by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 16.
- G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon
- G7 ministers set big new targets for solar and wind capacity
- Fossil Fuels Find a Loophole in the Latest G-7 Climate Pledge
- Climate envoy Kerry: No rolling back clean energy transition
- What to know about Arcturus, a new coronavirus subvariant the WHO is tracking
- Inflation Tests a Global Economy That Has Weathered Covid, Ukraine War
- As Ukraine’s LGBTQ soldiers fight on the front line, acceptance grows in the conservative country
- The leaks painted a grim picture of the Ukraine war. Here’s the current reality.
- G-7 talks may measure allies’ reaction to US documents leak
- China Tensions High on Agenda as Top G-7 Diplomats Meet in Japan
- Allies troubled by document leak, but need U.S. spying capabilities
- China stalls Antony Blinken’s Beijing visit over ‘spy balloon’ concerns
- EU leaders beat a path to Xi’s door seeking China’s help
- Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked documents show
- China Searches for Clearer Signs of Economic Momentum
- Blinken Looks to Deepen Vietnam Ties as China Tensions Simmer
- Sudan paramilitaries clash with army in Khartoum and other cities
- Dozens killed as army, rivals battle for control of Sudan
- Clashes Spread Across Sudan on Second Day of Fighting
- Sudan in chaos as military rivals face off in power struggle
- After 18 years, Europe’s largest nuclear reactor starts regular output
- Japan PM vows G7 security boost after smoke bomb
- Former MP and his brother shot dead on live TV in India
- Hungary and Poland provide model for Israel’s assault on judiciary (“Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions remind many of first steps taken by ‘illiberal’ governments in Budapest and Warsaw”)
- Yellen says U.S. banks may tighten lending and negate need for more Fed rate hikes
- Biden’s ambitious climate plan for EVs faces these big hurdles
- Of Course This Is How the Intelligence Leak Happened (“National-security leaks. Insurrections. Bank runs. Group chats are now the most powerful force on the internet.”)
- A new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies
- Why document leak suspect Jack Teixeira had a high-level top secret security clearance (Inexcusable that someone who is a raving racist, anti-Semite, etc. has any sort of security clearance.)
- Gun absolutists don’t trust democracy because they know they’re losing
- The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate
- How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives
- ‘They created this’: are Republicans willing to lose elections to retain their abortion stance?
- The modern Republican party is hurtling towards fascism
- Harris steps into spotlight on abortion, guns
- Republican donor retreat suggests Donald Trump is far from a coronation
- A top Trump lawyer has recused himself from Mar-a-Lago documents case
- When the Mad Lead the Blind (“It would be swell to see someone held accountable for the grotesque deceptions that corroded our democracy and sparked the Jan. 6 insurrection. Just as social media companies torqued their algorithms to spin up conflict and profits, Murdoch torqued the news, giving viewers what they wanted to hear and blinding them to the truth. Thanks to the despicable likes of Murdoch and Trump, America is now “this great stage of fools,” in Lear’s phrase, howling at the storm.”)
- Analysis: Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020 (“On Monday, a judge in Delaware Superior Court is expected to swear in the jury in a defamation trial that has little precedent in American law. Fox News, one of the most powerful and profitable media companies, will defend itself against extensive evidence suggesting it told its audience a story of conspiracy and fraud in the 2020 election it knew wasn’t true.”)
- Here are five things to watch in the Fox-Dominion trial
- NYT editor says paper won’t “lead the boycott of Twitter”
- Is Twitter finally dying? (“Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.”)
- A year ago, Musk asked, ‘Is Twitter dying?’ He may have his answer.
- Top Republican donor sours on Florida governor’s stance on social issues
- Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously
- DeSantis ‘is not a good guy,’ says former Guantánamo detainee
- Fox News apologizes to judge for ‘misunderstanding’ over Rupert Murdoch’s role that sparked investigation
- Tucker Carlson is a national security threat
- GOP Quietly Backs Off Attacking Bud Light—Its Own Major Donor
- Nikki Haley’s campaign vastly overstated her fundraising
- South Dakota governor says her two-year-old grandchild has several guns
- Staffer alleged in complaint that state Rep. Bryan Slaton had sex with Capitol intern (“Slaton, one of the most far-right social conservatives of the Legislature, has been married to his wife since 2017.”)
- 1Q2023 Virginia Campaign Finance Numbers Come Out on Monday. Here Are Some Baselines to Compare Them Against.
- Editorial: 16 years since Virginia Tech shooting, Virginia hasn’t done enough to prevent another tragedy (Except that Democrats actually passed a slew of gun violence prevention bills, while Republicans have opposed them and even, in some cases, proposed making matters worse.)
- Opinion: Create a safer Norfolk by expanding, rethinking services
- Virginia schools anti-discrimination program might be illegal: courts
- As the Snyder era ends, Loudoun confirms its pitch for Washington Commanders stadium (The new stadium should be near Metro and it’s strongly preferable that it be centrally located in the region. So probably the RFK stadium site.)
- A Portsmouth prosecutor had his law license suspended multiple times. He still works for the office.
- D.C.-area forecast: Summer-like 80s strike again today, cooler and breezy early this week
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