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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, August 24.
- UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit
- Scientists closely watching these 3 disastrous climate change scenarios
- New study suggests climate change will make hail bigger and more costly
- Major Central Banks Now Aligned as Powell Signals Fed Cuts Ahead (“It marks the beginning of the end for an era of high borrowing costs as the global economy slips out of the grip of post-Covid inflation.”)
- The West’s Next Challenge Is the Rising Axis of Autocracies (“Faced with a coalescing partnership between four autocracies—Russia, China, Iran and North Korea—the U.S. and its allies are weighing whether to confront them all at once, or seek accommodations.”)
- Moscow and Kyiv exchange attacks as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
- Ukraine uses Kursk success to press Biden on lifting weapons restrictions
- Satellite images show Ukraine’s expanding attacks inside Russia
- Ukrainians flee Pokrovsk, once considered far from the front lines, as Russians advance
- A Small Gaza Corridor Turns Into New Israel-Hamas Sticking Point
- Scoop: Biden asked Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops from part of Egypt-Gaza border
- Dozens killed in strikes in southern Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward
- In a Grim Palestinian Refugee Community, People See Hope in Hamas (Hamas, in fact, is a complete disaster.)
- AMLO Warns ‘Disrespectful’ US Ambassador Not to Meddle in Mexico
- Explosion outside French synagogue injures police officer
- Italian authorities open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking
- India should consider ban on microbeads in personal care products, researchers say
- Meta takes down more accounts tied to Iranian hackers targeting the U.S. election
- German police hunt for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3
- U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September
- Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’
- Dow closes more than 450 points higher as Powell signals Fed rate cuts are coming: Live updates
- Markets are now wondering whether the Fed might cut by half a point in September
- Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
- Judge Blocks E.P.A. From Using Civil Rights Law in Pollution Case (Right-wing judges, of course.)
- Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: 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.”)
- In Chicago, Dems redefined what it means to be American, then claimed it
- Harris campaign releases new ad to build on convention momentum
- DNC Day 4: With Kamala Harris’s Acceptance Speech, the Democrats Are No Longer Afraid of Themselves (“The week here in Chicago saw the Democratic party finally cast off not just the scarecrow terrors of Trump but also the identity crisis it’s suffered since Reagan.”)
- Democratic convention energy, Harris hot streak making Republicans nervous
- Two versions of masculinity are on the 2024 ballot (Trump’s version is intensely TOXIC masculinity. It should be rejected by everyone, particularly men!)
- Joe Biden Promised to Be a Bridge. Democrats Finally Made It to the Other Side. (“In Chicago, a new Democratic coalition emerged.”)
- Democrats Find Confidence Without Complacency
- Harris and Walz to head to Georgia to build on convention momentum
- A Happy Marriage at the DNC: Coastal Liberalism and Prairie Progressivism (“With different approaches, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz amplify the same message.”)
- Donald Who? (“Kamala Harris leaves the Democratic convention having upended political gravity”)
- Kamala Harris Looks Pretty Darn Electable Now (“As she wins over Democrats and swing voters, Harris is disrupting old arguments about whether women and people of color can beat Trump.”)
- DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris’ acceptance speech
- Harris Focuses Her Messaging on the ‘Care Economy’
- Trump Is Going to Lose. (Probably.)
- Video: UVA Prof. Larry Sabato Says RFK Jr.’s Announcement Today “doesn’t matter…One network poll just a few days ago had him at 2%.” (“For people who think that because he’s endorsing Trump, he can just move that 2% into Trump’s column, they don’t know much about politics.”)
- Cheryl Hines comments on husband RFK Jr.’s decision to drop out of race, does not mention his Trump endorsement
- Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump
- RFK Jr’s wildest campaign moments – from brain worms to barbecue dogs (RFK Jr. is completely unhinged, psychopathic.)
- How RFK Jr.’s Arc Bent Toward MAGA
- Members of the Kennedy family denounce RFK Jr.’s Trump endorsement
- RFK Jr. Sold Me Coke at Harvard, Claims Best-Selling Author
- How much momentum will RFK Jr.’s endorsement give Trump? (“Polls show Kennedy’s supporters only slightly favor the former president.”)
- Kennedy siblings rip RFK Jr. for endorsing Trump: ‘A betrayal’ of family values
- By endorsing Trump, RFK Jr. betrays the Kennedy legacy
- DNC unveils billboards dubbing Trump, Vance, RFK Jr. ‘weird as hell’
- Trump Fumes When Fox News Asks About Harris’s Momentum After DNC
- Fox Cuts Off Ranting Trump Then Mocks: ‘He’s Still Talking!’
- White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown
- Disaffected Republicans and former Trump officials spoke at the DNC. Fox News didn’t air a second of any of their speeches.
- There’s a reason Adam Kinzinger defended Democrats’ patriotism
- Gus Walz Sobbing With Pride Is the Most Important TV Moment of the Year
- “More than bad taste”: Disability rights activists condemn ableist Gus Walz backlash (“Neurodiversity and disability rights advocates condemned the bullying of Gus Walz for being emotional”)
- Foo Fighters Did Not Allow Donald Trump to Use ‘My Hero’ at Rally, Will Donate Any Royalties to Harris Campaign
- Trump’s shameful belittling of the U.S. military
- Trump seeks a détente with Kemp after simmering feud
- Cornel West can’t be on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot, court decides
- Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
- Elon Musk’s Lawyers Quietly Subpoena Public Interest Groups
- Oklahoma teachers were told to use the Bible. There’s resistance from schools as students return
- FiveThirtyEight Model Gives Harris-Walz an 84/100 Chance of Winning Virginia. But Obviously, Let’s Take NOTHING for Granted – and Instead Work to Crush Trump Here.
- Early voting in Virginia opens in a month. Here are the races we’re watching
- 7th District rivals question each other’s transparency (Classic “both sides”/false equivalence “reporting”)
- Graham: Ken Mitchell Deserves Your Support in His Sixth District Race. Why Isn’t He Getting It? (Because, unfortunately, VA06 is a super-“red” district…)
- Virginia Gov Youngkin’s voter purge sparks debate: Noncitizens or errors impacting election process?
- Pope & Schapiro: Historical moments when Virginia was in the convention spotlight
- Roadway fatalities in Virginia spike as traffic enforcement declines, report says (“More speeding drivers and ‘less proactive’ police enforcement have helped to drive a nearly 20% increase in statewide traffic crash fatalities in Virginia.”)
- Hampton Roads legislators weigh in as commission studies uprooting of Black communities
- Vice chair of Smyth County School Board arrested on child exploitation charges
- Man accused of killing girlfriend’s parents found dead in Va. jail cell (“Nicholas Giampa was found unresponsive in his cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, authorities said. Police said they do not suspect foul play.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Temperatures rise ahead of our next heat wave
