously graceless ‘resignation’ speech later, here are the top Tory gorgons competing to control the sunlit uplands”)
- For EU, Johnson exit won’t change much; damage already done
- Abe’s body arrives in Tokyo as country mourns ex-PM’s death
- ‘Stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened’: Biden mourns Japan’s Abe after assassination
- In mostly gun-free Japan, a possibly homemade gun pierces nation’s sense of safety
- Analysis: Abe’s Influence Was Still Evident Long After He Left Office
- French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling
- Sri Lankans storm president’s house, office in biggest rally
- Tories awaken to the cost of being led by an entertainer. The GOP still hasn’t.
- ‘Disturbing’: weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples (Ban this shit.)
- No recession here: Hot jobs market tames fears of slump
- Biden touts jobs numbers, falling gas prices: ‘The program is working’
- Payrolls increased 372,000 in June, more than expected, as jobs market defies recession fears
- Wonking Out: Rockets, Feathers and Prices at the Pump
- Strong Wage and Jobs Growth Keeps Fed on Track for Big Rate Increase (“The Federal Reserve is trying to cool down the economy to bring inflation under control, but the job market is still going strong.”)
- Jobs data ‘make a mockery’ of recession fears: Economists react to June’s employment report
- Here’s Where Gas Prices Are Cheapest After Biggest Drop in More Than a Decade (“US gasoline prices dropped to the lowest since the start of the summer, bringing welcome relief to drivers.”)
- Gas: ‘I expect to see lower pump prices over the next month or so’, analyst says
- Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access
- Biden’s new move on abortion hints at big red-vs.-blue battles ahead
- Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of control,’ orders HHS to protect abortion access
- Brett Kavanaugh’s Right to Dine Shall Not Be Infringed (“Never mind that it wasn’t, and that Americans have no recourse to hold members of their unelected SuperCongress accountable.”)
- The FBI didn’t finish over 1 million gun background checks in time to stop a sale in 2020 and 2021
- Sorry, but the Constitution contains no right to eat dinner
- How Biden’s executive order could ensure abortion access
- Next Time Trump Tries to Steal an Election, He Won’t Need a Mob
- How Republican leaders broke Americans’ confidence
- The Far-Right Christian Quest for Power: ‘We Are Seeing Them Emboldened’
- Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds
- ‘Operation Higher Court’: Inside the religious right’s efforts to wine and dine Supreme Court justices (Appalling.)
- How a crowded GOP field could help Trump in 2024 campaign
- The battle for democracy is an endless game of whack-a-mole (“If Republicans get distracted by idiotic crusades over things such as drop boxes, all the better.”)
- U.S. appeals court upholds release of Trump financial records to House
- Trump considering waiving executive privilege claim for Bannon but prosecutors say he was never shielded
- Trump considers waiving claim of executive privilege for Steve Bannon
- Pat Cipollone meets for over 8 hours with Jan. 6 committee
- Lofgren says Cipollone ‘did not contradict the testimony of other witnesses’ in meeting with Jan. 6 panel
- Ex-Trump White House counsel Cipollone is being ‘cooperative’ with Jan. 6 committee
- Oath Keeper members brought explosives to DC area around January 6 and had a ‘death list,’ prosecutors say
- White House says Americans should be ‘really careful’ about using period tracker apps
- The right’s enemies list: “Woke heat maps” target and track progressives for crack down (“‘Woke heat map’ documents instances of ‘wokeness’ to fight back against ‘critical race theory’ and ‘grooming'”)
- As Musk moves to abandon deal, Twitter faces ‘worst case scenario’
- Musk’s Move to End Twitter Deal Clouds Company’s Future
- Elon Musk quits Twitter deal, roiling Trump world
- Angelo Carusone: Elon Musk’s Twitter deal is collapsing because of Musk’s own erratic behavior, embrace of extremists, and bad business decisions (“The simple fact is that Twitter’s board of directors and executive leadership team acted irresponsibly and incompetently. They got into bed with a madman and significantly harmed shareholder value as a result.”)
- The merger term that could decide Twitter vs. Musk
- Musk Effort to Void Twitter Buyout Sets Up Delaware Court Fight
- Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal
- Right-wing media react to Elon Musk backing out of Twitter deal: “The purge is coming”
- Elon Musk says he’s terminating Twitter deal, board to fight
- Abortion in Illinois imperilled if GOP takes control of the state Supreme Court in November
- I’m a journalist who stopped reading the news. Is the problem me — or our product?
- GOP race for Arizona governor becomes 2024 proxy war as Ducey defies Trump
- Sarah Palin hits comeback trail with fellow loose cannon Trump at her side
- Fetterman to attack Oz’s residency in ads — including with airplane banner over New Jersey beaches
- Simone Biles drags Trump lawyer who called her a loser: ‘Who is Jenna Ellis?’
- Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane told police her unborn child counted as a passenger
- Doug Mastriano paid for “campaign consulting” from Gab, the social media haven for violent extremists and white nationalists
- What Happened to Michael Flynn? (“In military intelligence, he was renowned for his skill connecting the dots and finding terrorists. But somewhere along the way, his dot detector began spinning out of control.”)
- Parade Shooting Suspect Bobby Crimo Attempted Suicide Multiple Times, Family Friend Reveals
- Highland Park gunman’s family was in turmoil for years before shooting (“Shooter’s father was in dire financial straits and police were called at least a dozen times to family home”)
- A scourge of horror hits Highland Park, leaving behind death and fear
- Joint Economic Committee Chairman Don Beyer Statement On June Jobs Data: “While the media focuses on Wall Street volatility, the economy on main street continues to rebound.”
- Will Luria lead final Jan. 6 hearing? Former White House Counsel Cipollone testifies
- Gov. Northam’s Secretary of Education Atif Qarni: Youngkin engaging in “bizarre” behavior, “abusing his authority,” behaving in an “unheard of” manner, “intimidating” board members, “taking the state backwards with his attacks on public education” (In stark contrast, Qarni says, “Under Gov. Northam, Virginia education reached its peak”)
- Over 300 Virginia state employees resign in wake of Gov. Youngkin’s telework policy
- Hemp industry pushes back on Virginia’s delta-8 crackdown
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 86% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 659 From ~4,000 in January; Both Up From a Couple Months Ago
- Process for Appointing New Hanover School Board Member Violated US Constitution By Requiring That They Be a Conservative Christian, Commit to Breaking Virginia Law and Engaging in Discrimination (Rachel Levy: Redd “MUST first disavow this stance and pledge to follow the law and serve ALL students and families. Otherwise, he should resign.”)
- Minority children disproportionately suffer from court fees in Virginia
- Mountain Valley Pipeline requests four more years to complete construction (Hell no.)
- Hundreds rally in Monroe Park, backing abortion rights
- No secrets: Loudoun Co. school board bucks Miyares bid to bar public from lawsuit hearing
- Norfolk in ‘early negotiations’ with Pharrell’s development team to revitalize Military Circle mall, officials say
- D.C.-area forecast: Pockets of heavy rain this morning, dwindling with time
