by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 25.
- Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September
- Everyone knows plastic pollution is bad. Why is it so hard for the world to act?
- Global Economy Moves Beyond Inflation Crisis to Stable Growth
- Biden to UN: “Some things are more important than staying in power”
- Zelenskyy appeals to global south to help ‘force Russia into peace’ (“Ukrainian president accuses Putin of violating UN foundations and says war cannot be ended by talks alone”)
- Zelenskyy’s victory plan sets Ukraine’s terms in a desperate war against Russia
- Zelensky looks to Biden to back Ukraine ‘victory plan’
- Exclusive: Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
- China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades
- China Cuts One-Year Policy Rate by Most Ever in Stimulus Drive
- Hezbollah’s tunnels and flexible command weather Israel’s deadly blows
- Biden’s big Middle East fear comes true
- Hezbollah fires a missile at Tel Aviv in deepest strike yet after Israeli bombardment of Lebanon
- Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another
- An Isolated Netanyahu Resists Pressure to End Conflicts
- Bowen: Israel is gambling Hezbollah will crumple but it faces a well-armed, angry enemy (“The Lebanese armed group has – like Israel – spent years preparing and is more formidable than Hamas in Gaza.”)
- Israel escalation based on risky belief it can bomb Hezbollah into a ceasefire (“With no diplomatic ‘off-ramp’ the stage is set for more strikes and counter-strikes from an opponent unlikely to bend the knee”)
- Turkish President Erdogan: ‘I don’t approach Hamas as a terrorist organization’ (Alrighty then…)
- Iran’s Dilemma: How to Preserve Its Proxies and Avoid Full-Scale War
- Trump warned by US intelligence of Iran assassination threats – campaign
- Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
- Australians are installing batteries at a record rate, as rooftop solar heads for major new milestone
- Mexico’s most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind? (“Many in Mexico will feel a deep sense of loss when folksy, charismatic, nationalistic President Andrés Manuel López Obrador leaves office on Sept. 30, and that’s no surprise.”)
- Canada’s Tories target Trudeau as they seek seismic shift in political landscape (“Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to introduce motion of non-confidence in long-shot bid to force an election”)
- US Supreme Court justices, other judges can stay at corporate-owned homes without disclosure
- Hundreds of Pregnant Women Prosecuted The Year After Roe v. Wade Fell
- Thousands forced to evacuate in Florida as Helene threatens to become the strongest storm to hit the US in over a year
- House poised to pass a bill to avert a shutdown after dropping Trump voting plan
- House GOP feels déjà vu as new funding fight ends with no wins
- Johnson spikes top Democrats’ anxiety about a Jan. 6 redux
- Well, Well, Well, Jack Smith Will Get to Present His Jan. 6 Findings After All
- Special counsel can present ‘substantial’ new evidence against Trump in January 6 case, judge rules
- Trump Is Spiraling, and Getting Creepier, About Women Voters
- Sexual Predator Calls Himself “Protector” of Women
- Donald Trump and Bernie Moreno rage at “crazy” female voters who refuse to fall in line (“MAGA candidates can’t hide their irritation that women are allowed to think for themselves”)
- Republicans keep coming up with new ways to insult women
- ‘He should be doing better’: Even some Trump allies see him veering off course
- Sent by God (“They’re gathering by the thousands. They’re growing fast. They believe that Democrats are possessed by demons—and that Donald Trump must be president again at any cost.”)
- The ‘Motivated Ignorance’ That Keeps Trump Relevant
- “The greatest thing ever invented”: Tariffs become Trump’s miracle cure (Tariffs, of course, are a TAX on the American consumer!)
- The Trump Campaign Wants Everyone Talking About Race (“The former president and his advisers’ strategy is to make white voters afraid—and they don’t care if they have to lie to do it.” And boy are they lying!)
- Don’t scoff at the Hitler comparisons. Trump’s rhetoric is that bad.
- Trump keeps talking about criminalizing dissent (That’s fascism for sure.)
- Haitian nonprofit in Springfield files criminal charges against Donald Trump, JD Vance
- Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance
- Haitian immigrant group calls for arrest warrants for Trump and Vance in Ohio
- Republicans divided in response to Mark Robinson allegations
- Will Mark Robinson Derail Trump’s Chances in North Carolina? (“The former President needs to win the state, but he’s standing by the G.O.P.’s gubernatorial nominee, whose campaign is imploding.”)
- Trump calls early voting ‘stupid’ after boosting it in Virginia
- GOP asks court to change voting rules in one state, with impact for all (“The case in Mississippi is one example of a nationwide effort by Republicans to invalidate mail ballots over issues unrelated to whether they were cast by a legitimate voter.”)
- Trump mixes up name of Charlottesville during Georgia speech. Here’s what he called it. (If Biden had done this, the “mainstream media” would have dozens of articles calling for him to step aside!)
- Trump mixes up the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during his speech in Georgia
- Pelosi says CNN shouldn’t air Trump remarks on Harris’s ‘cognitive problems’: ‘Why would you even cover that?’
- Trump scapegoats migrants again at Georgia event meant to discuss economy
- Harris to unveil new manufacturing plans in ‘pragmatic’ pitch to business community
- Harris to make her case as champion of U.S. middle class in economic speech
- Young voters break for Harris by double digits amid dissatisfaction with politics and optimism for the future
- A new poll of young voters shows Harris with a commanding 31 point lead over Trump
- Survey: Enthusiasm for Harris catapults Asian American voters
- How Harris Plans to Steal Undecided Voters Away From Trump
- Has Harris pulled ahead of Trump? The state of the 2024 polls, explained.
- Harvard Youth Poll
- 2024 Presidential Race: Can’t Get Much Closer, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 64% Want To See The Two Candidates Debate Again
- Sam Elliott in pro-Harris ad: ‘Are we really going back down that same f‑‑‑ing broken road?’
- Nebraska governor: No plans for special session on winner-take-all electoral system
- Scoop: Senate Democrats prepare Florida and Texas offensives
- Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Florida golf course as case is assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon
- Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds
- Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds
- Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared (If the government isn’t 100% sure that the person they’re executing is guilty, they absolutely should NOT execute them!)
- Joe Manchin Has Found A Confusing Reason Not To Back Kamala Harris (What a douchebag Manchin is…)
- Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones’ Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has a New Plan to Paralyze the Vote Count in a Critical Swing State (This guy is evil and totally f’ed up.)
- Harris campaign office damaged by gunfire in Arizona
- The New York Times is washed (“SFGATE columnist Drew Magary is done with caring about the Times, and you should be, too”)
- Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution
- Comcast, a Backer of Reproductive Rights, Donates to DeSantis’s Anti-Abortion PAC (WTF???)
- Mitt Romney Braces for Trump’s Retribution (“Romney has good reason to fear Trump’s vengeance.”)
- Son of Ryan Routh, accused in Trump assassination attempt, arrested for child pornography (Wow, what a family!)
- Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
- Virginia weighs in as Metro area task force considers solutions to support region’s transit network
- Rep. Don Beyer faces three challengers in Virginia’s 8th district. Plus, a look at local races
- In Fairfax’s 11th congressional district, a race focused on public service (“Longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) is running against Republican Mike Van Meter, who’s retired from a career in law enforcement.”)
- Federal appeals court appears sympathetic to Virginia felons in disenfranchisement fight
- Virginia boasts of low prison recidivism — experts challenge that claim
- Editorial: Proposed accreditation plan for Virginia schools needs improvement
- Virginia commission reverses decision to reopen winter crab dredging
- Richmond organizations defend their decision to back Roday (“Harrison Roday stood beside representatives of The Richmond Crusade for Voters and New Virginia Majority as they explained why they are supporting him for mayor.”)
- Richmond City Council declares ‘public crisis’ for evictions sans representation
- VCU passes James Madison University in top colleges ranking
- This neighborhood shows the challenges of bringing broadband to all Virginians (“A small neighborhood in Roanoke County features many of the logistical problems associated with statewide broadband deployment, including river and railroad crossings.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: After rain this morning, trending drier into Thursday and wetter Friday
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