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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 21.
A booming economy, record job growth, and promises delivered. Biden produces results, see for yourself. pic.twitter.com/T46Gq3MuPZ
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 21, 2024
- Heat waves not just scorching U.S. (Humans – and particularly the fossil fuel industry – f’ed up the planet. Great job.)
- Key takeaways from the Bonn climate conference
- Climate activists bemoan scant progress on finance as Cop29 looms (“UN says finding funds to tackle climate crisis is ‘a steep mountain to climb’, as talks end with little agreement”)
- Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions
- A new global survey shows that people everywhere are concerned about climate change
- Extreme heat should inspire urgency, not doom (“On climate change, both denialism and fatalism are mere postures, not serious points of view.”)
- Heat waves have killed thousands this year. Experts say the worst could be yet to come (“Across the world, climate change is driving deadly heat — but it will only worsen unless we end fossil fuels”)
- Beneath offshore wind turbines, researchers grow seafood and seaweed
- The Russia-North Korea pact bolsters a growing ‘alignment of evil’
- US says Ukraine can hit inside Russia ‘anywhere’ its forces attack across the border
- US Diverts Patriot Missiles Ordered by Allies to Ukraine
- Russia wages a scorched-earth war in Ukraine with retrofitted bombs and new airstrips
- South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
- Putin warns South Korea against arming Ukraine
- Putin remarks about possible weapons for North Korea ‘incredibly concerning,’ US says
- US bans Kaspersky software for alleged Russian links
- Israel’s pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution
- Exclusive: U.S. and China hold first informal nuclear talks in five years
- Macron’s Approval Matches Record Low a Week Before Voting Starts (This could be a disaster.)
- Milei Basks in Right-Wing Election Gains as He Returns to Europe (UGH.)
- Searing heat wave drives record temperatures across eastern U.S.
- Cable news continues to undercover data showing crime rates are falling
- Louisiana’s mandatory Ten Commandments law invites the Supreme Court to impose more theocracy (“Christian nationalists might as well force Trump Bibles into in every classroom, too”)
- US supreme court opened Pandora’s box … and Ten Commandments law flew out
- Supreme Court Turns Back Stealth Attack On Wealth Tax — For Now (“The case sought to preempt an Elizabeth Warren-style tax on net worth, but the court wasn’t buying it.”)
- Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside
- Judge Aileen Cannon’s Coworkers Begged Her Not to Take the Pool Shed Papers Case
- Trump to ask judge to toss out lawyer notes in Mar-a-Lago documents case (“Exclusive: if ex-president succeeds, prosecutors could be left with only a sliver of evidence for obstruction charge”)
- Legal scholars question judge’s plodding approach to Trump’s classified documents case
- Donald Trump’s Get-Out-The-Vote Plan is Bonkers
- The Lazy Authoritarianism of Donald Trump
- Lara Trump Says It “Doesn’t Matter” If Her Father-in-Law Is in Prison During the Republican National Convention
- The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6
- Biden is throwing everything at Trump (“It’s one of the most searing portrayals in the modern age by an incumbent president of his challenger” And it’s all true!)
- Biden Is the Candidate Who Stands for Change in This Election (“The oldest-ever President has been a groundbreaking leader. The debate gives him a chance to get that message across.”)
- Biden’s team raises $85 million in May, less than Trump’s $141 million haul
- Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group (This is how you get fascism.)
- Trump outraises Biden again – as billionaire donors unleash vast sums to shape race for the White House
- Trump Outraises Biden in May as Billionaires Start Giving Big (Fascists.)
- Trump Has Rapidly Eroded Biden’s Edge in 2024 Cash Battle
- Mike Bloomberg gives $20 million to help Biden beat Trump
- Trump’s convictions fueled donation surge that could reshape contest
- Why this election desperately matters
- “I can’t stay quiet”: Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever POTUS endorsement
- Senate Democrats launch investigation into Jared Kushner’s business
- Appeals court denies Bannon bid to stave off July 1 jail sentence
- Why Latimer could be the first successful anti-Squad challenger
- Supreme Court rules for ex-council member in Texas arrested after criticizing city official
- A Trip to Israel Changed Jamaal Bowman’s World View — And Could Cost Him His Reelection
- Ten Commandments law is Louisiana governor’s latest effort to move the state farther to the right
- Jeff Bezos Hasn’t Delivered What He Promised With WaPo
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says “if the American people really focus on what Mr. Trump is saying day in and day out…they’ll think twice” (Sen. Warner also comments on the “heat dome” and the climate crisis; rural health care; Tuesday’s Virginia primaries; TikTok; etc.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine Announces He Has Accepted Three Debates (NoVA Chamber/NBC4, Norfolk State/WAVY, and VA Bar Association) Across Virginia (The first debate will be on 7/20)
- Bob Good hopes final vote count will put him ahead of Trump-endorsed challenger
- Good-McGuire matchup could head to a recount next month
- Bob Good vows to have recount, full investigation in GOP primary
- Bob Good Trails in Battle for His Virginia Seat, but Primary Remains Too Close to Call
- Pope & Schapiro: Fallout from Tuesday’s primaries
- Subramanyam wins Va. 10 primary with suburban appeal and South Asian support
- Virginia’s new school accountability system to be finalized this summer
- New utility cutoff protections for Virginians during extreme heat kick in July 1
- FOIA Friday: Richmond lawsuit proceeds, video shows school board drama
- Jonathan Mingle: The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a story of regulatory failure
- Virginia Dept. of Health plans to test small, disadvantaged communities for PFAS
- FBI: DNA evidence conclusively links Shenandoah National Park murders to convicted serial rapist
- Judge rejects last-moment effort to derail trial over 2022 UVa shooting report
- Rather than retire, Roanoke treasurer runs for city council
- Fairfax County residents tell Board of Supervisors to oppose proposed casino
- Richmond’s heat dome is only getting hotter this weekend (“A city spokesperson said cooling stations will be announced Friday.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Potentially dangerous heat and humidity this weekend
