by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 26.
- From carbon capture to King Charles: what to look out for at Cop28 (“The big climate conference starts in the UAE on November 30 – who are the key players and what will they be talking about?”)
- EU climate chief: China must help fund rescue of poorer nations hit by disaster
- Pollution fueling a sex imbalance among endangered green sea turtles
- Cats have driven many species to extinction. Experts share tactics for reducing feline destruction (“the only effective way to protect vulnerable wildlife from cats is for people to keep their cats indoors or otherwise within their control — just as we expect pet owners to do with any other animal”)
- Dead, wounded or AWOL: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war
- Zelensky is up for re-election. But can Ukraine vote? (“Some right-wing US politicians want Ukraine to vote as scheduled next year. Ukrainians don’t.”)
- Russia Suffers Heavy Drone Attack Including Strikes on Moscow
- Israel receives third list of hostages to be released as fragile truce holds
- Americans on List of Next Hamas Hostages Set for Release
- Israel Faces Decision on What to Do After End of Truce
- Cease-fire allows residents of Jabaliya refugee camp to venture out and assess destruction
- Israel, Hamas Ready for More Hostage Releases as Truce Holds
- A fraught battlespace awaits Israel after the pause
- Aid enters Gaza as Israel awaits release of third group of hostages
- Taiwan Draws Clear US-Versus-China Battle Lines in Key Election
- China Says Multiple Pathogens Are Behind Spike in Respiratory Illnesses
- Milei’s radical proposals face test of reality in Argentina
- Raped during Ethiopia’s war, survivors now rejected by their families (“More than 100,000 women may have been raped during the two-year civil war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, according to the most comprehensive study.”)
- How Myanmar’s resistance could topple its military government — for good (“A surprise offensive on October 27 stunned the junta. A revolution could build a new Myanmar.”)
- Geert Wilders vows to become Dutch PM by compromising with other parties (Don’t trust this guy for a minute.)
- Geert Wilders’ win shows the far right is being normalised. Mainstream parties must act (“The Party for Freedom leader succeeded last week because he has become part of the Dutch political furniture. This disturbing trend needs to be halted”)
- ‘We have to work urgently’: Mexican ecologists start campaign to save axolotl
- Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year
- How school boards became one of democracy’s front lines
- Democracy faces two threats. Trump is only one of them. (“The first is Donald Trump, who is already at the center of our national conversation. The second is the ongoing assault on voting rights, which rarely commands the airwaves.”)
- Trump slams evangelical leader who endorsed DeSantis as ‘scammer’
- House Republicans ratchet up focus on Jan. 6 amid Greene, Trump loyalist pressure
- ‘Fake elector’ probes in 2020 swing states could spell more trouble for Trump
- Romney says any Democrat would be ‘an upgrade’ over Trump in 2024
- Why Trump’s Trials Should Be on TV (“The conduct of the trials, their fairness, and their possibly damning verdicts will be at the center of the 2024 election. Transparency is crucial.”)
- Santos lashes out at colleagues as he stares down expulsion
- Representative George Santos, Facing Likely Expulsion, Says Congress Is Filled With “Felons Galore”
- Kids keep missing school in Virginia. Leaders are looking to curb that.
- Editorial: Record fundraising should prompt reform of campaign finance system (“The staggering sums raised for this year’s legislative elections should prompt lawmakers to consider substantive campaign finance reform.”)
- Opinion: Is Gov. Glenn Youngkin finally free to be himself? (It’s ridiculous to assume that Youngkin hasn’t felt “free to be himself” all along. Regardless, he’s made his choices…and they’ve all been to throw in his lot with Trump, MAGA, the far right, anti-democracy forces, etc.)
- CASEY: How to ruin a good school system in a few easy steps
- D.C.-area forecast: Cloudier today with light showers possible; breezy early this week
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