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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national, and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 15.
- Natural gas may contribute to climate change as much as coal, a study says.
- U.S. climate envoy heads to Beijing as world’s top polluters look for ways to stem crisis
- ‘Giant Methane Factories’: Hydropower Has Long Been Touted as Clean Energy. But Is It?
- Can Tech Stop Animal Poachers in Their Tracks?
- South Korea, India, Southern Europe: A Devastating Climate Present—and Future
- Trump came to Helsinki to kowtow to Putin. Biden came to stand up to him.
- What we know about Andrey Troshev, the man Putin proposed as the new Wagner boss
- Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian military leaders increasingly criticised by subordinates, says UK
- Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv’s troops
- The U.S. and China Are Restarting Climate Talks: Here’s Where Things Stand
- Would Allies Fight With U.S. for Taiwan? Japan Is Wary
- China’s top diplomat urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmer
- ‘Where does it end?’ Far-right’s gains raise fears for LGBTQ+ freedoms in Spain
- Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking
- S Korea floods leave at least 20 dead as thousands forced to evacuate
- BBC News anchor hospitalized with mental health concerns after tabloid scandal divides U.K.
- America’s Most Crucial Waterway Is Drying Out (“The Mississippi River, which ferries key materials between America’s heartland and the Gulf Coast, is once again nearing concerningly low levels.”)
- “Stifling” heat wave poses deadly risks from Florida to California, breaks records
- Biden administration forgives $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers
- Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Program Just Got Even Bigger
- Birth Control Isn’t the Only Thing That Just Went Over-the-Counter (“Progestin, the active ingredient in the first over-the-counter daily contraceptive pill, can be used to treat PCOS, endometriosis, migraines, and more.”)
- Republicans celebrate their successful deception of voters (“No matter how many refutations FBI Director Christopher Wray and others provide, Republicans are persuading people to believe lies — and they’re proud of it.”)
- Biden stability beats Trump volatility in 2024 match-up, experts suggest (This should be the no-brainer of all no-brainers.)
- Clarence Thomas and the price of feigned originalism (“Gaps in ethics on the High Court lead to extreme rulings. No justice is more tainted than Clarence Thomas”)
- 5th Circuit pauses order restricting Biden administration’s tech contacts
- The Biden administration is allowed to talk to social media platforms again — for now
- White House says Republicans have turned defense bill into ‘rightwing wishlist’
- How Republicans turned a must-pass defense bill into an “extremist manifesto”
- The House just passed a defense bill with controversial abortion, LGBTQ measures. It doesn’t stand a chance in the Senate.
- ‘A-hole’ abortion vote roils GOP’s defense bill plans
- GOP lawmaker says he ‘misspoke’ in referring to ‘colored people’ on House floor (It just slipped right off his racist tongue, so…)
- Exclusive: Pennsylvania, New Mexico secretaries of state interviewed as part of special counsel’s 2020 election interference probe
- Trump asks courts to throw out evidence and disqualify DA in Georgia probe of 2020 election aftermath (Hell no.)
- Jack Smith Says That No, You Can’t Get Out of Trial Just Because You’re Running For President
- Jared Kushner Does Donald Trump a Solid, Tells Grand Jury His Father-in-Law Really Believed the Election Was Stolen: Report
- The Iowa caucuses are six months away. Some Republicans worry Trump may be unstoppable
- Team Biden-Harris Raises Over $72 Million in Q2, Reports Historic $77 Million in Cash on Hand (“Fundraising dramatically outpaces all reported GOP hauls”)
- Pence raises less than $1.2 million, leaving questions about debate eligibility
- Florida might pay for MAGA cruelty and know-nothingism
- MAGA propaganda collides with Florida reality
- AAA pulls back from offering insurance in Florida, following Farmers
- Two senior DeSantis advisers are leaving to help run outside effort
- Trailing Trump by 30 Points, Ron DeSantis Plans Attack on Tim Scott
- Veterans quit DeSantis’ Florida State Guard over militialike training
- Kari Lake’s ‘Frivolous’ Election Suit Sparks $122,200 Sanctions Penalty
- Judge to decide next week whether to block Iowa law banning abortions after about 6 weeks
- Judge upholds stringent Oregon gun control law as constitutional
- George Santos Mysteriously Got Big Bucks From a Bunch of Newbie Donors
- Are Democrats Burying Their Heads in the Sand Over Manchin’s Flirtations With a Presidential Run?
- Mike Pence Tells Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 Was ‘A Riot,’ Not An Insurrection (That should be automatically disqualifying.)
- Tucker Carlson Makes Anti-Ukraine, Anti-Vaccine, Jan. 6 Views Top Topics At GOP Forum (“He can no longer spread his conspiracy theories on Fox News, but he put them front and center at a Republican presidential candidates forum in Iowa.” Republicans are the tinfoil-hat, extremist party.)
- Hollywood grinds to a halt on first full day of joint actors’ and writers’ strikes
- Elon Musk is just throwing money at popular Twitter users now
- Suspect in Gilgo Beach Killings Led a Life of Chaos and Control
- MVP appeals construction delay to the U.S. Supreme Court
- Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on Adjusted Selection Criteria for New FBI Headquarters
- Maryland’s bid for a new FBI headquarters just got a big boost
- Spanberger Statement on House GOP Bill that Plays Political Games with America’s Servicemembers & National Security
- Video: CNN’s Erin Burnett Relentlessly Exaggerates RFK Jr.’s Polling; Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Explains Why RFK Jr. Is a “Fringe” Figure Making “False Assertions and Conspiratorial Claims” (Rep. Connolly: “[RFK Jr.’s] got a storied name that he is discrediting by the hour…shame on him!”)
- 2013 “Extreme Team” VA GOP Ticket Member EW Jackson – Who’s Ranted About “Homocracy,” “Demon Possession,” Yoga & Satan, Muslims, “Pure Evil” Planned Parenthood; etc. – Might Be Running for PRESIDENT? LOL (Jackson would be a perfect fit for the 2024 GOP fascist freak show)
- Industrial Menhaden Operations Harm Virginia Ecosystems
- Virginia school funding frames budget debate, but outlook for deal ‘pretty grim’
- Commentary: General Assembly must come together – and deliver a budget (This is by pathological liar and right wingnut Glenn Youngkin. ‘Nuff said.)
- Four Democrats may not make the ballot because of paperwork problems (“Trudy Berry of Mecklenburg County, Gregory Maxwell of Franklin County, Jessica Rowlands of Chesterfield County and Zach Coltrain of Virginia Beach are those whose place on the ballot is in doubt.”)
- Elaine Tholen Elected Fairfax County School Board Chair; Karl Frisch Elected Vice Chair
- Ranked-choice voting worked as intended, but Arlington may hit pause anyway
- D.C.-area forecast: Hot and humid today ahead of a Sunday cool front
