by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 2.
.@JDVance1 completely abandoned everything he said he believed in to secure Trump’s endorsement and Trump can’t even remember his name https://t.co/4iyPCK6aAn
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 1, 2022
- India and Pakistan swelter in ‘unprecedented’ heatwave as climate crisis dials up temperature
- Vacuuming carbon from the air could stop climate change. Not everyone likes the idea
- Vestas warns Ukraine war adds to strain on wind industry, shares plummet
- The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener (“The Ukraine war has focused minds on win-win policies from ending coal and oil subsidies to raising petrol taxes on petrol”)
- Global forecaster on “another bad year for democracy”: Is the world near a dire tipping point? (“Andrew Viteritti of the Economist says polarization and paralysis are here to stay — but there’s reason for hope”)
- Rich Nations Scramble to Seal Coal Transition Deals Before COP27
- Was Russia’s decision to cut off natural gas exports a mistake?
- EU Aims to Ban Russian Oil by Year’s End
- Ukraine Latest: Kyiv Says Russia Still Striking Mariupol Plant
- Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant after weeks under siege
- Pelosi secret visit to Ukraine highlights expanse — and limitations — of U.S. support
- Ukrainian civilians evacuated from Mariupol
- Ukraine Says It Sank Two Russian Naval Vessels (“Ukraine said it sank the boats in the Black Sea with drone strikes, as explosions rang out once again in Russia’s border region of Belgorod and heavy fighting continued in eastern Ukraine.”)
- How Ukrainians Saved Their Capital (“When Russia attacked Kyiv, Ukrainians dropped everything to protect the city—and to ease one another’s suffering.”)
- Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds
- Ukraine hopes to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol steelworks
- Operation Underway To Evacuate Remaining Ukrainians In Mariupol (“People sheltering elsewhere in the city are to be allowed out on Monday, local officials said.”)
- UN “blocked” from delivering aid to starving Ukrainians
- Mariupol steel plant evacuees recount dire scenes in bunkers
- Ukraine city awaits 1st evacuees from Mariupol steel plant
- Hacking Russia was off-limits. The Ukraine war made it a free-for-all.
- Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin’s War. Retribution Was Swift.
- Lavrov Compares Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Hitler, Who Also ‘Had Jewish Blood’
- Russia’s top officer visited the front line to change the offensive’s course, U.S. and Ukraine officials say.
- Russia’s Occupation of Southern Ukraine Hardens, With Rubles, Russian Schools and Lenin Statues
- Israel demands apology after Lavrov says Hitler had Jewish roots
- Israel outrage at Russian claim that Hitler was part Jewish
- Pelosi Meets Poland’s President as U.S. Bolsters Support for Ukraine
- Swedish Premier Says Joining NATO Will Help Baltic Safety
- Hundreds trapped at Mariupol steel plant as Russian shelling resumes
- Europe to Make Fresh Push to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal
- Iran talks unlikely to yield good deal, Menendez says
- China’s Economy Appears to Be Stalling, Threatening to Drag Down Global Growth
- New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased
- Barack Obama’s smart way to change the disinformation debate
- The Jan. 6 hearings should follow 5 basic rules
- Congress must act to prevent an election coup in 2024
- Judge rejects RNC bid to block fundraising, email data from Jan. 6 panel
- The 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Respectable-Enough Reboot
- Bidenworld wants to make the midterms more about Trump and hopes Elon Musk helps
- Can Democrats knock Republicans off their two-faced midterm strategy?
- A Role Model for the Midterms (“Democrats need to fight back against the Republicans’ phony culture war. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow showed how.”)
- Trump’s bid to shape GOP faces test with voters in May races
- Trumpworld braces for ‘a couple of ugly nights’ in May
- 2022 midterms: What to know about Ohio, Indiana primaries
- Campaign season kicks off in earnest with primaries in 14 states in May
- The GOP Primary For Ohio Senate Will Be A Test For Trump — But Probably A Win For Trumpism
- Trump confused the names of candidates in a closely contested GOP Senate primary that’s 2 days away — one of whom he endorsed last month (“At a rally Sunday he said he endorsed ‘JD Mandel,’ mixing Vance’s name with his opponent’s, Josh Mandel.”)
- McConnell silent about sour Trump relationship
- Will Justice get to Trump? Garland is facing questions
- Juan Williams: Biden gets no respect
- Disney’s Clash With Florida Has CEOs on Alert
- DeSantis looks to make 2024 statement with big Florida win this November
- Three steps for Elon Musk if he’s serious about free speech at Twitter (Spoiler: Musk is NOT serious about free speech at Twitter.)
- My Twitter Pullback Is About More Than Elon Musk (“All journalists have complicated relationships with Twitter. For Black journalists, the relationship is particularly fraught. For Black female journalists, it’s truly treacherous…Social media is full of hate speech, bots, vitriol, attack armies, screamers and people who live for the opportunity to be angry. For people like me, that meant half my time on Twitter on any given day could be spent blocking and muting accounts. “)
- Trump or no Trump: Asa Hutchinson mulls run for president in 2024 (“Republican Arkansas governor says he would not be deterred by former president in party in wrong over January 6 insurrection”)
- Video: On Face the Nation, Sen. Tim Kaine Says Massive Aid Package to Ukraine Needs to Be Done “Very, Very Quickly” to “Help Ukraine Win” (On Title 42, Sen. Kaine says, “the right answer for the border is not an emergency, short-term regulation, the right answer is permanent fixes that will help”)
- Long-Time Fairfax Democratic Activist Chris Ambrose: “My thoughts on the House Democratic Caucus’s circular firing squad session.” (“It is sad that it is the base that needs to set the standard for our leaders, but that is where we are.”)
- Panel says Virginia should do more to promote solar development on brownfields
- Self-harm is rising among children and teens in Virginia, new report finds
- Video: On The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart, Del. Danica Roem Says In Her Book, She’s “showing people what it’s like to be an unemployed, uninsured driver of a ’92 Dodge Shadow kicking off a campaign.”(“Because politics isn’t just for the rich and powerful, it’s for us too”)
- Community college students in Va. are disappearing. Can free tuition bring them back?
- A Black teen in Virginia passed out at a party. His white classmates drew racial slurs on him
- Black, autistic and out of prison, Matthew Rushin becomes an advocate (“The 23-year-old from Virginia Beach is talking about his experience in the hope that it will help others”)
- Police investigating shooting at Virginia State University, campus on lock down
- Report shows racial disparity in Roanoke police stops over 6-month period
- Catholic diocese sues Alexandria over affordable housing development
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm, dry start to week but then trending cooler, wetter
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