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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 5.
- How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts (“Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.”)
- ‘We’re looking at losing 20% of Olympic nations’: how the climate crisis is changing sport
- ‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia
- Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds (“More frequent heatwaves mean bees are unable to thermoregulate their hives – further endangering a species already in decline”)
- The Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter
- Confident of victory over Ukraine, Russia exhibits Western war trophies
- North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger
- As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
- How Western Sanctions Are Strangling Putin’s Arctic Gas Ambitions
- DNA Tests and Stranded Bodies: Ukraine’s Struggle to Name Its Dead
- Israelis rally for hostage deal as ceasefire talks continue
- Thousands of Israelis take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand cease-fire and Netanyahu’s resignation
- There’s progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas
- Senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’ (That’s totally unacceptable – get food, medicine, etc. in there NOW!)
- Israel Wants to Go Into Rafah. It Could Go Badly. (“The military objectives are important, but risks to civilians and to Israel’s international standing will be hard to escape.”)
- Crisis in the Palestinian-Run West Bank Clouds Gaza Hopes
- Israel pounds Gaza as Cairo peace talks with Hamas continue
- Hamas killing spree haunts Holocaust survivors in ‘March of the Living’
- EU at risk of ‘implosion’ as far-right seeks scapegoats, minister warns
- Xi Visits Europe, Seeking Strategic Opportunity (“The Chinese leader has chosen three countries — France, Serbia and Hungary — that to varying degrees embrace Beijing’s push for a new global order.”)
- ‘I’m in awe of our young people’: How Georgia’s Gen Z are taking on teargas, rubber bullets and the threat of arrest
- US greenlights $60M in military assistance to Haiti amid rampant gang violence
- France’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With China
- ‘High degree of probability’ bodies found in northern Mexico are missing Perth brothers
- In spite of abortion bans, self-managed abortions are safer than ever (“In an increasingly restrictive landscape, self-managed medication abortions have become a critical option”)
- Mystery Group Announces $5 Million Fund to Pay for Reports of Election Fraud. What Could Go Wrong?
- A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
- Trump’s bombardment of dishonesty: Fact-checking 32 of his false claims to Time
- At Donor Retreat, Trump Calls Biden Administration the ‘Gestapo’ (Trump is evil.)
- “May the 4th be with you”: Biden celebrates Star Wars Day with Luke Skywalker actor
- Trump Campaign Files First Election Lawsuit of the Cycle, Targets Nevada Mail-in Voting (Disgusting.)
- RNC lawyer Charlie Spies to step down just 2 months after taking the job
- Trump lawyer John Eastman can’t pratice law in D.C. temporarily, court says (Should be permanent.)
- New Claim Puts ‘WaPo’ Boss in Crosshairs of Murdoch Scandal
- University leaders face calls for accountability after crackdowns on pro-Palestinian encampments
- NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students
- Republican Praises Protest Hecklers, Including 1 Who Made Monkey Noises At Black Woman
- How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours
- Michigan’s Graduation Is Disrupted by Pro-Palestinian Parade (Why protest a graduation? Or, for that matter, why protest *Democrats* and not *Republicans*???)
- FiveThirtyEight’s New “8 Types Of Democrats And Republicans In The House” Analysis Is In *Stark* Contrast to Progressive Punch’s Scores (Sam Shirazi and I are going with Progressive Punch on this one…)
- Revealing Interviews with 7 of the 12 Democratic Candidates for VA10; Check Out Their Views on Israel/Gaza, Gun Violence Prevention, Reproductive Freedom, Aid to Ukraine, Fentanyl, etc.
- Column: Youngkin administration actions undermine academic freedom
- Nearly complete Mountain Valley Pipeline springs a leak during tests
- As colleges’ responses to student protests come under scrutiny, here’s how Hampton Roads schools are responding
- Editorial: VCU should embrace peaceful dissent, not send in the riot police
- How to vote in Central Virginia’s June primary elections: A 2024 VPM News voter guide
- A Message from President Ryan (“Beginning Tuesday afternoon of this week, a small group, including members of our community, participated in a peaceful public demonstration near the UVA Chapel. Until last evening, they complied with requests to adhere to University policies, including a long-standing prohibition on erecting tents absent a permit. We also learned last evening, after the protesters had made a public call for others to join, that individuals unaffiliated with the University – who also presented some safety concerns – had joined them. Despite numerous requests to comply with multiple University policies, the protesters refused.”)
- 25 arrested at U-Va. after clashes with police
- Using riot shields and chemical irritants, police clear demonstration at University of Virginia
- A guide to the 2024 Alexandria Democratic primary election (Good job by Teo Armus, an excellent reporter – unlike several of his colleagues who cover Virginia politics – on this.)
- A guide to the 2024 Arlington Democratic primary election (Also very good job by Teo Armus.)
- D.C.-area forecast: Scattered showers today with more rain chances through midweek
