by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Labor Day, September 2.
- It’s time to give up on ‘normal’ weather: Australia’s climate is entering a different phase (This is, unfortunately, happening all over the world thanks to human-caused global warming.)
- Hail may get bigger due climate change, raising insurance costs
- Russia says it will change nuclear doctrine because of Western role in Ukraine
- Ukraine carries out one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia
- Russia fires a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv as children return to school (Evil.)
- Russian missile attack rocks Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine
- Putin says Russia advancing fast – by kilometres – in eastern Ukraine
- The Last Days of Pokrovsk: Ukrainians Dig Trenches and Say Goodbye to Their City as Russians Close In
- Biden is considering presenting final Gaza deal proposal within days
- Hamas’s Devastating Murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin (“How Netanyahu failed the dead hostages”)
- Protests escalate in Israel after 6 hostages’ bodies are recovered in Gaza
- Israel’s main labour union calls strike as pressure mounts for hostage deal
- Rare strike called by Israel’s largest trade union over hostage crisis leads to uneven closures
- Nationwide strike in Israel as hostage killings spark fury (“Three of the hostages killed in Gaza had been expected to be released in a ceasefire deal, according to officials”)
- U.S., with Qatar and Egypt, preparing final ‘take it or leave it’ cease-fire deal
- ‘Moving in the Dark’: Hamas Documents Show Tunnel Battle Strategy (“Hamas leaders spent years developing an underground warfare plan. Records show the group’s preparations, including blast doors to protect against Israeli bombs.”)
- A nature lover, a young father: Who were the 6 hostages found dead in Gaza?
- Hostage deaths could pile pressure on Netanyahu to agree Gaza ceasefire
- Trump Praises Authoritarian Viktor Orbán and Even Republicans Are Concerned
- Europe’s Populist Surge Isn’t Only About Immigration, It Is About Fading Trust (UGH.)
- German far right hails ‘historic’ election victory in east
- German Parties Keep Far Right From Power Despite State Win (“All other parties refuse to join party in Thuringia coalition; Scholz’s ruling alliance battered in twin regional ballots”)
- Far-right success in German votes piles new pressure on Scholz’s coalition
- ‘A dark day for Germany is a dark day for Europe’: liberals react to far right success in German state election
- Success of far-right AfD shows east and west Germany are drifting further apart
- Trump Is Making New, Sketchy Foreign Business Deals (“From Saudi Arabia to Serbia, despots are cozying up, likely in preparation for a second term.”)
- Is the Fed ‘sleepwalking into a policy mistake?’: Analyst calls for faster easing of rates
- Americans love big cars, but new analysis suggests that the heaviest vehicles kill more people than they save
- Hardened Voter Pessimism About America’s Trajectory Begins to Soften (“WSJ poll finds that the share who say the U.S. is headed in the right direction is the highest since at least 2021.”)
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she’s open to an ‘enforceable’ Supreme Court ethics code
- Justice Jackson says people “are entitled to know” what gifts judges accept
- The Voting Rights Situation in Some Swing States Is Quite Alarming
- Harris and Biden Will Make a Labor Day Pitch to Union Voters
- Democrats’ vibes are excellent. Can they turn that into votes?
- There Are No Backsies on Dobbs
- Harris’s Team, With a Wink, Insists She’s an Underdog
- Poking the Bear: How Kamala Harris Is Preparing for Trump Debate
- White House says Biden and Harris weren’t invited to Arlington Cemetery by families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal (“Biden’s and Harris’ teams pushed back against claims from GOP Sen. Tom Cotton and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard that that had been invited alongside Trump.”)
- Trump Says, Again, ABC News Is Unfair As He Leaves Door Open To Bail On Debate
- Trump Says He Had ‘Every Right’ to Interfere With Presidential Election (INSANE!)
- Conservative Columnist Tells Bemused CNN Host Vance ‘Has Not Had One Misstep’ (Why would anyone listen to a shameless right-wing propagandist like Rich Lowry on anything?)
- Tom Cotton Doubles Down on Trump Support Amid Arlington Controversy (Cotton is heinous.)
- Tim Walz makes first Minnesota State Fair since becoming the Democratic VP nominee
- Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value
- Federal workers around nation’s capital worry over Trump’s plans to send some of them elsewhere
- President Biden, VP Harris, Virginians Condemn Hamas for Brutal Murders of Six Hostages, Including Former Richmond Resident Hersh Goldberg-Polin
- Kaine pushes back on Harris interview criticism: ‘You can’t get into everything in a short interview’
- Video: Despite Relentless Right-Wing Framing by Fox “News” Sunday Host, Sen. Tim Kaine Sets the Record Straight, Particularly on Trump/Republicans Repeatedly Killing Strong Immigration Reform Legislation (Sen. Kaine: “every time Donald Trump says the borders are open that message goes loud and clear”)
- Charlottesville may not be adopting ranked-choice voting after all (Wuuuuut?)
- Former Richmonder held by Hamas found dead; anger, heartbreak grow
- For new generation of Virginia Beach farmers, it’s adapt or wither
- D.C.-area forecast: A gorgeous start to September’s first full week
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