by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, August 19.
- Climate Change is Killing People. Could Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Criminally Responsible?
- Climate Scientists Flummoxed by Unexpected Rise in Global Temperatures
- How the World Sleepwalked Into the Global Mpox Emergency
- Ukrainian president says the push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there
- Kremlin Nemesis Plans to Create Putin’s Nightmare in Captured Russian Territory (“Exiled opposition leader says he’s ready to pounce on Russia’s massive military fail.”)
- In Ukraine-controlled Sudzha, stranded Russian civilians question what’s next
- Ukraine Says Its Incursion Will Bring Peace. Putin’s Plans May Differ.
- Russia struggles to respond to Ukraine’s incursion as forces destroy key bridges and war potential
- The Way to Fix the Middle East Conflict Looks Obvious—Except to Israelis and Palestinians
- Hamas rejects new U.S. proposal for Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal
- Blinken, in Israel, says now is ‘maybe the last’ chance for a Gaza cease-fire deal
- Israel-Hamas Truce Talks Stall as Blinken Tries to Clinch Deal
- Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king’s signature on Yemen war decree, BBC says
- For Black Britons, UK riots leave lasting scars
- BNEF says $2.4 trillion needed for Australia’s net zero target, but window to safe climate closing fast
- China’s coal output rises as share of electricity slips
- Chinese and Philippine ships collide near disputed Sabina Shoal in South China Sea
- Lula Is Running Huge Budget Deficits and Scaring Off Investors
- Inside the Virginia Newsroom Trying to Save Afghanistan From Tyranny
- DNC lineup: Who’s speaking and what to expect
- Harris’ momentum is growing. Our polling expert explains whether it’ll last.
- Harris and Walz swing through western Pennsylvania in pre-convention bus tour
- Behind the Curtain: Biden’s bitter, sweet exit
- Axios interview: Jeff Zients says Biden will “finish the job” with five-month sprint
- Biden will highlight his legacy at DNC — and his departure from the scene
- Sunday Meltdown: Trump Floods Truth Social With Photos of Swifties and Communists
- Why joy matters: Kamala Harris hopes happy women can defeat Donald Trump and MAGA’s male rage (“Kamala Harris bets the election on women’s joy. Donald Trump stakes his hopes on men’s anger”)
- Harris can seal the deal this week by being new, improved — and loyal
- The 2024 Democratic National Convention starts today. Here’s what to know.
- Harris and Biden’s well-earned victory lap on drug prices
- Without Using Trump’s Name, Kamala Harris Calls Out ‘Coward’ Leaders (“Anybody who’s about beating down other people is a coward”)
- 5 things to watch at the 2024 Democratic convention with Kamala Harris
- For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical
- Biden to Pass the Torch to Harris as Democratic Convention Begins
- Inside Kamala Harris’s Enormous Fundraising Drive
- The DNC starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know
- Has Kamala Harris Risen Above the Vibecession? (“Voters are still concerned about high prices, but inflation has dropped below three per cent, interest-rate cuts seem inevitable, and Donald Trump can’t focus.”)
- Abortion Is Coming to the DNC and the Right Is Freaking Out (“Planned Parenthood announced free medication abortions and vasectomies in Chicago this week.”)
- How Democrats Reversed the Script on the GOP (“Now it’s Harris’ party that’s showing a sense of unity, purpose and relentless focus on winning.”)
- Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ during Pennsylvania campaign appearance
- Pennsylvania is slipping from Donald Trump’s grasp
- Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘Trump the provocateur, the showman may not win this election’
- Trump ‘might win, but he’s not a majority candidate’: Brit Hume
- Trump Has Turned Over an Old Leaf (“Meet the new Trump, same as the old Trump.” Anyone who opined about how Trump was supposedly a changed man after the assassination attempt is an idiot.)
- Trump’s ‘nuclear explosion’ on Kemp was months in the making. He could pay a price in November.
- Trump’s new absurdity: ‘Kamala price hikes’ cost a typical family $28,000
- Far-Right Influencers Are Turning Against Trump’s Campaign (“The Washington Post reports they want new leadership and harder-line policy positions.”)
- “Fake polls”: Vance downplays Harris rise (Vance is bonkers.)
- “The Vance effect among independents is negative”: How Trump’s running mate is a drag on the ticket (“Pollster finds nearly a quarter of independent voters are less likely to support Trump because of Sen. JD Vance”)
- How the J.D. Vance–Tim Walz Debate Could Affect the 2024 Race
- Republicans flood TV with misleading ads about immigration, border (Just assume everything Republicans say is: a) a lie; b) fear mongering/demagoguery.)
- Secret Service finds protecting Trump is extraordinarily challenging
- MAGA Pastor Hates Democracy Because It Allows Women To Vote
- McCarthy’s last flop (“Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected to win easily on Tuesday despite a McCarthy-linked PAC spending more than $3 million against him.”)
- FBI arrests D.C. Council member Trayon White (“…he is also no stranger to controversy. He posted a video that espoused a conspiracy theory that Jews control the weather, a statement for which he has since apologized” Nutjob.)
- Video: Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10), Who Was a Fierce Republican/Conservative for Many Years, Says She’s Voting for Kamala Harris for President! (Comstock joins former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05), and is in STARK contrast to the likes of Trump-supporting Glenn Youngkin and Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02))
- Video: VA Speaker Don Scott, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA03) Slam Donald Trump for Disparaging “the service and the sacrifices that veterans and their families made…for our freedom in this country” (“It’s really sad that Republicans are not denouncing him because they lack the courage and the heart to do it.”)
- For Virginia delegates, excitement for history at Democratic National Convention
- Could this right-to-counsel program for evictions become a statewide model? (“Richmond’s about to test its success locally”)
- Some Virginia schools have already been ahead of new state cell phone free learning push
- A group in southwest Virginia is working to restore bamboo that’s native to the U.S.
- Charlottesville could soon join Arlington County in offering ranked choice voting (Every locality should this – ASAP.)
- Trump campaign threatens Loudoun County GOP with lawsuit over merch sales
- D.C.-area forecast: Rain possible today before gorgeous fall preview
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