by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 18.
- Getting rid of fossil fuels at a climate summit is harder than you’d think
- Cop27: EU agrees to loss and damage fund to help poor countries amid climate disasters (“Change in stance puts spotlight on US and China, which have both objected to fund”)
- Deep rift over climate cash clouds end of COP27
- UN chief warns of ‘breakdown in trust’ with no deal in sight at Cop27 (“With only one full day of official talks left, there are no clear agreements on key issues including funding for loss and damage”)
- The Indian Coal Mine That Razed a Village (“A company run by Asia’s richest man is strip-mining tribal lands for fossil fuels. Forest-dwellers are fighting back.”)
- Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle (Disastrous.)
- ‘Indiscriminate use of hydrogen’ could slow the energy transition, report says
- Is This the End Game for Crypto?
- The Rupture That Could Trigger Putin’s Deadliest Rampage Yet (“Russia’s war could reach a devastating climax in Crimea, threatening to expose just how low Vladimir Putin is willing to stoop.”)
- Opinion: Putin digs himself ever deeper into a quagmire
- Traces of explosives found at Nord Stream pipelines, indicating sabotage, Sweden says
- Traces of explosives found at site of Russian pipeline leaks, Sweden says
- Where’s Putin? Leader leaves bad news on Ukraine to others
- Exclusive: Ex-Russian spy flees to the NATO country that captured him, delivering another embarrassing blow to Moscow
- Russia hopeful of U.S. prisoner swap including Bout
- The U.S. seeks to support Ukraine, but contain the war
- Biden administration says Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in Khashoggi civil case
- North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US
- Officials: White House told Israel it wasn’t behind FBI’s Abu Akleh probe decision
- FBI director ‘very concerned’ by reports of secret Chinese police stations in US
- Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure. (“The shots may help vulnerable people dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections, recent studies suggest.”)
- Webb telescope spots earliest galaxies yet, and they are cosmic oddballs
- US declares lab-grown meat safe to eat in ‘groundbreaking’ move (“The government’s approval will open the market for a food praised for being more efficient and environmentally-friendly”)
- Biden will ask Supreme Court to revive student debt relief plan
- Pelosi, dominant figure for the ages, leaves lasting imprint
- Statement by President Joe Biden On Speaker Nancy Pelosi Stepping Down from Democratic Leadership in the House of Representatives
- Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, says she’ll step down as Democratic leader
- Nancy Pelosi, Badass
- Pelosi’s big decision: ‘There’s a life out there, right?’
- McCarthy skips Pelosi’s retirement speech as some Republicans pay grudging respect (McCarthy has no class, is a horrible person.)
- Video, Reactions to Speaker Nancy Pelosi – “the most consequential Speaker of the House of Representatives in our history” – Announcing She Will Stepping Down From Leadership (“She has led us through some of our darkest days, always puts Americans FIRST”)
- Nancy Pelosi was the most consequential speaker of our time
- Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as House Speaker is unlikely to be surpassed
- Hakeem Jeffries favored to lead U.S. House Democrats after Pelosi exit
- Nancy Pelosi conquered the male-dominated world of politics
- The two biggest challenges facing Nancy Pelosi’s successor
- McConnell congratulates Pelosi on ‘historic tenure’ and ‘path-breaking career’
- GOP Leadership Fight in Congress Shows a Party of Warlords (“A civil war started this week with convoluted battle lines”)
- 5 big ways Republicans are coping with Trump’s 2024 run
- ‘You’ve gotta have a war every five or 10 years’ (“The Senate GOP hopes its factions are at peace after post-election backbiting and division. But the cracks shown by a leadership challenge aren’t easily mended.”)
- Jan. 6 committee interviews former Trump Secret Service agent Bobby Engel
- Cheney hits back as Pence says January 6 committee has ‘no right’ to testimony (Pence is a f’ing disgrace.)
- Jan. 6 panel brushes off Trump 2024 in critical final sprint
- Trumps had role in fraud scheme, Allen Weisselberg testifies at company’s trial
- Have Republicans Learned Anything From Their Dance With the Donald?
- Sleep no more: How do we escape Donald Trump’s fascist dream machine?
- Capitol Hill to Trump: Meh (“After Trump announced his 2024 bid, members of his party aren’t rushing to rally around him.”)
- GOP operative found guilty of funneling Russian money to Donald Trump (“A longtime Ron Paul aide helped a Russian businessman get into a Trump fundraiser; Trump later pardoned him for another campaign finance crime.”)
- Donald Trump, High Priest of Hate
- Report: Trump Has Told Republicans to Endorse Him “ASAP” or Suffer the Consequences (“If it sounds like something a mob boss would say, that’s because it is.”)
- ‘A Crazy Old Man Fighting With Himself’: Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?
- Star Witness in Trump Org Trial Tries to Take the Fall (“The Trump Organization’s ‘fired’ CFO Allen Weisselberg tried to cover for his old boss. He still said plenty of damning things.”)
- Key Evangelical Figures Turn On Trump: ‘He Used Us’ (Hahahaha, they JUST realized that Trump uses everybody?!?)
- Could Trump’s 2024 campaign keep his legal troubles at bay?
- Here’s where three criminal probes stand as Trump enters 2024 race
- Writer Who Accused Trump of Rape to File New Defamation Lawsuit
- Congress took millions from FTX. Now lawmakers face a crypto reckoning.
- How Democrats can keep young voters in their corner
- Biden’s Top Aides Plan Exit as Economy Takes Center Stage in 2024 Election
- House Republicans Promise to Make Life Hell for Democrats (No positive agenda, just nastiness and destruction – that’s what you get if you vote Republican.)
- Republicans have won the House. Now, they’re promising to investigate the Bidens (This headline – and all headlines about Republican “investigations” – in air quotes – into the Bidens should make clear that the Republicans are completely full of crap.)
- Election Denialism Lives On, Even As Candidates Who Support It Concede
- 4 largest cities in America will be led by Black mayors
- Kari Lake declines to concede, says she’s assembling legal team (Youngkin called this extremist nutjob “AWESOME!”)
- Georgia Is Limiting Early Voting—Partly Because of a Holiday Honoring Robert E. Lee (“The move, which sparked a lawsuit, could disproportionately harm Black voters.”)
- Herschel Walker Should Release His Medical Records (“His claims about his battle with Dissociative Identity Disorder has raised questions his campaign has so far dodged answering.”)
- Vampires, Werewolves, and Horse Manure: The Latest WTF Comments That Have Come Out of Herschel Walker’s Mouth
- Walker lacks the reputation and credibility that runoff voters need to see
- Rep. Lauren Boebert race too close to call, with margin inside recount threshold
- Why Everything in Tech Seems to Be Collapsing at Once (“The industry is having a mid-life crisis.”)
- Democratic U.S. senators accuse Musk of undermining Twitter, urge FTC probe
- Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persuading Some Workers to Stay
- Things are looking very bad for Twitter
- Elon Musk’s ‘Hardcore’ Ultimatum Sparks Exodus, Leaving Twitter at Risk
- Musk’s Twitter Deal Remains in Focus for US Data-Security Review
- Twitter ‘closes offices’ after Elon Musk’s loyalty oath sparks wave of resignations
- Hundreds of workers said to have opted to leave Twitter over Musk ultimatum (“The move threatens the site’s ability to keep operating and prompted hurried debates among managers over who
should be asked to return, current and former employees said.”) - Twitter’s Slow and Painful End (“Although a full collapse is unlikely, a different kind of death is possible.”)
- Twitter disarray deepens as Musk ultimatum drives away key workers
- Fox’s coverage of violent crime dropped after the midterms
- Video: Asked About Trump Running for President Again, Sen. Warner Says “I think there is nothing positive or future-oriented about [him] running for president again” (Sen. Warner: “My hope is that those more moderate Republicans in [the House GOP] conference will restrain some of the more extremist views…”)
- Climate change ‘serious issue’ for Hampton Roads, but not in recent election
- Column: In Virginia, Spanberger’s star is rising (“A run for governor in 2025?”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Questions about the UVA shooting & fallout from the November election
- Should Virginia index its income tax to inflation?
- Editorial: Youngkin’s assault on education continues
- Youngkin enlists conservative think tanks to rewrite history curriculums
- Board of Ed delays first review of new history, social science standards amid public outcry
- Department of Education apologizes, corrects Virginia’s proposed history education changes amid backlash (“Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow apologized Thursday that the new draft social studies standards referred to the ancestors of Virginia’s indigenous communities as ‘immigrants.’ Balow said it was an error that should have been caught and promised to correct it.”)
- Va. NAACP, Youngkin admin. continue to be at odds over future curriculum proposal
- “Concerned Educators of the Commonwealth” Urges VA Board of Education to NOT Consider Youngkin’s Revised History Standards in Its Meeting Today; Says They’re “full of historical errors and inaccuracies”
- Virginia NAACP Opposes Youngkin Administration’s History Curriculum Revisions, Calls Them “attempt to rewrite history to a narrower, whitewashed perspective” (“…the new proposed standards are replete with inaccuracies and material omissions.”)
- Criticism, confusion swirl around changes to history standards
- Two Va. lawmakers again seek repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition
- Aaron Rouse To Be Democratic Nominee For SD-07 Special Election (VA Dems: “We look forward to electing Aaron on January 10th and working with him as a part of our Democratic Senate Majority.”)
- Special counsel to review UVA’s actions ahead of shooting
- Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, ammunition and magazines seized from Jones’ UVa dormitory room
- Virginia AG Miyares announces review of U.Va. shooting response
- Virginia attorney general to name special counsel after fatal U-Va. shooting
- Medical Examiner: Slain UVA students were shot in the head
- Pipeline’s path through the Jefferson National Forest to get another look
- NAACP Loudoun County Branch discuss VDOE’s new standards of learning
- Norfolk School Board plans to reverse changes to public comment following backlash
- Family of Bijan Ghaisar marks five years since Park Police killing
- D.C.-area forecast: Mostly sunny, but chillier through the weekend
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