by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, December 24.
- The faith leaders fighting for the climate: ‘we have a moral obligation’
- For Much of the World, Inflation Will Be Normal in 2024—Finally
- Amid Wars and Elections, Global Economy Faces Rising Geopolitical Risks
- Polish farmers end blockade of Ukraine border crossing (“Ukraine says movement of lorries restored after suspension of protest, but truckers’ blockades of three other crossings continue”)
- Yekaterina Duntsova barred from running against Putin in election (This “election” is a complete farce.)
- Biden Convinced Netanyahu to Halt a Pre-Emptive Strike Against Hezbollah
- Oil tanker hit near Indian coast amid maritime hostilities against Israel by Houthis
- US Accuses Iran of Indian Ocean Attack as Shipping Threat Grows
- Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran, says US
- On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war
- A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers in a sign of Hamas’ entrenchment
- Israeli Airstrikes Flatten 2 Gaza Homes, Killing Over 90 Palestinians
- How 3 Israeli hostages tried to save themselves, only to be killed by their own military
- Revealed: how US residents are funding illegal settlements in the West Bank
- Israel bombs northern Gaza, reports mounting military losses
- Why sexual violence in war is so widespread — and under-covered (“How to understand Hamas’s alleged sexual attacks on October 7.”)
- With Israeli Raids in the West Bank, ‘There’s No Such Thing as Sleeping at Night’
- Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Prices Are Up 60%
- Canada’s Trudeau says a second Trump presidency could harm climate goals (Yes, it would be disastrous…)
- How Russian and Chinese Interference Could Affect the U.S. Election
- We cannot turn our back on the Endangered Species Act after 50 years of preventing extinction
- The Supreme Court must take charge of the US political and legal mess, but it isn’t in a hurry
- “Disturbing pattern”: The most unhinged right-wing conspiracy theories of 2023
- Trump urges court to grant him immunity in election subversion case (Absolutely not.)
- Trump Pushes Forward in 2024 Run Amid Indictments and Colorado Ruling
- Scaramucci on Trump’s rhetoric compared to Hitler: ‘It’s a total dog whistle’
- The Far-Right Pushes a New Conspiracy Theory to Discredit Jack Smith
- George Conway refutes Jake Tapper’s claims Trump got ‘big win’ with Supreme Court ruling (Jake Tapper is abysmally bad.)
- Don’t Buy the Fox News ‘Pivot’—It’ll Be Trump TV Again Soon (“Fox has wildly swung between GOP also-rans in hopes of finding a Trump alternative. Don’t be fooled: This all ends with Fox as a MAGA propaganda outlet yet again.”)
- Moms for Liberty faces growing challenges amid Florida sex scandal (More like “Moms for Threesomes, Book Banning, etc.”)
- The Post reviewed 1,000 school book challenges. Here’s what we found. (“Just 11 people filed the majority of school book challenges” That’s completely absurd.)
- Half of challenged books return to schools. LGBTQ books are banned most.
- What Went Wrong for Ron DeSantis in 2023 (Pretty much everything?)
- Newsom pans efforts to block Trump from California ballot
- Federal judge denies request to block Massachusetts assault weapons ban
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders New Legislative Maps In Redistricting Case
- Right-wing media have repeatedly launched wild attacks against Taylor Swift (Crazy.)
- Richmond Public School leaders raise concerns over Youngkin’s proposed fiscal state budget
- Youngkin’s budget proposal ties millions in Norfolk flood project funding to unbuilt casino
- State OKs historic marker recognizing slave trade in Charlottesville
- Arlington’s Civil War Legacy Is Finally Laid to Rest (“A memorial tainted with Lost Cause mythology has at last been purged from the national cemetery. If only national memory were so easily resolved.”)
- The University Uprooted a Black Neighborhood. Then Its Policies Reduced the Black Presence on Campus. (“Black enrollment at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University fell by more than half under longtime president Paul Trible, a former Republican senator who wanted to ‘offer a private school experience.’ By 2021, only 2.4% of full-time professors were Black.”)
- ‘Forever chemical’ that polluted the Roanoke River not found in private wells
- Florida State’s lawsuit could blow up the Atlantic Coast Conference. What that means for Blacksburg and Charlottesville.
- Prosecutors cite au pair’s affair with Herndon man in double killing
- D.C.-area forecast: Mild for much of Christmas week. A few showers today, more by Tuesday.
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