by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, December 17.
- Cop15 Negotiators Are Barely Even Mentioning the Ocean (“With the word nearly absent from the pact-in-progress, delegates fear for marine biodiversity.” That’s bonkers.)
- Opinion | We Need Fusion Energy to Advance Our Climate Endgame
- The Chechen Warlord Who Does Putin’s Dirty Work in Ukraine
- Dead boy pulled from rubble of latest Russian hit on Ukraine
- Ukraine war: Russia could launch more heavy strikes, Zelensky warns
- Russia fires scores of missiles in one of its biggest attacks on Ukraine
- More questions than answers as EU corruption scandal unfolds
- EXPLAINER: Why Japan is boosting its arms capability, budget
- Peru’s accidental president fails to quell violent protests
- Peru protests: High-level talks amid deepening crisis
- Biden to appoint Joe Kennedy — RFK’s grandson — as special envoy to Northern Ireland
- Beijing locks itself down as a wave of cases and uncertainty follows ‘zero Covid’ retreat (What a mess.)
- New documents show top Trump officials disregarded concerns by State Dept. officials in relaxing sanctions on Israeli “Blood Diamond” magnate
- Appeals court denies GOP-led effort to retain Title 42 immigration policy
- U.S. appeals court ruling means border expulsions on track to end Dec. 21
- ‘Tripledemic’ Data Shows Cold and Flu Season Is Already Among the Worst on Record
- Fed, Wall Street ‘in a brawl’ over inflation cure
- How long till people stop falling for ‘founder’ hype?
- US buying 3M barrels of oil to start replenishing reserves (Sell high, buy low. Smart!)
- Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open
- Is Kevin McCarthy okay?
- Exclusive: January 6 panel considering Trump referral to justice department for obstruction of Congress
- Jan. 6 Panel Plans Vote on Referring Trump for Insurrection and Other Charges (Slam-dunk case.)
- Jan. 6 panel to vote on urging DOJ to prosecute Trump on at least three criminal charges
- January 6 committee expected to announce referral of multiple criminal charges against Trump to DOJ
- Trump Tax Returns May Be Released After House Panel Meets Tuesday
- House Dems poised to release Trump’s tax secrets
- Judge unseals new details of contacts among Rep. Perry, Trump-connected attorneys
- What Is Going On With Donald Trump’s “Campaign”?
- Trump’s strange new 2024 moves show why DeSantis has the advantage (“DeSantis can wield state power against the liberal enemy in a way Trump cannot.”)
- U.S. attorney general moves to end sentencing disparities on crack, powder cocaine
- Inside the ugly fight to become the next Republican chair
- More than 50% of trans and non-binary youth in US considered suicide this year, survey says
- Musk’s suspension of journalists on Twitter spurs U.S., international condemnation
- Democratic lawmakers are looking for the exits in case Twitter implodes
- Elon Musk’s team is seeking new investors for Twitter (Why would anyone in their right mind invest in Twitter at this point?)
- Newsrooms are scrambling to counter Elon Musk’s bans
- Here’s All the Ways Elon Musk Embarrassed Himself
- Angry, irrational, erratic: This is Elon Musk’s Twitter (“It’s not about doxxing. It’s about Elon.”)
- For Trump and Musk, Election Denial Is Just a Vibe Now (“Trump, with an assist from Musk, is replacing concrete claims of misconduct with broader arguments that can’t really be proven or disproven.”)
- Elon Musk Kills Twitter Audio Feature After Bizarre Talk With Journalists (Is anything about Musk NOT bizarre at this point?)
- No One Wins in Elon Musk’s Battle With Journalists
- QAnon believer who led Capitol mob sentenced to five years in prison
- Musk says he will restore recently suspended journalists’ Twitter accounts
- Self-esteem of sports fans is linked to their team, research shows (Kinda sad, really.)
- Felony charges filed against father of Highland Park shooting suspect (Throw the book at this guy.)
- What is a firehouse primary? (“It’s a Virginia voting specialty, and it doesn’t usually involve actual firehouses.”)
- In final House speech, U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria discusses gun violence, threats to democracy
- Rep. Spanberger Urges U.S. Senate to Provide Permanent Protections, Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
- VA-04 Democratic Committee Announces Qualified Candidates for December 20, 2022 Firehouse Primary
- Video: Del. Lamont Bagby, Del. Delores McQuinn, Mayor Levar Stoney, etc. Speak in Support of VA04 Dem Candidacy of Sen. Jennifer McClellan (The Dem nomination will be decided this Tuesday, and the special election in this solidly ‘blue” district will be on 2/21/23.)
- Va. Democrats line up for McClellan as Morrissey mounts outsider challenge (How is someone an “outsider” if they’ve been in the General Assembly, off and on, since 2008? The WaPo continues to suck at covering Virginia politics.)
- Bagby, McQuinn, Stoney appear at ‘unity’ rally with McClellan
- Pope & Schapiro: No holiday slowdown for politicians this year
- Respect for Marriage Act resonates in Virginia
- Youngkin’s Budget Proposal Includes Cruel and Discriminatory Provision that Would Force Low-Income Virginians to Carry Pregnancies with Severe Fetal Diagnoses (“The budget also includes $50,000 to implement abortion ban”)
- Virginia Democrats vow to defeat Youngkin’s 15-week abortion ban proposal
- Democrats hope to ward off abortion restrictions amid budget, special elections
- Youngkin addresses 2024 rumblings as some in GOP seek Trump alternatives (“Donald Trump remains influential in the GOP, governor says”)
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Bans TikTok and WeChat on State Devices and State-Run Wireless Networks (Youngkin argues he’s “safeguarding Virginians’ proprietary information from Chinese Communist Party”)
- Youngkin joins GOP governors in banning TikTok on state devices, wireless networks
- Virginia launches platform to make environmental permit info public
- Report shows farms and forests still a big part of Virginia’s economy
- Former Virginia First Lady Holton dies at 97 (R.I.P.)
- Roanoke native, former Virginia first lady Jinks Holton dies at 97
- Potential EVMS and ODU merger could happen by 2024, proposal says
- U.Va. running back who survived deadly campus shooting shares his story
- D.C.-area forecast: Cold and breezy through the weekend
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