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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 29.
- 1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talks
- Warmer oceans have bleached corals at depths previously thought impossible
- They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world (“Hydrogen produces only water when burned, making it very attractive as a potential clean energy source for industries like aviation, shipping and steel-making that need so much energy it’s almost impossible to meet through renewables such as solar and wind.”)
- New danger for Ukraine: Taking Israel’s side in war against Hamas and Gaza
- Lebanon’s Hezbollah weighs dueling appeals: ease attacks or escalate
- GOP Presidential Hopefuls Call for Unconditional Israel Support
- Israel moves to “new phase” of war with Hamas in major incursion in Gaza
- A spiderweb of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive
- Thousands loot UN aid warehouses in Gaza as desperation grows and Israel widens ground offensive
- Israel’s Netanyahu calls Gaza expansion the second phase of a ‘long war’
- ‘This is my home’: Israel’s kibbutz communities look to rebuild after devastation of Hamas attack
- Amid the blasts of countless bombs, the rattle of gunfire shows Israelis are in Gaza – and will stay
- ‘Is there a plan?’ Families of Israeli hostages demand answers from Netanyahu (“Relatives gathering at defence ministry want to know what strategies are in place to free the captives”)
- Israel says its war can both destroy Hamas and rescue hostages. Their families are less certain
- Israel’s Economy Set to Shrink 11% as Hamas War Escalates: JPMorgan (This isn’t sustainable.)
- Internet, Phone Service Gradually Returns In Gaza Following Communications Blackout (“Health authorities in Gaza and U.N. agencies warned that the blackout has exacerbated Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.”)
- How This Israel-Hamas Conflict Is Like Nothing That’s Happened Before
- Netanyahu: ‘The war inside Gaza is going to be long’
- Israeli military ‘increases urgency’ of call for Gazans to flee south as offensive ramps ups
- ‘A snake will remain a snake’: Israeli envoy to UN slams Erdogan as relations with Turkey plummet
- The Biden administration should rethink its Israeli-Palestinian policies
- Scoop: Saudi defense minister to visit White House amid fears of regional war
- Israeli troops are in Gaza: 7 big questions about the war, answered
- As China Looks to Broker Gaza Peace, Antisemitism Surges Online (Appalling.)
- China’s foreign minister suggests road to Xi-Biden summit will not be smooth
- China’s naval provocations are getting too blatant to ignore
- Soldiers sent to devastated Acapulco amid looting
- Five Ways Americans Keep Proving Economists Wrong (“A mix of job security, high savings and skepticism about the future are keeping U.S. consumers’ wallets open.”)
- UAW reaches tentative deal with Stellantis to end strike
- UAW in tentative deal to end labor strike with Stellantis but expands its strike at General Motors
- Will the U.A.W. Strike Turn the Rust Belt Green? (“A historic walkout against the Big Three automakers could shape the trajectory of one of America’s most politically salient regions.”)
- Who Were the Worst of the Worst Climate Polluters in 2022? (“EPA’s annual greenhouse gas report for large emitters show some facilities slashed their emissions while others polluted more than ever.”)
- Joe Biden Knows What It Actually Means to Be President
- Mike Johnson’s Old-Time Religion (“Christian nationalists have a champion in the new Speaker.”)
- Conservatives see hope for anti-abortion, anti-trans push with Speaker Johnson
- What we’re learning about House Speaker Mike Johnson and his demands for government funding
- Mike Johnson Conducted Seminars Promoting the US as a “Christian Nation”
- House Speaker Mike Johnson Responds to New Round of Scrutiny About Black Son (This whole story is SUPER weird.)
- How Mike Johnson went from little-known to House speaker in 24 hours
- Mike Johnson is well within the mainstream of today’s GOP (As Jamison Foser says, “This is a very bad way of saying ‘Today’s GOP is historically extreme'” As usual, the political media downplays and normalizes far-right extremism.)
- Where Is Mike Johnson’s Ironclad Oath? (“How America treats those who flirt with rebellion”)
- ‘These are not good or smart people’: Haley slams Trump on praise for U.S. adversaries
- The stage was set for the non-Trump field. He stole the show.
- The Devil’s Bargain Mike Pence Could Not Escape
- Pence Bows Out of ’24 Race His Former Boss Is Dominating
- It ended in Sin City. But Mike Pence’s campaign was DOA for months.
- Trump on Pence’s 2024 presidential race exit: ‘He should endorse me’ (Sure, endorse the guy who tried to overthrow our democracy and have you murdered by his crazed supporters.)
- Hutchinson’s campaign manager to depart after disagreement over viable path to nomination
- Biden takes swipe at Trump, GOP at fundraiser: ‘Democracy is at stake in 2024’ (Note how “The Hill” covers this as a “swipe,” when in fact it’s just a 100% factual statement about Trump and the MAGA GOP? Because…yep, broken record alert, the political media SUCKS.)
- Primary Battles Brew Over Progressive Democrats’ Stances on Israel (“Representative Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, who joined calls for a cease-fire, has become one of several progressive lawmakers facing new pressure.”)
- ‘We will heal together’: Maine residents relieved as shooter found dead
- Actor Matthew Perry Has Died at 54 (“The ‘Friends’ star was found unresponsive at his home.”)
- Virginia’s political lab is testing the mood on abortion, crime and MAGA
- Schapiro: On abortion, saying a lot by saying a little (“Republicans want to prohibit most abortions after 15 weeks, making exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. However, Youngkin is not ruling out sterner restrictions, should a GOP-ruled legislature approve them. And some Republican candidates have been outed — in surreptitious recordings by abortion-rights advocates — for favoring total bans.”)
- Republicans and conservatives engage in shady election tactics across Virginia
- Williams: Get Jim Crow out of Virginia’s constitution. Restore voting rights for all ex-offenders.
- Opinion: Virginia must build on its protection for forests
- At MAGA Rally in Manassas, Freedom Virginia Mobile Billboard Reminds Voters of John Stirrup’s Plan to Ban Abortion (“Accountability Truck Blasts Audio of Stirrup Promising ‘a 100% Ban’ on Abortion”)
- Franconia District (Fairfax County) School Board Candidate Marcia C. St. John-Cunning Launching Write-In Campaign After Being Disqualified from the Ballot Due to a Technicality
- What’s in a name? Virginia Beach wants to make city election districts more recognizable
- Arlington Co.’s oldest house unveils ‘stumbling stones’ memorializing its former enslaved inhabitants
- D.C.-area forecast: Still mild with more clouds today, turning much cooler by Halloween
