by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, December 29.
- Unraveling Climate Change’s Link to Extreme Winter Storms
- 2022 Has Been a Great Year for Climate Progress: Six Reasons
- Global warming myths, disinformation and lies circulated in 2022
- Devastating disasters and flickers of hope: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2022
- EU Market Outlook Says Solar Production Is Soaring
- Energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU over windfall tax
- Inside the Ukrainian counteroffensive that shocked Putin and reshaped the war
- Drunk Russian Soldier Beats His Commander to Death
- Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine
- Ukraine fighting is deadlocked, spy chief Kyrylo Budanov tells BBC
- Russia Fires Heavy Salvo on Ukraine, Ruling Out Peace Talks
- Russia carries out ‘massive missile attack’ on Ukraine
- China’s vast countryside in rush to bolster COVID defences
- Lack of info on China’s COVID-19 surge stirs global concerns
- U.S. Announces New Covid Test Requirements for Travelers From China
- Netanyahu’s hard-line government prepares to enter office (This is going to be a disaster.)
- Israel’s far-right government sworn in amid surge of resistance
- As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It
- Democrats quietly enter 2023 with momentum at statehouse level
- Divided GOP enters 2023 attacking itself
- Republicans rethink abortion strategy after bruising midterms (Not in Virginia, apparently.)
- Jan. 6 response would have been ‘vastly different’ if rioters were Black, House sergeant at arms told investigators
- January 6 committee drops Trump subpoena as it winds down
- Judge: Jan. 6 committee evidence suggests Trump asked rally crowd to break the law
- Jan. 6 transcript: Mnuchin briefly discussed 25th Amendment removal of Trump
- Jan. 6 Transcripts Shed New Light on How Trump Considered Blanket Pardons
- We all feel Trump fatigue — and he’s in serious trouble. But don’t look away (“Yes, he really may be prosecuted, and his 2024 prospects are fading. But the danger to democracy isn’t nearly over”)
- Trump’s GOP foes are scared. But not as much as they should be.
- Meadows Goes Up In Flames: Hutchinson Claims She Watched Him Burn Documents “Roughly A Dozen Times”
- Former Trump White House aide told Jan. 6 panel Mark Meadows burned documents a dozen times during the transition period (How is Meadows not in prison yet?!?)
- How to fight domestic terrorism? First, officials have to define it.
- Biden won’t speak freely near Secret Service and thinks agents lied about dog bite incident, book reveals
- George Santos’ Massive Campaign Loans May Not Be Legal
- Santos Facing Federal and Local Inquiries Into His Lies and Finances
- Santos scandal crashes into McCarthy speakership battle
- George Santos Keeps Giving Inconsistent Stories About His Mystery Millions (“The public needs to see his receipts.”)
- George Santos puts GOP in a tight spot
- George Santos Faces Federal and Local Investigations
- More false claims from George Santos about his work, education and family history emerge
- Southwest Air’s CEO Tells Workers ‘I’m Accountable’ for Crisis
- Buttigieg Vows ‘Extraordinary Effort’ To Make Southwest Compensate Customers
- New Biden administration guidance closes ‘ghost guns’ loophole in federal rule
- Jamie Raskin Announces He Has a ‘Serious but Curable’ Form of Cancer
- Right-Wing Flop of the Year: Dinesh D’Souza’s 2000 Mules
- Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to more than 19 years for role in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
- Kari Lake’s “forever coup” is what the future looks like — until we start to see real consequences (“As long as the money flows and legal sanctions don’t, Trump and his allies see no reason to quit” They need to be heavily sanctioned.)
- Musk tells Tesla employees don’t be ‘bothered by stock market craziness’
- Elon Musk’s Text Messages Explain Everything (“A disastrous year for the tech industry, captured for eternity in a billionaire’s private exchanges”)
- Twitter down: Thousands of global users struggle to login but Elon Musk says it ‘works for me’
- National guard check door-to-door in Buffalo after storm that killed 34
- Rep. Luria presents $15.5 million to Virginia Beach in funding from Omnibus package
- Opinion/Editorial: Good lacks power to control America’s agenda
- Virginia’s minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour, January 1 (Thanks to Democrats!)
- Editorial: Youngkin is determined to remove Virginia from greenhouse gas initiative (“Despite lacking the authority to do so, Gov. Glenn Youngkin continues his quixotic quest to end Virginia’s membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.”)
- Next Up From Republicans: Attempting to Criminalize Miscarriage in Virginia (The top priority right now: donate, volunteer, or get the word out about Aaron Rouse)
- Senator Boysko Visits Virginia Prisons: “They give them $2.20 per inmate per day. My cat food is $1.25 a can, and that’s for one meal.”
- SD07 Dem Nominee Aaron Rouse: “Radical Republicans are ready to ban abortion in Virginia. But if we win this seat, we won’t let them.”
- Aaron Rouse Holds Roundtable on His Commitment to Deliver Every Child a World-Class Education (“Virginia’s public schools need bold leaders like Aaron Rouse who will help transform and restore our education system”)
- Column: Shaming housing providers won’t help struggling renters
- Police: Three dead, two believed missing after SUV swept away by river in Nelson County
- Fairfax County battalion chief faced retaliation, federal agency says (“The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department retaliated against a female battalion chief, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.”)
- ‘Walking history forward’: New podcast aims to highlight Black neighborhoods in Virginia Beach
- Court asked to enforce Virginia Beach’s $3M deal with Donovon Lynch’s family in wrongful death lawsuit
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunny and warmer through Friday before a rainy New Year’s Eve
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