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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 28.
- Surging Methane Emissions Could Be a Sign of a Major Climate Shift (“New studies suggest global warming boosts natural methane releases, which could undermine efforts to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas from fossil fuels and agriculture.”)
- Which Climate Policies Work Best? This New Study Offers Clues. (“Carbon pricing, whether through a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program, was ‘a notable exception’ in that it sometimes led to large emissions cuts on its own”
- For Russia, Repelling Incursion Matters Less Than Advancing in Donbas
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy says F16s shooting down Russian missiles (“Kursk operation has taken 594 Russian PoWs, Syrski claims, as Grossi says Russian nuclear plant vulnerable like ‘the building across the street’.”)
- Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to present plan to Biden to end war with Russia
- With Hezbollah-Israel Conflict Contained, Iran’s Next Move May Be Modest
- Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 9 Palestinians
- Protests in China on the Rise Amid Housing Crisis, Slowing Economy
- As the far right rises in eastern Germany, companies struggle to attract skilled foreign workers
- Germany’s far right targets renewable energy in bid for first election wins
- Burning tanker attacked by Houthis appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says (“The Greek-flagged Sounion is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil and a spill has the potential to be among the largest from a ship on record” UGH.)
- Telegram ignored outreach from child safety watchdogs before CEO’s arrest, groups say
- Exclusive: WFP launches probe into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
- Why Detroit is hitting ‘pause’ on electric vehicles (“Electric vehicles will prevail. Here’s why Detroit is opting to take it slow.”)
- What ‘leave it to the states’ really means for abortion
- Mark Zuckerberg’s election-season gift to Republicans (Disgusting.)
- Mark Zuckerberg’s letter about Facebook censorship is not what it seems (“This is not a win for free speech. It’s a political grenade.”)
- Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown (Bonkers.)
- Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
- Trump’s January 6 Charges Have Been Renewed—Despite His “Absolute Immunity”
- Trump’s new indictment rocks his newly reshaped race against Kamala Harris
- Jack Smith Isn’t Backing Down (“After a Supreme Court ruling challenged his case, the special counsel filed a fresh indictment of Donald Trump.” Good!)
- Special Counsel Revises Trump Election Indictment to Address Immunity Ruling
- Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
- New federal indictment filed against Trump in federal Jan. 6 case
- Vance says new indictment against Trump is Fed’s effort to do ‘more election interference’ (Vance is nuts AND a pathological liar.)
- SPLIT SCREEN: Democrats’ Unconfined Joy Results in Surging Energy While MAGA GOP Spiral (“Meanwhile, the Trump campaign and MAGA Republicans are in shambles — from Trump attacking his own donors and Republican allies, to abysmal polling numbers, creepy VP pick JD Vance dragging down the ticket”)
- Critics Give Trump Holy Hell After Utterly Bonkers Claim About Jesus
- Trump budget would spike deficits by nearly 5 times Harris proposal, says Penn Wharton
- Trump economic plans would cost more than $4 trillion over a decade
- Trump plans would add $5.8 trillion to national debt
- Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery
- Trump Team Clashed With Arlington Cemetery Official: Report
- Arlington National Cemetery officials confirm an ‘incident’ during Trump’s visit
- After raising complaints, Trump says he’ll participate in debate with Harris
- Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began (Dana Bash is a f’ing joke.)
- Kamala’s Campaign Pushes Trump’s Impulse Control Problems
- Democrats hopeful Harris can reignite the magic of Obama’s 2008 run
- Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Are Road-Tripping Through Georgia. Could They Actually Win There?
- Harris and Walz kick off Georgia bus tour as Democrats’ hopes rise
- Trump’s Approach to Florida’s High-Stakes Abortion Amendment: Don’t Ask. Won’t Tell.
- ‘He’s got to pay a price’: Unaired footage reveals Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 fury
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sawed the Head Off a Whale and Drove It Home, Daughter Says
- Donald Trump, JD Vance and RFK Jr.? ‘Weird’ doesn’t do justice to this loony trifecta.
- Donald Trump’s embrace of RFK Jr. exposes the campaign’s QAnon strategy
- “You Just Need an Email Address and Credit Card”: Trump Pauses Work on Campaign to Film Infomercial for Digital Trading Cards, Scrap of Debate Suit
- Lowe’s becomes latest company to dial back DEI efforts aimed at LGBTQ groups
- First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
- Court clears way for Florida to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors
- Why Did the New York Times Let Itself Be Used as a Mule? (“Rich Lowry got the Gray Lady to bend over so Daddy Trump would see his genius idea.”)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., West approved for ballot in Wisconsin after attempts to oust them fail
- The Georgia State Elections Board Seems Poised To Do Trump More Favors Than Deutsche Bank (“The Republican majority on the board has taken it as its mission to make counting the state’s votes accurately almost impossible.”)
- CDC, Va. health officials tout updated COVID vaccine
- The Civil Service Is Personal to Me – As Is the Threat to It by Donald Trump, Glenn Youngkin and the Republican Party (“All Virginians need to stand up and speak out with their votes in November.”)
- Editorial: Virginia leaders should be united against plan to gut the civil service (“Virginia leaders such as Gov. Glenn Youngkin should stand with commonwealth workers and against dangerous plans to gut the civil service.”)
- Kaine: Virginia’s international connections can shape bills
- Kaine For Virginia Launches New Series, “Cao’s Cuts,” To Highlight How Hung Cao’s Extreme Plans Would Be Bad For Virginia (“If Cao has his way, Cao’s Cuts could raise taxes on Virginians, strip them of their health care, and end Social Security and Medicare.”)
- Virginia Republicans seeking more poll watching volunteers (“Republicans have a goal of identifying 5,000 volunteers to serve as poll watchers for every precinct during all 45 days of voting.” What problem are they trying to address exactly???)
- Youngkin announces expansion of fentanyl overdose awareness campaign (Youngkin keeps lying about the sources of fentanyl, which OVERWHELMINGLY comes into the US via LEGAL points of entry, not smuggled by illegal immigrants or whatever Youngkin thinks.)
- Virginia reaches new deal with Norfolk Southern to extend passenger rail to the New River Valley
- Plans to bring Amtrak to Christiansburg chug along
- Arlington board votes to dismantle county’s human rights commission (“The appointed volunteers on Arlington’s Human Rights Commission had earlier this year voiced concerns over a string of deaths in the county jail.”)
- State Sen. Chris Head: ‘Deeply troubled’ by some Botetourt County library books
- Williams: On Black history, Virginia Union shows its true face
- Loudoun Co. schools considering allowing students to carry Narcan
- Roanoke School Board considers ‘magnetizing’ Jefferson Center
- D.C.-area forecast: Taking aim at 100 degrees today for the 6th time this summer (“The heat eases by tomorrow while shower and storm chances are highest tonight, late tomorrow and Saturday.”)
