by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 29.
- Not All Companies Disclose Emissions From Their Investments, and That’s a Problem for Investors
- One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why.
- Inside the battle for top job that will decide the future of deep-sea mining
- Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed
- Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in Donetsk region
- Rocket strike puts Israel and Hezbollah on brink of all-out war
- U.S. warned Israel against targeting Hezbollah in Beirut after deadly strike
- Israeli ministers authorise Netanyahu retaliation against Hezbollah
- The war that no one wants could finally blow up (“Officials fear a war that would devastate Lebanon, and do serious damage to Israel”)
- Israeli officials say they seek to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation (“Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said on Monday, as Lebanon braced for retaliation after a rocket strike that killed 12 children and teens in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.”)
- Maduro declared winner of disputed Venezuelan election (“Independent exit polling suggested that opposition candidate Edmundo González had captured twice as many votes. The opposition is expected to challenge the result.”)
- Venezuela election live updates: Opposition claims victory after Maduro was declared the winner (There’s no question that the opposition won – by a wide margin.)
- Both Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro and opposition claim election win, as US voices ‘serious concerns’
- Venezuela’s Autocrat Is Declared Winner in Tainted Election
- Sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s civil war, rights groups says
- Joe Biden: My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law
- Biden calls for supreme court reforms including 18-year justice term limits (“President also says presidential immunity for crimes should be removed and ethics rules for justices should be stricter”)
- Biden rolls out plan to overhaul the Supreme Court
- Warren says the Supreme Court is ‘actively undermining’ democracy
- Exclusive: Inside the Supreme Court’s negotiations and compromise on Idaho’s abortion ban
- How much damage could Trump do to Biden’s historic climate agenda? A lot
- Project 2025 plan calls for demolition of NOAA and National Weather Service (Total insanity.)
- With Vance’s rocky debut, Republicans ask if Trump’s VP bet will pay off
- ‘Maybe I’ve Gotten Worse’: Trump Makes Clear That Unity Is Over
- Trump’s Mental State Suddenly Takes a Darker Turn: “I’ve Gotten Worse”
- The MAGA principle tested: Trump grows “more and more radical with each passing day” (“Donald Trump, the Fuhrer principle, and America’s worsening democracy crisis”)
- Trump Denies Changing For The Better After Assassination Attempt (“No, I haven’t changed. Maybe I’ve gotten worse, actually”)
- Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance
- Kamala Harris allies deploy new Trump attack line: he is ‘just plain weird’
- Kamala Harris for President Campaign Memo Reviews Highlights From “A Winning First Week”
- How Kamala Harris took control of the Democratic Party
- Democratic vice-presidential hopefuls parade for the cameras, and Harris campaign
- Hill Dems believe this VP contender would help address Harris’ biggest weakness
- In Tim Walz, Democrats see a potential VP pick who can shore up the ‘blue wall’
- Why I’m Leaning to MN Gov. Tim Walz for Kamala’s Veep (“While I’m open to many of the great options on the potential Dem veep list, I haven’t been able to find any that bring all of Walz’s assets with so few downsides. “)
- Harris has super-charged Democratic hopes of taking the House
- With Biden out and Harris in, down-ballot Democrats plot 2024 gains
- Schumer: Vance VP pick helps Democrats
- ‘We all realize it’s unlikely.’ But Pete Buttigieg’s VP stock is rising.
- Buttigieg Tells Fox Viewers that MAGA Is a Cult
- Buttigieg says voters have transferred their concerns about age to Trump
- Arab American leaders are listening as Kamala Harris moves to shore up key swing-state support
- Next Up, a Make-or-Break Convention for the Democrats
- Usha Vance Reportedly Loathed Trump
- Elon Musk Shares Kamala Harris Deepfake (Musk should be banned from Twitter, but of course he owns it, unfortunately.)
- Radio Host Erickson’s ‘The Gathering’ Set For Next Month. (“The event, held at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Atlanta kicks off Thursday, Aug. 8, with an address by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. It runs until Sunday, Aug. 11.” Disgusting.)
- Candidate Ken Mitchell looks for moderate support in run for 6th District
- Virginia free clinics hope for funding boost from the state
- ‘Disappointed’: Black students suing Shenandoah school board for restoring Confederate names
- American swimmer and Arlington native Torri Huske edges teammate Gretchen Walsh by just .04 seconds in 100 butterfly
- Carjacking victim killed in Loudoun, sheriff’s office says
- D.C.-area forecast: A steamy week, with storm chances
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