by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 6.
- Doctors prepare for the “enormous health consequences” of climate change
- Mali cuts ties with Ukraine, claiming Kyiv’s involvement in rebel attacks
- Ukraine says it downs four missiles, 15 Russia-launched drones
- U.S. Faces New Challenges as Potential Iran Attack on Israel Nears
- US, Allies in Frantic Push to Avert Possible Middle East War
- Biden meets national security team as fears of Iran attack on Israel grow
- Nine UN employees “may have been involved” in Oct. 7 attack
- Iranian Insiders Warn That Attacking Israel Is a Trap (“Some say a big war will help the country’s enemies. But is anyone listening?”)
- Exclusive: US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say
- Race riots put Britain on collision course with Elon Musk (“Britain’s government has social platforms in its sights as incitement spreads — and the X owner is squaring up for a fight.”)
- UK knocks Musk for ‘civil war’ comment amid nationwide riots (Musk is completely insane.)
- Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted leader
- Bangladesh president dissolves parliament, frees former PM Zia
- India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call
- Japan’s Nikkei sees best day since October 2008; logs record single-day jump in points
- Japanese stocks soar after massive sell-off shook global markets
- Historic rainfall expected and ‘catastrophic’ flooding feared as Debby moves over the southeast
- The United States is not facing an imminent recession. This is nonsense
- The Economy Is Looking Pre-Recessionary
- US Futures Tick Higher as ‘Normalcy’ Returns
- S&P 500 futures rise after index posts worst day in nearly two years: Live updates
- Why the Fed almost certainly isn’t going to do an emergency rate cut
- Google loses massive antitrust lawsuit over its search dominance
- ‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
- How the Google Antitrust Ruling May Influence Tech Competition
- Justice Thomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says
- States have spent nearly $500 million on anti-abortion counseling centers since fall of Roe
- US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
- Kamala Harris has MAGA world freaking out about demons and the apocalypse
- Harris prepares to name running mate and launch multistate tour
- US election live updates: Kamala Harris poised to announce her vice-presidential running mate (“Kamala Harris is deciding between Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota governor Tim Walz, it was reported on Monday”)
- How the Compressed Election Timeline Could Benefit Kamala Harris
- Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
- The familiar traits that trigger Trump’s toxic rage against Kamala Harris (“Trump has a large amount of animus and hostility towards women and non-white people who he views as not compliant”)
- Harris Clinches Democratic Nomination, Cementing Trump Matchup
- Biden’s candidacy is over, but Biden’s presidency still excels
- For Democrats, there’s cause for rational exuberance
- Polls are showing an undeniable shift toward Kamala Harris
- Trump Pulls Bulk of Voters’ Concerns About Age, Mental Fitness With Biden Out of Contest
- As Trump fumes, Republicans wince at ‘public nervous breakdown’
- Has Harris finally broken Trump? He’s flailing, glitching and running scared.
- Donald Trump Has Nothing Else
- Trump keeps attacking their spouses. Top GOPers keep supporting him anyway. (Sick.)
- Hillary Clinton Shreds Donald Trump’s Latest Move As ‘Traitorous And Pathetic’
- The Politics of Electric Vehicles Looms Large in Swing States (“Trump’s anti-EV rhetoric is a gift to Kamala Harris.”)
- On Biden’s Exit, Pelosi Says She Was Driven by Need to Defeat Trump
- Kamala Harris’s Multiple Paths to Victory
- Project 2025 Is an Unmitigated Polling Disaster for Trump and Republicans
- JD Vance Just Blurbed a Book Arguing That Progressives Are Subhuman
- JD Vance’s Wife: My Husband Only Meant to Insult People Who Actively Choose Not to Have Kids, Not People Who Are Trying but Are Unsuccessful
- North Carolina election board investigates Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC after voter data complaint
- Beware Trump’s secret weapon: Elon Musk’s X-Twitter
- Donald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s support
- Trump Got a Free Cybertruck From Streamer Adin Ross. Is That Legal? (“The controversial content creator, known for platforming white supremacists in the past, may have violated FEC rules on campaign contributions during a sycophantic live interview today”)
- Trump’s Appearance With Mini-Me Streamer Was Deeply Weird (“Adin Ross’ guests have included white nationalist Nick Fuentes, accused human trafficker Andrew Tate, and now Donald Trump.”)
- Arizona GOP mayor invited to DNC and Harris campaign rally
- Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case
- Jenna Ellis flips to help Arizona prosecutors in 2020 election case
- Nevada Court Rejects Trump Campaign’s Attempt To Throw Out Some Mail-in Ballots
- Pro-Israel groups look to oust another progressive ‘squad’ member, this time in Missouri
- “A Terrible Vulnerability”: Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia’s Voter Cancellation Portal (“The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online.”)
- A fight broke out at the opening of a Trump campaign office in Valdosta, police say
- RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery (RFK Jr. is a sociopath…or maybe a psychopath, hard to say.)
- RFK Jr. Says He Staged an Elaborate Bear-Cub Murder Scene in Central Park, but Only Because He’d Planned to Eat It Later (“The admission follows stories about a worm eating his brain and living with an emu that repeatedly attacked his wife. Also, there was that animal carcass photo.”)
- Bay vegetation improves for third consecutive year, report says (“Underwater grasses called ‘canary in the coalmine’ for Bay ecosystem.”)
- “[Youngkin’s] actual message to 140k Virginia families who understand and fear Trump’s Project 2025 will terminate their jobs is ‘go find a new job’” (In fact, “firing tens of thousands of Virginians would be very bad for everyone”)
- August 5, 2024: Jeff’s Notes –Youngkin’s ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ message to threatened federal employees
- Virginia Department of Health unveils draft septic regulations to account for climate change
- Kamala Harris supporters in Hampton Roads energized by historic presidential run: ‘We’re not going back’ (“Something has changed in the weeks since President Biden announced he wouldn’t seek a second term and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.”)
- Chesterfield opens largest middle school in Central Virginia (“The new Falling Creek Middle School will have room for 1,800 students.”)
- Blacksburg Town Council releases statement on Liam Watson’s fraud charges
- Man accused of making threats against vice president appears in Roanoke court
- Virginia man charged with threatening Kamala Harris
- A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
- Weeks later, Richmond City Hall hasn’t answered questions on procurement, policy violations
- Challenger in Lynchburg GOP primary drops lawsuit contesting results (“Peter Alexander had sued Vice Mayor Chris Faraldi, arguing that 125 absentee ballots were not tallied in the June 8 primary. In a new court filing, Alexander said his investigation of the matter has found that the ballots were in fact counted.”)
- Why the demise of the proposed battery plant in Lynchburg is a big deal
- Fairfax schools to lock cellphones away in pouches on some campuses
- Old utility poles spark controversy (“Utility poles may not seem like a controversial subject, but they’ve prompted a 3-page memo from the city of Charlottesville to the state’s largest utility. C-ville claims there are about 250 poles that should have been removed, and officials have asked utilities to take care of business.”)
- Tropical Storm Debby could dump rain on Virginia and create flood risks
- D.C.-area forecast: Another hot day ahead of potentially heavy rain from Debby
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