by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 30.
- Cop28 president’s team accused of Wikipedia ‘greenwashing’
- A logjam as big as Manhattan is battling climate change — for now.
- A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn
- Moscow buildings hit by drones, mayor says; Kyiv attacked by third Russian bombardment in 24 hours
- Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack, blames Ukraine
- Shocks, Beatings, Mock Executions: Inside Kherson’s Detention Centers (“Ukraine charged four members of Russia’s National Guard with war crimes, saying they acted with such impunity that they did not mask their identities.”)
- How the U.S. wants to pressure China to help avert climate catastrophe
- China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030
- WSJ News Exclusive | China Rebuffs Pentagon Chief, Blunting Push for Rapprochement
- China turns down US invitation for defence chiefs’ meeting in Singapore
- Specter of China looms over EU-US summit
- China’s Fading Recovery Reveals Deeper Economic Struggles (“Ballooning debt, tepid consumption and worsening relations with the West are set to weigh on future growth, economists say.”)
- Statement from President Joe Biden on the Enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
- Ugandan president signs one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law
- The Women of Israel Will Not Let Their Country Backslide Into Theocracy Without a Fight
- Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns (“Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh”)
- Climate battle looms as Alberta premier takes aim at Trudeau
- New Details in Debt Limit Deal: Where $136 Billion in Cuts Will Come From
- House Leaders Press for Support Ahead of Debt-Ceiling Vote (“While defections have so far been limited, the bipartisan deal faces procedural hurdles to meet June 5 deadline”)
- Inside Biden’s relentless soft-sell on the debt ceiling bill
- White House to Dems: The debt deal could have been a LOT worse
- How Shalanda Young Helped Broker Biden’s Toughest Deal Yet
- Biden, McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Deal Faces Big First Test
- Why the debt deal infuriates climate activists (“The deal does little for the clean energy transition, and expedites a natural gas pipeline. But it keeps intact spending in Biden’s climate bill — an early target for the GOP.”)
- Debt-Limit Deal Faces Final Test in Congress to Avert US Default
- The dangerous, idiotic debt ceiling ritual lurches toward conclusion
- Crucial days ahead as debt ceiling deal goes for vote and Biden calls lawmakers for support
- GOP leaders bullish on debt ceiling vote despite rebellion
- Historic gains: Low-income workers scored in the Covid economy
- The New Climate Law Is Working. Clean Energy Investments Are Soaring.
- Biden and Trump’s Memorial Day Commemorations Surprise No One (“The former president compared his political challenges to veterans who gave their lives defending the nation.”)
- Biden’s student debt plan hangs in balance as major Supreme Court rulings loom
- Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll
- Why fear of change will drive the GOP presidential primary
- Biden world confident in a Trump rematch but preps for a surprise
- DeSantis, Trump and Other 2024 GOP Campaigns Take Notice of Moms for Liberty (Very, very extreme group.)
- Trump’s legal team is an epic disaster
- Trump lawyer said to have been waved off searching office for secret records (“Exclusive: Evan Corcoran said he was steered away from Trump’s office, where the FBI later found the most sensitive materials”)
- Trump escalates attacks on judges amid increasing legal scrutiny
- Biden Has Priceless Response To Fox News Question On Possible Trump Pardon
- Colleges squirm under anti-diversity, equity and inclusion pressure
- What’s Behind the Rise of Latino White Supremacy (“At a time of rising racial violence, Latinos are potential perpetrators and potential victims”)
- America’s 2024 election collides with AI boom
- Ron DeSantis wants to “make America Florida”: That’s a dire threat (“The Trump-DeSantis race is a boon for the mainstream media. For the rest of us, it’s an unmitigated disaster”)
- ‘Numbers Nobody Has Ever Seen’: How the GOP Lost Wisconsin (“Republicans in Wisconsin are grappling with how abortion halted their progress in the swing state. Democrats are planning for a resurgence.”)
- Nine wounded in shooting on crowded Hollywood Broadwalk. Victims range from 65 years old to as young as 1.
- Manchin gets a new deal on the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt ceiling bill. Kaine says he’ll fight it.
- Virginia environmental advocates concerned by U. S. Supreme Court ruling
- National debt ceiling bill could expedite work on Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Editorial: Oyster population boom shows bay cleanup efforts producing results
- VPAP Looks Closely at “23 of the 47 Virginia legislative primary contests on June 20” (“Many of these key races involve sitting legislators who face a primary challenge.”)
- After legislative limbo, $6M in federal funding for Virginia farmers and food banks released
- In Photos: Virginia leaders honor service members for Memorial Day
- Mark Rozell: With primaries looming, a legislative youth movement awaits
- Va. Dems make risky bet that abortion issue spells doom for Joe Morrissey (“If party leaders fail to unseat state Sen. Joe Morrissey, experts predict he will emerge stronger than ever and beholden to no one.” Yep, Joe needs to lose!)
- Appalachian Power to face new regulatory system
- Virginia Beach engineer chosen for NASA’s yearlong simulation of life on red planet
- Hanover: Debate over removing books reignites in Virginia
- A former aide to Sen. Amanda Chase aims to oust Del. Jason Ballard (“Jody Pyles, a country musician, associate pastor, martial arts instructor, and body armor sales rep , takes on the incumbent in a Republican mass meeting on June 3.”)
- Alexsis Rodgers, 31 | Top 40 Under 40
- D.C.-area forecast: Increasing sunshine today with a warming trend this week
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