Saturday, August 17, 2019

Saturday Stories - Part 1

Here on a very warm Saturday are some things going on:

From National Review, an excerpt from the book Ball of Collusion.

From Townhall, why did Jeffrey Epstein visit Cuba when Fidel Castro invited him?

From the Washington Examiner, Epstein's "closest ally" is accused of raping and drugging underage victims.

From American Thinker, what does a ProFa attack look like?

From LifeZette, media figures attack Melania Trump on Twitter.

From NewsBusters, public schools give parental nightmares.

From The Conservative Woman, "where's the memorial to the Communist Holocaust?"

From the Express, a Brexit-hating soccer pundit offers to stand as an interim prime minister.

From the Evening Standard, James Bond's Aston Martin is auctioned for £5.26 million.

From the (U.K.) Independent, anyone trying to have sex in public toilets in Porthcawl, Wales will be rudely disturbed.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tells people to keep their public service cards.

From the Irish Examiner, more on the problems with public service cards.

From CBC News, Canadian astronomers find eight more mysterious fast radio bursts.

From Global News, hundreds rally in Toronto to show support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.

From CTV News, Canadians killed in Afghanistan are honored as a cenotaph is re-dedicated.

From TeleSUR, former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva warns current President Jair Bolsonaro against insulting the Argentinian people.

From The Portugal News, a powder found on a Swiss plane at the Lisbon airport has been found not dangerous to health.

From France24, a customer fatally shoots a waiter for slow service.

From VRT NWS, a young Belgian climate activist is harassed at a music festival.

From Deutsche Welle, about 1,000 vegans march in Cologne, Germany.

From Free West Media, a festival in Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany is criticized for its "racist" portrayal of a Moor.

From the CPH Post, the Grim Reaper waits around every corner in Denmark.

From Voice Of Europe, a Swedish newspaper carrier is allegedly kidnapped and tortured by a Syrian refugee.

From Polskie Radio, U.S. President Trump's upcoming visit to Poland is a "chance for Poland's politics of memory".

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian-born U.S. leftwing billionaire George Soros plans to give "even more money" to Central European University.

From About Hungary, German Chancellor Merkel will visit Hungary to commemorate the Pan-European Picnic.

From Russia Today, Communists rally for fair elections in Moscow.  (Now that they're not the only political party in Russia, it seems that they have to do that sort of thing.)

From Sputnik International, a possible reason for the increased radiation levels in Severodvinsk, Russia is revealed.

From The Moscow Times, opposition activists rally for free elections in Moscow.

From Novinite, the U.S. Army will visit Bulgaria for some joint training.

From Radio Bulgaria, more Bulgarians are going to work.

From Ekathimerini, more people are traveling to Greece's islands for cultural reasons.

From the Greek Reporter, turquoise water and sandy beaches may be found along a Greek river.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia remains open about dialogue with Slovenia about their border.

From EuroNews, Italian Interior Minister Salvini allows 27 migrant children to disembark from the migrant rescue ship Open Arms.

From the Malta Independent, an aid group wants Italy to admit all the migrants from the Open Arms.

From Malta Today, customs officials seize 1,700 contraband cigarettes in Cospicua, Malta.

And from SwissInfo, roundabouts in Switzerland get artistic.

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