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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 5.
- Analysis | This country ditched coal. Here’s what the world can learn from it.
- Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds (Natural gas is NOT clean – and NOT a “bridge fuel” or anything like that.)
- Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity
- A year after October 7: How Hamas’s attack and Israel’s response broke the world (“The past year of war has been a nightmare for Palestinians, Israelis, and much of the planet.”)
- The week that pushed the Middle East closer to all-out war
- Biden signals opposition to possible Israeli strikes on Iran’s oil facilities
- How the Massacre of Israeli Female Soldiers Came to Symbolize Oct. 7 Failures (“The women stationed at Nahal Oz warned authorities for months about increasingly suspicious Hamas activity, but no one acted”)
- Middle East latest: A Hamas official is killed in an Israeli strike on a refugee camp
- Middle East crisis live: explosions heard in Beirut as Hamas says commander killed in refugee camp
- Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival (“Hamas turned a maze of tunnels in Gaza into weapons factories and well-stocked fortifications. A year after the war began, parts of the group remain deeply entrenched.”)
- Hezbollah’s Safieddine ‘unreachable’ since Friday, source says
- Murder for hire: Inside Iran’s proxy war with Israel in the West
- Massacre in Burkina Faso left 600 dead, double previous estimates, according to French security assessment (“Up to 600 people were shot dead in a matter of hours by al Qaeda-linked militants in an August attack on a town in Burkina Faso, according to a French government security assessment that nearly doubles the death toll cited in earlier reports.”)
- Sao Paulo Mayor Race Tests Bolsonaro’s Grip on the Brazilian Right
- Fed close to pulling off the elusive economic soft landing in 2024 after great September jobs report
- Dow jumps 300 points for record close as September’s big jobs report spurs rally
- Jobs-Day Shocker Vindicates Great Risk Rally of 2024 (“Signs the US economy is in less trouble than feared also sent the dollar on a tear.”)
- Blowout US employment report reinforces economy’s resilience
- Statement from President Joe Biden on the September Jobs Report
- How Biden helped end a port strike that threatened Democrats in November
- Supreme Court refuses, for now, to block new EPA rules to fight climate change
- ‘Unprecedented’ decline in US drug overdose deaths gives experts hope
- Letter to Congress on Disaster Needs (“Dear Speaker Johnson and Leaders Schumer, McConnell, and Jeffries, — I write to you regarding the needs of the Nation”)
- Strong jobs report, port strike deal bolster Harris
- Kamala Harris’s Wall Street charm offensive begins to pay off
- Harris’ campaign plans to ramp up its negative messaging against Trump (It’s not really “negative” if it’s 100% factual…)
- Harris joined ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast to talk abortion rights
- This election isn’t about changing minds (“There’s no convincing Trump’s supporters that he shouldn’t be president. But he can still be beaten.”)
- Harris meets with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan
- Harris is running a much bigger campaign than Trump. Will it matter? (“She spends three times as much, employs hundreds more staff and dominates the ad war. But the race is effectively tied.”)
- Biden says he’s concerned 2024 election won’t be ‘peaceful’ after Trump, Vance comments
- As Trump makes false claims about hurricane relief, White House calls it ‘poison’
- No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did
- Trump pledges to rename Army base after Confederate general
- The One Thing Not Named Trump That Trump Cares About
- Jack Smith said Trump fabricated 2020 noncitizen voting claims. They’re the center of the right’s 2024 election fraud push.
- Trump’s ground game relies on untraditional strategies to draw out battleground voters
- Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief
- 30 Days Out, the Harris and Trump Campaigns Brace for ‘Trench Warfare’
- Trump is left with lies, both terrible and cruel
- Trump’s Top Aide ‘Groped Me and Tried to Buy My Silence’ (“The woman accused Corey Lewandowski of stalking her and, bizarrely, throwing a drink on her.”)
- Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording (Sick.)
- Trump returns to scene of shooting – and a town trying to heal
- DOUBLE DOWN: JD Vance Falsely Said Donald Trump Won the 2020 Election (That He Lost By Over 7 Million Votes) (Meanwhile, Youngkin was busy helping fundraise for Trump/Vance last night. UGH.)
- Jamie Dimon denies Trump’s claim that JPMorgan CEO has endorsed him
- Buttigieg claps back at Elon Musk for false claims about Helene federal response
- Scoop: VC titan Ben Horowitz plans “significant” donation to Kamala Harris
- As Trump returns to assassination attempt site, Secret Service is ‘at a breaking point,’ officials say
- Colorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats (Arrest those making the threats!)
- Marco Rubio-linked thinktank produces anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory videos (“Videos voiced by Nate Hochman tout conspiracy theories about McKinsey and have elements of fascist rhetoric”)
- The Heritage Foundation Is Spamming the Federal Government (Glenn Youngkin’s favorite far-right “think tank”)
- A Democrat Could Actually Beat Ted Cruz in Texas (“Representative Colin Allred, who flipped his House seat, is running neck and neck with the Republican senator.”)
- Okla. is buying schools 55,000 Bibles. Specs match the $60 Trump Bible.
- Oklahoma Wants a Trump Bible in Every Public School Classroom (Total insanity.)
- Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: ‘The bad guys won in WWII’ (Yikes.)
- Eric Adams was already hemorrhaging staff. Now his top deputy mayor is leaving. (Adams never should have been nominated/elected. Now, he should resign immediately.)
- Schapiro: The occasional cost of competing – ignominy (“Cao showed little familiarity with issues. Kaine showed a lot. Cao came across as a hot head; Kaine, as a cool customer. Kaine spoke to the audience as a friend. Cao seemed the stranger — and given to strange ideas.”)
- Immigrants Are a Vital Part of Virginia’s Future, Generate $104 Billion of Economic Output (“Some people try to scapegoat immigrants to keep us divided. We don’t have to fall for it.”)
- Youngkin shares update on Helene damage in Virginia, urges to not be “distracted” by climate change (What a bizarre, ignorant, irresponsible thing for Youngkin to say.)
- JD Vance’s Virginia Beach visit led to significant traffic backups, as I-264 and nearby roads were closed
- Commentary: One year later, Richmond Jews struggle to find safety, peace
- Virginia coalition in Roanoke sending survival, safer drug use supplies to North Carolina
- Danville council candidates discuss casino spending, housing and the recent animal shelter controversy at Cardinal forum
- Court of Appeals blocks transfer of giraffes from Natural Bridge Zoo
- Blue Ridge Parkway closed indefinitely due to storm damage
- Split verdict returned in case against police officer charged with killing man outside Tysons Corner Center
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm this weekend as a much sunnier pattern takes over
