by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 7.
- After ‘hottest April’ ever, Asia braces for new extreme weather normal as El Nino looms to supercharge heat (“Record temperatures have left millions from India to Malaysia sweltering as children die from dehydration, fire alerts are issued and roads melt; Heat stress threatens agriculture and is adding to water shortage concerns in the Philippines, while Indonesia fears a return of 2015’s killer haze”)
- Senior Ukrainian officials fear counterattack may not live up to hype (Just do the best you can.)
- Russia blames Ukraine, U.S. for car bomb that wounded writer (Definitely don’t believe a word Russia says – on ANYTHING.)
- Nuclear watchdog growingly worried over Ukraine plant safety
- Ukraine war: ‘Mad panic’ as Russia evacuates town near Zaporizhzhia plant
- Zakhar Prilepin: Russian pro-war writer hit by car bomb out of coma
- Ukraine Launches Wave of Drones at Crimea, Russian Official Says
- Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned (“More than 5.5 million people who left after the war began have gone back home — and not just to large cities, but to small places near the front line, as well.”)
- West Looks at China’s Potential Role in Ending Ukraine War (“Ukraine’s expected spring offensive is seen by U.S. and European officials as paving the way for negotiations with Russia and China could help bring Moscow to the table.”)
- China’s Belt and Road to Enter Afghanistan in Taliban’s Victory
- S. Korean, Japanese leaders meet again to improve ties
- Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires
- King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs (Yawn.)
- Prince Harry Sidelined at Coronation of King Charles
- Serbia’s populist president pledges ‘disarmament’ after mass shootings
- How the democratic hopes of the Sudan Spring went so horribly wrong
- As the Pandemic Formally Ends, a Border Policy Booting Asylum Seekers Will Finally Lift (“Trump’s emergency public health order was never a real immigration tool.”)
- Why I Changed My Mind on the Debt Limit (“Some will say that letting the president ignore the statutory limit on borrowing would give him too much power and represent a dangerous step in a tyrannical direction. Wrong. What I propose would in truth give the president a lot less power than entrusting him to decide which of the government’s promises to honor and which creditors to stiff”)
- White House Continues Blasting Congressional GOP Over Potential Veterans Benefit Cuts
- 43 Senate Republicans vow to oppose debt ceiling increase without spending cuts
- Fed Is About to Find Out If It Can Afford to Pause Rates
- The rising Republican movement to defund public libraries (“Libraries bolster democracy. Republicans want to get rid of them.”)
- Drowning in the Undertow (“Reporting from Trump’s America, Jeff Sharlet finds a slow-motion civil war”)
- Will Trump’s Crimes Matter on the Campaign Trail? (“The former President has faced two impeachments and countless accusations of public and private wrongdoing. Yet his approval rating is pretty much unchanged.”)
- Biden eases into campaign mode
- Trump slams ‘slovenly’ Bill Barr after former AG warns ex-POTUS will deliver ‘chaos’ upon return
- Trump’s affair was huge tabloid news. Now it’s apparently news to him.
- ‘Broken moral compass’: Twitter slams Mike Pence for Clarence Thomas praise (Pence is a horrible person.)
- The many ethics scandals of Clarence and Ginni Thomas, briefly explained
- Mike Pence Is the Latest Conservative to Carry Water for Clarence Thomas
- Tucker Carlson’s Dark and Malign Influence Over the Christian Right
- Proud Boys Step Up Activity After Jan. 6 Attack, Despite Criminal Convictions
- Armed-to-Teeth Mass Killer Kills 8, Wounds 7 at Texas Mall
- Texas mall shooting updates: 8 killed, 7 hospitalized
- War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira’s Online World
- ‘He used people’: Jeffrey Epstein scandal rolls on as new names emerge
- Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97
- Arizona official targeted by election deniers now struggles with PTSD
- Rebrand of the Rebrand: MAGA Oz Pivots Back to Being Dr. Oz
- Pamela Paul, Cancel Culture Grifters, and the Republic of Letters (The fact the NY Times actually pays Pamela Paul for her right-wing drivel tells you a LOT about the NY Times…and the “mainstream media” in general.)
- How Two Men’s Disparate Paths Crossed in a Killing on the F Train
- Kentucky Derby overshadowed by horse deaths (Horse racing is a disgrace of a “sport,” on par with cockfighting, etc.)
- At VMI, Youngkin’s DEI chief continues the war on equity
- Virginia plans longer stays in juvenile prison
- [UPDATE: McGuire Wins on 1st Ballot] Republicans Select Between Four FAR-Right Choices (Including Insurrectionist Del. John McGuire) for Their Nominee in Deep-“Red” SD10
- Del. John McGuire easily wins GOP nomination in Senate District 10
- Del. John McGuire wins four-way contest for Republican nomination for state Senate seat
- Republicans Reeves, McGuire win nod in two Virginia Senate races (Both are deep-“red” districts.)
- Dominion Energy: Big Dirty Aims to Get Even Dirtier (“Dominion CEO Bob Blue and Gov. Glenn Youngkin continue to obstruct the move to clean energy and a sustainable, climate-friendly, people-friendly future.”)
- With pride flags, ODU students protest Gov. Youngkin’s speech during commencement
- A guide to the 2023 Fairfa
- The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press staff bring home 25 Virginia Press Association contest awards
- VCU Health paid $73 million to exit development project
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm with some showers and storms around later today
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