The day after Thanksgiving has become the traditional opening of Christmas shopping season, and is thus known as Black Friday. So if you are able, before you go out and contribute to the local economy, take some time out and read some stories, such as these:
From Haaretz, ISIS attacks a mosque in the northern Sinai region of Egypt, killing 235 people.
From BBC News, the mosque's attendants are Sufis, who are regarded as heretical by jihadist groups.
From the Independent, police evacuate the Oxford Circus station of the London Underground after reports of gunfire, but find no evidence of an attack.
From The Weekly Standard, a blast from the past weighs in on the media turning on the Clintons. (via The American Conservative)
From (not via) The American Conservative, the downside of Black Friday.
From Voice Of Europe, a teenage Danish girl has been found guilty of planning to blow up two schools. (The worst thing about that joke "they blow up so fast" is that sometimes, it's true.)
From the Express, calls for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign have spread to her own party.
From Politico, Germany's Social Democrat Party is open to talks with Merkel.
From Flanders News, Belgian police take photographs trying to identify suspected rioters.
From Sputnik International, married children in Finland draw international concern.
From The Local SE, Turks living in Sweden allege that the Turkish government is tracking down Turks who criticize it.
From the NL Times, a Syrian man who fought for ISIS is allegedly living in the Netherlands.
From Sky News, a British man who fought against ISIS says that those who fought for ISIS should not be allowed to return home.
From the International Business Times, according to a security expert, ISIS terrorists in Europe plan to use drones to wage biological warfare.
From Euractive, Macron meets Szydło. (I can hear them now. Bonjour! Dzień dobry!)
From Breitbart Texas, Mexican police find drug cartel mass graves with the help of dogs provided by the United States.
From the Los Angeles Times, China is cutting some of their import tariffs.
From National Review, "after Weinstein, a cultural revolution".
From FrontpageMag, in Florida, a Muslim leader unleashes his hatred of Jews.
From France24, Rwanda offers to take in African migrants.
From Yahoo News, an Indonesian Muslim speaker will stop identifying herself as a "former nun".
From the New York Post, President Trump goes golfing with two pros.
And from WA Today, eight of Western Australia's "weird and wonderful" place names.
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