by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 19.
- UN Water Conference Highlights a Stubborn Shortage of Global Action
- Choosing not to have a kid out of climate fears? You’re not alone.
- Russia Turns to Treason Laws as Putin Extends Crackdown (In fact, the traitors are in Putin’s regime.)
- US warns Russia not to touch American nuclear technology at Ukrainian nuclear plant
- Russia unveils secretive weapon to target SpaceX’s Starlink in Ukraine
- Putin and Zelensky Highlight Separate Trips to Frontline Areas
- U.S. charges four Americans with aiding Kremlin efforts
- Russia having difficulty making new weapons, but might have enough older ones, report says
- India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same?
- India Passes China as World’s Most Populous Nation, UN Says
- China revels in Western divisions after backlash against Macron
- China readies supersonic spy drone unit, leaked document says
- No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle
- Ugly peace in the Middle East is brewing
- Saudi Arabia’s push to break through peace talks in Yemen thaws relations with the US
- Nearly 120 million people in US exposed to unhealthy levels of soot and smog – report
- Biden pans McCarthy’s debt plan as ‘huge cuts’ to Americans
- Opinion | Biden Can Steamroll Republicans on the Debt Ceiling (“And Fed Chair Jay Powell won’t interfere.”)
- The EPA’s New ‘Technical Assistance Centers’ Are a Big Deal for Environmental Justice. Here’s Why
- Complaints about Justice Thomas’s disclosures sent to judicial committee
- Senate Democrats eye a hearing on Clarence Thomas as Republicans shrug off gift revelations
- So, Is Clarence Thomas at Real Risk Here? Absolutely.
- ‘The justices were kidding themselves’: Supreme Court takes up abortion after saying lawmakers should decide
- Supreme Court to Decide Availability of Abortion Pill as Appeal Moves Forward (“The stay issued by Justice Samuel Alito is set to expire at midnight, making it likely that the justices will act before then.”)
- The Supreme Court should be wary of revoking an abortion medication’s approval
- Get a Load of Fox News’s Statement About Its $787.5 Million Settlement
- The check Fox must cut won’t restore damage to US democracy
- Analysis: For Fox News, the Cost of Airing a Lie Comes to $787.5 Million
- The Stunning End of Dominion’s Case Against Fox News
- Fox resolves Dominion case, but a bigger election defamation lawsuit looms (“Fox News on Tuesday disposed of one legal threat with its $787.5 million defamation settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, but the network still faces a $2.7 billion lawsuit from another voting technology company over its coverage of debunked election-rigging claims.”)
- Fox News Lost the Lawsuit but Won the War (“The network will pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems as the price of retaining its audience.”)
- There are even more 2020 election defamation suits beyond the Fox-Dominion case (“In addition to the Dominion case against Fox News, more than a dozen similar cases related to lies spread about the 2020 election are slowly making their way through the legal system.”)
- Dominion’s Big Fox News Settlement Is America’s Loss
- Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Suit
- The big hole in the Dominion-Fox News settlement
- Rupert Wins Again (“For the media mogul, the massive Dominion settlement fee is just the cost of doing business.”)
- The Stunning End of Dominion’s Case Against Fox News
- Exclusive: Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directors
- Fox News settlement doesn’t stop special master probe that could end in obstruction charges: legal expert
- Ex-Fox News Political Director: “Who gets fired?”
- Atlanta Prosecutor Seeks Removal of Lawyer in Trump Case
- The GA Prosecutor Criminally Investigating Trump’s Attempt to Overturn the Election Says Witnesses Are Ratting Each Other Out (“There’s a shit-show subplot to the Fulton County probe.”)
- Trump’s Fake Georgia Electors Are Now Ratting on Each Other
- Claims of crime expose rift in Georgia’s pro-Trump fake elector group (“Admission reveals potentially major fracture in the group as prosecutors near the end of their investigation”)
- Poll: Trump’s big post-indictment bounce is fading fast
- The party of big, intrusive government? That would be the GOP.
- Kevin McCarthy is botching MAGA’s top issue. Step up, Democrats.
- John Fetterman Returns to Work, Immediately Trolls Right-Wing ‘Fringy Fringies’
- The White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell turns himself in and is released on bail
- Republicans block Senate Democrats’ push to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel
- It’s Time for Dianne Feinstein to Resign
- Dems Can’t Confirm Judges Without Feinstein
- DeSantis Meets With Republicans on Capitol Hill, to a Lukewarm Response
- DeSantis went to Washington, and it did not go well (“At a big moment for him, the Florida governor was overshadowed by rival Donald Trump’s string of endorsements.”)
- DeSantis wants to ‘Make America Florida.’ Here’s what that looks like.
- The Bidens made $579K last year, and paid a 23.8 percent tax rate, their returns show
- Aftershocks from Tennessee Republicans’ fiasco may resonate for years
- More audio coming from reporter who taped Oklahoma leaders talking about killing reporters and lynching Black people
- Another Texas Election Official Quits After Threats From Trump Supporters (“Heider Garcia, the top election official in deep-red Tarrant County, had previously testified about being harassed by the former president’s right-wing supporters.”)
- Texas consider bills criminalizing voter fraud despite no evidence (“Experts say proposals are to ‘create political theater’ that will help lawmakers’ bids for re-election”)
- Oklahoma governor wants officials who made violent, racist remarks on tape to resign
- ‘Green Steel’ Would Curb Carbon Emissions, Spur Economic Revival in Southwest Pennsylvania, Study Says
- Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people
- What Was Twitter, Anyway? — Whether the platform is dying or not, it’s time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.
- Warner backs resolution declaring local news essential to democracy
- Commentary: In budget fight, Youngkin chooses politics over Virginia
- Youngkin raises big money, but Democrats have edge in Va. campaign cash
- Former Attorney General Bill Barr joins Miyares-led group to oust progressive prosecutors
- 56% of Virginia abortions were performed via medication in 2021
- Climate protections are at risk in the 2023 Virginia legislative elections
- Who should own offshore wind turbines in Virginia?
- Amazon HQ2 was thought up pre-pandemic. But the world is hybrid now. (“A sluggish return to the office is dimming some of Amazon’s expected boost to Virginia – and prompting some questions about the whole project’s future.”)
- Norfolk auditor recommends council input going forward on hiring positions ‘with significant community engagement’
- Loudoun GOP wants Virginia out of election integrity compact
- Prince William supervisors meeting recessed after candidate John Stirrup collapses at podium
- Torch-carrying marchers indicted in Charlottesville rally
- Grand jury indicts torch carriers in 2017 Charlottesville rally
- Tiki torch marchers face charges in Charlottesville
- Del. Wren Williams gains huge fundraising advantage over Del. Marie March
- Stoney: Flying Squirrels aren’t going anywhere
- Unchecked: ‘Mind-blowing’ pattern of faulty fire alarms at Richmond schools
- State delay hampers Richmond’s budget process
- Natalie Roy Outraises Primary Opponents In Arlington Board Race: VPAP
- D.C.-area forecast: Terrific today before a shot at 90 degrees Thursday and Friday
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