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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 16.
- Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown? (“With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls”)
- Climate protesters swelter in Brazilian sun outside COP30 summit
- Global Rush for Copper Hits the Amazon (“Wealthy nations’ surging appetite for metals has fueled a flurry of plans to mine in wilderness around the world, including on the edge of the Amazon Basin.” UGH.)
- Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
- Finland’s president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
- Australia’s most renewable grid sets spectacular new wind record as it awaits word on COP hosting bid
- China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan (“Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of Taiwan”)
- A New Rare-Earths Plant in Europe Shows How Tough Breaking China’s Grip Will Be
- The US will help South Korea build nuclear ‘attack’ submarines – here’s what that means
- Samsung, Hyundai announce domestic investments after US-South Korea trade deal
- Trump pressures Thailand to recommit to Cambodia ceasefire with ‘threat of tariffs’
- First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters
- Israel’s Economy Rebounded Strongly Ahead of Gaza Ceasefire
- U.S. official says the ‘table is being set’ for possible military action against Venezuela
- Trump has suggested he’s made a decision on Venezuela military operations. Here’s what we know
- Gen Z protests against Mexico president turn violent amid anger over mayor’s death (“100 police officers injured in Mexico City as demonstrators attack National Palace following death of Michoacan mayor who fought drug trafficking”)
- Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that belief
- As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law?
- Federal officials confirm officers have begun Charlotte immigration enforcement
- Homeland Security Department Shifts Its Focus to Deportations
- Vibecessions, Part I (“Why does a good economy sometimes feel bad?”)
- Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
- ‘You can’t eat if you’re dead’: Dems eye RFK Jr. as their 2026 boogeyman
- Why Trump Gets Away With It (“The institutional checks that got the country through Watergate are far weaker now.”)
- Donald Trump is relishing his pardon power — and using it (“The president’s rampant misuse of pardon power is yet another assault on democracy”)
- Democrats Didn’t Cave. They Saved People from Needless Suffering. (“The Democratic message should be clear: We care about people’s pain. Republicans couldn’t care less.”)
- GOP Can’t Stop Touching Hot Stove of Obamacare Repeal (“Rather than extending ACA subsidies, Republicans are trying to replace it with Trumpcare.”)
- GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now. (“Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats’ plan to extend ACA subsidies.”)
- The Ultrarich Are Spending a Fortune to Live in Extreme Privacy (“In Miami and elsewhere, the wealthy are moving in increasingly private spheres, shelling out big money to bypass the indignities of public life”)
- Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show
- He’s Called ‘Little Trump,’ and His Tactics Are Rankling White House Top Brass (“Bill Pulte, head of the agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been making big waves from his low-profile post”)
- Republicans clash over surprise phone records provision that could enrich senators
- Williams: Black Americans are still fighting wars on two fronts
- Maps Show How Latinos Who Shifted Right in 2024 Snapped Back Left in 2025 (Voting Democratic doesn’t really mean someone’s shifted “left”)
- Trump Calls for an Epstein Investigation Into Everyone But Him (“The Department of Justice has launched a probe targeting prominent Democrats.”)
- Senate Democrat: Trump in ‘daily panic mode’ over Epstein files
- The insidious strategy behind Nick Fuentes’s shocking rise (“How a neo-Nazi infiltrated so deep into the Republican Party.”)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump
- Trump stews and Dems gloat over feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s received threats amid deepening feud with Trump (“Leopards eating faces” comes to mind)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts Trump for Fueling Threats Against Her: ‘The Man I Supported and Helped Get Elected’
- ‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates
- Admit It. Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner.
Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51 (R.I.P.)- MAGA FCC Goon Boosts Trump’s Call to Fire Late-Night Host (“The president is once again rattling his saber at other people’s use of the First Amendment.”)
- ‘SNL’ Skewers Trump’s Desperate Epstein Distraction Tactics
- With Final Results Now In, Here Are Some Key Takeaways from the 2025 Virginia Elections
- As electric bills and demand rise, is Virginia’s energy crisis already here? (“Data center demand for electricity is rising faster than the supply of power in Virginia. It’s showing up in monthly electric bills, even before the energy crisis that Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger sees on the horizon.”)
- UVA’s Interim Presidents tells why he cut a deal with the DOJ (“Mahoney argued UVA might spend several years arguing against the justice department while losing half a billion dollars in federal support for research.”)
- UVa Faculty Senate demands immediate resignation of Rector and Vice Rector
- Immigration detentions appear to surge in Hampton Roads, but advocates struggle to grasp full scope
- Virginia man who shot two Latino men sentenced to life for hate crime (“Douglas Wayne Cornett, 59, told detectives that his ‘intentions were clear.'”)
- CWG Live: Mild and windy today. Cooler tomorrow with showers possible Tuesday.
