by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 25.
- Caribbean islands hope UN court will end ‘debt cycle’ caused by climate crisis
- Ukraine has captured scores of Russian soldiers in Kursk offensive, videos show
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy vows more ‘retribution’ on Russia as he hails Kursk operation
- Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners after Kursk offensive
- The lonely death of a jailed Russian pianist who opposed war
- One year after Prigozhin’s death, the Kremlin is humiliated once more (“Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk would have once been unthinkable — just like the warlord’s march on Moscow.”)
- Israel says it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets; militant group launches aerial barrage
- IDF says it launched preemptive strike in Lebanon ahead of Hezbollah attack
- Israel and Hezbollah trade heavy fire before pulling back, jolting a region braced for war
- Israel and Hezbollah say they don’t want war – but they are both ready for it
- Israel’s Hunt for the Elusive Leader of Hamas (“Yahya Sinwar’s ability to evade capture or death has denied Israel a military success in a war that began in Gaza after he planned the Oct. 7 attacks.”)
- Netanyahu in dispute with Israeli negotiators over ceasefire conditions, source says
- Major Israel-Hezbollah missile exchange as region watches for escalation
- German stabbing suspect is 26-year-old Syrian man who admitted to the crime
- Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany’s Solingen (Evil.)
- Germany attack: Man surrenders to police and confesses to mass stabbings
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
- NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
- Supreme Court leaves LGBTQ+ students without crucial civil rights protections ahead of school year
- Harris campaign says it has raised $540M, sees surge of donations during DNC
- Harris Crosses Half-Billion Donation Milestone With Convention
- Harris campaign announces $40 million raised since her convention speech (“The windfall brings the total amount of money raised for Harris’ election efforts to $540 million since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race last month.”)
- Kamala Harris is tapping into the Black Joy movement
- Kamala Harris Begins to Sketch a New Economic Vision
- Harris’s DNC was a master class in coalition building
- Backlash erupts over criticism of Tim Walz’s emotional son: ‘families are everything’
- A Manufactured Fight over Incumbency Hides Trump’s Fascism
- Tactical ad breaks and lies: rightwing coverage of DNC is exactly as expected (“Hard-right hosts resurrect racist Obama birther conspiracy theory and lament Democrats’ treatment of Joe Biden”)
- Republicans Are Right: One Party Is ‘Anti-Family and Anti-Kid’ (Yep, that’s the Republican Party.)
- Donald Trump Stokes Fears Of Another Jan. 6 (“The GOP presidential nominee is laying the groundwork to deny the results of another election, raising alarms about a Jan. 6 repeat in 2025.”)
- GOP strategist cautions Trump on joining forces with RFK Jr: ‘He’s kind of a looney tune’ (No “kind of” about it – RFK Jr. is completely bonkers.)
- Rick Scott dials up election denialism (This guy is Voldemort.)
- ‘Throwing money down a well’: McCarthy’s revenge tour comes to an end
- Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest (Oklahoma should have promoted that teacher!)
- New Trading Cards by “American Bridge” Provide a Few of the MANY Reasons to Vote Missy Cotter Smasal in VA02, Eugene Vindman in VA07, Tim Kaine for US Senate This November! (Rep. Jen Kiggans needs to go, while Derrick Anderson and Hung Cao have no business being anywhere near Congress!)
- Virginia horsemen fear oversight consolidation after clawing back from the brink
- Editorial: Public schools look to tackle learning loss as new year begins (“Students across Hampton Roads showed improvement in statewide assessment testing, but pandemic-era learning loss persists.”)
- Virginia Beach’s ex-economic development director responds as records reveal $47,000 in travel expenses
- Draining away floodwaters — and sewage — is a Richmond worry
- Daily Progress appeals after court bars release of UVa shooting report
- Arlington school district will pilot cellphone storage for students
- Williams: VCU’s protest rules stifle dissent
- Charlottesville police employee charged with illegally accessing DMV records
- D.C.-area forecast: Warmer today and tomorrow, then really heating up midweek (We need rain.)
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