by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 13.
- Meta and Koch Industries to Sponsor Event Featuring Climate Denier Barry Cooper (WTF???)
- Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study (“Continent is warming at much faster rate than other parts of world, leading to fires, drought and health problems”)
- ‘We’re still in the 1970s with cement’: Norway plant to blaze carbon-free concrete trail (“If successful, projects such as Heidelberg Materials’ plant in Brevik could help the industry to a third of its carbon savings by 2050”)
- Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn (“The South American wetland, which falls within Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, would be vulnerable to biome loss and increased wildfires”)
- Mars may have enough water under its surface to form a global ocean, study suggests
- Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region
- Ukraine’s week-old incursion into Russia has embarrassed Putin. How will it affect the war?
- Russian Troop Shortage Is Exposed After Ukraine’s Incursion, Raising Risk of New Draft
- Zelensky says ‘war is coming home’ to Russia as Ukraine continues offensive
- Ukraine pummels Russia in bid to carve out bigger slice of territory (“Ukraine pummelled two Russian regions with drones on Tuesday as its ground forces tried to smash through defensive lines in a bid to carve out even more territory in its biggest attack on Russian territory since the war began.”)
- The U.S. urges restraint in the Mideast, but girds for a possible fight
- US, Israel View an Attack by Iran as ‘Increasingly Likely’
- Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
- Israel Was Less Flexible in Recent Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, Documents Show
- Palestinians Describe Dire Conditions in Gaza’s Shrinking ‘Humanitarian Zone’
- Retaliation against Israel over killing of Hamas’s political leader a ‘right’, Iran president says
- Fresh evacuation alert as Greek wildfire threat continues
- War Tears Apart Sudan’s Capital City
- FBI probing alleged Iran hack attempts targeting Trump, Biden camps
- Suspected Iranian hackers breached Roger Stone’s personal email as part of effort to target Trump campaign, sources say
- Trump May Demonize Migration From Venezuela, But He Helped Fuel It (“How the once-richest nation in South America suffered the biggest non-war economic collapse in modern history”)
- EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response
- Violent crime is plummeting. Why? (“Donald Trump says crime is out of control. The facts say otherwise.”)
- Majority of Republicans support Supreme Court reforms in Biden’s proposal: Poll
- Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
- Jack Smith faces a crossroads in Trump prosecution
- Broadcast news and major papers failed to cover report of possible Egyptian bribery involving Trump (“NBC, ABC, CBS, as well as the LA Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal, all ignored the reporting ” WTF???)
- Crazy Man Seeks Presidency (“Trump is babbling nonsense about AI-generated crowds now? Jesus, get the hook.”)
- Losing Makes Trump Crazier, and Being Crazy Makes Him Lose (“A candidate’s mental-health death spiral.”)
- Trump’s fantasy-based outbursts are getting out of hand, even for him
- Donald Trump, Who Is Definitely Not Melting Down Over Kamala Harris’s Popularity, Demands His Opponent Be “Disqualified” From the Election
- Donald Trump is suffering from a severe case of political whiplash (“Kamala Harris’ early surge has short-circuited Trump’s political instincts”)
- Donald Trump Is Freaked Out in Ways He Never Imagined Were Possible
- Musk Cozies Up to Trump in Glitchy Conversation on X Platform
- Desperate Trump Returns to X as Poll Numbers Keep Tanking
- Trump’s interview with Musk devolves into yet another X catastrophe
- Trump revisits most divisive talking points in rambling interview with Musk
- Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
- The 5 Wildest Moments From Donald Trump And Elon Musk’s 2-Hour Bro-Fest (“The Republican nominee repeated familiar lies about the migrant crisis and bragged about his relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.”)
- Donald Trump’s ‘Lisp’ During Elon Musk Interview Raises Questions
- The Elon / Trump interview on X started with an immediate tech disaster
- Lies to Look Out for Ahead of Trump’s Interview with Elon Musk (“After ignoring swing voters for 9 days and counting, an angry Trump is taking his backward agenda of hate and division to a Twitter conversation with fellow extremist Elon Musk.”) Also note: this was NOT a real “interview”)
- Elon Musk Throws a Trump Rally (“X is a safe space for the far right.”)
- Why Trump Is Promoting Conspiracy Theories About Harris’s Crowds
- Donald Trump’s “fake crowd” lie about Kamala Harris shows how much he’s lost it since January 6 (“It’s the same coping mechanism MAGA used to deny the popularity of Taylor Swift and the Barbie movie”)
- NEW: DNC Launches First Paid Advertising Push of Harris-Walz Ticket on the Las Vegas Strip and In Every Battleground State
- Live Election Updates: Harris and Democrats Ride Momentum Toward Convention
- Democratic National Convention speakers include Biden, Obama and the Clintons (“Vice President Kamala Harris is set to formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination at the convention, which will kick off in Chicago on Aug. 19.”)
- The debate is a critical opportunity for media to regain credibility (But it won’t.)
- Kamala Harris is going on the offensive on border security. It could keep Arizona blue and cut off Trump’s path to victory.
- Trump Can’t Deal With Harris’s Success (“The more his Democratic rival succeeds, the louder he rages.”)
- Trump’s Fox propagandists are begging him to become disciplined. He isn’t listening.
- Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden
- Pro-Trump super PAC plans $100M ad blitz
- Harris cautiously rolls out policy, aiming to outmaneuver Trump and address 2020 liabilities
- Vulnerable Senate Democrats hop on Harris-Walz wave
- Donald Trump’s Campaign Admits It Rented Jeffrey’s Epstein’s Jet
- A trio of silly, false claims that JD Vance makes about Kamala Harris
- Workers allege ‘nightmare’ conditions at Kentucky startup JD Vance helped fund
- Second Photo Alleged to Show JD Vance in Drag Posted Online
- George Santos Defends JD Vance Over Alleged ‘Gender Bender’ Gear
- Elon Musk’s Machine for Political Violence
- The New York Times Will Stop Endorsing Candidates in New York Races
- Arizona certifies abortion-rights initiative for the November ballot (“Arizona’s secretary of state’s office announced that the 24-week limit will go up for a vote in the battleground state later this year.”)
- Latest Harris-Trump poll highlights danger for former president in Florida
- Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts
- Judge Rules That Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cannot Appear on New York Ballot (“The judge said that he had used a ‘sham’ address to claim residency in New York.”)
- Tina Peters guilty: Former Mesa County clerk convicted on 7 charges (“Twelve Mesa County jurors found Tina Peters guilty of four felonies on Monday after a lengthy criminal trial, marking yet another conviction tied to post-2020 election conspiracy theories.”)
- Sen. Mark Warner challenges Discord on its plans to protect children from online predators
- Sen. Tim Kaine Releases New Plank of Kitchen Table Agenda, Highlighting His Work To Invest In Career And Technical Education
- Donors to VA07 GOP Far-Right Candidate Include Slimy Military Housing Provider, Billionaire Who Mused About Having Sex with Employees and “seemed to lament that slavery ended after the Civil War rather than several decades later”
- Virginia’s pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.
- Virginia has a long tradition of crossover endorsements
- Judge throws out case challenging how Youngkin restores voting rights to convicted felons
- Virginia Democrats do not support infanticide, but here’s why Trump keeps saying they do (Obviously, “infanticide is illegal in all U.S. states.” Also note: “Abortion, which terminates a fetus before it is born, is legal for any reason up until around 26 weeks of gestation in Virginia with limited exceptions for later abortions.”)
- Taking stock of Virginia’s Indoor Clean Air Act after 15 years
- Virginia Senator, Congolese refugee push ban on slave labor-linked procurement
- Proposed policy would prohibit student cellphone use at elementary and middle schools in Arlington, Va.
- Sheriff investigating burglary at Trump campaign office in Va. (“Loudoun County Sherriff’s Office said it responded to the burglary report around 9 p.m. Sunday and authorities are searching for a man who entered the location with a backpack.”)
- Va. football coach sought sex from detective posing as teen girl, police say (“David Murray, 48, was arrested by Fairfax police and is awaiting extradition to Frederick County, Md., where he has been charged with five counts of sexual solicitation of a minor.”)
- Wildlife officials say Richmond area should have fewer deer
- Both Patrick County utility-scale solar proposals are off the table (“The Fairy Stone project, which drew opposition from some residents this spring, could not have been accommodated by the nearby Appalachian Power substation, a spokesperson for the utility said.”)
- Wilder poll critical of VCU president contains errors. VCU calls it biased.
- Family says regional jail in Suffolk could have done more to prevent man’s suicide
- Norfolk inmate dies at the hospital after ‘medical emergency,’ sheriff’s office says
- D.C.-area forecast: Mostly sunny 80s through Friday
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