Saturday, April 27, 2019

Saturday Links

Other than the weather being just about ideal for hiking, here are some things going on:

From 7 San Diego, one person is killed and three others injured in a shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California.

From WPVI-TV, retired Lt. Col. Oliver North will not accept a second term as president of the NRA.

From NewsBusters, to "bash" former Vice President Biden, The New York Times calls on Anita Hill.

From American Thinker, Biden repeats a whopper from his former boss.

From Twitchy, TNYT unleashes its inner anti-Semite.

From The Daily Caller, Virginia's NCAA champion basketball team declines to visit President Trump and the White House.

From Scott Adams' Blog, an update on the already-dead "fine people" hoax".

From the New York Post, the ban on Kate Smith could be taken much farther.

From The Washington Free Beacon, how the plight of the Palestinians is self-inflicted.

From the Washington Examiner, Pope Francis aids and abets illegal migration.

From Townhall, Trump allows lawsuits against companies that use property confiscated by the Cuban government.

From National Review, when it comes to needing repairs, Notre Dame Cathedral is not alone.

From Russia Today, according to Russian President Putin, the sentence given to gun activist Maria Butina is "a travesty of justice".  (Cry him a river.)

From Sputnik International, Russia starts to investigate the contamination of oil in the Drushba pipeline.

From The Moscow Times, according to Putin, Russia might offer fast-tracked passports to all Ukrainians.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, "East and West should work together".

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian students protest against a requirement to learn a foreign language in order to enter college.

From Hungary Today, an interview with the author of Orbanland.

From The Slovak Spectator, Bratislava will spend over €1.6 million on bike paths.

From Radio Poland, Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party holds a convention in Poznań.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany urges a quick end to the China-U.S. trade war.

From the NL Times, the Dutch celebrate King's Day with very few problems.

From VRT NWS, the main suspect in a diamond heist done six years ago is extradited to Belgium.

From France24, "yellow vest" protesters keep on protesting.

From RFI, there are fewer "yellow vest" protesters this time.

From the Daily Mail, astronomers claim to have found Snoopy.

From the Express, some Scottish Tory voters turn to the new Brexit Party.

From the Evening Standard, an Oxford University instructor is saying that it's aliens.

From the Independent, a Labour MP calls Trump "a threat to our world order" after he pulls out of the international Arms Trade Treaty.

From the Irish Examiner, two houses are fire-bombed in Drogheda, Ireland.

From CBC News, already-flooded New Brunswick could get even more rain.

From Global News, Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer promises a climate action plan.

From Morocco World News, 16 sub-Saharan migrants are killed in an accident in northeastern Morocco.

From The Portugal News, Portugal will invest in a new air traffic control system.

From SwissInfo, according to Switzerland's foreign minister, relations with Brazil have not changed under new President Bolsonaro.

From the Malta Independent, the number of illegal migrants entering Spain has decreased due to cooperation with Morocco.

From Malta Today, the Maltese law students' society calls for a task force against human trafficking.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia supports Bornia's "European journey".

From Ekathimerini, thieves blow up an ATM in the Athens neighborhood of Thisio.  (Attacking ATMs is not just for Irish criminals anymore.)

From the Greek Reporter, in 2018, over 2,600 underage migrants sought asylum in Greece.

From Novinite, more Bulgarians are expected to live to 100.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey denies the alleged cancellation of a pact with Sudan, under which Ottoman-era artifacts on the island of Suakin are being restored.

From Turkish Minute, more Turks are getting convicted for insulting President Erdoğan.

From Rûdaw, according to Yezidi leaders, children born to Yezidi mothers raped by ISIS terrorists will not be accepted into the faith.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel will release two Syrian prisoners in exchange for the remains of an IDF soldier.

From The Times Of Israel, IDF troops shoot at three Palestinians trying to sabotage the border fence.

From The Jerusalem Post, why are some of Israel's MKs wearing fezes?  (According to the Doctor, "fezes are cool".)

From Egypt Today, Egyptian Copts celebrate Holy Saturday amid tight security.

From Radio Farda, accusations about Iranian leader Khamenei's wealth anger Iraqi Shiite clerics.

From the Qatar Tribune, the "Silk Road" initiative could help Qatar's economy.

From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan calls for the creation of a tourism corridor.

From The Express Tribune, the U.S. might deny visas to Pakistani officials.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan suspends its anti-polio-drive due to attacks on vaccination teams.

From Khaama Press, airstrikes and other operations send 30 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From the Hindustan Times, India advises its citizens to avoid "non-essential" travel to Sri Lanka.

From the Daily Mirror, at least 15 people are killed in an explosion and a gun battle in Kalmuai, Sri Lanka.

From The State, Muslim cabdrivers at the Philadelphia airport use a parking lot as a mosque.

From the Brisbane Times, due to a fatwa from Iranian clerics, the country's version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has been cancelled.

From Winds of Jihad, Sri Lanka deploys security forces to protect mosques.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. sanctions against Iran's leaders are working.

And from Fox News, I tawt I taw a putty tat, knocking on a door.

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