by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 29.
- ‘Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows
- ‘This is another beast’: UN chief heat officer on living amid fires, how to cool cities and fears for her daughter
- G20 ministers fail to reach agreement on key climate issues
- China accused of using ‘wrecking tactics’ at climate talks (“Impasse at G20 despite moves by Washington and Beijing to rekindle bilateral discussions”)
- Extreme weather may aid global climate push
- Analysis | How World Fell Into a Subsidy Race in Pursuit of Climate Goals
- The end of Oppenheimer’s nuclear energy dream: Modular reactors supported by ideology alone (“No SMRs are commercially available, they are just designs…Advanced reactors may make waste problem worse…Factory construction is a risk…Not likely to help cut emissions…’Tech bro libertarian culture'”)
- With Starlink, Elon Musk’s Satellite Dominance Is Raising Global Alarms (“The billionaire’s influence on satellite internet technology has increasingly worried militaries and political leaders in Ukraine and beyond.”)
- Traders Are Risking It All on Bets That Market Boom Will Last
- Russia Extends Its Campaign Against Ukrainian Ports
- Putin’s Dystopian Plan for Post-Mutiny Russia Revealed (“The Kremlin has introduced a mysterious initiative for armed groups in Russia just weeks after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed coup.”)
- Putin searches for more friends at Africa summit but low turnout dampens bid for influence
- ‘I realise how serious it is’: voters in England support action on climate crisis
- After 30 Years in Israel, I See My Country Differently (“Inside the Israeli crack-up”)
- Republicans are threatening to sabotage George W. Bush’s greatest accomplishment (“A program that’s saved 25 million lives is at risk of losing its congressional authorization for the first time.” Republicans being horrible yet again.)
- A Succession of Coups Bring Turmoil in Africa From Coast to Coast
- ‘Exiled’ Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
- Niger coup: EU suspends security cooperation and budgetary aid
- Niger coup: US offers ‘unflagging’ support to ousted leader as sanctions threatened (“UN, US and France all call for a return to order after Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself the new head of state”)
- North Korea’s Kim vows to boost cooperation with China to ‘new high’
- US announces Taiwan weapons package worth up to $345 million
- The U.S. economy is humming. It’s time to celebrate — and aim higher.
- The U.S. Economy Is Sticking the Soft Landing
- Summer brings COVID-19 uptick amid renewed travel, socializing. How bad will it get?
- ‘It’s Called Summer’: GOP Brushes Off Record Heat Wave (In a sane world, this climate denalism and minimization would be automatically/immediately disqualifing.)
- FERC issues rule to speed grid connections for storage, renewables, other generators amid 2 TW backlog (“With generators facing years to complete interconnection reviews, the rule is a ‘significant’ step in getting new power supplies online, but more work is needed, according to experts.”)
- States’ rights make a comeback as Republicans rush to defy Washington (“Several red states are rejecting the authority of not just the federal government – but also the conservative supreme court”)
- Justice Samuel Alito Insists Congress Has No Power To ‘Regulate’ Supreme Court (Congress absolutely does have that power – including to fund the Supreme Court, to specify how many Justices sit on the Supreme Court, etc.)
- Donald Trump Is In a Category 4 Legal S–tstorm—That Could Soon Become Category 5 (“The former president, who allegedly tried to ‘delete’ Mar-a-Lago security footage, was slapped with three additional charges in the classified-documents case. And there may be even more in the offing.”)
- Trump’s Legal Turmoil Just Keeps Getting Worse (“And worse”)
- The incredibly damaging timeline of the alleged Mar-a-Lago coverup
- New Trump Charges Highlight Long-Running Questions About Obstruction
- Trump Privately Called His Team’s Election Lies ‘Crazy.’ The Special Counsel Has Questions
- Trump shows in Iowa he still rules the GOP — despite his deepening criminal peril
- “Witnesses lie, recordings don’t”: Ex-prosecutor pinpoints major problem for Trump in new indictment
- Trump aide Carlos De Oliveira’s journey from failed witness to defendant
- 5 takeaways as Trump’s legal troubles mount
- Donald Trump Vows To Run For President From Prison If Convicted
- The Boss and His Botched Coverup (“The latest charges against Donald Trump show him and his Mar-a-Lago band to be as lame as the Watergate plumbers.”)
- Trump’s rivals let GOP voters believe he’s a winner — and it’s coming back to bite them
- Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event
- Trump tells crowd he is the only Republican who can win 2024 election
- Opinion: The latest charges against Trump paint an even more damning picture
- Trump insulted their governor and may be indicted again. They love him.
- ‘Trump Employee 4’ in superseding indictment identified as Yuscil Taveras
- Trump appeals decision keeping hush money case in state court
- ‘These are my tapes’: Trump rips new charges in classified docs case
- GOP support for Trump softens as the former president’s legal troubles mount
- Will Nazi Imagery Survive the Ron DeSantis Reboot?
- Ron DeSantis’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
- Why Ron DeSantis Isn’t Beating Donald Trump
- Ron DeSantis Has a Personality Problem (He’s a weird, fascistic, nasty dude.)
- Tim Scott sees big money donor interest while Ron DeSantis hunts for cash
- DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments
- Ron DeSantis and the State Where History Goes to Die
- GOP Rep. John James slams DeSantis for curriculum comments on slavery: ‘You’ve gone too far’
- Military logjam worsens as senators leave town with no fix to Tuberville blockade
- RFK Jr.’s Latest Tweet Is Being Widely Interpreted As A Nazi Dog Whistle
- Joe Biden openly acknowledges his seventh grandchild for the first time (“Four-year-old Navy is the daughter of the US president’s son Hunter and was revealed after her mother sued for child support”)
- Alabama Is Defying the Supreme Court on Voting Rights (“The state’s refusal to comply has been met with a revealing silence on the right.”)
- John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate
- Most of Florida work group did not agree with controversial parts of state’s new standards for Black history, members say
- The Shady Backstory of Florida’s New Slavery Curriculum
- Kentucky’s Governor Race Could Unwind Voting Rights Restoration
- Cactuses in Phoenix are suddenly collapsing from extreme heat
- RFK Jr. fumes at Biden administration over Secret Service protection (Not a serious candidate.)
- With ‘robust’ waiver, Kaine says ‘Buy America’ requirements won’t hamstring Navy shipbuilding
- Educators share ideas with Senator Tim Kaine on ways to fix teacher shortage
- Rumors Have Been Swirling That Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Would Run for Governor in 2025; Now Politico Essentially Confirms It (Other likely candidates for governor in 2025 include Winsome Sears for the GOP nomination; Eileen Filler-Corn and Levar Stoney for the Dem nomination…)
- Abigail Spanberger tells Democrats she will run for governor
- House GOP eyes Spanberger’s seat amid reports she’ll run for Virginia governor
- Virginia Democrat who flipped key seat in ’18 might run for governor—and retire from the House
- Video: As Glenn Youngkin Pushes Hard for Early Voting in Virginia, Donald Trump RIPS IT, Calls For “One-Day [Voting]” (VA House Dems Leader Don Scott: “Let’s ask the MAGA Republicans in Virginia if they still agree with The Donald that mail-in ballots are fraudulent or have they changed their ways only temporarily to gain power.”)
- Youngkin Touts Praise From “Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group,” “Christian fundamentalist lobbying organization” in Support of His Anti-LGBTQ “Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students”
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Endorses 9 More Candidates, Bringing Total to 108 Reproductive Rights Champions
- Commentary: Undemocratic attacks on prosecutors are a threat to us all (By Steve Descano)
- Judge dismisses suit against VA education department under U.S. disability law
- Schapiro: Politics means not all UVa overseers are on board
- D.C.-area forecast: Another scorcher today, with potential late-day storms
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