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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 24.
- Earth’s inner core may have ‘paused’ its rotation and reversed, new study suggests (“Sounds concerning, right? Don’t be alarmed – this likely isn’t the first time our inner core has come to a halt. Instead, they believe the change is ‘associated with a gradual turning-back of the inner core as part of an approximately seven-decade oscillation.'”)
- Vertical PV for clean energy and crop production (“Agrivoltaic installations with vertically oriented solar panels are increasingly being adopted and studied across the globe.”)
- 3 big advances coming as distributed energy resources take newer, bigger roles in 2023
- 2 More Ukrainian Officials Are Removed From Posts Amid Corruption Crackdown
- Former senior FBI official accused of working for Russian he investigated
- Former top FBI official Charles McGonigal arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
- Poland asks Germany for tank OK; Ukraine targets corruption
- For Ukraine, what’s so special about Germany’s Leopard 2 tanks?
- Boris Johnson: Ukraine must join Nato for sake of long-term peace
- Top Ukrainian officials quit in anti-corruption drive
- US Confronts China Over Companies’ Ties to Russian War Effort
- China’s Mad Dash Into a Strategic Island Nation Breeds Resentment
- Finland Floats Solo NATO Entry After Erdogan Rejects Sweden
- Opinion | Interpol Is Doing Russia’s Dirty Work
- Top pro-Israel Democrat Warns Netanyahu Government ‘Mistakes’ Could Erode U.S. Support
- Germany outlines step to reach 30GW of offshore wind by 2030
- Japan ‘on the brink’ of dysfunction due to falling birth rate, PM warns
- New Zealand’s Ardern bids emotional farewell on last day as prime minister
- Debt Ceiling Extortion Is an Attack on Democracy (“If Republicans want to cut spending, they should win an election and do it themselves.”)
- DOJ Poised to Sue Google Over Digital Ad Market Dominance
- The GOP tax plan is to let the rich pay less and make you pay more
- How Biden can meet his 100% clean electricity goal
- Federal study calls for rooftop solar panels to meet Puerto Rican renewable energy goals
- Environmental advocates express frustration over Biden regulation delays
- Depleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission (Disastrous.)
- Your segregated town might finally be in trouble (“HUD hopes its new rule to combat segregation will last longer than Obama’s.”)
- 4 big ways Democrats can unmask MAGA extremism — and help the country
- ‘Tragedy Upon Tragedy’: January Brings Dozens of Mass Shootings
- Gun Violence Is America’s Never-Ending Plague
- The only way to stop senseless mass shootings? You know the answer.
- Hopelessly devoted: Kevin McCarthy’s dedication to Marjorie Taylor Greene is a dangerous sign (“The modern Republican Party sees government as a weapon to make life hell for the rest of the country”)
- How Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene Became BFFs
- Jeffries says GOP has “double standard” on committee assignments
- What the ‘Weaponization’ Committee Is Really After
- Senate GOP to McCarthy: Debt fight is all yours
- Schumer calls on House GOP to unveil proposed spending cuts in debt ceiling negotiations
- A Guide to the Possible Forthcoming Indictments of Donald Trump
- Trump and allies face legal jeopardy in Georgia over 2020 election interference (“Judge considers releasing grand jury report as DA weighs pressing charges against former president and his ally Rudolph Giuliani”)
- Two Special Counsels Could Make One Fine Mess for Merrick Garland
- Jeff Zients is Mr. Fix It. But he’s never had a slate of challenges like this.
- Mike Pompeo criticizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an ‘activist’ who received too much media sympathy (Pompeo is a sick, sick dude.)
- Franklin Graham Defies Trump Warning, Says He Won’t Endorse Him For GOP Primary (“Evangelical leaders appear to be stepping back from Trump… and the former president isn’t happy.”)
- A non-exhaustive list of everything and everyone the right accused of grooming (“From Joe Biden to Fox News, no one was safe from the right’s bigoted smear campaign”)
- Four other Oath Keepers found guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
- Oath Keepers members found guilty of seditious conspiracy
- Atlanta judge to decide whether to release 2020 election probe report
- Remember OAN? Newsmax Could Be the Next Channel in Danger
- Ron DeSantis Likes His Culture Wars for a Reason
- Ron DeSantis Believes in Free Speech as Long as You Only Speak About the Awesomeness of Straight White People
- In blocking an AP Black studies course, DeSantis tells us who he is
- M&M’s Ditches ‘Spokescandies’ After Tucker Carlson Complained About Their Sexiness (Bonkers.)
- 7 dead as California mourns 3rd mass killing in 8 days
- 7 dead, 1 critically injured after shootings at 2 farms in Half Moon Bay; suspect in custody
- What we know about the suspect in the Monterey Park massacre
- Video captures the moment a man disarms Monterey Park gunman at second dance hall
- Gavin Newsom after Monterey Park shooting: “Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact” (The bizarre way it’s being interpreted, absolutely.)
- It’s Official: Ruben Gallego Is Taking on Kyrsten Sinema
- Inside the Alleged Conspiracy to Defame Schlapp’s Accuser
- Bob Good, emboldened after speaker fight, gears up for debt limit battle (Bob Good is a fascist, theocrat and nutjob. He should have zero power.)
- Va. Gov. Youngkin’s first year a clash of politics and policy (The WaPo is still going with the Youngkin as “cipher” doing a “balancing act” narrative. Whatever.)
- Virginians Overwhelmingly Support New State Investments to Expand Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Services Amid Rising Demand for Behavioral Health Treatment
- Manslaughter bill for death of another’s fetus dies in Virginia Senate committee
- Republican Governor Nixes Thousands of Green Energy Jobs, Fearmongers About Communism
- Gun control legislation moves forward in Virginia Senate, faces tough odds in the House
- VA Senate Democrats Advance Life-Saving Gun Legislation, Stop Republican Efforts’ to Roll Back Gun Safety Laws
- VA Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s School Construction Funding Bill Passes Senate With Bipartisan Support (“Legislation Would Enable Localities in Virginia to Utilize Sales Tax Referenda to Fix Crumbling Schools”)
- VA Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Life-Saving Gun Safety Bills Including Strengthening Secure Storage Laws, Disarming Domestic Abusers, Expanding Extreme Risk Laws and Prohibiting Ghost Guns
- Smart thermostat legislation cools in Virginia Senate
- Full Disclosure Briefing: Virginia’s big data center deal
- Editorial: Give students a head start by funding dual enrollment programs
- Virginia bill seeks extension for farmers to fence cattle from streams
- Virginia Senate committee advances bill toughening gun storage laws
- Recycling oyster shells could net restaurants a tax credit under proposed legislation
- Opinion/Column: Pass law and expand broadband
- New “Internal” Poll in Norfolk-Based, Deep-“Blue” SD21 Has Del. Angelia Williams-Graves Leading Norfolk City Council Member Andria McClellan by 14 Points (This is one of several hotly contested Democratic State Senate primaries in Virginia this spring…)
- Williams: Windsor police will pay too little price for their abuse of a soldier during a traffic stop
- ‘Let us in!’ Hampton Roads’ 1st casino — and Virginia’s 1st permanent one — opens doors to mostly positive reviews
- Myrna Morrissey seeks different judge, citing husband’s political influence
- Opinion/Editorial: Book banners of Madison Co. violate parents’ rights
- Virginia county struggles to streamline difficult solar permitting process (“Solar installers and homeowners have become so frustrated with permitting projects in Prince William County that some have given up. County officials say they are trying to improve the process and point to signs of progress.”)
- ‘We have a Maserati housing market’: Arlington leaders debate affordable housing plan
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunshine returns today before rain moves in on Wednesday
