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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 28.
- Energy crunch will trigger eurozone contraction in 2023, economists warn
- Global economy is heading into a decade of low growth, economist says
- Russia’s abductions of Ukrainian children are a genocidal crime
- Putin in crosshairs as Ukraine pushes for prosecuting crime of aggression
- ‘Nothing left to destroy:’ Russia is fighting for land already in ruins (Evil.)
- Kremlin Bans Sales of Russian Oil to Countries That Impose Price Cap
- Minister: Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones
- Civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify
- U.S. Scrambles to Stop Iran From Providing Drones for Russia
- Despite a new Ukrainian proposal, real progress toward peace talks seems distant.
- Russia intensifies attacks on liberated Kherson, eastern Ukraine
- After years with little covid, videos show China is now getting hit hard
- US Weighs Covid-Prevention Measures for Travelers From China
- With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and the U.S.
- Chinese hospitals, funeral homes ‘extremely busy’ as COVID spreads unchecked
- Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority
- North Korea’s Kim lays out key goals to boost military power
- Dozens of Iran protesters facing charges punishable by death – rights group
- As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It
- Winter storms put the US power grid to the test. It failed. (“America’s aging energy infrastructure and reliance on fossil fuels pushed local power grids to the brink.”)
- Deadly Winter Storm Exposes Deep Flaws of US Energy System (“Natural gas supplies plunged as wells froze, pipelines failed”)
- US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
- Supreme Court keeps in place Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away
- Joe Biden Is Quietly Rolling Into 2024 (“He has silenced a year’s worth of chatter about potential replacements”)
- Trump tax returns to be released by U.S. House panel on Friday
- Trump’s Brazen Tax Cheating Revealed
- The GOP readies its next wave of statehouse gender legislation
- These states tried an Obamacare public option. It hasn’t worked as planned.
- Why US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot (It’s about time.)
- Republicans see little resistance from the business lobby after ‘anti-woke’ attacks (“Republican lawmakers are vowing to crack down on big investment managers pushing climate and social agendas. But the Wall Street giants are finding they have few defenders in Washington to help fend off the assault.”)
- Tesla stock walloped by “Category 5” storm as woes mount
- Did the Tesla Story Ever Make Sense?
- Why Southwest is melting down
- Buttigieg warns Southwest he will hold airline accountable
- Southwest Air Memos Showed Growing Alarm on Eve of Epic Winter Storm
- G.O.P. Leadership Remains Silent Over George Santos’s Falsehoods
- George Santos is the Republican Party’s future: A shameless con man (“Trump opened the door — and now every grifter and two-bit criminal sees job security in pandering to the GOP base”)
- The George Santos Apology Tour for Lying Doesn’t Explain the Biggest Mystery of All (“Where did all that money come from?”)
- George Santos Is the Con Artist the Modern GOP Deserves
- George Santos faces growing condemnation for lies as House Republican leadership remains silent
- Tulsi Gabbard tears into George Santos during Fox interview: ‘Do you have no shame?’
- The scale of George Santos’s deceit — and the remaining questions
- Document reveals Santos boasted of being ‘proud American Jew’ during campaign
- Republican Jewish Coalition says George Santos ‘not welcome’ at events after revelations
- ‘Driving force’ in plot to kidnap Mich. governor sentenced to 16 years
- Arizona judge orders Kari Lake to compensate Katie Hobbs for some fees for election lawsuit, but declines to sanction her
- Buffalo blizzard death toll exceeds 30 as storm preparation questioned
- DeSantis aide — using alias ‘Clarice Starling’ — helped ex-client bid on migrant flights
- A 72-year-old congressman goes back to school, pursuing a degree in AI (“The U.S. congressman aims to apply his artificial-intelligence knowledge to his legislative work as the technology evolves further.”)
- Column: Kevin McCarthy is the wrong choice for House speaker (By fascist Rep. Bob Good.)
- In an Interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Youngkin Claimed God Told Him to Quit Carlyle and Run for Governor of VA; In Fact, He “Racked Up Bad Bets” and “Flamed Out”
- Students, stand up for your rights
- Nightmare at Norfolk airport after Southwest cancels dozens of flights: ‘I just want off the rock. Get me home.’
- Editorial: Sierra Jenkins scholarship is an investment in our future
- In Fairfax County schools, 139 languages other than English are spoken. In Highland County, none are.
- $25 million federal grant isn’t enough to close I-64 funding gap
- Donald P. Baker, who chronicled Va. politics for The Post, dies at 90 (“He wrote about Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and Sen. Chuck Robb, and was featured in the documentary ‘A Perfect Candidate,’ about Virginia’s 1994 U.S. Senate race.”)
- Appalachian Power completes power restoration as warmer temperatures arrive
- D.C.-area forecast: Warming up as we watch the chance of New Year’s weekend rain
