by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, May 7.
- This is what we need to invent to fight climate change
- Big Oil Spends on Investors, Not Output, Prolonging Crude Crunch
- ‘We are nowhere near the bottom,’ top economist says as global markets crater
- War in Europe, China’s Covid Battle Boost U.S.’s Business Appeal
- U.S. Kind of Confirms It Helped Ukraine Kill Russian Generals (“Unnamed officials say U.S. intel played a critical role in some of Ukraine’s biggest strikes. President Biden reportedly called for the leaks to stop.”)
- A formerly ‘inconceivable’ E.U. proposal would mark a historic shift to relations with Russia
- Russia Can’t Shake Default Risk After Last-Minute Bond Payment
- Ukraine war: Russia must withdraw to pre-invasion position for a deal – Zelensky
- The War Is Getting More Dangerous for America, and Biden Knows It
- How Victory Day became central to Putin’s idea of Russian identity
- Evacuation efforts go on at sprawling Ukrainian steel mill
- ‘We’re so sorry’: Mariupol plant evacuees feel relief, grief
- Ukrainian forces fight back around Kharkiv
- Ukraine says Russians blew up bridges to prevent counter-attacks
- G7 leaders, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to hold talks on Sunday
- The Atrocities I Saw Outside Kyiv Hint at Monstrous Discoveries Yet to Be Made
- Hundreds of desperate Ukrainians are still searching for missing relatives
- Biden announces $150 million security package to Ukraine
- Putin Private Army Accused of Raping Moms on Maternity Ward (Pure evil.)
- In Romania, Jill Biden says she fears refugee crisis will grow
- U.K. Live Updates: Sinn Fein Is on Track to Win in Northern Ireland
- France’s Macron sworn in for second term as president
- Italy impounds luxury yacht linked to Russian president
- Powerful explosion at upscale hotel in Havana, Cuba, kills 22 people and injures dozens: “I thought it was an earthquake”
- Coronavirus wave this fall could infect 100 million, administration warns
- Biden administration bracing for challenging fall and winter of COVID-19
- Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner
- Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbers
- At Last, a Piece of Encouraging News on Inflation (“The employment report for April indicates that an important driver of rising prices is moderating.”)
- The U.S. job market has recovered faster than (almost) anyone predicted
- The Great Rage (“Vicious political disagreement is seeping into every corner of life.”)
- 3 executive actions Biden could try to protect abortion rights (“Biden is limited on abortion rights. There’s still a lot he could try.”)
- Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding (The same guy whose wife is an insurrectionist, and who himself is an extremist.)
- After abortion leak, Justice Thomas warns Supreme Court can’t be ‘bullied’
- Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape
- Supreme Court fallout casts harsh light on Roberts leadership
- Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century
- How overturning Roe v Wade could supercharge the 2022 midterm campaigns
- CNN poll: The Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn’t shaken the midterm landscape
- Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
- New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
- In abortion fight, conservatives push to end all exceptions
- Liberals aim to channel anger over abortion toward GOP
- America Is Not Ready for the End of Roe v. Wade
- Pence hits Harris over abortion remarks: ‘How dare you?’ (Pence is smarmy, dishonest, stupid, etc.)
- Man who stormed Capitol in caveman costume gets prison
- Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to lift Twitter ban
- Inside Elon Musk’s Big Plans for Twitter
- Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
- Amazon Abruptly Fires Senior Managers Tied to Unionized Warehouse
- Starbucks Broke Law By Firing And Threatening Pro-Union Workers, Labor Board Alleges
- Gov. Lee signs law criminalizing mail-order abortion pills (Wildly extreme.)
- Leaked Audio Underscores Dark Side of Far-Right YouTube Subculture
- Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection
- Giuliani Is Trembling Before the Jan 6 Committee
- Trump rallies for Oz in Pennsylvania, calls his challenger ‘more Toomey than he is MAGA’
- New York Times reporter promotes glowing portrayal of GOP candidate J.D. Vance as a “nightmare” for Democrats (Right-wing propaganda masquerading as “news” in the NY Times)
- Sailors say aircraft carrier that had multiple suicides occur among crew was uninhabitable
- Rewards offered after dolphin ‘harassed to death’ on Texas beach, another impaled in Florida (Pure evil.)
- Mattea Roach’s Jeopardy Streak Comes to an End
- New Poll in VA02, an R+6 District, Finds Rep. Elaine Luria (D) Up 5 Pts. Before Pro-Choice Messaging, Up 7 Pts. After (VA02 voters find various pro-choice messages to be highly convincing, ranging up to 70%-27% (note: the poll was done BEFORE the big SCOTUS abortion news broke))
- JEC Chairman Don Beyer: “The latest jobs data show the United States has now recovered 95% of the jobs lost during the pandemic”
- Republicans face off in primary for Rep. Elaine Luria’s 2nd Congressional District Seat
- State employees, legislators decry Youngkin’s new telework policy
- Schapiro: A tale of two tax schemes
- FAQ: What happens to abortion rights in Virginia if Roe falls?
- Far-Right, Insurrectionist VA Delegates Call For Each Other to Drop Out After One Accuses the Other of Writing That Government Should NOT Make Abortion Illegal
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 90% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 210 From ~4,000 in January
- Audio: On WAMU’s The Politics Hour, Del. Kathy Tran Asked Whether She Voted to Oust VA House Dem Leader Eileen Filler-Corn, Also Whether She’ll Move or Not
- Video: ER Nurse Kellen Squire (D) Announces for VA House of Delegates in Redrawn HD55, Vies to Take on Godawful, Right-Wing Incumbent Republican Del. Rob Bell
- Hampton Roads leaders plan regional crime dashboard, engage local experts to address violence
- Chesapeake School Board candidate arrested on sexual battery charge
- D.C.-area forecast: Wet again today, with chilly conditions all weekend
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