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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, September 11.
- UN chief says ‘never seen climate carnage’ like Pakistan floods
- Air conditioner tech is outdated. These are AC options for a hotter future.
- Ukraine’s New Offensive Is Going Shockingly Well (“It has retaken about 3,000 square kilometers southwest of Kharkiv in a matter of days, including two key cities on Saturday.”)
- Ukraine Claims More Ground in Blitz in Northeast
- As Ukraine regains ground, Kyiv and allies dare to wonder if war is shifting (Silly headline by the WaPo; obviously it’s “shifting,” the question is how much!)
- Russia Privately Warns of Deep and Prolonged Economic Damage
- Ukraine breaks through Russia’s front lines in the east and retakes key towns
- Opinion: Putin’s extortion must not succeed
- Russian troops flee as Ukrainian forces make rapid gains
- Ukraine’s Kharkiv Offensive Pushes On as Russian Forces Retreat
- Kharkiv offensive: Ukrainian army says it has tripled retaken area
- As Russians Retreat, Putin Is Criticized by Hawks Who Trumpeted His War
- Ukrainian Officials Drew on U.S. Intelligence to Plan Counteroffensive
- Russia confirms big retreat near Kharkiv as Ukraine offensive advances
- Kupiansk, Izium liberated as Russian defenses collapse amid rapid Ukrainian advance in Kharkiv Oblast
- Ukrainian Forces Take Key City, Igniting New Phase in War
- Last reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped
- 21 years after 9/11, the war has not ended for anyone
- Tories Elect Populist Firebrand Poilievre to Challenge Trudeau
- We must speak the ugly truths about Queen Elizabeth and Britain’s empire
- Queen begins her final journey as coffin departs Balmoral (This story has gotten about 1,000,000 times the coverage that it merits, certainly relative to other important things going on in the world.)
- US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
- Americans are finally feeling better about the economy
- Inflation Showed Some Signs of Easing in August
- Covid Still Kills Hundreds in U.S. Daily
- ‘Transformational’: could America’s new green bank be a climate gamechanger?
- The ‘American Dream’? ‘America First’ eclipses it. (“A durable code in the nation’s politics emphasizes the limits of unity and inclusion.”)
- Chief Justice Roberts defends SCOTUS’ legitimacy ahead of new term (Too late, it’s long gone.)
- The Respect for Marriage Act must pass — and Republicans should support it
- Election Lie Supporters Ask Supreme Court To Bless Radical Election Changes (“Lawyer John Eastman, Trump aides Stephen Miller and Mark Meadows and insurrection backer Mike Flynn want the court to OK partisan gerrymandering.”)
- GOP seeks midterm reset as inflation, abortion temper ambitions
- Who are the four people Trump and the DOJ have proposed for special master?
- Trump and DOJ Clash Over Special Master Picks, Process, and Payment
- Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case
- Former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller subpoenaed by Justice Department
- Why Barr is breaking from Trump — and the GOP — over Mar-a-Lago search
- Ted Cruz: Republicans are “lying” or “idiotic” if they dismiss Trump for 2024 (What a pathetic person.)
- The Georgia voting breach reminds us how dangerous the ‘big lie’ is
- GOP congressman presents convicted January 6 rioter with flag flown over US Capitol after her release from prison (It’s hard to get worse than Louie Gohmert.)
- Southern California lashed by tropical storm after record-breaking heatwave
- U.S. Senate hopeful Fetterman aims to quell health fears at Pennsylvania rally
- Ad attacks leave Kiggans trying to reclaim image: ‘I’m not an extremist’ (Yes, she really is.)
- Editorial: Another swing at RGGI
- Opinion/Editorial: The company Youngkin keeps looks very ugly
- Opinion: Inflation Reduction Act will bring jobs, cleaner air to Virginia
- Video: Former VA Sec. Ed. Atif Qarni; Senators Mamie Locke, Louise Lucas, Ghazala Hashmi; Del. Elizabeth Guzman Push Back Hard Against Youngkin’s Assault on Public Education (Youngkin “doesn’t give a tinker’s damn about Black kids, about Black and Brown children, about anybody on this panel tonight who looks like us.”)
- Del. Angelia Williams Graves Joins Two Other Democrats Vying for Nomination in Overwhelmingly “Blue,” Norfolk-Based 21st State Senate District
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “Although we have some knowledge of the potential impact of long-COVID, we really don’t know what the impact will be in 10-20 years.”
- Newport News commemorates Sept. 11 attacks with solemn tribute: ‘This country came together’
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunday showers heavy at times through midday
