by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, August 15.
- Trump Offers Meeting With China’s Xi To Resolve ‘Hong Kong Problem’ (Yeah, good luck with that.)
- Global turmoil Trump stirred threatens his reelection chances
- Chinese forces exercise across border as Hong Kong braces for protests
- China Signals Imminent Retaliation Against New U.S. Tariffs
- Netanyahu appears poised to block Omar, Tlaib from entering Israel ahead of a planned weekend visit (“It is still unclear whether Netanyahu will follow through on that decision, however, after a private backlash from the Democratic leadership and some U.S.-based pro-Israel groups, who warned against barring sitting members of Congress from entering Israel because of their political beliefs, said the aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive discussions.”)
- Modi’s Decision on Kashmir Reveals a Brittleness in India (“New Delhi’s abrogation of autonomy for the region might have local implications, but its consequences for Indian democracy are greater.”)
- Jailed Saudi activist refuses to deny being tortured in exchange for freedom (“Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally, is trying to sweep the torture of prisoners under the rug. It’s not working.”)
- U.S. Seeks to Block Release of Seized Oil Ship in Gibraltar
- The U.S. left a hole in leadership on climate. China is filling it. (“Often considered the bogeyman of global climate diplomacy, China is making greater and faster strides than expected away from fossil fuels — becoming the world’s largest investor in solar and wind technology and boasting more jobs in solar energy than in coal-mining. It’s all part of a longterm economic strategy to dominate in critical technologies.”)
- The Market Finally Has Its Inversion. Now What? (“The latest move in the bond market is unlike anything investors have seen, and not in a good way.”)
- Stock losses deepen as a key recession warning surfaces (“The U.S. stock market tumbled to its worst day of the year after a reliable predictor of looming recessions flashed for the first time since the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.”)
- Dow Tumbles 800 Points As Bond Markets Signal Recession
- Markets Are Shaken by New Signs of Global Economic Trouble
- The steep price of Trump’s incoherent nihilism
- Trump roils the markets, again (“Trump claimed the economy he inherited as his own. He rationalized tax cuts on the notion he’d boost growth above 3 percent; now we’re on recession watch. He told us a trade war would be quick and good for the economy; it’s now stymieing business investment decisions. So yes, if a recession hits, Trump will richly deserve blame.”)
- Trump’s Trade War Could Make the Trump Recession a Reality
- Autopsy finds broken bones in Epstein’s neck, deepening questions around his death (“Experts say a broken hyoid bone happens in suicide by hanging but is more typical in homicide by strangulation.”)
- Jeffrey Epstein’s Autopsy Reportedly Shows Multiple Broken Neck Bones (“Among the broken bones was reportedly Epstein’s hyoid bone — a break more common in homicidal strangulations than suicide, The Washington Post said.”)
- Trump is rewriting the meaning of America. Literally.
- Someone Should Probably Step In and Stop the Economy From Tumbling Into a Recession
- Suspect surrenders after shooting six police officers in hours-long Philadelphia standoff
- Several officers injured by suspect firing in shooting in Philadelphia; suspect in custody: Police
- The Memo: O’Rourke looks to hit reset button
- Biden allies float scaling back events to limit gaffes
- Pelosi refers to McConnell as ‘Moscow Mitch’
- Fox News poll: Trump disapproval rises to near record (“President Trump’s disapproval rating has jumped to 56 percent in a Fox News survey released Wednesday, just one point shy of the record high in Fox News polling.”)
- The Climate Crisis Is Not Evenly Distributed, But It’s Already Here (“A new report details which areas of the United States are already undergoing the most serious change.”)
- Stacey Abrams Is Playing the Long Game for Our Democracy (“And she’s playing to win.”)
- Trump’s New Hampshire struggle: Voters feeling ‘Trumpgret’
- El Paso, racism and rhetoric: The growing toll of bigotry in America (“For some Americans who are members of minority groups, the intersection of hate and violence has become a looming source of fear.”)
- Majority of top newspapers in agricultural producing states fail to mention UN climate and land report on their front pages (“Only seven of 20 major newspapers in top agricultural producing states featured the report on their print front pages, while none of the Sunday shows covered it.” Yep, the corporate media sucks.)
- Behind Nate Silver’s war with The New York Times (“The paper’s one-time data guru can’t stop kicking his ex-employer for its 2020 polling analysis and supposed capitulation to Trump.”)
- AP source: John Hickenlooper to end 2020 presidential bid (“John Hickenlooper will drop out of the Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, according to a Democrat close to him.”)
- The GOP would like Steve King to kindly shut up (“Analysis: The Iowa congressman’s comments on rape and incest threaten to cause bigger problems for a party trying to win back suburban women.”)
- Rep. Steve King says rapes, incest helped populate the world (Yep, of course he’s a Republican.)
- Steve King Is Defending His Abortion Stance by Citing the Work of Genghis Khan (“Surely, Iowa can do better than this.”)
- ‘Corey is a political hack’: Lewandowski Senate bid hits backlash in N.H.
- White supremacist Pat Buchanan will co-star on public television’s relaunched McLaughlin Group (WTF???)
- Public television to bring back racist, anti-LGBTQ, anti-Semite Pat Buchanan as show panelist (“The man even Donald Trump found too hateful will be a regular panelist on the revived McLaughlin Group.”)
- Ken Cuccinelli wants to be a poet. First he needs a history lesson
- Cuccinelli’s Family Tree Suggests His New Immigration Rule Might Have Blocked His Ancestors
- Kamala Harris rolls her eyes at Ken Cuccinelli and Steve King: ‘These guys are just out of their minds’
- Colbert mocks Cuccinelli’s Statue of Liberty comments
- Acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli runs to Fox News after suggesting the poem on the Statue of Liberty was about Europeans (“After being accurately quoted, Cuccinelli berated the media and complained about being treated unfairly”)
- Pete Buttigieg slams Trump administration over Cuccinelli comments
- Madeleine Albright on Cuccinelli’s comments: ‘I think the Statue of Liberty is weeping’
- ‘Clearly, he did not take part in our curriculum’: Historians bash Ken Cuccinelli’s revised Statue of Liberty poem
- Schapiro: Virginia’s Cuccinelli in character as immigration czar
- For Everyone Rightfully Horrified at Ken Cuccinelli’s Xenophobia, Note That 93 More Votes (Out of 37,112) Could/Should Have Ended His Political Career in 2007
- Send us back? (“When Virginia’s own Ken Cuccinelli — the former attorney general famous for attempting to prosecute climate change research, covering up Virtus’ bareness, suing to overturn Obamacare, defending anti-sodomy laws and other conservative windmill-tilting that even rolled the eyes of many a Republican here — joined the Trump administration as a top immigration official, it was only a matter of time before he stepped in it.”)
- Virginia looks to New York green bank for possible clean energy financing
- Democrats add 5th District to ‘offensive battleground’ list
- Video: Two Years After White Supremacists’ Mayhem in Cville, Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA04) Says We Are “Moving Backwards”
- National LGBTQ rights group makes big play in Virginia legislative races (“The Human Rights Campaign aims to mobilize 1.2 million “equality voters” for the pivotal election in November, when all 100 seats in the House of Delegates and all 40 in the Senate will be on the ballot.”)
- PredictIt Markets Currently Give Virginia Dems 86% Chance of State Senate Control, 84% Chance for House of Delegates Takeover
- After winning Virginia gerrymandering case, law firm re-ups request for $4.5M in fees
- Samirah: Virginia can’t negotiate with racists
- Lindsey Dougherty: Medicaid Saved My Family
- Virginia Firefighters Endorse Loudoun County Board Chair Phyllis Randall (D) for Reelection; Loudoun Firefighter Hits John Whitbeck (R)’s “Dirty,” Dishonest Campaign
- Another lawsuit alleges constitutional violations by authorities, rally protesters
- Virginia ABC collects $1 billion in revenue, a new record
- Editorial: Crumbling bridges still cause for alarm in Va.
- Richmond City Council rejects advisory referendum on public financing of downtown arena
- General Registrar: Paul Goldman’s signature drive for coliseum referendum falls short
- Police: 3 men, 1 juvenile charged after body found in Fairfax County park
- Superintendent must act as buffer for schools (“Discord between elected city and school officials must not affect the new superintendent’s visions Newport News Public Schools Superintendent George Parker III decided to focus on two main aspects during his first year — watching and learning.”)
- Newport News police arrest man after stand-off
- A few strong storms possible Thursday and Friday in DC, Maryland, Virginia (“The 90s return over the weekend with heat indices well over 100 degrees.”)
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