Today is the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the United States by the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. If you were born on that horrible day, you're now eligible to vote. As tributes to the fallen are given across the U.S., here are some things going on:
From National Review, a theory as to why so many Republican voters support President Trump.
From FrontpageMag, did we learn anything from what happened 18 years ago?
From Townhall, a speaker at a 9/11 ceremony in New York includes a response to Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to The New York Times, "airplanes took aim" at the World Trade Center. (The Tweet including this phrase has been deleted.)
From the Washington Examiner, do U.S. policy makers truly understand our enemy?
From The Federalist, eight Americans explain why they can't forget 9/11.
From American Thinker, laws against guns will never solve gun violence.
From CNS News, the Taliban marks the anniversary of 9/11 by attacking U.S. installations in Afghanistan.
From LifeZette, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani reveals what he said to then-President George W. Bush on 9/11/2001.
From NewsBusters, former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice rebukes an NBC anchor who suggests that Russia elected Trump.
From Canada Free Press, Prime Minister Trudeau decides that Canada's election campaign should begin today, on 9/11.
From CBC News, 33 percent of landowners along the Trans Mountain pipeline route have not yet granted the company access to their land.
From Global News, firefighters in London, Ontario pay tribute to their fallen New York counterparts.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson decides to bypass the E.U. and make "mini deals" with individual nations".
From the Evening Standard, after a Scottish court declares Johnson's suspension of Parliament unlawful, MPs go back to work.
From the (U.K.) Independent, why courts ruled against Johnson's suspension of Parliament.
From the (Irish) Independent, an American man intending to visit his children in Northern Ireland is arrested and deported from Dublin Airport.
From the Irish Examiner, a poll claims that a slight majority of Northern Irish people favor unification with Ireland.
From France24, French police appeal for victims and witnesses in the case of recently-deceased U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
From RFI, U.K. authorities intercept 86 migrants trying to cross the English Channel from France.
From Free West Media, residents of Calais, France are overwhelmed by new migrant camps.
From EuroNews, climate protesters go on trail in Paris for removing portraits of French President Macron from public buildings and carrying them upside down.
From VRT NWS, laughing gas cartridges used for whipped cream are sold with sweets in Kortrijk, Belgium.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands achieves a slight decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.
From Dutch News, Salafist schools run by mosques in the Netherlands reportedly teach children sharia. (If you read Dutch, you can read related stories at NOS and NRC.)
From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel "demands more climate action and less hate".
From Euractiv, according to the head of Deutsche Telekom's cyber-security division, Europe needs to establish a "digital border control".
From the CPH Post, Denmark's health authority discourages the use of e-cigarettes.
From Polskie Radio, over 100 Polish territorial defense troops will be trained in the U.S.
From Radio Prague, an international conference on same-sex marriage is scheduled to take place in the Czech Senate tomorrow.
From The Slovak Spectator, a tall observation tower under constructions in Slovakia's High Tatras draws criticism. (If you read Slovak, read the story at SME.)
From Daily News Hungary, according to the Hungarian opposition party Jobbik, more power should be given to local governments.
From Hungary Today, the E.U. announces funding for a highway connecting Hungary and Slovakia.
From About Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary has a "vested interest" in Austria's rejection of terrorism and political Islam.
From Russia Today, Russian security forces are given permission to shoot down drones they regard as "unsafe".
From Sputnik International, scientists at a Russian university develop a way to make drilling machines more durable.
From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin seeks to deliver more natural gas from the Arctic to China.
From Romania-Insider, environmental NGOs ask the European Commission to protect Romania's forest from illegal logging.
From Novinite, more migrants try to enter Bulgaria from Greece.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria bans a Russian billionaire from entering for 10 years.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria is among the E.U.'s leaders in the fight against swine fever.
From Ekathimerini, the governor of the overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos resigns.
From the Greek Reporter, construction of the Thessaloniki metro is again delayed as antiquities are found.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bosnia and Hercegovina joins in on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.
From Total Croatia News, according to Minister of Environment and Energy Tomislav Ćorić, hydrocarbons from the Dinarides would reduce Croatian's dependency on foreign sources. (The Dinarides, also called the Dinaric Alps, is a mountain range in the Balkans.)
From the Malta Independent, a pregnant migrant is evacuated to Malta.
From Malta Today, a foreigner working irregularly in Malta is denied bail after allegedly stealing €30.
From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte calls for countries to refuse to help with migrants to be penalized.
From SwissInfo, a record number of women are running for seats in the Swiss parliament.
From El País, supporters of Catalan independence observe Catalonia Day.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese parliament condemns plans for a "museum" dedicated to a former dictator.
From The Conservative Woman, if Remainers want to see real xenophobia, they need to look at South Africa.
From The Stream, according to an elite professor, democracy is dying because there are not enough elites.
From Accuracy in Media, the CIA "slams" CNN for fake news.
From Fox News, according to a former Bond Girl, James Bond should always be a man.
From Breitbart, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says "good riddance" to former National Security Adviser John Bolton.
From the Daily Caller, Facebook is having outages all over the world.
From the New York Post, a court in Texas rules in favor of a religious exception for long braids worn by two brothers in their high school.
And from Science Daily, water is detected on an exoplanet in its star's habitable zone.
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