by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 13.
- Antarctica may have entered ‘new regime’ of low sea ice as global warming ramps up (“Study conducted by Australian scientists describes a ‘breakdown’ in link between sea ice and atmosphere as coverage reaches record lows”)
- Demand for oil, gas and coal will peak by 2030, but that’s not fast enough to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees, says IEA chief
- Climate Disasters Are on the Rise. So Is Disinformation. (“Denialism is making a real comeback.”)
- Big Oil’s Climate Fix Is Running Out of Time to Prove Itself
- Environmental activists killed at a rate of one every other day in 2022 – report (“Colombia was the deadliest country and a fifth of the 177 recorded killings took place in the Amazon rainforest, says Global Witness”)
- Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say
- Putin, Citing Trump ‘Persecution,’ Wades Back Into U.S. Politics
- Ukrainian missiles strike Russian warships in Crimean naval base
- A Russian Offensive Is Devastating This City—and Still Failing to Capture It (“Moscow has sent 50,000 troops in a bid to retake the city of Kupyansk, but Ukrainians are holding their ground and trying to maintain a semblance of normal life.”)
- Kim heads home after Putin toasts North Korean friendship (Disgusting.)
- North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia’s ‘just fight’ after viewing launch pads with Putin
- As OPEC’s Energy Influence Wanes, China’s Minerals Clout Rises
- ‘It’s like doomsday’: More than 5,000 dead after Libyan floods
- Everyone should get a COVID booster this fall, CDC says
- Decongestant found in popular cold, allergy medicines doesn’t actually work, FDA advisors say
- Up to $135B in unemployment aid stolen during pandemic: watchdog
- Overall Prices Set to Pop in Inflation Report, but Details Should Look Better
- For a Clearer Inflation Signal, Look Past Expected August Uptick
- U.S. Incomes Fall for Third Straight Year
- Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay—And So Are Exploding Budget Deficits
- Climate change made U.S. summer hotter for almost everyone
- Interior Department: US must update century-old mining law to meet climate goals
- Hurricane Lee, now very large, is raising wind and surf dangers along the East Coast
- Social media ruling could ‘chill’ Biden admin efforts to limit misinformation
- The unconstitutional plan to stop women from traveling out of state for an abortion, explained
- The Real Aim of McCarthy’s Impeachment Inquiry Into Joe Biden
- McCarthy faces a threat to oust him as speaker. Here’s how that could work
- The most predictable impeachment investigation in American history (“When McCarthy announced the inquiry into Biden, it felt like more of an inevitable consequence of America’s diseased politics than a constitutional thunderclap”)
- Kevin McCarthy Is a Hostage (“The speaker’s abrupt impeachment probe against Biden is the latest sign that he’s still fighting for his job.”)
- Freedom Caucus digs in on spending demands of McCarthy
- White House slams impeachment inquiry as ‘evidence-free goose chase’
- Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz Have an Embarrassing Fight Over Whose Idea It Was to Impeach Joe Biden
- Kevin McCarthy’s ‘craven act’: Speaker panders to far-right with impeachment inquiry into Biden
- Impeachment Inquiry Shows Kevin McCarthy Is a Hostage In His Own House
- Trump privately discussed Biden impeachment with House GOPers
- How Donald Trump’s DOJ gave Biden a major assist in the coming impeachment probe
- Senate GOP says House lacks evidence for impeachment
- Judge rejects Trump’s request to move Colorado ballot case to federal court
- GOP lawyer with ties to three Trump rivals enters 14th Amendment fray
- Trump’s Ploy to Evade Punishment for Jan. 6 Is Coming Into Focus
- Trump’s Criminal Defense Strategy: Delay, Disrupt, Throw S–t Against the Wall and Hope Something Sticks
- Trump and his cronies underestimated Fani Willis
- Rightwing women’s group slammed for keynote address by ‘misogynist’ Trump (“Concerned Women for America, a self-described public policy women’s US organization, said it was ‘honored’ to host ex-president”)
- Rural New Deal Would Revitalize Rural America, Help Bridge the Divide (Meanwhile, Joe Biden is proving to be the most pro-worker, pro-farmer and pro-rural president of the past 40 years.)
- Memo to Democrats: To solve your rural problem, look to Mississippi (“A case study in how Republicans actively make the lives of their rural constituents worse.”)
- PragerU’s Confederate classroom propaganda: Co-opting history to prop up modern insurrectionists (“Abraham Lincoln is portrayed making arguments that sound like modern Proud Boys begging a judge for forgiveness”)
- Fox Sued by New York City Pension Funds Over Election Falsehoods
- What Eric Adams Is Getting Wrong About the Migrant Crisis (“Yes, it’s a huge challenge. No, it’s not going to ‘destroy’ New York City”)
- Tuberville refuses to budge on military promotions despite growing GOP pressure
- X is placing major ads on a heavily followed antisemitic account that endorses killing politicians and LGBTQ advocates (“X CEO Linda Yaccarino keeps breaking her promise to advertisers about brand safety”)
- Lauren Boebert escorted out of “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver after “causing a disturbance”
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says “Kevin McCarthy is feeding the right-wing outrage machine so he can placate his craziest Members who are threatening to oust him from his post.” (“It’s a sham, it’s pathetic, and the American people know it.”)
- Study shows Virginia’s teacher shortages continue
- The Power of Your Vote: Why Virginia School Board Elections Matter (“School board members often make decisions about curriculum, have a say in how the division’s money is spent, and can determine disciplinary actions.”)
- Mapped: Abortions surge in Virginia as southern states impose restrictions
- Editorial: Ombudsman office will protect inmates, staff in state corrections facilities
- Virginia Democrat in key state House race calls sharing of pornographic videos ‘the worst gutter politics’
- Virginia starts requiring poultry litter producers and brokers to report sales
- Fairfax County School Board (At-Large) Dem Nominee Kyle McDaniel: “my [GOP] opponent…was teargassed by the Capitol Police while trying to storm the building” (She also “recruits volunteers for white supremacist groups”)
- Fairfax County police create unit to investigate red flag cases
- D.C.-area forecast: Awesome fall weather follows possible showers today
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