by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 23.
- Want an EV With 600 Miles of Range? It’s Coming (“The push for solid-state batteries could lead to extra-long battery ranges as soon as 2027.”)
- The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say
- Diplomatic tightrope for Modi as he visits Kyiv after Moscow
- Putin Is Losing Control of His Narrative
- Harris stands by Israel’s right to defend itself while saying Gaza situation is ‘heartbreaking’
- Israeli negotiators in Cairo for ceasefire and hostage talks as Kamala Harris urges peace (On and on the nightmare goes…)
- Two Million Gazans Are Now Confined to 15 Square Miles (Crazy.)
- As Hezbollah and Israel step up attacks, ailing Lebanon fears the worst
- Pressure grows on Maduro after top court endorses Venezuela election win (“Chile’s leftwing president accuses supreme court of ‘consolidating the fraud’ after Brazil and Colombia stop short of supporting result”)
- The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
- With Fed rate cut set, Powell’s Jackson Hole talk could turn to the future
- New vaccines are now approved. Here’s what to know.
- In historic convention speech, Harris presents case against Trump
- “Kamala Harris for the People”: Veep Vows to Defeat “Deeply Unserious” Trump (“All of a sudden, the Democratic party is young, fresh, and energetic.”)
- Kamala Harris pledges to ‘chart a new way forward’ as she accepts nomination (“Democratic nominee makes sweeping convention speech and promises to prosecute case against Donald Trump”)
- Harris makes forceful speech – and skewers the menace from Mar-a-Lago
- Harris pitches vision for America and pummels Trump in acceptance speech
- Democrats Give Harris Nearly Unanimous Positive Ratings
- With Harris, Democrats try a new tack to take down Trump: Making fun of him
- Harris has put Trump in a box, and he’s struggling to break out
- Harris lays out vision, sets up contrast with Trump
- Harris flips the script on Trump (“She pitched policies on the border, reproductive rights and global conflicts — and inverted one of Trump’s most memorable attacks.”)
- In The Speech Of Her Life, Kamala Harris Forcefully Prosecutes The Case Against Trump (“At the Democratic convention, the presidential nominee laid out her vision for the future — and attacked Trump and his allies as ‘out of their minds.'”)
- Harris embraces patriotism, savages Trump in acceptance speech
- Kamala Harris just revealed her formula for taking down Trump
- How Kamala Harris Nailed the Most Important Part of Her DNC Speech (“It showed she understands the best way to attack Donald Trump.”)
- The power of Kamala Harris’ simple DNC message: Freedom is what normal Americans want
- “Do something”: The challenge of the Obamas’ marching orders begins now (“It is now up to the Democrats and other pro-democracy Americans to go out there and get the job done”)
- Kamala Harris Gave the Best Acceptance Speech I’ve Ever Seen
- Kamala Harris pledges ‘new way forward’ in historic convention speech
- The DNC Had Good Energy. Now What? (“The Democrats’ challenge now is to figure out how to keep the joy going for the next two and a half months.”)
- Kamala Harris Makes Her Case as Uniter-in-Chief (“The vice president hit on themes of ‘freedom’ and ‘common sense’ while painting Donald Trump’s allies as ‘out of their minds’ for following him into the darkness. ‘The future is always worth fighting for,’ she said. ‘We are not going back.'”)
- It’s a new race. Harris’ acceptance speech showed why. (“The vice president sought to dismantle Trump’s caricature of her.”)
- Harris plants her flag in Chicago: The future is now (“Her historic, whirlwind rise sinks in with a powerful speech before the DNC.”)
- Kamala Harris Defines Herself — But Not Too Much
- Harris says Trump ‘wants to be an autocrat’ and tyrants are ‘rooting’ for him (Correct.)
- Harris Accepts Historic Nomination Vowing Fight for Middle Class
- Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic National Convention (“Harris evoked her experience as the eldest daughter of immigrants and energized Democrats with themes of patriotism”)
- Kamala Harris Just Gave the Speech of Her Life (“The effectiveness of her DNC speech lay not in its broad strokes but in its details and delivery—in the moments that best connected Harris, her convictions, and her audience.”)
- The Speech of Kamala Harris’s Lifetime (“The Democratic Presidential nominee leaves Chicago with her party united, but Donald Trump is not yet defeated.”)
- Excerpts of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Acceptance Speech (“With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past. A chance to chart a New Way Forward. Not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.”)
- DNC Night Three: “Governor Tim Walz Just Set This Place on Fire”
- DNC Ratings Blow RNC Out of the Water for Third Night in a Row
- Why Was It So Hard for the Democrats to Replace Biden? (“After the President’s debate with Trump, Democratic politicians felt paralyzed. At the D.N.C., they felt giddy relief. How did they do it?”)
- Harris Wants America to See Itself in Her
- Bitter Trump Posts Up a Storm as Harris Makes Her Big DNC Speech (“The former president went on an all-caps rant while the Democratic nominee gave her acceptance speech on Thursday.” Trump is completely insane.)
- Trump Hosting Fundraiser For Domestic Terrorists Who Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6
- CNN’s Chris Wallace Notes Kamala Harris Convention Clobbering Trump’s RNC Ratings: ‘People Are Watching This Convention’
- ‘I hear suburban women cheering’: 10 columnists on Harris’s DNC speech
- Kinzinger in DNC speech says GOP is “no longer conservative”
- Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)
- Ann Coulter posted about Tim Walz’s son. The backlash was swift. (This headline is way too vague/non-descript about Coulter’s disgusting, vicious tweet. Yet again, FAIL by the “mainstream media,” in this case Politico.)
- Gus Walz broke the internet with his tearful love for his dad. Then the bullying began
- Exclusive: Outraged Kennedy Volunteers Beg Him Not to Quit For ‘Backroom Deal’ With Trump
- D’oh! JD Vance struggles to order donuts and make small-talk with unimpressed workers in awkward video (“‘A lot of glazed here. Sprinkle stuff,’ Vance says, as he desperately tries to divorce himself from the ‘weird’ label”)
- Convicted drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump charged with domestic violence
- Elon Musk’s X reveals investors in court filing
- Former Virginia Beach prosecutor’s financial crimes alleged to have occurred over 2 years
- FOIA Friday: Chesapeake mayor faces questions for asking staff to help family member
- Editorial: Could ferry service improve travel between the Peninsula and South Hampton Roads?
- Richmond continues to see higher rates of homelessness and a sharp increase in unsheltered people
- Ethics questions follow Chesterfield sheriff endorsing Trump (“Sheriff Karl Leonard featured in Trump Force 47 video”)
- Virginia Tech proposes new student conduct rules, bans camping
- Loudoun GOP hands out controversial flyer to families at back-to-school event
- D.C.-area forecast: Mainly sunny, warmer and rain-free ahead (“Humidity eases back into the picture no later than Sunday with rain chances perhaps back by Monday.”)
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