by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, February 7.
- U.S. must lift curbs before Iran rejoins deal: Khamenei cites ‘final’ stance
- Biden administration suspends Trump asylum deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
- Production snags likely to leave EU lagging in vaccinations for months to come
- Protests sweep Myanmar to oppose coup (“Tens of thousands of people rallied across Myanmar to denounce last week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the biggest protests since the 2007 Saffron Revolution that helped lead to democratic reforms.”)
- U.S. and China talk tough on Myanmar and Taiwan in tense first call since Biden took office
- Putin’s Once-Scorned Vaccine Now Favorite in Pandemic Fight
- Oxford/AstraZeneca jab fails to prevent mild and moderate Covid from S African strain, study shows
- Fury at Gove as exports to EU slashed by 68% since Brexit
- Mario Draghi secures support from key parties to form new Italian government (“Populist 5-Star Movement and rightwing League signal support for government of national unity”)
- How Dubai is paying the price for letting tourists visit (“Escaping winter weather and strict lockdowns, international tourists have flocked to the glitzy city. Coronavirus inevitably caught up.”)
- India floods: Scores missing after glacier smashes Uttarakhand dam
- 59.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 39 million administered: U.S. CDC
- Covid pandemic: Has the US turned the corner? (“…as spring approaches, the number of infections is now falling and the vaccination programme looks to have overcome some of its initial problems.”)
- Invasive Insects and Diseases Are Killing Our Forests
- This Climate Deal Is Good for Earth and the Economy (“More than 100 nations have approved an accord phasing down a planet-warming coolant. The U.S. isn’t among them.”)
- Delay Second Doses? A Guide To The Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Debate (“The idea is still controversial, but it’s now getting more attention from scientists in the U.S.”)
- Canada will be Biden’s ally in tackling the climate crisis
- Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up
- Biden immigration policy looks beyond reversing Trump
- The Task Ahead for Biden on Climate (“The new president has shown a welcome interest in combating climate change. But more will need to be done.” Obviously.)
- How Big Tech Got Even Bigger (“Technology giants such as Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are more dominant than a year ago thanks to a greater reliance on their services during the pandemic. The forces propelling them to new heights are expected to outlast Covid-19.”)
- Lessons Biden learned as vice president shape his decisions on his covid relief package
- The pandemic is replacing people with tech — threatening the jobs rebound
- Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here’s how Democrats want to fix it.
- Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath
- More Than A Month Later, It’s Still January 6 on Capitol Hill (“The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress both as a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most every political discussion in Washington.” It’s not the kind of thing we can or should ever forget.)
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Signs Military ‘Stand Down’ Memo To Address Extremism
- Trump left behind a damaged government. Here’s what Biden faces as he rebuilds it.
- Kagan Warns the Supreme Court’s New COVID Decision May Kill People
- Trump’s election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million — and counting (Half a BILLION dollars?!? That’s insane.)
- Republicans worry Greene could be drag on party in suburbs
- Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Republican Perversion of ‘Freedom’ (“She’s playing the victim. Don’t fall for it.” Basically, whenever you hear right wingers going on about “liberty” and “freedom,” you can be 99% sure that they’re perverting those concepts.)
- The Far-Right Militia Member Providing Muscle for Top Trump Allies and Aides
- Judge orders US officials to weigh coal mine’s climate costs
- Former Trump and GOP Aide Charged With Distributing Child Porn
- How Fox News Primetime Jacked Up Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ (“The president may be on trial this week for his outsized role in fomenting the MAGA mob, but he had plenty of help from right-wing media in boosting his lies, spin, and innuendo.”)
- Analysis: The end of the road for Lou Dobbs
- Lou Dobbs Retweets Daily Beast Reporter Trolling Him In Donald Trump’s Voice
- Lawsuits Take the Lead in Fight Against Disinformation (We also need legislation and regulations, badly!)
- Judge Orders OAN to Pay Rachel Maddow and MSNBC $250,000 in Attorney Fees For Filing Frivolous Defamation Lawsuit
- Pushing QAnon and Stolen Election Lies, Flynn Re-emerges (It’s VERY disturbing that Flynn was ever in any position of power or authority. How did that happen???)
- Wyoming GOP censures Rep. Liz Cheney over impeachment vote (You think the national GOP is bad? The state parties are like, “hold my beer!”)
- Twitter permanently suspends Gateway Pundit founder’s account (Yep, no brainer.)
- Parscale urges Trump to run again as a ‘martyr’ (Uh, alrighty.)
- SNL Begs Trump to Testify in Impeachment Trial: ‘Give Us One Last Show, Man’
- Marty Baron Considers His Time at the Washington Post (Some good stuff, but waaayyyy too much false equivalence, “both sides-ism,” etc. Plus, continuing to allow right wingnuts to mar the editorial page.)
- Leon Spinks, former world heavyweight champion who upset Ali, dies aged 67 (R.I.P.)
- “Thank you, Rep. Jeffries. We will not be lectured on unity and patriotism by conspiracy theorists and enablers of violent insurrectionists.”
- Hampton Roads gets a bigger voice on a key defense panel (“Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, and Rep Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, assume leadership roles on the House Armed Services Committee.”)
- AP Article on 2021 VA GOP Governor’s Race: Cox Won’t Say If He Wants Trump’s Help; Chase Refuses to Disavow QAnon; Trump’s Former VA Campaign Chair Calls VA GOP “a dumpster fire”
- Did the pandemic peak 2 weeks ago? U.Va. coronavirus watchers think so. (“A little more than 9% of Virginians have received at least their first shot of the coronavirus vaccine.”)
- Saturday (2/6) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +5,069 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 526,176), +142 Hospitalizations (to 22,035), +41 Deaths (to 6,773)
- Virginia Passes 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Administered; Also in Top 10 States for % of People Having Received At Least One Shot
- 900,000 infected. More than 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
- The COVID vaccine pipeline: Virginians flock to NC for shots
- Northam: Appalachia has opportunities
- In Virginia, influence should live with the people, not corporations (By Jennifer Carroll Foy)
- Senate Passes McClellan Bill to Reform the Criminal Justice System for Virginians with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Conditions
- Opinion: Easier path to expungement will tilt the justice system toward fairness (By AG Mark Herring and House Majority Leader Charniele Herring.)
- Editorial: Lawmakers can restore order by resuming utility rate reviews
- Budget negotiations wait on new revenue, special session
- Virginia’s Legislative Session Spotlights Shifting Political Power (“Now in their second full session with complete legislative control, Virginia Democrats continue to roll back old GOP efforts and make new laws with the state’s increasingly diverse citizenry in mind.”)
- CASEY: Bill Stanley is right — Virginia should abolish the death penalty (In the end, Stanley abstained on the bill to end the death penalty in Virginia.)
- Church leaders partner with Richmond, Henrico health districts to get shots to the most vulnerable
- Roanoke, New River valleys’ economic recovery continues, but not for all
- Rain and wet snow this morning with more storm chances to come this week
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