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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 10.
- Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave, Researchers Step Up Warnings About Risks Extreme Temperatures Pose to Children
- Microplastics are infiltrating our organs, threatening our health
- Ukraine says deep drone strike destroys rare Russian Su-57 stealth fighter
- Putin to visit North Korea, Vietnam in coming weeks, Vedomosti newspaper says
- Macron gambles on snap election to fight far-right surge
- The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers (The big problem is in France. Other than that, the far right mostly fizzled.)
- Macron gambles on election after French far right win but centre right holds in EU vote
- EU elections 2024 live: French vote will be most important in decades, says minister amid far-right surge
- One day after dramatic hostage rescue, Israeli War Cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns
- Netanyahu preventing victory over Hamas, Gantz says as he exits coalition
- Biden admin has discussed negotiating unilateral deal with Hamas to free U.S. hostages
- Momentum grows behind Democratic boycott of Netanyahu speech
- U.S. Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire Vote at U.N. Security Council
- The Other War: How Israel Scours Gaza for Clues About the Hostages
- What does Israel’s rescue of 4 captives, and the killing of 274 Palestinians, mean for truce talks?
- Inside Israel’s hostage rescue: Secret plans and a deadly ‘wall of fire’
- Why the departure of Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz does – and doesn’t – matter
- How Israel Saved a Hostage Rescue That Nearly Failed
- Hungary’s Viktor Orbán stumbles in EU election
- Rishi Sunak vows to ‘fight on’ until last day of election campaign
- Have Milei’s first six months improved the Argentine economy? (“…although official growth figures are not yet available for the period since Mr Milei took office on 10 December, there is evidence that Argentina’s economy has contracted sharply, with consumer spending dropping off in the first three months of this year.”)
- The Immigration Story Nobody Is Talking About (“The United States does need a more orderly border. It also needs more immigrants, who are critical to the country’s economic strength”)
- ‘America the beautiful’: how Biden is conserving land and water as Trump looms (“The White House has a goal to conserve 30% of US land and water by 2030 – Trump has different plans”)
- When it comes to the law, Donald Trump believes the rules don’t apply
- Trump tells rally-goers not to die in searing Vegas heat: ‘I don’t care about you, I just want your vote’
- Grievance, Persecution and the Endless Excuse (redux) (“Don’t blame Trump. It’s never him. He’s perfect.”)
- Trump embraces harsh immigration rhetoric during Las Vegas rally
- Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction
- Trump Takes His Hatred Of Sharks To Bizarre New Level In Wild Rally Rant (Trump is completely unhinged.)
- Trump complains about his teleprompters at a scorching Las Vegas rally (Imagine if Joe Biden did that.)
- “An expectation of redemption”: Trump is fueling MAGA’s revenge fantasy (“This message is being customized for groups of voters by sophisticated digital AI techniques”)
- Biden nears huge next move on immigration as he tries to win over Latinos in key states
- ‘Turning the corner’: Biden ramps up campaign to calm Democratic nerves (“They want to see the president take this election by the horns”)
- Trump and Biden neck and neck nationally and in battlegrounds — CBS News poll (In a sane, well-informed country, Trump would be at like 30% or whatever – the hardcore fascists.)
- Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025 (“In contrast, President Biden and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations, allow the Trump tax law’s individual rate cuts to expire and pass legislation to pay for new investments in child and elder care, affordable housing and education.”)
- For presidents, it’s not age but judgment that matters
- Rachel Maddow Isn’t Done Dredging Up America’s Fascist History (“The MSNBC star plunges back into America’s ultraright with a second installment of her Ultra podcast, a little-known saga with striking parallels to Donald Trump’s demagoguery. History ‘piles up,’ says Maddow. ‘So seeing what we’re standing on is really helpful.'”)
- Unaired footage shows chaos, anger of congressional leaders amid Jan. 6 evacuation
- Trump Endorses Sam Brown in Nevada’s Key Senate Race
- The brazen GOP plan to launder cash to the nation’s most radical gubernatorial candidate (That’s Mark Robinson in North Carolina)
- The Unraveling of Nancy Mace (“The tumultuous inside story of the thirstiest member of Congress.”)
- Here are the 2 Democrats vying to run against Rep. Rob Wittman in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District
- 5 more questions about the 5th District Republican primary
- Mistakes happen. But Virginia’s hurried, anachronistic legislative schedule invites them. (“It’s time to drop the threadbare conceit that Virginia isn’t already being forced to make and revise policy throughout the year. Why not do it at a more deliberate, thoughtful pace instead of in fits and starts occasioned by a calendar for a time that predates indoor plumbing?”)
- These new housing laws will take effect next month (“Some new laws offer more protections to residents of mobile home parks”)
- Matt Fariss waives preliminary hearing ahead of drug, firearm trial (Former delegate, conservative/Republican)
- Virginia Beach punts on collective bargaining referendum; launches study
- Ferrum College president remains hopeful Virginia will consider lab school application
- Henry County looks toward a greener future with energy study
- D.C.-area forecast: Nice start to the workweek before it turns hot and muggy
