by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 29.
- Listening to the Endangered Sounds of the Amazon Rainforest
- Kharkiv Got Some Breathing Space, but It Still Doesn’t Breathe Easily
- Some Western Backers of Ukraine Worry That Time Might Be on Russia’s Side (“Officials in some capitals fear the Kremlin, which is willing to keep throwing men and materiel into the war, could gain the upper hand in any lengthy war of attrition”)
- To Fix Its Problems in Ukraine, Russia Turns to the Architect of the War
- At the Pentagon, push to send F-16s to Ukraine picks up steam
- Russians gone from Ukraine village, fear and hardship remain
- Russia’s Footprint Grows in Africa as France Leaves Burkina Faso
- Pro-western Petr Pavel sweeps to landslide win in race for Czech presidency (Great news!)
- On The Global Stage, Jacinda Ardern Was a Climate Champion, But Victories Were Hard to Come by at Home (“The departed prime minister left New Zealand with an adaptation plan and a framework for future climate policy, but her ambitions to reduce the country’s emissions eluded her.”)
- Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan
- Drone attack targets Iranian defence factory as global tensions rise (“Isfahan blast came as refinery fire broke out in country’s north-west and 5.9-magnitude quake hit”)
- “World first” solar methanol plant to feed off Port Augusta solar thermal project
- Israel proposes looser gun laws after attacks
- Israeli police seal off home of Jerusalem synagogue attacker
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fires Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi over tax scandal
- China Gives Conditional Nod to Two Homegrown Covid Antivirals
- Japan, Netherlands Agree to Limit Exports of Chip-Making Equipment to China
- ChatGPT’s Mind-Boggling, Possibly Dystopian Impact
- Fed Set to Shrink Rate Hikes Again as Inflation Slows
- Investors bet the Fed doom loop they’ve been trapped in will end in the week ahead
- Friday Night Update from the ER in Arlington, VA: “It really is amazing how quickly misinformation spreads through social media.” (Meanwhile, “the bivalent booster is proving to be effective against BA.5 and the new variant XBB.1.5”)
- How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System
- How an Oligarch May Have Recruited the F.B.I. Agent Who Investigated Him
- Warren throws support behind Biden for reelection, defers on Harris as running mate
- Biden gets set to lean into economy in 2024
- Biden Hones Policy Themes, Campaign Plans for Re-election Effort
- The House GOP and the Souvenir Grenades: Will Kevin McCarthy Be a Dud, or a Dummy Explosion? (“He claims to have learned his lesson from Ryan and Boehner—it remains to be seen whether he has studied Newt.”)
- Your guide to 2023 GOP “investigations” (“Kevin McCarthy’s troops plan to probe Hunter Biden, DHS, the FBI and more — but the real point is to get on TV”)
- Republicans Want Surrender, Not a Deal, on the Debt Ceiling (“There can be no “bipartisan” solution to the debt-ceiling crisis when one party refuses to talk about revenue.”)
- The 2024 GOP presidential primary season is kicking off. Here’s the potential field.
- Getting Rid of Trump Won’t Get Rid of Political Violence
- Trump “more angry,” “more committed” as he kicks off 2024 campaign
- Trump’s Evolution in Social-Media Exile: More QAnon, More Extremes
- Trump kicks off his 2024 campaign: ‘We are at the brink of World War III’ (Remember, with Trump, everything he says ultimately is about himself.)
- Trump Trashes Electric Vehicles Standing in Front of GOP Governor Who Supports Them (“South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has taken executive action to bring electric vehicle manufacturers and related jobs to his state”)
- Trump hits DeSantis: He’s a Covid skeptic phony
- Trump takes aim at DeSantis in first major campaign swing, says he’s trying to ‘rewrite history’ on his Covid-19 record
- Trump says DeSantis running for president would be ‘a great act of disloyalty’
- In 67 minutes of video, brutality followed by nonchalance
- Memphis Police disband Scorpion unit after Tyre Nichols footage release
- Tyre Nichols video shows policing must be done with a community — not to it
- Tyre Nichols and a Long Line of Police Violence
- Police leaders can’t wait for legislation. They must reform themselves.
- Tyre Nichols and the End of Police Reform (“His death is evidence that cosmetic change can’t excise the rot of American law enforcement.”)
- Police experts say Tyre Nichols’ arrest was filled with procedural violations (“Experts in policing say there was shocking officer misconduct revealed in police videos of Tyre Nichols’ arrest. They say officers in Memphis had an obligation to intervene and render aid.”)
- The Police Folklore That Helped Kill Tyre Nichols (“A 1992 study claims that officers who show weakness are more likely to be killed. Law-enforcement culture has never recovered.”)
- Ron DeSantis Battles the African American A.P. Course—and History (“The state’s intent seems to be to provide white Floridians, from a young age, with a version of history that they can be comfortable with, regardless of whether it’s true.”)
- Bezos and Washington Post show honeymoon is over for tech mogul media owners
- Paul Pelosi Attack Suspect Tells TV Station He Has No Remorse (This guy needs to be locked up for many, many years.)
- DePape in bizarre phone call to KTVU says he should have been ‘more prepared’
- Tears, blunders and chaos: inside Elon Musk’s Twitter (“In the three months since Musk bought Twitter for £44bn, thousands have been sacked and the company has nosedived. Here, staff tell of a firm in disarray and an owner whose reputation is also plummeting”)
- Utah Just Became the First State of 2023 to Ban Gender-Affirming Care
- Bills’ Damar Hamlin expresses gratitude in first public comments
- President Biden, Virginians Respond to Brutal Murder of Tyre Nichols (BTW, note that the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 passed the Democratic-controlled House but was blocked by Republicans in the Senate.)
- COMMENTARY: Is Youngkin posturing, campaigning or governing?
- Commentary: Youngkin’s ambition nixes good jobs and Virginia’s trust
- Editorial: AG’s report on parole board raises questions, big and small (Yeah, about Miyares himself.)
- Opinion: Virginia’s drug price control bill is the wrong prescription (“A proposed state Prescription Drug Affordability Board would create more problems than it solves, Newport News Dr. James Tinsley writes in a guest column.”)
- Experts say ‘missteps’ were likely in how school addressed special needs of Richneck student
- CASEY: Retiring Roanoke County Democrat endorses his Republican successor (“Steve McGraw has been a Democrat for at least 40 years, and Roanoke County Circuit Court Clerk for more than 30. Friday, in his retirement and transition speech, he endorsed a Republican as his replacement.”)
- Richmond police officer faces child porn charges in Louisa
- D.C.-area forecast: Chance of light showers today; light rain or snow possible Tuesday (“Colder air arrives by Tuesday with the chance of a light wintry mix on Tuesday and again on Thursday.”)
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