by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 31.
- Extreme Rain From Atmospheric Rivers and Ice-Heating Micro-Cracks Are Ominous New Threats to the Greenland Ice Sheet
- Cooling Technology’s Next Act Could Be Even More Important Than Today’s Heat Pumps (“The world is struggling to stay cool amid worsening extreme heat. A new wave of startups is working to make sure the future is more bearable — without frying the climate.”)
- Analysis | As the world boils, a backlash to climate action gains strength (These people want to destroy the planet’s environment or what?)
- The lesson from the Greece wildfires? The climate crisis is coming for us all
- Euro zone economy shows resilience as second-quarter GDP beats expectation, inflation slips
- Ukraine says Russian missiles hit another apartment building and likely trapped people under rubble
- Deadly Russian Missile Strike Hits Apartments in Central Ukraine
- Spending Boom Fuels Russia’s Wartime Economy, Raising Bubble Fears
- Russia’s Medvedev makes new nuclear threat over Ukraine war (This guy’s completely unhinged.)
- Ukraine war: ‘People call us the Ghosts of Bakhmut’
- Zelenskyy warns war is returning to Russia; Putin says China and Africa could help end conflict
- Wagner pauses fighter recruitment and focuses on Africa and Belarus – Prigozhin
- Pro-coup protesters wave Russian flags in Niger as regional leaders threaten military intervention
- Niger junta says France planning strikes to free Bazoum
- Why China’s Miracle Growth Story May Be Coming to an End
- While Everyone Else Fights Inflation, China’s Deflation Fears Deepen (“Signs of deflation are becoming more prevalent across China, heaping extra pressure on Beijing to reignite growth or risk falling into an economic trap it could find hard to escape.”)
- Blast rips through political gathering in Pakistan, killing at least 44
- Power from fossil gas plunged by 50 pct in June on Australia’s main grid
- Denmark considers banning burning of holy texts including Qur’an at protests (“Government say such demonstrations play into hands of extremists and can have ‘significant negative consequences for Denmark’”)
- Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity
- Where did it all go right for Biden? Facts blunt Republican attack lines (“Crime is down, inflation is falling and the border is quiet. Little wonder the House speaker is floating impeachment of the president for … something”)
- Alito ‘stunningly wrong’ that Senate can’t impose supreme court ethics rules (Alito is an extremist, super arrogant, out of control, corrupt, etc.)
- No, Justice Alito. Congress should not butt out on Supreme Court ethics. (Congress actually needs to take a LOT of action regarding the corrupt, out-of-control Supreme Court.)
- Biden is diversifying the bench. But he needs more seats to fill. (“The federal bench remains overwhelmingly White and male. One solution would be to create more judgeships.”)
- First on CNN: Biden administration launches new income-driven student debt repayment plan
- Mar-a-Lago employee overseeing surveillance cameras previously received target letter in Trump classified documents probe
- Trump team creating legal defense fund
- $60 Million Refund Request Shows Financial Pressure on Trump From Legal Fees
- 40 million ways Trump’s campaign is morphing into his legal defense
- DA Fani Willis gives more insight into decision over Trump Georgia election investigation
- Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here’s a look at that investigation
- The chance of Trump winning another term is very real
- ‘A rerun of a soap opera’: Republican governor warns against Trump 2024 bid (“New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu attacks ex-president and says his 2024 bid is a far cry from his victorious 2016 run”)
- New charges raise an old question: Why are so many people willing to risk it all for Donald Trump? (“Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta should learn from Cassidy Hutchinson and Michael Cohen: Trump is not your friend”)
- Trump Crushing DeSantis and G.O.P. Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds
- It’s time to believe Donald Trump (“As the walls close, Trump’s threats intensify — and he’s deadly serious”)
- Does DeSantis have a Florida problem? Trump dominates in the Sunshine State.
- What does Ron DeSantis have riding on the debates? Maybe everything.
- Scoop: Why Biden’s team soured on Dems’ election lawyer (“The president’s team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights, especially going into a 2024 election that could be especially litigious…Marc has created a legal strategy he has convinced people is a political strategy, that it is actually a business strategy”)
- Top Super PAC commands House Dems to talk up the economy
- McConnell’s health scare puts focus on shadow race to replace him (“The senator said the shadow race to one day replace McConnell has boiled down to Thune, Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), who previously served as Senate GOP whip, and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (Wyo.).”)
- Nikki Haley suggests Mitch McConnell should step aside amid health concerns
- GOP splits further over Tuberville’s military blockade as it stretches through summer
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Didn’t Used to Be This Way. His Path Is a Warning.
- Inside the Party Switch that Blew Up North Carolina Politics (Totally slimy.)
- How Meta Created a Wild West for Abortion Misinformation
- Mike Huckabee’s “Kids Guide to the Truth About Climate Change” Shows the Changing Landscape of Climate Denial (That whole family is completely f’ed up.)
- Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity (“New logo for Elon Musk’s social network strobes over San Francisco neighbourhood, prompting complaints and mobilising building inspectors”)
- There Are Just 100 Days Until the Crucial 2023 Virginia General Assembly Elections (Early Voting Starts 9/22). So…Time to Crank Up the Energy Level!
- “The gender gap will be one of the keys this year in Virginia”…and DEMOCRATS Have the Huge Advantage in the Number of Women Running! (“Democrats are hoping to run up the score with women given the abortion issue.” – Sam Shirazi)
- Advocates worry child poverty rates in Virginia are going to spike
- Willful neglect of Virginia’s second-year budgets must not become our new normal
- Recovering from twin Southwest Virginia floods: ‘A rough, rough ride’
- All but few near Roanoke Valley have power again; other parts of Southwest Va. still without service
- Storm Aftermath: Arlington Residents Deal With Tree Damage, Outages
- D.C.-area forecast: As August begins this week, it’s not as hot as usual
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