by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 7.
- How the most powerful environmental groups help greenwash Big Meat’s climate impact (“Factory farming is terrible for the environment. Environmentalists are sharply divided over what to do about it.”)
- Moscow says Ukraine has launched cross-border attack inside Russia (“Russian military claims it repelled incursion by 300 soldiers up to six miles into Kursk border region”)
- Biden scrambles to defuse the ticking Iran-Israel time bomb
- Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance (Disgusting.)
- Fear Stalks Israel’s Communities on the Front Lines With Lebanon
- Israel’s Bomb Shelters Are Last Line of Defense as Iran Strike Looms
- Netanyahu has managed to frustrate just about everyone
- BOJ Sends Dovish Signal After Rate Hike Spurred Market Meltdown
- Three Days That Rocked Japan’s Markets
- BOJ deputy governor plays down chance of near-term rate hike, yen slumps
- Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who’ll head Bangladesh’s interim government?
- Inside Bangladesh PM’s final hours as hated autocrat (“The woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron grip was in denial her time was up right to the end.”)
- UK police prepare for another night of violence as country reels from disorder
- U.S. Stock Futures Climb as Global Market Turmoil Eases
- Why the Border Patrol Went MAGA (“Agents always skewed conservative. But then their influential union fully leaned into a Trump presidency.”)
- The Clarence Thomas Saga Won’t Stop
- The GOP continues a legal fight against mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
- Republicans Would Love for Bad Things to Start Happening (Republicans most definitely are rooting for America to fail.)
- Poll: Harris jumps to a small national lead over Trump (“Vice President Harris has upended the presidential race and has now built a 51%-48% lead over former President Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.”)
- Kamala Harris: “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked Governor Tim Walz to be my running mate.” (“Vice President Harris and Governor Walz have spent their careers fighting for working families across the country.”)
- The coach v the couch: key takeaways from the first Harris-Walz rally
- Kamala Harris introduces running mate Tim Walz at raucous Philadelphia rally (“Democratic nominee calls Walz ‘the kind of vice-president America deserves’ as pair vow to take fight to Donald Trump”)
- In Philadelphia, thousands cheered for Tim Walz, while Trump’s running mate spoke to a small, aggrieved group
- “Bringing back the joy”: Kamala Harris’ rally blows away JD Vance’s weird appearance across town
- What Tim Walz Brings to Kamala Harris’s Campaign to Beat Donald Trump (“The Minnesota governor with a progressive agenda becomes the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee after capturing the Zeitgeist with a single word.”)
- Harris Has Her Super-Normie Running Mate (“Walz’s affability, small-town roots, and military service will matter beyond the Midwest”)
- New Video: Harris-Walz Campaign Releases Video Introducing Governor Walz (Video “highlights the values that Governor Walz learned growing up in Nebraska: respect, compromise, and service to our country.”)
- What Walz told Harris in his VP interview (“His message to Kamala Harris and her vetting team was one of deference.”)
- In Walz, Harris Sees a Battleground Strategy Dressed in Carhartt
- How Tim Walz made school meals free for all Minnesota students
- Why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz (“Kamala Harris loved Tim Walz’s governing record in Minnesota. His biography and record of winning tough races resonated with her. And most of all, she just really liked him.”)
- Big dad energy: Inside Harris’ decision to choose Tim Walz for VP
- Happy warriors Harris and Walz propose an antidote to Trump’s American carnage (“Tuesday’s rally proved the vice president can draw a crowd and work it — to great theatrical effect”)
- Walz Brings Down the House With Roast of ‘Weird’ GOP Ticket
- How Kamala Harris Trusted Her Gut and Picked Tim Walz
- Vibes and jibes – why Harris picked Walz as running mate
- Democrats Have Needed Someone Like Tim Walz for Decades
- Harris and Walz Make Their National Debut at Philadelphia Rally
- The Walz Pick and America’s Urban-Rural Divide
- Tim Walz Is the Biden That Harris Needs—Same Vibes, Same Base
- Why Tim Walz is the Right Choice for VP
- Tim Walz Is a Regular Guy. That’s Exactly What Harris Needs.
- Tim Walz made ‘weird’ happen. What he offers the ticket is much more. (“Walz has a genuine feel for the concerns of people in conservative corners of the country.”)
- Tim Walz Joins the Anti-weirdness Ticket
- Harris’s VP pick broke through on the US’ biggest climate challenge
- Josh Shapiro: ‘Tim Walz Is Exceptionally Strong’
- How Tim Walz could help Harris connect with veterans
- Tim Walz is a bold, smart choice for Harris’s running mate
- Fired-Up Philly Crowd Chants ‘He’s a Weirdo’ at First Mention of J.D. Vance
- Democrats Lost Their Minds Over Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ New Midwestern Running Mate (“The Minnesota governor delighted a Philadelphia audience with attacks on Donald Trump, previewing his role in the campaign for the next 91 days.”)
- With Less than 100 Days Until the Election, Trump and Republicans More Focused on Infighting Than Winning (“Donald Trump’s most recent attacks on Brian Kemp show that Republicans remain in disarray”)
- Trump’s Campaign Is Drowning in Rage
- Trump possible target of Pakistani national charged in murder-for-hire plot
- Elon Musk will interview Trump on Monday night, Republican presidential nominee says
- MAGA media figures launch desperate — and weird — attacks on Harris vice presidential pick Tim Walz
- Right-wing media falsely claim that Kamala Harris wants to ban red meat
- Top U.S. newspapers have hardly covered Trump’s antisemitic July 30 interview
- Republicans worry Trump is having a ‘public nervous breakdown’
- Mary Trump Says Uncle’s Utter Meltdown Over Tim Walz Means 1 Only Thing (“And Donald Trump’s niece predicted how her uncle’s attacks would go down in the future.”)
- Trump World Fueled an Anti-Shapiro Whisper Campaign
- JD Vance over text: Crude, dismissive and friendly with the far-right fringe
- X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott (Bizarre.)
- FBI agents execute search warrant on Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, NewsChannel 5 confirms
- The FBI Paid a Little Visit to Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles Over Campaign Finance Questions
- Rep. Cori Bush loses Democratic primary after campaign onslaught from pro-Israel groups
- Cori Bush loses Democratic House primary in Missouri to Wesley Bell
- Bush’s loss raises questions for progressives: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
- Race for Competitive Washington Congressional Seat Turns Into Rematch
- Appeals court upholds Maryland ban on certain semiautomatic weapons
- Sen. Tim Kaine among lawmakers pushing for more consideration into MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans
- Video: Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Says We Need SANITY in the President, and That’s Kamala Harris; In Stark Contrast, a Trump Administration Would Be “like a bag of rabid squirrels”
- On anniversary of Voting Rights Act, McClellan, advocates caution against rollbacks
- State of emergency declared in Virginia as Tropical Storm Debby nears
- VA House Speaker Don Scott Sends Letter to Gov. Youngkin, Calls for Removal of Project 2025 Contributor and Closer Look at MAGA-Extremist Appointees (“By placing extremists on public boards, the Governor is eroding the integrity of these organizations and facilitating the normalization of Trump’s MAGA ideology.”)
- Youngkin says he won’t remove a Project 2025 author from GMU Board
- Virginia agency websites are getting more accessible, but local governments and schools lag behind
- Wildlife Center of Virginia to care for patient #100,000 (“For more than 40 years, the Wildlife Center of Virginia has been caring for sick or injured animals from all over the state. It has a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital, a full-time staff of 30 and this summer it’s expected to care for patient number 100,000.”)
- Virginia man charged with threatening to torture and kill Harris, DOJ says (“Frank Carillo of Winchester, Va., allegedly threatened Vice President Harris and other officials on social media and posted about firearms and committing shootings.” Horrifying.)
- Earle-Sears tests waters in Albemarle County as she ‘explores run for governor’ (“Both Miyares and Earle-Sears have been rumored to be interested in making a run for governor, setting up a potential showdown between two Youngkin surrogates who each have broad support from GOP voters in the commonwealth.”)
- Williams: Now is no time for Stoney silence
- City officials searched employee desks in Finance Department
- Costs for electricity during extreme weather rising; Dominion says nothing to worry about — yet
- Roanoke County School Board airs opinions on stricter high school cellphone policy
- Stray voltage dangers back in spotlight following Smith Mountain Lake death
- Blacksburg runner Cole Hocker wins gold, sets Olympic record
- Editorial: Storm shouldn’t be severe here, but it’s best to be prepared
- Richmond could see 4 to 8 inches of rain, National Weather Service says
- D.C.-area forecast: Scattered showers into Thursday. Heavy rain from Debby likely Friday.
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