by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 4.
- Global plastic treaty talks limp on despite blockade by oil-rich countries
- With oil prices slumping, OPEC+ producers weigh more production cuts
- OPEC+ Latest: Start of Meeting Delayed as Talks on Deal Continue
- Ukraine’s cross-border tactics are aimed at destabilizing Russia. Judging by the response, they’re working
- Deadly attacks bring war to Russian territory
- NATO-trained units will serve as tip of spear in Ukraine’s counteroffensive (“The counteroffensive will be the biggest test yet of the U.S.-led strategy of giving the Ukrainians weapons and training to fight like an American army might — but on their own.”)
- Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut
- In Russian Schools, It’s Recite Your ABC’s and ‘Love Your Army’
- Ukraine minister in ‘disbelief’ at closed Kyiv bomb shelters
- Indian railways official says error in signaling system led to crash that killed over 300 people
- Chinese warship nearly hits U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait during joint Canada-U.S. mission
- ‘We’re not going back’: The U.S. and Europe are entering a new trade era
- Richard Marles meets Gen Li Shangfu, as Chinese defence minister refuses formal meeting with US counterpart
- China seeks dialogue, says clash with US would be ‘unbearable disaster’
- China Defense Minister Slams US, Vows to Defend Interests
- Pakistan’s Imran Khan openly accuses military of trying to destroy his party
- Iran says to form naval alliance with Gulf states to ensure regional stability
- North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting
- NASA’s Mars helicopter is somehow still flying — and playing hide-and-seek
- Amazingly, the U.S. job market continues to roar. Here are the 5 things to know (“Employers added a whopping 339,000 jobs last month, a stunningly strong number. Here are some of the key takeaways of the country’s red-hot labor market.”)
- Biden signs debt ceiling bill, averting government default
- Senate Republicans once again voluntarily cede their negotiating power
- Harvard professor warns: Here’s how AI could take over elections — and undermine democracy
- Boycotts hit stocks hard. Here’s what might be next for Bud, Target and others caught in the anti-Pride backlash
- Grand jury in Trump classified documents case expected to meet this coming week after hiatus
- Evangelicals Are Trump’s Firewall Against Primary Losses (“A growing subset see him as a key figure in their spiritual warfare.”)
- GOP hopefuls slam Trump for comments praising Kim Jong Un
- Pence dings Trump over praise for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
- Chris Christie just wants to ‘bludgeon’ Trump, Fox News’s Hannity complains
- DeSantis on the trail: Combative with critics, not yet cozy with voters
- DeSantis claims Florida ‘chose freedom over Fauci-ism’ during pandemic, amid Trump attacks (Completely f’ed up.)
- Ron DeSantis’s Joyless Ride
- 5 Takeaways From Ron DeSantis’s First Campaign Trip
- DeSantis defines ‘woke’ as ‘a war on the truth’ after Trump said people ‘can’t define it’ (Completely deranged.)
- With Trump’s Presence Far From Assured, RNC Releases First Debate Guidelines
- Florida taxpayers pick up bill for Ron DeSantis’s culture war lawsuits
- Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
- Federal judge tosses Tennessee’s controversial anti-drag law, declares it unconstitutional
- Secret Service implements tougher penalties after probe finds agents were on phones and missed intruder at national security adviser’s home
- How to block the book ban bandwagon
- ‘It’s like watching a snuff film’: Media elites shocked by The Atlantic’s surgical dismantling of CNN boss Chris Licht
- Texas Is Silencing the Will of Millions of Voters
- Connecticut Governor Poised To Sign State’s Most Sweeping Gun Measure Since Post-Sandy Hook Laws
- Temecula school board president calls Harvey Milk ‘pedophile’ before book banning vote
- Adding flights at Reagan National would increase delays, FAA says
- Metro is closing four stations for weeks during construction project (“Metro is adding more train service to the Yellow Line while four Orange Line stations in Virginia are closing for weeks for a scheduled construction project.”)
- Video, Photos, Transcript: At John R. Lewis High School in Springfield, VP Kamala Harris Speaks on Gun Violence Prevention (“It’s a false choice to suggest we have to choose between either upholding the 2nd Amendment or passing reasonable gun safety laws.”)
- $2.2 billion later, Dominion preps grid for renewable energy
- COMMENTARY: Anti-CRT movement limits kids’ education (“As we approach the November election — with school board members, county supervisors, town officials and all state delegates and senators on the ballot — let’s support all students and their teachers with our vote … because education matters and all students matter, whether this makes us comfortable or not.”)
- Opinion: Effective bay stewardship requires a diverse marine board
- VCU Health chose a risky deal. When it failed, it cost $73 million to back out.
- As Virginia Beach superintendent announces departure, school board wonders what’s next
- Read the responses to our Senate District 12 candidate questionnaire
- Del. Ballard easily wins re-nomination (“The incumbent took 91.7% of the votes at a mass meeting. So far, there’s no Democrat on the ballot for this Republican-leaning district in the New River Valley.”)
- Read the responses to our 73rd House District candidate questionnaire
- 3 Republican hopefuls vie for open Chesterfield House seat
- UVa Board of Visitors floats tracking student, faculty political ideology (WTF?)
- VMI’s Chief of Diversity Quits Amid Debate Over DEI
- Editorial: Promise of ODU-EVMS merger looms large for Hampton Roads
- Arlington Dem Mary Detweiler Explains Why Tony Weaver Is Her #1 Choice for Arlington County Board
- D.C.-area forecast: Cooler today with early clouds, then warmer again to start the workweek
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