by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, May 16.
- What’s worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?
- Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of almost 2m cars, researchers say (“Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing”)
- World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough
- Oil Companies Use Paid News Media Partnerships to Protect ‘Social Licence to Operate’, Documents Show
- China and Russia reaffirm ties as Moscow presses offensive in Ukraine
- Xi Tells Putin China-Russia Ties Should Last ‘Generations’ (Vomit.)
- Russia Has Opened Up a New Front. What Comes Next?
- For China, Russia Is Both a Partner and a Predicament
- US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on (“Officials will begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.”)
- Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza ‘by tank fire’ (“The reported friendly-fire incident in Jabalia is one of the deadliest since the war began.”)
- Hezbollah Fires Missile Barrage at Israel After Commander Death
- Why the U.N. revised the numbers of women and children killed in Gaza
- The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel (“After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law.”)
- This ‘indispensable’ Israeli leader has a proposal for ‘the day after’ in Gaza (“U.S. officials see the Israeli defense minister as the key problem-solver in how to end the war.”)
- Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Calls for Postwar Gaza Plan (Netanyahu is horrible.)
- As Hamas returns to the north, Israel’s Gaza endgame is nowhere in sight (What a disaster.)
- Meta slapped with child safety probe under sweeping EU tech law
- The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders (Very, very bad.)
- Slovak politicians call for calming of political tensions after shooting of prime minister
- Slovakian deputy prime minister believes Fico will survive the assassination attempt
- Who is Robert Fico, the Slovakian prime minister who was shot? (“Fico, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was sworn in as prime minister for the fourth time last year after campaigning on a pro-Russian, anti-American platform.”)
- Attempted Killing of Slovakia’s Leader Shocks a Polarized Nation
- S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow all hit record highs after encouraging inflation data
- All 3 major stock indexes close at record highs as inflation slows down
- U.S. seeing “increasing” number of threats to election, intelligence chief says
- Six Ways That MAGA Republicans Are Attacking Women’s Health (“Attacks on women’s health care from MAGA Republicans have skyrocketed in the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned.”)
- We’re in a pivotal moment in American history. We cannot retreat
- Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss
- Trump Is Still at War With the Constitution
- Alleged ‘deal’ offer from Trump to big oil could save industry $110bn, study finds (WILDLY corrupt!)
- Prosecutors near the end of case against Trump as Michael Cohen wraps up testimony
- The Biggest Potential Weakness With Trump’s Defense (“They seem to be trying to impress their boss more than the jury.”)
- “Trump derangement syndrome”: Hush-money trial suggests it was MAGA projection all along
- Trump the crime boss summons his mob to court
- Trump trial resumes with more critical Cohen testimony (“As Trump’s former fixer retakes the stand, two significant strategic questions remain unanswered”)
- Trump’s GOP ‘Surrogates’ Take Turns Bashing Judge’s Daughter (Trump is behind this and should be held accountable!)
- GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump (Shit. For. Brains.)
- Mitt Romney, Unaware Of When To Shut Up, Says Biden Should Have Pardoned Trump
- ‘Embarrassing’: Mitt Romney hits his fellow Republicans for traveling to Donald Trump’s hush money trial
- How Biden and Trump agreed on where and when to disagree
- Why Biden’s Debates With Trump Could Be His Meal Ticket
- Democrats hungry for Biden-Trump debate
- All Signs Point to a Trump Debate Meltdown
- Morning Report — The motivations behind the Biden-Trump debates
- Biden’s Daring Debate Proposal Could Recharge His Campaign
- Ron Klain, Former Chief of Staff, Will Return to Help Biden With Debate
- Biden and Trump accept CNN’s invitation to debate on June 27
- Trump’s favorite words: Policy ideas he talks about most (This is mostly extreme, warped shit.)
- Why Trump’s attorneys keep filing motions that are destined to fail (Delay, delay, delay.)
- Will Trump be held accountable — in the courts and the news? (Sure doesn’t seem like it right now.)
- More than half of Black women ages 15-49 live with little to no abortion access (This is 100% the fault of Republicans.)
- 17% of Voters Blame Biden for the End of Roe (17% of Americans don’t understand we have a coequal JUDICIAL BRANCH – which Trump stacked with anti-abortion zealots – and also a coequal LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, which confirmed Trump’s nominees when the US Senate was controlled by REPUBLICANS. Ugh.)
- Former far-right hard-liner says pro-voucher billionaires are using school board races to sow distrust in public education
- Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district
- ‘I’m really curious about the dog’: Trump weighs in on Kristi Noem at a private fundraiser
- Donald Trump Brushes Off Kristi Noem’s Puppy-Slaying Saga, Insists “She’s Terrific” (Trump likes psychos and hates dogs. ‘Nuff said.)
- Crew trapped on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse
- Barge collides with Pelican Island Causeway in Texas, causing damage and oil spill
- These Tribes Are Building Crossings to Save Wildlife From Becoming Roadkill (No highways should be built without protections for wildlife, including crossings.)
- As sea levels rise, DeSantis signs bill deleting climate change mentions from Florida state law (Youngkin’s role-model governor strikes again.)
- The Cost of Monopoly in Healthcare – Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Abigail Spanberger Offer a Solution (“It’s imperative…that the healthcare system serves the needs of patients, not corporate interests.”)
- Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02)’s History of Voting to Defund Law Enforcement (“Kiggans has a history of voting for reckless and dangerous cuts to law enforcement that would make our communities less safe”)
- Army vet, Prince William County supervisor campaigning for Spanberger’s Congressional seat
- The Post’s choices in Northern Virginia’s U.S. House primaries (The WaPo editorial board endorsed Dan Helmer in VA10 and Eugene Vindman in VA07)
- Schapiro: A Wilder ride for Rao and Youngkin
- Search warrants claim ‘pattern of money laundering’ at some cannabis-related stores
- Unsealed federal lawsuit alleges Omega Protein skirted U.S. citizen ownership requirement
- Virginia State University presidential debate imperiled as Biden rejects commission’s plans
- Editorial: Ambitious vision has the Port of Virginia positioned for success
- Grown daughter recants, says father never raped her; Virginia AG argues life sentence should stand
- Portsmouth adopts $934 million budget reducing real estate tax, fully funding schools
- Richmond honors police officers killed in line of duty: ‘This is a difficult day’
- Prince Edward schools that helped usher in Brown v. Board still in disrepair
- D.C.-area forecast: Warmth and a little sun break through before a showery weekend
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