by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 5.
- Protecting wildlife is key to sustaining planetary health, Yale study finds (“Yale researchers have evaluated the impact of wildlife preservation and biodiversity on meeting Paris Agreement targets.”)
- Is global warming helping loggerhead turtles colonise the Med?
- Global Seed Vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops
- A Mysterious Rise in Banned Chemicals Is Warming the Planet
- Zelenskyy visits Poland to thank ally and meet Ukrainians
- Russia’s Aircraft Need Maintenance They Can No Longer Get
- Poland’s War on Two Fronts (“Long at odds with the E.U. over its domestic policies, the right-wing government is winning allies with its defense of Ukraine. Which battle matters most?”)
- A wartime NATO struggles to replace its chief (“The job is suddenly politically sensitive and high-profile, driving people to float names like Ursula von der Leyen that are unlikely — for now.”)
- With oil production cut, the Saudis send a message to the U.S.
- Several injured after Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa mosque
- US, Taiwan seen powerless to stem island’s diplomatic losses in Latin America
- Intel officials watching for signs Russia, China are trying to exploit Trump indictment to widen U.S. political divide
- One million PV panels: Construction complete on Australia’s biggest solar farm
- Climate experts hit back at Australian politician’s bizarre theory about gravity’s role in global heating
- Exxon Quits Drilling in Brazil After Failing to Find Oil
- No fake election can disguise the spiraling violence in Myanmar
- Johnson & Johnson Reaches $8.9 Billion Talc Settlement
- Lawmakers are clueless about social media. They’ll regulate it anyway.
- Rightwing groups join forces to woo election officials in Republican states (Very dangerous…and very bad.)
- Trump Is Dictating the Terms of the G.O.P. Presidential Campaign
- The Strategy Behind Trump’s Rambling Post-Arrest Speech
- Donald Trump, Making History, Is Charged With 34 Felony Counts (“Crucially, the ex-president was charged with conspiracy, which is a very big deal…If convicted on all counts, the ex-president could go to prison for over 100 years.”)
- Waiting, whistling and trampling: The Trump spectacle feeds on itself
- Trump Was Finally Arrested. It Wasn’t Cathartic. (Not for these sordid crimes; he needs to be arrested for the big ones, including attempting to steal the 2020 election and overthrow our democracy!
- While Trump’s base rallies, the GOP fractures (“At a rally for Trump in New York, the Republicans who didn’t show up said as much about the modern GOP as those who did.”)
- Treating Trump like Jesus: Indictment proves MAGA is a cult
- Judge Warns Donald Trump Against Using Social Media To ‘Incite Violence’ (“The former president has published multiple seemingly threatening statements in recent weeks.”)
- Trump’s Day of Martyrdom Didn’t Go Quite as He Expected
- Trump’s Tedious Banquet of Lies and Self-Pity
- Alvin Bragg proves skeptics wrong: Trump’s 34-count felony indictment is serious business (“Trump ruined multiple lives by cheating in the 2016 election — it was a sign of how far he’d go in 2020”)
- Trump’s Indictment Has Become His Platform
- The People Versus Donald J. Trump (“Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is effectively accusing the former President of defrauding voters in 2016.”)
- Here Is the Full Indictment Against Donald Trump
- Trump Literally Lists His Gripes to Open Post-Arrest Speech (“Russia, Russia, Russia. Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine. Impeachment hoax No.1. Impeachment hoax No. 2″)
- Trump’s 36-Hour Legal Ordeal Energizes His 2024 Grievance Campaign
- The Arraignment of Citizen Trump (“The former president stands accused of 34 counts of felony—and there’s a long way to go from here.”)
- He’s Back (“Just hours after he was arrested and arraigned in New York City, Donald Trump gave remarks at Mar-a-Lago.”)
- The Case Against Trump: The Charges and the Facts Behind Them
- District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump
- We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong
- The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained
- Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony
- Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
- Donald Trump, a tawdry case and a nation still mired in his chaos
- Trump Literally Lists All His Grievances in Post-Arraignment Speech
- Donald Trump Tries To Explain The ‘Only Crime’ He’s Committed In Post-Arraignment Remarks
- Trump Tower Doorman Was Paid $30,000 to Hide Story of Trump’s Out-of-Wedlock Child, Manhattan D.A. Says
- Donald Trump’s father was arrested, too. Twice.
- Inside the Trump Indictment: A Porn Star, a Playmate, and Claims of a Love Child?
- ‘This is sickening’: The Trumps face furious backlash after targeting Manhattan judge’s daughter
- Trump attacks judge in speech after facing 34-count indictment
- McConnell lets an indicted Trump twist in the wind
- Fox tests a new conspiracy theory: Donald Trump’s indictment is a trick by Democrats to get Republicans to nominate him
- “DeSantis Is Tanking”: Manhattan’s MAGA Mob Spins Trump’s Arraignment as a Gift
- Asa Hutchinson can continue where Liz Cheney left off
- 5 takeaways from liberals’ big election-night win in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is a big win for Democrats with national implications
- Liberal judge wins Wisconsin supreme court election, flipping ideological balance
- Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Protasiewicz Wins With Abortion Message
- Local TV news outlets whitewash Judge Daniel Kelly’s ties to election deniers and anti-abortion extremists (“Local TV news” is usually an oxymoron.)
- Brandon Johnson, Progressive Union Organizer, Elected Mayor Of Chicago
- What Went Down On The Biggest Election Day Of 2023 (Virginia’s November elections are also a huge election day in 2023.)
- GOP fundraiser says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration
- Why journalists can’t quit Twitter (“The media should be building alternatives. Instead, some are doubling down”)
- EDITORIAL: Kudos to Kaine for fighting uphill battle over war powers
- Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07): “Every American — including the former President — should be equal in the eyes of the law.”
- From all walks of life, Virginians weigh in on Trump arraignment
- Virginia’s Flood-Prone Communities At Risk if Youngkin Pulls Out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- Youngkin, once skeptical of trade missions, plans trip to Taiwan
- Youngkin to meet with Taiwan’s leader during trade mission
- Youngkin heading to Asia for first overseas trade mission
- New community college system chancellor kicks off tour of all 23 schools (“David Doré started his tour Tuesday with visits to campuses in Lynchburg and Roanoke, where he spoke about his desire to meet students and faculty early.”)
- More legislative shake-ups in General Assembly hit Hampton Roads
- Williams: On vote restoration for ex-offenders, let the voters decide (“If incarceration is a form of penance, this about-face is a hardhearted posture for Youngkin, an elected official whose religious beliefs compelled him to found his own church.”)
- Youngkin uses profile to raise big cash for VA races
- Youngkin recommends tighter parental approvals for children accessing websites
- Public health physician named interim Virginia health commissioner
- Backers hope Inflation Reduction Act incentives spur business in Southwest Virginia
- Two Virginia House seats to remain open ahead of general elections
- Bill expanding Massive Resistance fund to become law later this year
- Yellow Line to return May 7 after eight-month bridge, tunnel project
- Fairfax County School Board At-Large Candidate Kyle McDaniel, a Former Republican, Answers the Question, “How did you become a Democrat?” (“I quietly watched as Republicans sank farther and farther into bigotry, hate, and cynicism”)
- Henrico deputy in Otieno case was named in 2019 civil suit
- Virginia, city of Bristol reach settlement in landfill odor case
- Arlington schools to give parents more control over when students use school-issued devices
- Data: Amid scarcity, unhoused people in Richmond sought fewer services
- D.C.-area forecast: Record warmth possible today, storms likely tomorrow
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