by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 16.
- Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds (“Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS”)
- How Good are Re-Planted Mangroves at Storing Carbon? A New Study Puts a Number on It
- The World Is Pushing Clean Energy. Oil Companies Are Thriving.
- China’s emissions of two potent greenhouse gases rise 78% in decade (“Figure represents 64-66% of global output of tetrafluoromethane and hexafluoroethane, MIT study finds”)
- Kids’ vaccination stalls globally, WHO finds
- With U.S. aid flowing, Ukraine’s defense stiffens — for now
- Ukrainian attacks wound six, cause factory fire in Russian border regions, governors say
- Ukraine’s mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm
- Europe reacts to J.D. Vance as Trump’s VP pick: ‘This is a disaster for Ukraine’
- Putin Gets His (Other) Man (“Amidst everything else that’s been going on, Trump picked the running mate most likely to make his Moscow benefactor happy.”)
- Trump’s running mate said UK could be ‘first Islamist country’ with nuclear weapons (Nutjob, bigot, etc..)
- Xi Jinping’s Great Economic Rewiring Is Cushioning China’s Slowdown
- Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 30 as the sides weigh the latest cease-fire proposal
- Clean Energy Projects Are Stuck in a Years-Long Queue. Maryland and Neighboring States Are Pushing for a Fix
- “Extremely dangerous” heat grips eastern, central states
- Biden to propose capping national rent increases at 5%
- Biden housing plan seeks to curb rent increases by penalizing landlords
- Powell Says US Data Offer Confidence That Inflation Is on Path to 2%
- Special counsel says he’ll appeal ruling that he was improperly appointed
- Dismissal of classified documents case draws new scrutiny to Judge Cannon
- Judge Aileen Cannon Finally Found a Reason to Dismiss the Pool Shed Papers Case (“Was her reasoning bullsh*t? You have to know it was.”)
- Judge Aileen Cannon does Trump’s bidding in dismissing Mar-a-Lago case
- Trump’s classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon
- Democrats react to dismissal of Trump classified documents case: ‘breathtakingly misguided’
- Judge Cannon brushes aside decades of special counsel rulings
- Donald Trump’s New Mr. Nice Guy Act Doesn’t Even Last a Day
- Biden-Harris Campaign: “As Trump’s running mate, Vance will make it his mission to enact Trump’s Project 2025 agenda” (“Like Trump, J.D. Vance supports a nationwide ban on abortion – and he criticizes exceptions for rape and incest.”)
- J.D. Vance Is an Oil Booster and Doubter of Human-Caused Climate Change
- Climate Movement Sounds Alarm on Trump Picking ‘Big Oil Sellout’ JD Vance for VP
- What J.D. Vance really believes (“The dark worldview of Trump’s choice for vice president, explained.”)
- The risk of J.D. Vance (“Trump went with the MAGA pick. But the 2022 election suggests that might not be the right electoral one.”)
- Anti-Abortion Firebrands Are Celebrating the Trump-Vance Ticket (“Trump’s running mate has compared abortion to slavery—and dismissed pregnancies from rape and incest as ‘inconveniences.'”)
- Why Donald Trump Picked J. D. Vance for Vice-President (“The Ohio senator is an attack dog for the former President, but he is also something more emergent and interesting: he is the fuse that Trump lit.”)
- Let’s Take a Closer Look at Trump’s Vice Presidential Pick, J.D. Vance, Shall We?
- The Next Republican Leader (“In choosing J. D. Vance as his running mate, Trump has signaled what he hopes will be the future of the GOP.”)
- 4 Things You Should Know About JD Vance, Trump’s Pick For Vice President (“Vance’s Message About The Attempt To Assassinate Trump Clashes With Trump’s Pleas For Unity”)
- Takeaways from the first day of the Republican National Convention
- Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Says He’s “Changed” Post-Shooting. But Has He Really? (There is zero chance.)
- The GOP Called For Unity After Trump Assassination Attempt. It Didn’t Last Long.
- How the Republican Convention and Project 2025 work together
- Don’t Lose Sight of Project 2025. That’s the Real Trump.
- GOP sees divine intervention in Trump’s triumphant return (Riiiight.)
- The Trump-Vance Ticket is a Repudiation of Free-Market Conservatism
- How to read J.D. Vance (“With Donald Trump’s V.P. pick, the book closes on Reagan’s view of America’s role in the world.”)
- 55 Things to Know About J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP Pick
- The not-so-kind things J.D. Vance said about Trump before he was VP pick
- Who Is Usha Vance, the Wife of J.D. Vance?
- Are Republican Voters Ready for the Nerdy Radicalness of J.D. Vance?
- “Shift spouses like they change their underwear”: J.D. Vance decried divorce — but now loves Trump (“Trump’s running mate denounced divorce for ‘even violent’ marriages. But he’s mum on his boss’ wives and mistresses”)
- J.D. Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mates
- Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president
- With JD Vance as VP, Peter Thiel would finally have Trump right where he wants him
- ‘We are speaking of a failure’: Mayorkas on security at Trump rally
- How Security Went So Wrong at Trump’s Rally
- Trump shooting motive remains elusive as FBI pores over suspect’s home town
- Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows
- Trump’s escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact
- ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting ‘unacceptable,’ Secret Service director says
- Musk pledges to give $45M a month to Trump super PAC: report (Insane.)
- The Democratic National Committee is pouring $15 million into seven battleground states.
- For President Biden, How to Cool the Temperature Without Freezing His Campaign
- President Biden will return to campaigning today, hoping to refocus on the basics.
- ‘Unity’ Doesn’t Mean Covering Up the Truth About Donald Trump
- Transcript: Read the full Biden interview with Lester Holt on NBC News
- Joe Biden on J.D. Vance, His Call With Trump, and Why He’s Staying in the Race
- Biden says ‘time to put Trump in the bulls-eye’ remark was a mistake, doubles down on reelection bid (Biden just meant to focus on Trump’s extremism.)
- Scoop: How the DNC plans to run out the clock for Biden
- Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seek endorsement
- McConnell drowned out by boos during RNC roll call
- Biden Vs. Trump 2024 Election Polls: Biden Narrowly Leads Trump In Virginia, After 10-Point Win There In 2020
- VCU poll shows Trump ahead in Virginia as support for Biden wanes (VCU polls are crap, but ok.)
- Kaine meets with local Appalachian Trail advocates to discuss solution to dangerous crossings
- Senator Kaine calls for unity after Trump’s close call, continues campaign in Virginia
- [UPDATE: Trump Picks JD Vance] Youngkin to Speak This Evening at Republican National Convention; VP Shares Price Increases on PredictIt
- Glenn Youngkin Goes To RNC With A Failed Track Record and Zero Accomplishments in Virginia (“Since Youngkin won’t say any of this in his speech, we want to remind you of his record”)
- Youngkin tells GOP convention Virginia will elect another ‘Republican outside businessman’ (Youngkin is really heinous.)
- With electricity demand predicted to double, Dominion Energy looks to add “peaker plants” (“In 2020, Virginia became the first southern state to lay out a legal mandate for a carbon-free electrical grid. That’s why it was a surprise to many when Dominion Energy announced plans to build a new natural gas plant in Chesterfield County. It could be the first of several so-called peaker plants around the state.”)
- Capitol Police assures Virginia officials in wake of attempt on Trump’s life and ahead of upcoming special session
- Hot, dry weather brings ‘crispy’ fields and low yields to Southwest Va. farmers (“Hay and corn crops are suffering, and some cattle farmers are having to haul water and put out hay for their livestock.”)
- Frank Kilgore, Southwest Virginia’s ‘unofficial chamber of commerce,’ dies (“He was instrumental in the founding of the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy and is regarded as the founder of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in Oakwood. His name is also synonymous with many of the trails in the region.”)
- Fairfax Co. offering partial reimbursement for flood mitigation projects
- Charlottesville police chief says pedestrian death inflamed by ‘misinformation’
- Loudoun County’s Innovation Gateway data center project met with Board opposition
- Fairfax County receives $50M grant for hybrid buses
- Preservation leaders question planned demolition of 101-year-old Richmond building
- D.C.-area forecast: Extreme heat peaks today with improvement by Thursday
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