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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 4.
- When Will Climate Change Break the Atlantic? Two Scientists Have An Answer. (Uh, humanity? Yeah, that’s right, it’s time to GET OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS – hello???)
- ‘No big plan B’: A global anti-Trump climate resistance struggles to gain ground
- ‘They’re tightening the screws’: Kremlin ups attacks on critics abroad
- Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea
- Top U.S. general in the Middle East as U.S. and Israel prepare for possible Iran attack
- Hostage-ceasefire deal talks stall over new Netanyahu demands, Israeli officials say
- Countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon as Mid-East war fears grow
- ‘Everything Is Collapsing’: Israeli Reservists Confront Toll of Protracted War (“As the Gaza conflict drags on, reservists are exhausted, constraining Israel’s options as it weighs war with Hezbollah.”)
- Hamas May Emerge Battered, but Not Beaten, From Israel’s Latest Blows
- Israeli strikes kill five at hospital, Gaza officials say, after abortive talks
- Hamas’s leader is dead, Iran vows revenge: can anything stop all-out war in the Middle East?
- UAE Shows Diplomatic Sway With Gaza Aid and Ties to Israel
- Venezuela opposition leader emerges despite arrest threat
- Huge crowds return to Venezuela’s streets to protest against Maduro
- Taiwan is readying citizens for a Chinese invasion. It’s not going well.
- North Korea floods: Putin pledges aid after Kim Jong-un rebuffs Seoul’s offer of assistance (“North Korean state media has accused South Korean outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualty numbers”)
- For multiracial Americans, Trump’s attack on Harris felt personal
- Donald Trump: judge rejects efforts to dismiss election subversion case against ex-president (“The ruling is the first substantive order after a landmark supreme court opinion last month that conferred broad immunity for former presidents”)
- Name-calling and hyperbole: Trump continues fear-mongering fest at Georgia rally (“Ex-president touched upon a range of topics from crime to immigration in his speech with mostly made-up statistics”)
- Senate Republicans forgot Trump’s recklessness. It’s back to haunt them.
- Trump congratulates Putin over deal that brought Evan Gershkovich home
- Trump reopens old feud in Georgia. Some Republicans are scratching their heads.
- Trump Again Tears Into Georgia’s GOP Governor On Same Day He Campaigns In Swing State (“He’s a bad guy. He’s a disloyal guy”)
- Trump Says Georgia’s Governor Is Hampering His Efforts to Win There
- Trump campaign’s Project 2025 bashing irks conservative loyalists (He’s only “bashing” it because he thinks it’s a political liability, which of course it is. If he were elected president, he’d totally support Project 2025.)
- Harris plans to use ABC debate time even if Trump doesn’t show up
- Trump goes low as Harris gains ground
- Scaramucci: ‘Disaster’ if Trump doesn’t debate Harris
- Harris vs. Trump Polls: Kamala’s Gains Are Now a Trend, Not Just a Bounce
- Trump seems to forget it’s not 2016 anymore. And he’s frustrated. (“After nine long years, his old way of campaigning just isn’t going to cut it.”)
- Scholars on the ‘divide and conquer’ strategy behind Trump’s false claim that Harris ‘turned Black’
- Trump Cancels a Debate With Harris on ABC News and Pitches One With Fox News Instead (It took the NY Times several tries to get this headline right. Why are they so bad at what they do?)
- Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News
- Hoping to avoid Clinton’s 2016 mistakes, Harris courts three ‘rust belt’ states
- In two weeks, Harris’s campaign has reset the electoral map (“Since Biden dropped out and Harris became the likely Democratic nominee, Democrats’ poll numbers — and their chances of holding the White House — have rebounded.”)
- Sofa so bad for JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick faces swirling speculation
- Fetterman has concerns about Shapiro for V.P., aides tell Harris’ team
- Jimmy Carter says he’s hoping to vote for Kamala Harris as 100th birthday approaches
- Jimmy Carter Says He’s Hanging On to Vote for Kamala Harris
- Closing in on a choice of running mate, Harris will meet with finalists Sunday (“Harris is conducting interviews with final contenders Walz, Shapiro and Kelly today, sources say”)
- With Vance’s elevation, Pa. voters reexamine Trump’s views on women (“Interviews with voters in the state made clear that JD Vance’s comments have renewed unease about Donald Trump’s judgment, his past statements about women and his record on abortion.”)
- Emhoff Says Affair With Kid’s Teacher Cost Him His Marriage
- Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate
- Thousands without power as storms sparked thunderstorm warnings, watches across DC area
- Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) Says Rep. Bob Good (R-VA05)’s Primary Loss Shows How “In today’s GOP, if you’re not a full blown ideological extremist you’re not welcome” (The problem is that Bolling himself is VOTING FOR TRUMP (!); also, Bolling’s “both sidesism” is wildly off the charts.)
- Hearings for decertifying law enforcement will no longer be public in Va.
- Hampton Roads legislators gearing up for Democratic National Convention
- Editorial: Marine sciences gets a huge boost with $100 million donation (“A $100 million gift to expand William & Mary’s marine sciences program will supercharge efforts to protect marine ecosystems and vulnerable communities.”)
- Editorial: After 3 ‘strong’ mayors, it’s time to rethink the Richmond city charter
- D.C.-area forecast: Not as hot today with storms possible. Heating up Monday.
