by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 21.
- Big Oil Rallies to Obstruct Accountability (“Fossil fuel interests are deploying unprecedented strategies to hide evidence of companies’ deception and block liability lawsuits before they reach trial.”)
- Startup develops method to safely recycle 99% of used solar panels: ‘A small mine of precious elements’
- Europe turns to conscription as threat of wider war with Russia grows
- Middle East crisis live: Israeli military confirms striking Hezbollah weapons depot in south Lebanon
- Israel strikes Yemen in response to Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv
- The Left’s Self-Defeating Israel Obsession (“Taking an extreme position, then demanding total orthodoxy, does no favors for democratic socialism in America.”)
- Israel Intercepts Missile Fired From Yemen as Conflict With Houthis Continues
- Xi Vows Tax Reform, to Improve Budget in New Economic Blueprint (“The lengthy report fleshes out more than 300 measures spanning economic, political and social issues as China confronts a growth slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions.”)
- Bangladesh court scraps most job quotas after deadly unrest
- Electric Vehicles Strain the Automaker-Big Oil Alliance (“In the clean car battle, the oil industry leans on friends—including Donald Trump—to keep gasoline transport alive, while carmakers steer toward an EV future.”)
- Why Americans Aren’t Having Babies (“The costs and rising expectations of parenthood are making young people think hard about having any children at all”)
- Biden Is Right to Take on the Court (“Embracing checks and balances is good politics and even better policy.”)
- The 2016 Republican convention let extremists in. In 2024, they took the stage
- How Project 2025 would change American life
- Trump holds first rally after assassination attempt with his new running mate, Vance, by his side
- A Week After Shooting, Trump Leaves Unity Behind and Returns to Insults and Election Denial (“A week after an assassination attempt led him to call for unity, former President Donald J. Trump returned to the campaign trail, lashing out at his rivals and claiming persecution.”)
- The old Trump opened the door for Democrats to defeat the new Trump (“The GOP nominee’s acceptance speech reflects a lack of self-discipline and a reservoir of grievance.”)
- Trump tells thousands at Michigan rally he ‘took a bullet for democracy’ (Except that Trump wants to DESTROY our democracy!)
- Trump leans into divisive rhetoric in first rally since assassination attempt (“The former president called his opponents names, railed against migrants and reiterated false claims about Democrats cheating in 2020.”)
- Trump Says He ‘Took a Bullet for Democracy’ at Michigan Campaign Speech (“During his speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention, Trump said he would not discuss the assassination attempt again. That was, until Saturday.”)
- 6 charts explain why the 2024 election could be a nail-biter
- Where Do Republicans and Democrats Stand After the R.N.C.? (“Biden imperilled his candidacy at the debate because of his inability to speak coherently. At the Convention, Trump was doing something similar, and couldn’t stop.”)
- Biden Can Drop Out With Dignity — If He Just Tells the Truth
- For Biden, a Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question (“As President Biden grapples with the possibility of dropping his bid for re-election, another question looms: Would he endorse his own vice president?”)
- Kamala Harris’ tough job: Boosting Biden while chatter around her swirls
- Biden was far outspending Trump — with little to show for it — even before the debate
- Biden campaign outraises and outspends Trump campaign in June
- Biden continues to resist Democratic calls to end re-election campaign
- The List of Democrats Calling on Biden to Drop Out Is Growing
- Democratic donors funding an effort to vet potential VP candidates
- Republicans’ June fundraising is party’s strongest month in years
- Trump Campaign Prepares Attack Plan for Harris in Case Biden Withdraws
- Trump attacks Biden and Harris in first rally since assassination attempt
- Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events
- Will Peter Baker Exhibit the Same Tenacity about Medical Records on the Trump Shooting as He Did a Parkinson’s Conspiracy Theory? (Of course he won’t.)
- “It’s not that complicated”: Pete Buttigieg on why a gay billionaire is backing JD Vance (“When asked to weigh in on Peter Thiel’s reasons for supporting Vance, Buttigieg broke it down plainly: Money “)
- Trump Thanks Elon Musk For Giving Him ‘$45 Million A Month’
- Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain
- Elizabeth Warren Signals Support for Harris if Biden Drops Out
- Aristopopulists like JD Vance can offer only empty promises to the working class
- Biden hits Trump over RNC speech: ‘What the hell was he talking about?’
- Anti-immigrant hatred led Lou Dobbs into the conspiratorial abyss (“In one career, a spiral from old-fashioned reporting to dangerous — and actionable — falsehoods.” Descent into pure evil.)
- Tim Kaine, unlike that Republican guy, doesn’t think rural is ‘podunk”
- Kaine visits Staunton to open campaign office, kick off canvassing effort
- TODAY’S THE DAY Hung Cao Was Supposed To Debate, But He Isn’t “because he is trying to hide from Virginia voters” (“Cao is too extreme for Virginians and does not want to answer questions about his platform.”)
- Video: At Funeral for “Liberal Women of Chesterfield County – and Beyond” Founder Kim Drew Wright, Rep. Abigail Spanberger Says, “I’m standing here today as a member of Congress and a candidate for governor because of Kim” (“Kim made me believe that with an army of women clad in their LWCC armor, that I could do anything, that WE could do anything.”)
- In 50 years, Hampton Roads could feel more like Louisiana, new climate map reveals (Insanity. We need to get off of fossil fuels ASAP.)
- Editorial: At Stoney’s City Hall, the lack of transparency is blinding
- Roanoke council candidates float alternatives for Evans Spring
- D.C.-area forecast: Warmer today with daily rain chances this week, but no extreme heat
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