by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 15.
- Drastic emissions cuts needed to avert multi-century sea level rise, study finds
- Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns
- How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa
- Ukraine’s allies rush to send more equipment, risking logjams
- Russia reports battlefield advances as Ukraine urges faster military aid
- How Do Ukrainians Think About Russians Now?
- ‘Like a magic wand’: Vuhledar’s defenders deploy drones to fend off Russian advance (“Ukraine’s military have given little ground in fight that underscores Moscow’s tactical limitation”)
- ‘They Didn’t Understand Anything, but Just Spoiled People’s Lives’ (“How Russian invaders unleashed violence on small-town residents”)
- Top US general says Russia has already ‘lost’ the Ukraine war and has paid an ‘enormous price on the battlefield’
- NATO allies worry about dwindling ammo stockpiles as they try to keep Ukraine’s troops firing
- Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine
- Iran becoming global drone producer on back of Ukraine war, says US
- The Toll That Twitter’s Glitches Are Taking on Chinese Activists
- U.S. tracked China spy balloon from launch on Hainan Island along unusual path
- Satellite Images Reveal Chinese Balloon Bases
- Flying Objects Could Turn Out to Be Harmless, U.S. Says
- How Deadly Was China’s Covid Wave? (“Rough estimates suggest that between one million and 1.5 million people have died since China ended “zero Covid” — far more than the official count.”)
- China Warns of Retaliation Against US Entities in Balloon Saga
- India, soon world’s most populous nation, doesn’t know how many people it has
- How Erdoğan Set the Stage for Turkey’s Disastrous Earthquake Response (“The authoritarian President has stuffed his government with corrupt and inexperienced loyalists. Can a kneecapped civil society fill the gap?”)
- Who is responsible for Turkey’s bad buildings? (“Turkey is investigating and has arrested some contractors, but the entire political and economic system is implicated.”)
- Bolsonaro Says He Will Return to Brazil in March
- Nicola Sturgeon says time is right to resign as Scotland’s first minister
- Nicola Sturgeon announces shock resignation as Scottish first minister
- Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections
- U.S. Arrests Four More in the Assassination of Haiti’s President
- New Zealand fears more fatalities after cyclone kills 4
- Israel’s Quiet Economic Miracle Is Now at Risk
- Annual Inflation Cooled Slightly in January as Pace of Moderation Levels Off
- How to prevent a ‘complete doomsday’ along the Colorado River
- EPA Announces $27 Billion Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices. Advocates Say It’s a Good Start
- Environmental Groups and Native Leaders Say Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule Falls Short
- Tesla commits to open 7,500 chargers in the U.S. to other electric vehicles by end of 2024
- Williams: The CDC numbers are depressingly clear: We need to invest in the well-being of our teen girls
- Abortion bans hurt poor and Black women most
- These women journalists were doing their jobs. That made them targets.
- Mass shooting traumas stalk America’s children from elementary school to college
- Republicans blocked gun reform laws a year before Michigan State shooting
- Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books (“It’s about control, not protection: Despite Michigan State shooting, Republicans will treat books as more dangerous”)
- A New Coven of Bone-Worshipping Morons Is Coming For Dr. Fauci
- More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey (VERY disturbing.)
- Senate Republicans fear Trump repeat as 2024 field emerges
- Mitt Romney Issues Urgent Warning About Trump’s Path To 2024 GOP Nomination
- Jared Kushner’s Saudi deals may remain hidden — while Trump campaigns
- Prosecutors Seek Trump Lawyer’s Testimony, Suggesting Evidence of Crime
- Justice Department tells court there’s evidence of a crime in bid to force more answers from Trump attorney
- Giuliani, Pirro Thrown Back Into 2020 Vote-Fraud Defamation Case
- The Trump Words His Lawyers Don’t Want Rape Jurors to Hear (“The E. Jean Carroll case has put Trump’s lawyers in the awkward position of enumerating all the things Trump has said that they know would be an issue if jurors heard.”)
- Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House
- Mike Pence’s Testimony Won’t Come Easily
- The 4 Main Factions Of The House Democratic Caucus
- Joe Biden has appointed a more diverse cohort of judges than any of his predecessors (Really impressive; another HUGE Biden accomplishment among many.)
- From George to Barack: A Look at Secret Bush Memos to the Obama Team
- Ohio train derailment leaves ‘toxic soup’ of multiple chemicals
- Study: National television coverage of East Palestine train derailment ignored industry culpability
- U.S. FTC commissioner Christine Wilson to resign (Trump appointee; ’nuff said.)
- Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first (What a nut.)
- Michigan Senate will be ‘taking action soon’ on gun legislation after MSU shooting, majority leader says
- Before Michigan State Shooting, Some Students Survived Sandy Hook and Oxford
- Michigan State University gunman turned ‘evil and mean’ after his mother died, his father says
- Fox News must face Smartmatic’s lawsuit over election-rigging claims
- Sen. Feinstein makes it official: She will retire at the end of her current term
- Dianne Feinstein Says She Will Retire in 2024, Making Way for Competitive California Senate Race
- Sen. Casey undergoes successful surgery for prostate cancer
- Colorado Democrat seeks 2024 rematch against Rep. Boebert after narrow loss
- Santos ‘Bestie’ Is Far-Right Activist Tied to Disgraced Albanian Prime Minister
- Nikki Haley Announces 2024 Presidential Candidacy
- Opinion | Jeff Merkley and Tim Kaine: Mitch McConnell’s debt-ceiling fix in 2011. We should do it now.
- Kaine introduces ‘Saving the Civil Service Act’ to protect federal workers’ rights
- US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Appoints Rep. Don Beyer Senior House Democrat On Joint Economic Committee (“The US economy has seen unprecedented chaos: a terrible a terrible recession and then, under @POTUS’ leadership, the strongest job gains ever.” – Beyer)
- Youngkin’s a “sensible moderate Republican who just wants the police to be able to monitor your menstrual cycle” (Any more evidence required that Youngkin’s as far from a “moderate” as is humanly possible?)
- Youngkin opposes effort to shield menstrual data from law enforcement
- Youngkin administration opposes shielding menstrual app data from search warrants
- Building more Virginia data centers requires increased pollution controls
- Senate Democrats defeat remaining bill seeking to repeal Clean Car standards
- Editorial: Campaign finance reform no-go (“Virginia lawmakers ordered a study of the commonwealth’s campaign finance laws then, embarrassingly, didn’t do the work.” So typical.)
- Why is AG Miyares probing multiple Northern Virginia school systems? (Bingo, 100%: “Attorney Erin Harrigan — who represents former Loudoun County schools superintendent Scott Ziegler — has gone further, claiming that Miyares’ investigations are politically motivated.”)
- Chinese firms, individuals own 14,000 acres of Virginia farmland: USDA (“Those holdings were all purchased at least 10 years ago.” Virginia has something like 7.7 million acres of farmland, so 14,000 acres is basically 0.18%.)
- Threat assessment bills propose fixes in how Virginia colleges respond to violence
- Virginia lawmakers again unlikely to set up marijuana sales (Thanks to Republicans.)
- Va. senators agonize over what’s a fair wage for people with disabilities
- A bill aimed at transgender youth is expected to die in the state Senate later this week (What the headline SHOULD say is “Senate Democrats are expected to reject LaRock’s bill later this week.” Instead, the headline acts like the bill will passively “die” at the hands of the generic Senate. That’s misleading.)
- Who keeps watch over Virginia’s animal shelters? (“There are 155 animal shelters in Virginia, all of them regulated by the state. One is currently in the spotlight – the subject of an on-going protest by former employees and volunteers.”)
- The one that got away in Pittsylvania County — and went to Michigan instead (So much “both sides” b.s. in this article. Yuck.)
- Nazi Rally Tiki Torcher Kills Himself Before Smuggling Trial
- Richmond City Council unanimously backs plan to battle climate change
- Projects to improve travel across Hampton Roads should happen now, not years from now, residents say
- Lee statue trial postponed again
- Bus strikes affecting two Northern Virginia counties (“Transit workers in Prince William County joined Loudoun County Transit workers on a strike against the same contractor.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Spring-like warmth continues before brief cold snap Friday into Saturday
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