by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 25 (Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah – or as some are calling it, “Chrismukkah!”).
- Grief, Hope, Joy: Faith in the Time of Climate Change (“Leaders from different spiritual traditions share their unique approaches to wrestling with existential climate fears.”)
- Russia launches ‘inhuman’ Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says
- Putin ‘inhumane’, Zelensky says, as Russia attacks Ukraine on Christmas Day
- Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes ‘inhumane’
(Putin is pure evil.) - Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia carried out ‘massive strike’ on Ukrainian energy system, says defence ministry
- Trump’s White House return puts new strains on NATO
- Greenland and the Panama Canal aren’t for sale. Why is Trump threatening to take them? (Because he’s completely insane?)
- Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control (We’re living in a bizarre, dark, alternate timeline?)
- Major international crisis ‘much more likely’ in Trump’s second term, says his ex-national security adviser
- What I Learned Most From My Trip to China
- Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors
- Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad
- Mass graves shed a light on Assad’s ‘killing machine’ (“The International Commission on Missing Persons estimates there could be as many as 66 such sites across Syria.”)
- Sorry, not sorry: Liberals urge Trudeau to go
- Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests
- Biden administration nixes plan to expand birth control access
- The Walmart Effect (“New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.”)
- Trump Rages at Biden for Wrecking His Plans for Executions: ‘Makes No Sense’
- Trump faces roadblocks to ambitious border crackdown
- Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count
- U.S. Enters a New Political Era, Defined by Donald Trump (It’s going to be a disaster.)
- Trump’s election sparks fight over judicial retirements, new judgeships
- Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won’t Be Easy.
- For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump (Yuuuuck.)
- The Big Companies Funding Trump’s Inauguration Despite Denouncing Jan. 6 (“The second Trump inaugural fund is on track to be the most lucrative yet.” Wild corruption.)
- This company rates news sites’ credibility. The right wants it stopped. (“NewsGuard, which prizes its nonpartisan criteria, has become a prime target of the GOP’s battle against disinformation watchdogs. “)
- The Men and Women Swirling Around Elon Musk
- Elon Musk Takes Aim at Wikipedia
- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s recent lavish travel expenses broke the law, watchdog group alleges
- Texas Sovereignty Act would allow Texas to declare federal actions unconstitutional
- Former President Bill Clinton released from hospital after being treated for the flu
- Inside the RFK bill stunner: Fighter jets and a promise to a D.C. nemesis
- DNC Chair Candidate/WI Dem Chair Ben Wikler: “Get ready for the first electoral fight of 2025. Virginia’s special election on Jan. 7 will determine control of both the state House and Senate.” (“This is our first chance to fight back and demonstrate our power in this new political terrain. The stakes are very high”)
- Virginia Democrats see next month’s special elections as first major test of 2025
- Feds clear Va. to use $1.48 billion to extend broadband to unserved parts of state
- How Virginia legislators seek to rein in debt collectors
- Good News: Owl surprises Virginia family by perching atop Christmas tree
- Michael Vick introduced as Norfolk State’s new head football coach
- D.C.-area forecast and updates: Seasonably cold and calm through Friday, then warming up this weekend
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