by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 5.
- ‘Everyone should be concerned’: Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded
- High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN
- Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks (“The High Seas Treaty aims to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening, after 38 hours of talks, at UN headquarters in New York. The negotiations had been held up for years over disagreements on funding and fishing rights.”)
- Renewable energy institutional investment has gone “from niche to mainstream”
- Ukrainian Army Claims High Toll On Russians As Bakhmut, Other Attacks Continue
- Russian defense minister makes rare visit to front line as forces close in on Bakhmut (“Sergei Shoigu has come under harsh criticism for his performance in the conflict from pro-war agitators.”)
- Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on attack aircraft, including F-16s (“The arrival of the two pilots marks the first time Ukrainian pilots have traveled to the U.S. to have their skills evaluated by American military trainers.”)
- At some point, India, now a great power, has to choose a side in Ukrainian war, says US Senator (“American Senator Mark Warner said that the steps being taken by India vis-a-vis the Ukraine conflict so far are not enough and New Delhi can do more.”)
- Turkey is blocking NATO’s expansion. That could backfire
- Two Sessions: China looks at reforms to deepen Xi Jinping control
- China’s Modest GDP Growth Target Reduces Need for More Stimulus
- China Gives New Backing to Coal Even as Clean Energy Accelerates (“Cleaner, efficient use of the fuel among the 2023 priorities; Beijing targeting 2% reduction in energy intensity in 2023”)
- China Seeks ‘Peaceful Reunification’ With Taiwan in Key Report
- China sets GDP target of ‘around 5%’ for 2023
- Estonia votes in election test for pro-Kyiv government
- Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
- Israeli Pro-democracy Protests Enter Ninth Week as Police Ramp Up Forces in Tel Aviv
- ‘Good Evening, Anarchists and Terrorists’ | Record Number of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup
- Michael Bloomberg: Israel Is Courting Disaster (It’s very close to the edge of catastrophe, thanks to…yep, the right wing. Of course.)
- Before fatal collapse, Turkish building had skirted code thanks to Erdogan policy
- US Jobs Report and Powell Testimony Take Center Stage
- The West just got blanketed in snow, but its water problems aren’t over (“Many places, including the crucial Colorado Basin, have racked up such dramatic water deficits that a single snow season can’t forestall dire supply concerns.” It’s a long-term problem, no doubt.)
- How the Rail Lobby Won in Washington and Rail Safety Lost in America (“The Norfolk Southern crash has brought renewed focus on how the rail industry has evaded some regulations. That story has been playing out for decades.”)
- Student loan case could be another blow to Biden’s racial equity push
- Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights
- The Republicans Begin to Eye 2024 (“It’s been a winter of garish factional disputes in the G.O.P., and Donald Trump remains a seismic force of instability.”)
- Fact check: Republicans at CPAC make false claims about Biden, Zelensky, the FBI and children
- How CPAC turned into a circus with Trump as ringmaster
- Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at CPAC
- Trump seeks to block Pence’s grand jury testimony in 2020 election interference probe
- Trump Promises to Continue Presidential Campaign if Indicted, Then Delivers a Snoozy CPAC Speech
- At CPAC, A Call For Trans People To Be ‘Eradicated’ Gets Big Cheers
- A CPAC Speaker Wants Transgenderism “Eradicated”
- Trump Says He Would Stay in 2024 Race if Indicted
- The Sad, Desolate Scenes of CPAC 2023
- Eyeing DeSantis, Trump Readies for a Long Primary Battle
- Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll
- ‘I am your retribution’: Trump rules supreme at CPAC as he relaunches bid for White House
- Donald Trump Debuts Song With Convicted Jan. 6 Rioters (Really, really warped.)
- Fox News Is Trapped by Its Own Zealotry
- How Has Fox News Infected Your World? (Fox is a pox on America.)
- Monroe-Moreno elected NV Dems chair, ousts democratic socialist incumbent (Good.)
- Residents told to shelter in place after Norfolk Southern train derails in Springfield
- Musk Delayed Paying Twitter’s Amazon Cloud Bill, Sparking Ad Threat
- From Pizzagate to Drag Bills: The ‘Groomer’ Myth That Will Not Die (“Casting your political enemies as sexual predators is nothing new — especially not in Florida.” Completely deranged.)
- Texas GOP Congressman’s Ongoing Votes Against Party Issues Could Result in GOP Censure
- CASEY: Citing ‘appeal to ignorance,’ readers take jabs at Rep. Morgan Griffith (“They responded to a column about the Salem Republican’s recent comments in The New York Times. In those, Griffith suggested ‘a lack of evidence’ made it likely ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ that the COVID-19 virus was manufactured in a Chinese biolab.”)
- Editorial: Dominion oversight restored (“Legislation that will ensure Dominion Energy will again undergo regular rate reviews is a win for Virginians.”)
- Sen. John Bell (D-Loudoun)’s Retirement Announcement Sets Off Chain Reaction, as Del. Suhas Subramanyam Runs for Senate and Two Candidates – Ibraheem Samirah and Kannan Srinivasan – Announce for HD26 in Loudoun (Samirah runs on Green New Deal and Medicare for All; Srinivasan endorsed by Rep. Jennifer Wexton, Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall, former VA Education Secretary Atif Qarni, and numerous others)
- Virginia NAACP Hosts Post Legislative Briefing (“We are calling for the opportunity to have our voices heard due to communities of color being underrepresented in Virginia”)
- Far-Right LG Winsome Sears “Comparing Brown v. Board to the quest for taxpayer funded Segregated Academies: The Second Coming™️ is some real heinous shit”
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “The COVID numbers looked great this past week”; “The fentanyl problem is real…Talk to your teenagers
- Column: Yes, rail can still transform metro Richmond
- Hampton will have region’s 1st all-Black Circuit Court bench; 14 judges appointed to local courts
- Officials ready to let urban runoff swallow a cherished Virginia lake (“Fairfax County considers canceling plans to dredge Lake Accotink once more, saying it would be too costly and potentially more harmful to the environment.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Mostly sunny and mild today, through most of this week
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