by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 5.
- World leaders have 2 weeks to agree on a plan to save nature (“At COP15 in Montreal, officials will try to hash out a deal to protect animals and ecosystems. It won’t be easy.”)
- The world’s response to hunger crisis in East Africa is inadequate, say aid workers
- Australia’s stunning Spring into green energy future after decade of denial
- Advice for Europeans: Bundle Up and Get Ready for Outages
- The Worst of Europe’s Energy Crisis Isn’t Over
- Oil prices rose as much as 2% on hopes of China’s reopening and as OPEC+ maintains output cut targets
- War and Sanctions Threaten to Thrust Russia’s Economy Back in Time (“While Russia’s economy has not collapsed, an exodus of Western companies is eroding hard-won progress, and experts say the worst may be yet to come.”)
- G7 begins to press Russia on Ukraine with oil price cap
- Russian oil cap begins, trying to pressure Putin on Ukraine
- ‘We haven’t got this figured out just yet’: Pentagon, industry struggle to arm Ukraine
- U.S. Has Sent Threat-Emitters To Ukraine To Confuse Russian Aircraft
- Putin Cronies Resort to Begging on Live TV Over War Failures
- FT Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ‘I am more responsible than brave’
- Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation
- Explosions hit two military airfields in Russia – reports
- How Putin’s war in Ukraine has moved Germany into a new era
- Blinken: U.S. must speak out ‘clearly’ in support of people’s rights to protest amid Iran crackdown
- China’s Covid Pivot Accelerates as Cities Ease Testing Rules
- China readies new COVID rules as investors cheer easing shift
- Iranian protesters call for three-day strike as pressure on regime builds
- Iran’s attorney general signals that morality police could be ‘abolished’
- Iran Official Signals Morality Police Has Been Shut Down, Protesters Skeptical
- Ethiopian guards massacred scores of Tigrayan prisoners, witnesses say (War crimes.)
- Iran Abolishes Morality Police, Considers Changing Hijab Laws, Official Says
- Sudanese generals, pro-democracy group sign framework deal
- Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs
- Covid hospitalizations rising post-Thanksgiving after an autumn lull
- Biden is right to be cautiously optimistic about the economy
- The deranged Supreme Court case that threatens US democracy, explained
- Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy (This could be a disaster.)
- Why SCOTUS Could Be About to Unleash Frankenstein’s Monster (“As the Supreme Court prepares to start hearing arguments in Moore v Harper, many believe democracy is on the line.”)
- Supreme Court hears clash between LGBTQ and business owners’ rights
- Trump’s call to suspend Constitution not a 2024 deal-breaker, leading House Republican says (The Republican Party is bankrupt morally and intellectually.)
- Top Republicans stay silent on Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution
- Trump’s call for suspending the Constitution is too dangerous to ignore
- GOP lawmakers largely silent after Trump suggests ‘termination’ of Constitution
- Ronna McDaniel set to get new opponent for RNC post (“Harmeet Dhillon, a RNC committeewoman whose firm represents Donald Trump, is prepping a bid for party chair, according to two people familiar with her planning.”)
- The next Congress will be the most representative of Latino identity ever
- Democrats try to salvage Manchin’s side deal on energy projects
- Where Americans Voted To Protect Abortion Rights In The Midterms
- McCarthy says GOP holdouts on Speakership vote would be ‘squandering this majority’
- GOP rips McCarthy “saboteurs”
- Paul Pelosi attends Kennedy Center Honors in first public appearance since attack
- U2, Gladys Knight, George Clooney among 2022 Kennedy Center honorees
- Borat targets Trump, Ye and antisemitism at Kennedy Center Honors (“Sacha Baron Cohen skit receives mixed response at ceremony for lifetime achievements in the arts”)
- NC county announces curfew as nearly 40,000 customers remain without power after 2 substations damaged by gunfire
- North Carolina Power Outages Caused by Gunfire at Substations, Officials Say (That’s TERRORISM. Treat it accordingly.)
- FBI joins probe into ‘intentional’ attacks on substations
- Kanye West’s road to Trump’s dinner table was paved by GOP and Fox News hype (“Conservatives ignored giant red flags around Ye because he was useful for their political agendas”)
- Elon Musk’s year of losing (“The world’s richest man has been an icon of technological success, but his moves this year — led by his purchase of Twitter — have slashed his financial bottom line and tarnished his personal capital.”)
- Bob McGrath, original ‘Sesame Street’ cast member, dead at 90 (R.I.P.)
- These counties will decide who wins the Georgia Senate runoff (“For Democrats: DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton counties…For Republicans: Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall counties”)
- Will Republicans Who Have Soured on Trump Turn Out for Herschel Walker? (“With the Senate not in play, some conservatives fear that Walker won’t inspire voters.”)
- Warnock heads into Georgia runoff with head of steam
- Warnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters
- ‘Hatred has a great grip on the heart’: election denialism lives on in US battleground (“Arizona voters rejected key election deniers, but false conspiracy theories have maintained their power”)
- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, FTC Chair Lina Khan and CEOs of Exxon, Walgreens and More Will Take the Stage at CEO Council
- Youngkin pushing for more control over state’s purchasing
- Va.’s attorney general has styled himself as ‘the new sheriff’ in the conservative mold (Bad, bad joke.)
- Will Virginia make a bipartisan move to get rid of its antiquated same-sex marriage ban?
- Why the Virginia SD7 Special Election on January 10, 2023 Matters a LOT – and Why Democrats REALLY Need to Win It! (For starters, this election could make the difference on women’s reproductive freedom in Virginia.)
- Column: Dems’ utopian energy plan won’t keep the lights on (Fossil fuel industry lackeys Terry Kilgore and Israel O’Quinn are, of course, completely wrong. First of all, Dems’ energy plans are not “utopian,” they are economically and environmentally the clear way to go.)
- Va. faith leaders call for funding crisis centers as alternative to jails
- Loudoun4All Rallies to Show that Hate Has No Home in Loudoun After Hate Speech Graffiti Is Painted Along the Side of a Supermarket in South Riding
- Testing continues to determine level of GenX in Roanoke River
- After Chesapeake Walmart shooting, Hampton Roads experts stress early intervention for employers
- D.C.-area forecast: Milder than normal this week, with multiple rain chances
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