by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 24.
- Climate Change Takes Center Stage in Economics
- Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025
- Russia says a transport plane has crashed and that 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board
- Israel and Ukraine Need 155mm Artillery Shells. Can the U.S. Meet Demand?
- Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle
- The Man Who Could Unseat Netanyahu (It can’t happen soon enough!)
- Netanyahu tests Biden’s patience as war pressure builds
- The war in Gaza isn’t going well for Israel, but it’s far from over for Netanyahu (“Israelis don’t trust Netanyahu. They’re still not ready to retreat from Gaza.”)
- Israel and Hamas probe for a pause that both sides need
- Plan for one-month Gaza truce makes progress as Israel hits Khan Younis
- Hamas Open to Releasing Some Hostages for Pause in Fighting
- US stages retaliatory airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, officials say
- U.S. steps up strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq and Yemen
- Red Sea Turmoil Sends Economic Shockwaves Far and Wide
- China’s human rights record criticised at UN as it faces rare scrutiny of policies
- China cuts bank reserve requirements and will boost property lending to support its slowing economy
- China steps up Taiwan pressure campaign with more balloons
- Rio Tinto signs contract for Australian grid’s first gigawatt scale solar project
- Myanmar’s army is losing – and facing fire from a militant monk
- 245,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors are alive today. Where are they now?
- Soaring demand for mezcal is draining Mexico of its wild agave
- US GDP Data Will Showcase Consumer Set to Power Economy in 2024
- Colleges are finally turning the corner on enrollment (“New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows a growth in college enrollment, the first increase since the pandemic.”)
- Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
- Frustrations explode at Senate GOP lunch over border deal
- Two Top Biden Aides Are Taking the Reins of His Re-election Campaign (“The aides, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Mike Donilon, will move from the White House to his re-election headquarters in Wilmington, Del.”)
- Biden wins the New Hampshire primary after Democrats write him on the ballot
- I braved a Trump rally in New Hampshire. He’s very confused.
- How Trump crushed Haley’s momentum — and came closer to clinching the nomination
- Winners and losers from the New Hampshire primaries (Nikki Haley and Dean Phillips are big losers.)
- Nikki Haley Was an Illusion. It Just Shattered.
- New Hampshire exit poll: Majority of GOP primary voters aren’t MAGA, but most would be satisfied with Trump nomination
- The Point: Trump’s Unimpressive Victory Reveals a Deeply Divided Party
- Time to face it: Republicans want Trump
- The Memo: Trump tightens hold on GOP
- Surely There Are Some Republicans Who Are Terrified By This (“Trump swung by New Hampshire to share what I suppose technically qualify as ‘thoughts.'”)
- Trump turns into sinister playground bully in New Hampshire victory lap
- Trump issues ominous threats of ‘investigations’ against Haley if she stays in GOP race
- Trump furious as he fails to knock out Haley before South Carolina
- Trump Has A Full-Blown All-Caps Freakout Over Nikki Haley
- Nikki Haley Says She’s Only Just Begun to Fight, But She Is Wrong
- Five takeaways from the New Hampshire primary (“There were other potential signs of trouble with moderate voters for Trump. Among them: 44% of the primary electorate said Trump is not fit for the presidency if he is convicted of a crime, and Haley won 84% of those voters. Haley won 79% of the votes of those who said Biden legitimately won the 2020 election — showing a potentially limited appetite among voters for Trump’s lies about widespread election fraud.”)
- Nikki Haley has been running to lead a Republican party that no longer exists
- Fact check: Trump makes false claims in New Hampshire victory speech
- If Haley couldn’t win New Hampshire, she probably won’t win anywhere (“Trump is on track to win all 56 primary contests.” The GOP is very much the party of Trump. And that is HORRIFYING!)
- Trump’s New Hampshire win had some bright red warning signs
- After Trump’s NH win, Biden gets the opponent he wants
- Trump Looks Unstoppable With New Hampshire Primary Win (“The twice-impeached, quadruply indicted former president handily beat his last serious competitor, demonstrating his tight grip on the GOP and leaving little doubt he’ll cruise to the nomination.”)
- Trump fumes in victory, Haley spins in defeat: Takeaways from New Hampshire
- Haley Suffers Blow in New Hampshire, Vows to Fight On
- Trump Wins NH Primary, But Not Quite the Victory He Wanted
- Two Impeachments, Four Indictments, and One Step Closer to Regaining the Presidency
- Why Trump, Haley, and DeSantis are ending the GOP primary by attacking Fox
- The 2024 Republican Primary Was Over Before It Began (“Donald Trump all but secured the nomination with his win over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, but the former President’s party remains as divided as ever about his candidacy.”)
- Harris attacks Trump over Roe v Wade at first campaign rally with Biden
- Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights at Virginia event (The headline should read, “At Virginia event, Biden vows…”)
- Biden and Harris paint Trump as freedom’s enemy at abortion rally in Virginia (The AP hides behind the word “paint,” instead of verifying – factually, for itself – that yes, indeed, Trump/Trumpism are very much the enemies of democracy, women’s reproductive freedom, etc, etc.)
- Video: President Joe Biden, VP Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, etc. Speak in Manassas on Safeguarding Reproductive Rights in America
- At Virginia rally, Biden and Harris lead reelection bid with abortion rights
- GOP hits Biden after he jokes about McAuliffe being ‘real governor’ of Virginia (It was a little joke between good friends. Republicans are desperate to distract attention from their party’s insurrectionism, election denial, etc.)
- Heaven knows I’m miserable now! The Smiths star recoils at Trump using his song
- The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump
- Elise Stefanik’s Deranged Defense of Trump Offers Democrats a Lesson
- House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz picks up steam with new witnesses contacted: Sources
- The LA Times lays off 115 people, with the De Los and Washington, D.C. teams especially hard-hit
- The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits
- Donors sue No Labels for ‘bait and switch’ 3rd party threat
- Libs of TikTok Fueled Bomb Threats at Oklahoma Schools. The Superintendent Just Hired Her
- New Transcript Blows Up James Comer’s Entire Hunter Biden Argument
- Audio recording reveals the moment that senior Republican figure tried to bribe Kari Lake not to run for Senate
- Charles Osgood, veteran CBS newsman and longtime host of “Sunday Morning,” dies at 91
- The Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Oscar Nominations
- The Oscars Are Confused About “Barbie” (“In snubbing the film’s central voices—Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie—the Academy continues its tense relationship with blockbusters.”)
- Video: DeSantis-Endorsing/Trump-Trashing Rep. Bob Good (R-VA05) Frantically Tries to Backtrack After Trump’s Campaign Manager Vows to Make Him Unelectable (Also, extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene endorses Good’s insurrectionist opponent, John McGuire)
- Democratic-controlled General Assembly poised to elect SCC judges after long vacancies
- Youngkin’s focus on Virginia wins praise from unlikely source: Democrats (Sure, ok.)
- ICYMI: House Democrats Thwart GOP Effort to Create More Barriers to Voting in the Commonwealth (“Democrats have a history of protecting and expanding the right to vote in the Commonwealth”)
- New postpartum depression pill can help Virginia moms but isn’t a magic fix
- Medically assisted death bill passes first hurdle in Virginia General Assembly
- A bill to ban the personal use of campaign funds advances in the Senate
- Move to repeal Va. law on organized retail theft blocked
- State would gain power to approve large solar and wind projects over local objections under proposed legislation
- Virginia Senate bill would allow school boards to ban cellphones during school hours
- ‘The market is working’: Youngkin signals opposition to minimum wage hike
- Video: Domestic Workers Recognized by General Assembly for their Contributions to Support Virginia’s Communities (“Care Champion Del. Candi Mundon King Introduces Resolution Declaring June 16 as “Domestic Workers Day” in Virginia”)
- Senate bills address state unemployment agency’s overpayment issues
- VA Senate to consider school choice bill to encourage open enrollment
- Concern Grows Over Data Centers, Power Lines in Loudoun
- How Richmond plans to address meals tax mistake costing businesses thousands
- BREAKING: Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey to retire at the end of year
- Arlington Board Chair Libby Garvey Opts Against Re-Election Bid
- State seeks physical custody of 4 giraffes seized at Natural Bridge Zoo
- Rivers Casino Portsmouth generates $250M in revenue, $15M in city taxes in first full year
- Fairfax County moves to create smaller version of imperiled Lake Accotink
- D.C.-area forecast: Warming up through Friday; occasionally rainy into the weekend
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