by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 17.
- How climate change is impacting the wine and spirits industries
- Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar
- Putin’s war on energy is testing solidarity between EU nations
- Inside the U.S. Effort to Arm Ukraine (“Since the start of the Russian invasion, the Biden Administration has provided valuable intelligence and increasingly powerful weaponry—a risky choice that has paid off in the battle against Putin.”)
- Fiona Hill: ‘Elon Musk Is Transmitting a Message for Putin’
- Despite sanctions, Russian fuel is still selling — here’s who’s buying
- What are kamikaze drones and why is Russia using them in Ukraine?
- Ukrainians’ resilience persists despite new Russian barrage
- Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv, struck by waves of drones
- ‘Coffins Are Already Coming’: The Toll of Russia’s Chaotic Draft
- How Russian Ships Are Laundering Grain Stolen From Occupied Ukraine
- China’s Economy Needs to Double in Size to Meet Xi’s Ambitious Plans
- ‘Moving Backward’: In Xi Jinping’s China, a ‘New Era’ of Total Control
- ‘Walled-in’ China under Xi Jinping poses long-term global challenges
- Senator raises alarm Saudis could share US defense technology with Russia (“Richard Blumenthal to seek reassurances from Pentagon that ‘they are on top of’ risk of sharing information with Gulf state”)
- Biden wants ‘consequences’ for the Saudis? Here’s one, ready-made.
- Pound rises and borrowing costs fall as chancellor moves to calm markets
- UK Treasury chief scraps nearly all government tax cut plans
- ‘We’ve messed this up’: Tories plan for life after Liz Truss
- Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests
- Iran’s Loyal Security Forces Protect Ruling System From Protesters (“The Revolutionary Guards have become so deeply woven into Iran’s economy and power structure that they have everything to lose if protesters topple them.”)
- Lula brands Bolsonaro ‘tiny little dictator’ in Brazil TV debate (“Leftist challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva calls incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a ‘shameless liar’ who ‘fooled around’ with Covid causing huge fatalities”)
- Leaders of democracies increasingly echo Putin in authoritarian tilt (“Some of the world’s major democracies have embraced far-right leaders. In the U.S., an epidemic of election denialism is drifting the country toward authoritarianism.” Of course, this should say “an epidemic of election denialism AMONG REPUBLICANS.”)
- But Her Emails! Behind The New York Times’ Maddening Hillary Clinton Coverage (“In an adaptation from her new memoir, Newsroom Confidential, former Times public editor Margaret Sullivan revisits the ‘many strange chapters’ of the paper’s coverage of the 2016 Democratic nominee.”)
- What Republicans Really Thought on January 6 (“The president turned his back on seemingly everyone.”)
- Intelligence failures before Jan. 6 warrant even more investigation
- Republican Adam Kinzinger: election deniers won’t ‘go away organically’ (“January 6 committee member speaks days after panel voted to subpoena Trump and says ex-president ‘required by law to come in’”)
- With renewed finger pointing around January 6, was there a failure of intelligence or a political failure? (Both, obviously.)
- Most say voting vital despite dour US outlook: AP-NORC poll
- With Just Over Three Weeks Until the Crucial 2022 Midterm Elections and the Fate of Our Democracy on the Line, “We decide. You will decide.” (“It now remains for us to determine whether [Jan. 6] was a tragedy, the beginning of the last act of the American experiment, or something else”)
- Opinion/Editorial: Women must vote for abortion rights or accept their loss
- GOP keeps lead for House control, Democrats’ momentum stalls amid economy worries — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll
- Republicans Gain Edge as Voters Worry About Economy, Times/Siena Poll Finds
- Juan Williams: Kanye West and Herschel Walker are puppets for Trump
- Kanye West is buying conservative social media platform Parler, company says (This guy is a virulent anti-Semite and all-around extremist nutjob.)
- Trump attacks American Jews, posting they must ‘get their act together’ on Israel
- Smug Trump Tells U.S. Jews to Be More Thankful—’Before It Is Too Late’
- Even Trump Says Kanye West Is Acting Too ‘Crazy’ and Needs ‘Help’
- Walker’s empty lectern co-stars in Senate debate with Warnock, Oliver
- Senate candidate Herschel Walker say why he flashed a police badge during Friday’s debate
- Doug Mastriano Is the Most Frightening Face of Christian Nationalism Today
- Mike Lee seems to be getting nervous (“If Evan McMullin somehow manages to win Utah’s Senate seat, it would be a political earthquake.”)
- Utah emerges as wildcard in battle for the Senate
- Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won’t commit to honoring election results
- Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate
- New Book Reveals Jim Jordan’s Dirty Tricks With Impeachment
- How Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims She’s A Jan. 6 ‘Victim’ During Wild Debate (Fascist and nutjob.)
- Bob Good calls the Democrats ‘the party of death’ (“Republican incumbent in VA-5 talks to Cardinal News ahead of midterm elections. Coming Tuesday: Democrat Josh Throneburg.”)
- Youngkin to Campaign Wednesday in Phoenix, AZ for “loon,” “pathological liar,” “political extremist and manifestly unfit for public trust”
- After Virginia legalized pot, majority of defendants are still Black
- Editorial: Voting in Virginia is more accessible than ever — so vote!
- The Other Shoe Drops: APCo Follows Dominion in Seeking Rate Increase Due to High Fossil Fuel Costs
- Amid push for local investment, report offers glimpse of Norfolk development group activities
- Suspect arrested for shooting near JMU that wounded 8
- D.C.-area forecast: Blast of chilly air arrives Tuesday; warmer by weekend
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