by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 30.
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— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) July 29, 2022
- Climate deal is a ‘baby step,’ but world needs bigger action, diplomats say
- Europe’s Race to Secure New Energy Sources Is on a Knife’s Edge
- Invasive species cost billions, may grow worse with climate change
- Tiny turtle pooed ‘pure plastic’ for six days after rescue from Sydney beach (Great job, humanity. Not!)
- Russia Is Making Heaps of Money From Oil, but There Is a Way to Stop That
- Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting (“The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had killed scores of Russian soldiers and destroyed two ammunition dumps in fighting in the Kherson region, the focus of Kyiv’s counter-offensive in the south and a key link in Moscow’s supply lines.”)
- Ukraine war: UN and Red Cross should investigate prison deaths, says Ukraine
- Analysis: A world changed, maybe permanently, by Ukraine war
- Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin’s war effort in Ukraine
- Blinken Resists Push to Label Russia a Terrorist State
- Over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war killed in Russian captivity (Massive war crime.)
- CNN Exclusive: Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap
- Russian National Charged with Conspiring to Have U.S. Citizens Act as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government
- Russian National Charged With Spreading Propaganda Through U.S. Groups
- Facebook Approved Pro-Genocide Ads in Kenya After Claiming to Foster ‘Safe and Secure’ Elections
- Pelosi to leave for Asia amid Chinese threats over Taiwan stop
- Viktor Orban, Condemned for “Pure Nazi Speech” at Home, Is Still Set to Get an Audience at CPAC Texas
- Rishi Sunak seeks to revive faltering No 10 bid by attacking ‘woke nonsense’ (Yuck.)
- The Pope’s health: I could step down – but not yet, says pontiff
- Pope says genocide took place at Church schools in Canada for indigenous children
- Exclusive: Biden EPA to tackle coal industry carbon with rules on other pollutants
- US drafts new speed limits on shipping to help save endangered whales (“Fewer than 340 North Atlantic right whales remain and vessel strikes are among the biggest threats to the species”)
- Is there a recession? Only the National Bureau of Economic Research gets to decide
- White House insists economy is strong as allies grow uneasy about Fed
- If This Is a Recession, We Might Not Know for Months
- Alito’s Speech Mocking Foreign Leaders Has a Deeper, Darker Message (“To the justice, ‘secular society’ poses a threat to religious freedom—and state-sponsored indoctrination is the only solution.” Alito is a christofascist.)
- How Joe Manchin’s change of heart could revive the U.S. solar industry (“An industry on the skids is suddenly positioned for a major resurgence”)
- Climate Bill ‘Transformative’ for Auto and Energy Industries (“The Senate’s proposal aims to accelerate electric car sales and promote domestic battery manufacturing at China’s expense.”)
- Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show
- Secret Service’s ‘ludicrous’ deletion of Jan. 6 phone data baffles experts (“Cybersecurity specialists said the agency bungled a routine task by telling agents to back up their own records, which is ‘not something any other organization would ever do’”)
- Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show (Huge scandal.)
- Exclusive: DHS inspector general knew of missing Secret Service texts months earlier than previously known
- Jan. 6 Committee Probes Steve Mnuchin About Trump’s Cabinet (“The committee is expected to hold additional hearings in the fall after investigating the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack, reportedly including testimony from Mnuchin, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.”)
- Why an unnamed ‘White House employee’ could be a pivotal Jan. 6 witness
- Rising GOP anger at Mitch McConnell offers a lesson for Democrats
- GOP senators are skeptical damaged Trump can win in 2024
- Democrats Beat Republicans for Control of Congress in 4 Polls in Past Week
- The Democrats Aren’t Dead Yet
- Three bright spots for Democrats ahead of the 2022 midterms (“The ‘MAGA hangover’ is real.”)
- Joe Manchin shocks Republicans by revealing he is a Democrat
- With Manchin’s surprise, Democrats finally feel they have robust agenda to run on
- U.S. House passes, sends to Senate assault-style weapon ban
- House overcomes internal rancor to pass assault weapons ban
- Republicans Are Pitching a Self-Defeating Tantrum Over Manchin Deal-making (“GOP politics didn’t even get visitation rights in its divorce from reality.”)
- How Six States Could Overturn the 2024 Election (Totally unacceptable.)
- Conspiracy website InfoWars parent files for bankruptcy
- Fox News, Once Home to Trump, Now Often Ignores Him
- Jon Stewart Fires Back at Ted Cruz’s ‘Bullshit’ Excuses
- The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course
- Fox News covered burn-pit legislation for just 2 minutes until Jon Stewart shamed the network into an interview
- White House communications director Kate Bedingfield makes ‘last-minute’ decision to stay in her role
- Combat vet ‘fuming’ over lawmakers’ failure to pass two bipartisan measures that could have helped millions
- ‘Alarm bell’: Oz’s struggles have GOP pitching alternate path to Senate takeover
- The right-wing media blackout of Mastriano’s alliance with antisemites
- Gov. DeSantis Uses 1947 Court Ruling To Go After Miami Drag Show (“Activists fear the Republican’s step is the latest in an all-out war on drag shows and trans people.”)
- Sarah Godlewski suspends Wisconsin Senate campaign, endorses Barnes
- Trump endorses Tudor Dixon in Michigan governor’s race
- Fetterman harnesses power of social media in Senate campaign
- Governor: Search for Kentucky flood victims could take weeks
- A new chief at Metro, facing a financial cliff
- Kaine: Water bill a possible win for southwest Virginia
- Former Virginia AG, Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli’s Text Messages for “key period leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol” Are Very Suspiciously Missing; Cuccinelli Currently CHAIRS Extremist VA07 GOP Nominee Yesli Vega’s Campaign
- On abortion, Dems begin offensive in Va. as GOP renews old attacks (Ridiculous, misleading headline, but the article itself is very interesting.)
- Video: Rep. Jennifer Wexton Holds Press Conference Advocating for Asim Ghafoor, Virginia Resident Detained in the UAE (“Mr. Ghafoor was provided no information regarding his charges, he was given no opportunity to defend himself, and although he has a rehearing scheduled for August 1st he has not been permitted to meet with his attorneys”)
- Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA10): “Comparing abortion to the horrors of the Nazis’ atrocities against Jewish people is a disgusting and deeply offensive comment from my opponent—and an outrageous lie.” (“Disgraceful…Every single elected official should condemn this.”)
- Virginia Republicans Side With Big Pharma Over American People (“Rep. Cline, Rep. Wittman, Rep Griffith, and Rep. Good voted against a bill that is designed to make America more competitive with China, create jobs in the U.S., and help lower the price of goods”)
- VA GOP Nomineees Yesli Vega, Hung Cao, and Jen Kiggans Refuse To Answer Questions on Their Anti-Abortion Extremism (Among other things, Cao compared abortion to Nazis murdering Jewish babies in the Holocaust. Disgusting.)
- Virginia Republicans Side With Big Pharma Over American People (“Rep. Cline, Rep. Wittman, Rep Griffith, and Rep. Good voted against a bill that is designed to make America more competitive with China, create jobs in the U.S., and help lower the price of goods”)
- Thousands Submit Comments in Opposition to Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Request for Four-Year Extension; Debunking Gov. Youngkin’s Absurd/False Comments in Support of the Extension
- We don’t want any missed flags in Virginia
- Students with varying immigration statuses to be eligible for in-state college aid
- Friday Virginia COVID-19 Stats: 10-Day New Cases at 31,907; Hospitalizations at 768 (Near Highest Level Since Early March)
- Extreme heat is rising in Virginia. Here’s what that could mean. (Nothing good, that’s for sure.)
- Ex-Rocky Mount police officer explains his role in the events of Jan. 6
- Editorial: Norfolk officials’ actions put Military Circle project at risk (“Norfolk’s Military Circle redevelopment could be transformational, but officials need to operate above the board, not in secret.”)
- Norfolk school board elects new interim chair and vice chair
- D.C.-area forecast: Pleasant today, then a slow warm up into next week
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