by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 27.
- Tiny Forests With Big Benefits (“Native plants crowded onto postage-stamp-size plots have been delivering environmental benefits around the world — and, increasingly, in the U.S..”)
- Scientific journal retracts article that claimed no evidence of climate crisis (Why on earth would something so wildly wrong have been published in the first place?)
- Young People are Worried About Climate Change, and Rightfully So
- UN experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change
- Trump Remains Russia’s Favorite but This GOPer Is New No.2 (“‘The last time, we had installed President Trump for Americans, but our bet didn’t quite work out. Why not try again?’ one Russian host said about Vivek Ramaswamy.”)
- Prigozhin’s final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him
- Russia launches overnight air attack on northern, central Ukraine
- Experts See Signs of Sabotage in Prigozhin Plane-Crash Footage (“Visual evidence from the crash that killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Russia suggests his aircraft was bombed or sabotaged, rather than shot down.”)
- Zelenskyy pays tribute as Ukrainian pilot ‘Juice,’ 2 others killed in air ‘catastrophe’
- Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash (“Andrii Pilshchykov won fame taking part in dogfights over Kyiv during the early phase of Russia’s invasion.”)
- Ukraine, Russia turns into GOP presidential flashpoint (This tells us a GREAT deal about the MAGA/Trump Republican Party…nothing good!)
- A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies (“Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy, profoundly at odds with official French policy, have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder.”)
- China’s Industrial Profits Drop Persists as Economy Weakens
- Communist Party Priorities Complicate Plans to Revive China’s Economy
- 3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise
- Zimbabwe’s electoral commission says President Mnangagwa has won a second term
- Haiti gang opens fire on protesters, killing seven (“Soaring gang violence in Haiti has left more than 2,400 people dead in 2023 alone.”)
- Spain’s football federation accuses World Cup winner of lying about kiss from president (WTF?)
- Conservative UK lawmaker formally quits with scathing attack on PM Sunak
- Small Multifamily Homes Were Disappearing. Now States Are Scrambling to Revive Them (No-brainer for a lot of reasons – affordability, environmental benefits, etc.)
- 5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.
- What a UAW strike could mean for labor (“Auto workers at the ‘Detroit Three’ auto companies could stop work on September 14.”)
- The edgelord of the federal judiciary (“Imagine a Breitbart comments forum come to life and given immense power over innocent people. That’s Judge James Ho.”)
- Why most of Trump’s Republican rivals won’t attack him (“A look at the numbers reveals why. Those who have gone after him have seen their popularity among Republican voters suffer, while those who have risen in primary polling are either mostly not mentioning Trump or are praising him.”)
- Trump’s mug shot will backfire in 2024 (“Trump thinks this is a political winner for him. But as New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told me this week, ‘independents hate it.'”)
- Trump raised $7.1 million after Georgia booking, mugshot (The leader of the Republican Party raising money off of being a criminal who tried to overthrow our government, stage a coup, etc.)
- Trump allies face ruinous cash squeeze after Georgia indictment
- 14th Amendment, Section 3: A new legal battle against Trump takes shape (This SHOULD be against anyone who engaged in insurrection, which covers Republicans like Bob Good, Ben Cline, Amanda Chase, Dave LaRock, John McGuire, etc, etc.)
- Cohen on Georgia bookings: If any co-defendants turn on Trump, it’s ‘destruction for rest’
- Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show
- Shooter Who Killed 3 At Jacksonville Store Was Targeting Black People: Sheriff
- White shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida hate crime as Washington celebrates King’s dream
- Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store
- 3 people dead after gunman targeted Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, officials say
- Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen
- Bare power lines and ‘obsolete’ poles were possible cause of Hawaii fires (“Hawaiian Electric Co wires were seen uncovered as company’s own documents call its wooden poles a ‘serious public hazard’”)
- A Legacy of Colonialism Set the Stage for the Maui Wildfires
- Animal rescuers fear time may be running out on Maui
- Vivek Ramaswamy wants Elon Musk as an adviser if elected president (Gack.)
- Meet the Misfits Working to Elect RFK Jr. (“Kennedy’s campaign isn’t just uniting the fringes of the left and right—it’s enriching them, too.” Freak show.)
- Trump and Ramaswamy Show Us How the Worst Get to the Top
- CPAC urged to investigate more sexual misconduct claims against chair Matt Schlapp (Schlapp is another one of “the worst”)
- SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries
- Wisconsin Supreme Court flips liberal, creating a ‘seismic shift’
- Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price Is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
- Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
- Spanberger: A year later, the Inflation Reduction Act is helping Virginians save money
- Editorial: Can ‘Parents Matter’ actually improve K-12 education? Of course not
- Opinion: Virginia’s workforce development reforms create opportunities
- Dulles Airport Goes Solar: This Progress Brought to You by Democrats!
- BREAKING: Alexandria police investigating multiple shootings
- Editorial: Regional jail is a blight on Hampton Roads. Its closure will be welcome.
- D.C.-area forecast: Cooler through midweek with a few shower chances
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