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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 3.
- Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea
- As Legal Challenges Against the Fossil Fuel Industry Notch Some Successes, Are Livestock Companies the Next Target? (“A new paper traces legal action against the livestock industry and outlines strategies for new legal claims”)
- Euro zone inflation unexpectedly slows to 2.4% in March, with core print also below forecast
- ‘Havana syndrome’ might have been a Russian attack. The U.S. can’t stop investigating.
- Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers
- Russia’s friends beg EU to leave frozen assets alone
- U.S. told Russia Crocus City Hall was possible target of attack
- Biden Escalates Criticism of Israel After Aid Worker Deaths
- Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza
- The International Court of Justice is waging lawfare on Israel
- The agonizing story told by two Israeli airstrikes (“Israel has a righteous cause in combating Hamas. But security cannot be achieved by force alone.”)
- Why the strike killing World Central Kitchen workers is different
- Israel faces outrage from Democrats over strike that killed aid workers
- A Deadly Strike in Gaza (“Israel faces international condemnation after its forces targeted vehicles from the aid group World Central Kitchen.”)
- Israel and U.S. deeply divided in meeting on key Rafah operation issues
- Biden: Israel “has not done enough to protect aid workers” in Gaza
- Charities halt Gaza aid after drone attack that killed seven workers (“Humanitarian groups say they cannot operate safely after Israeli targeting of food charity convoy prompts international outcry”)
- Bernie Sanders to Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Stop murdering innocent people’
- How Israeli strikes on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza unfolded
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews Have Helped Netanyahu Stay in Power. That May Be Changing.
- Strike in Syria Raises Fears of Retaliatory Attacks on Israel and U.S.
- José Andrés’ Moment of Crisis and Grief
- Israeli strike on José Andrés aid group prompts new level of US backlash
- China will have 300 million pensioners. Can it afford them?
- Uganda top court declines to block Anti-Homosexuality law but sees rights infringed
- Worst Taiwan Quake in 25 Years Leaves Four Dead, Dozens Injured
- The Brazilian Special-Forces Unit Fighting to Save the Amazon (“As miners ravage Yanomami lands, combat-trained environmentalists work to root them out.”)
- Stuck Ships and Supply-Chain Inflation
- The Jobs Numbers Aren’t Adding Up. Immigration Helps Explain Why.
- The GOP is freaking out about an industry that doesn’t even exist yet (Republicans don’t actually respect the free market or capitalism, in this case they just want to protect the meat industry. Of course.)
- The U.S. Is Rebuilding a Legal Pathway for Refugees. The Election Could Change That.
- The Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis
- Poll: Most Americans want Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity claims
- Special counsel blasts judge’s jury instruction request in Trump documents case (“Jack Smith’s team harshly critiqued Judge Aileen Cannon’s request for jury instructions that embraced some of Trump’s claims” Cannon shouldn’t be on this case and shouldn’t be a judge, period.)
- Frustrated Prosecutors Ask Trump Documents Judge to Act on Key Claim
- ‘It’s clearly strategic’: Why Trump kept attacking judges’ families
- ‘Start the Steal’: Trump Once Again Planning to Overturn an Election
- The California businessman financing Trump’s $175 million bond (“Don Hankey, a Donald Trump supporter who made billions on high-interest auto loans, provided the former president’s bond to appeal his New York civil judgment.”)
- Trump’s Trial Will Complicate His Campaign—But Not Kill It
- Hope Hicks Expected to Tell a Jury Everything She Knows About Trump’s Hush Money Deal: Report
- Trump vows he’ll have a ‘statement’ on abortion ‘next week’
- Donald Trump doubles down on ‘bloodbath’ warning as he criticizes Joe Biden’s handling of the border
- Trump said he spoke to murder victim’s family. The victim’s sister said it never happened.
- Family of woman found dead on highway angered by Trump’s speech
- Trump wants “Christian visibility day”
- Republicans’ abortion woes worsen
- Biden’s aggressive campaign strategy involves swing-state stops and jabs at Trump
- Republicans pushing to embrace mail-in voting encounter widespread resistance
- Left-Wingers for Trump Remain Deeply Confused (“Matt Taibbi thinks Republicans are powerless.”)
- Trump social media company sues co-founders, alleging ‘reckless and wasteful’ decisions
- Biden and Trump sweep four primaries including battleground state Wisconsin
- Project 2025 leader The Heritage Foundation is on an anti-surrogacy crusade
- Fox News and Newsmax conducted a dayslong freakout because Transgender Day of Visibility coincided with Easter
- Right-wing media melt down over Easter and Trans Day of Visibility falling on the same day
- Ex-Trump Election Lawyer John Eastman Has Lost His Law License
- DNC – “Let’s be clear: Florida’s extreme abortion ban wouldn’t be possible without Trump paving the way for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade”
- Democrats eye Florida after abortion ruling
- The astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortion
- Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Could Screw Republicans in November
- Tommy Tuberville accuses Dems of being part of ‘a Satanic cult’ (Why is the word “falsely” not in this headline?)
- Oklahoma official with white nationalist ties is ousted in recall vote
- House Freedom Caucus chair backs Capitol rioter’s bid for Congress (“Good said in a statement he is supporting former West Virginia legislator Derrick Evans, who was sentenced three months in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack”)
- Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban private funding of elections
- Rep. Grijalva Statement on Cancer Diagnosis
- DC Council unanimously approves $515M for Capital One Arena renovations. Here’s what comes next
- What impact could the Florida abortion ruling have in Virginia?
- House Republicans want to rename Virginia’s Dulles Airport after Donald Trump
- Rename Dulles Airport After Trump? “Another in a long line of instances where extreme House Republicans have shown how unserious & delusional they are” (“If Republicans want to name something after him, I’d suggest they find a federal prison”)
- Video: In Wake of Inspector General Report, Sen. Tim Kaine Says It’s “clear that Virginians have been getting very poor service from the Postal Service, particularly in the aftermath of this ‘process reform improvement’” (On a related note, how on earth is Louis DeJoy still Postmaster General? Ugh)
- Kaine, in Richmond, formally launches 2024 reelection bid
- Sen. Tim Kaine launches 2024 re-election campaign during tour in Roanoke
- Conflict in Gaza has found its way into the Senate race in Virginia
- Will Virginia tribes finally get their say?
- VDOT announces sites for electric vehicle charging stations
- Jeff’s Notes: What happened between Youngkin, Lucas – and what didn’t
- Legislator shares her story ahead of Virginia’s first annual Black Maternal Health Week
- Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents ask Virginia agency to issue stop work order
- Editorial: HRBT expansion will be a welcome addition when finally completed
- As abortion access continues to shrink across the South, a new clinic opens in Danville
- Casino revenue boosts Portsmouth’s proposed budget to reduce real estate tax decrease
- Amid calls for Gaza ceasefire, Richmond City Council restricts public comment
- Gillies Creek project likely to reduce Richmond sewer overflows
- D.C.-area forecast: Stormy Wednesday with heavy rain at times
