by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, April 17.
- G7 Ministers welcome key IEA work on energy security and clean energy transitions
- G-7 pledges commitments to renewable energy transition as talks wrap up in Japan
- ‘Big sponge’: new CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming
- 2022 Was a Particularly Deadly Year for Land and Environmental Activists (“Nearly a quarter of those killed were Indigenous.” Horrifying.)
- Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition leader jailed for 25 years after treason conviction
- Russia sentences Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years
- With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, NATO Readies for Combat on Its Borders
- Ukraine seeks re-opening of grain transit via Poland as ‘first step’
- Pentagon leak promoted by pro-Russian network run by former Navy noncommissioned officer on US soil
- U.S., Allies Aim to Reduce Economic Ties With China
- In the U.S.-China competition, the real ‘existential’ danger is nuclear war
- Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. Scoop Up Russian Oil Products at Steep Discounts
- Investors release “credible” 1.5°C grid plan with rapid exit for coal (“A group of the biggest clean energy investors in Australia has released a groundbreaking new plan, which they say provides an ambitious and credible pathway to take fossil fuels out of Australia’s electricity grid in line with the 1.5°C target.”)
- Bangladesh to buy power from 64 MW of solar at $0.107/kWh
- Saudi Officials, Hamas Leaders Set to Meet in Jeddah to Discuss Re-Establishing Ties
- Will Moody’s Downgraded Outlook for Israel Finally End Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul?
- Sudan battles intensify on 3rd day; civilian deaths reach 97
- Bombardments rock Sudan capital for third day, US calls for ceasefire
- Clinton, Blair marking Northern Ireland peace milestone
- Lavrov’s Brazil visit highlights Lula’s neutral foreign policy despite US dismay (“Brasília encounter, like Brazilian president’s recent trip to China and offer of peacemaking in Ukraine, is part of diplomatic reset”)
- Covid is still a leading cause of death as the virus recedes
- Stop the gloom and doom. The economic recovery is strong.
- US manufacturing commitments double after Biden subsidies launched
- Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street
- Speaker McCarthy Is Feeling the Heat
- McCarthy’s pitch to shrink food aid drawing skepticism from fellow Republicans (What on earth does shrinking food aid do, except to be cruel to people?)
- Democratic senators favor forcing House vote on debt limit increase (“Democratic senators want to avoid a summer standoff on extending the nation’s borrowing authority, which would rattle financial markets and the broader economy that may be heading toward a mild recession in the second half of the year.”)
- Clarence Thomas to amend financial disclosure forms to reflect sale to GOP megadonor (This guy is utterly corrupt and has ZERO business being on any court, let alone the Supreme Court.)
- Clarence Thomas’s problems are also a John Roberts problem
- Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
- POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties
- A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
- The Supreme Court takes up a messy, chaotic case about religion in the workplace
- Report: Judge That Ruled Against FDA-Approved Abortion Pill Hid Controversial Article From Senate (This guy should NOT be a judge!)
- “You Would Only Need a Week”: How the Next Republican President Could Ban Abortion Nationwide
- Fox News-Dominion Defamation Trial Delayed; Speculation Of Settlement Talks; Judge To Reveal More On Monday
- Dominion v. Fox trial delayed for settlement talks, people familiar with the matter say (“Two people familiar with the case said the sides are scheduled to meet Monday to determine if a last-minute deal can be brokered”)
- Fox News, Dominion Prepare for Battle in $1.6 Billion Defamation Trial
- Fox News has lost control of its viewers (“Fox News was founded to control the GOP base — but now the hosts are in the thrall of their worst viewers”)
- DeSantis wants to make it easier to execute criminals — with an eye toward SCOTUS
- Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month
- Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker (“Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly”)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene fires back at Lindsey Graham by posting Photoshopped pic of senator hoisting a Bud Light with trans influencer’s image (She’s completely deranged.)
- Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat
- Scoop: DeSantis super PAC strafes Trump in first TV ad
- Rep. George Santos Expected To Unveil Re-Election Campaign on Monday (“Amid an ongoing House Ethics investigation and calls for his resignation, Santos, a freshman congressman, will reportedly run again in 2024.”)
- Nick Fuentes was paid more than $30K by Kanye West’s presidential campaign
- Lawyers for Black teen shot after ringing wrong doorbell criticize release of white suspect (Utterly inexcusable.)
- “This Is A Hate Crime”: Kansas City Black Family Demanding Justice After A White Man Shoots Black Boy
- Republican state officials in Louisiana ask lawmakers to ban the study of racism at universities, citing divisive ‘inglorious aspects’ of US history (Apartheid.)
- Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow.
- Alabama Mass Shooting Leaves 4 dead, 20 injured; Democrats Take Aim At Guns As GOP Doubles Down On Second Amendment (“’The girl is set up,’ said South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, bragging to the NRA convention that her toddler granddaughter has a shotgun, rifle and a pony.”)
- Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured
- Va. colleges will raise tuition unless state leaders intervene
- Virginia is battleground in baristas’ organizing fight
- Gov. Youngkin endorses Ballard, McGuire, Reeves in contested General Assembly nominations (Youngkin endorsing more far-right candidates.)
- CANDIDATE PROFILE: Thirty Minutes with Joel Griffin
- Former Warner and Kaine chief of staff spills governing secrets in new book
- Northern Virginia losing some of its economic ‘mojo,’ analyst says
- Petersburg maternal hub opening reignites discussion over commercial doula benefits
- “Today, we remember and honor the 32 Hokies we lost on April 16, 2007” (“16 years later, we must do more”)
- State awards Pulaski County millions as part of larger effort to bring broadband to rural Virginians
- Danville is turning to a unique method to gather feedback on 20-year plan
- D.C.-area forecast: Cooler to start week, much warmer by end
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