As the two types of days which always got the Carpenters down have coincided, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, French policemen get tired of their working conditions.
From France24, France holds a national day of mourning for their recently departed President Chirac.
From RFI, after one French airline collapses, a second may suffer a similar fate.
From VRT NWS, the Flemish prime minister designate presents his government's program.
From the NL Times, outside a club in Amsterdam, it's another hand grenade.
From Dutch News, amateur soccer players foil an attempted robbery at a gasoline station. (If you read Dutch, read the story at AD.)
From Deutsche Welle, eight members of an alleged neo-Nazi group in Chemnitz, Germany go on trial.
From the CPH Post, more Danes are buying a second car.
From Voice Of Europe, young students in Sweden were reportedly forced to join Friday's climate strike. (Noted teenager climate striker Greta Thunberg is Swedish. If you read Swedish, read the story at Nyheter i Västerbotten.)
From Polskie Radio, Polish physicist and politician Kornel Morawiecki, father of Poland's current prime minister, dies at age 78.
From Radio Prague, students from Plzeň, Czech Republic create street murals in the city's namesake district of Pilsen in Chicago, with influence from the area's Mexican population. ("Pilsen" is the German rendering of "Plzeň".)
From The Slovak Spectator, Les Misérables premiers in Bratislava.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungarians have the "right to live according to the laws of Christian freedom".
From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition party Jobbik calls for better access to E.U. funds for local SMEs. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, "migration should be tackled at its roots.
From Russia Today, a Russian court reduces the sentence of an actor convicted of violence against police during an unauthorized rally in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, a Russian arrested in Spain for alleged internet fraud objects to being extradited to the U.S.
From The Moscow Times, Russia plants to build a reusable rocket by 2024, to compete with Elon Musk.
From Romania-Insider, a conflict between rival gangs takes place in front of Romania's Parliament building and includes a sword fight, leaving one person dead. (If you read Romanian, read the story at MediaFax.)
From Novinite, high-ranking officials discuss Bulgaria's position on North Macedonia.
From The Sofia Globe, archaeologists find a hoard of gold and bronze coins in Devnya, Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria has a "huge" potential for developing spa tourism.
From Ekathimerini, following a fire at the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos, which took the life of a woman, Greece plans to deport 10,000 migrants by the end of next year.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek police arrest three men who allegedly plundered ancient shipwrecks.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Kosovo will not discuss trading any territory with Serbia.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia loses 120 million euro annually due to tobacco smuggling.
From the Malta Independent, the University of Malta celebrates its 250th anniversary.
From Malta Today, a single bird prevents an Air Malta plane from taking off.
From ANSA, Prime Minister Conte and Foreign Miniter Di Maio come out in favor of lowering Italy's voting age to 16.
From EuroNews, whom will Austrian conservative leader choose as his party's coalition partner?
From Euractiv, Kurz faces a challenge from Austria's "greens".
From SwissInfo, does the shrinking of glaciers make the Alps more dangerous?
From El País, Spain's Supreme Court authorizes the immediate exhumation of the late dictator Francisco Franco.
From The Portugal News, a category 4 hurricane heads toward the Azores.
From the Express, a crowd agrees with U.K. Prime Minister Johnson's pledge to stick to his (figurative) guns.
From the Evening Standard, according to an aviation regulator, Thomas Cook customers might have to wait two months to get their refunds.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Chancellor Sajid Javid announces an increase in the national living wage.
From the (Irish) Independent, the above-mentioned hurricane could hit Ireland.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's first plastic reverse vending machine opens in the town of Carrickmacross.
From The Conservative Woman, the Remainers live under one law, while other U.K. citizens live under another.
From National Review, a girl who claimed that her dreadlocks were cut in a racist attack admits making the story up.
From FrontpageMag, impeachment insanity and the strange world of the Never Trumpers.
From Townhall, congresscritter Chris Collins (R-NY) announces his resignation.
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign demands that news networks ban former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
From the Washington Examiner, young climate activists Billie Eilish and Greta Thunberg do Generation Z no favors.
From The Federalist, the Berlin airlift started 70 years ago today. (Papa Bigfoot was involved in the operation as a teletype operator.)
From American Thinker, it's "time to set the record straight about slavery".
From CNS News and the "irony" department, former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claims the President Trump is obsessed with her.
From LifeZette, Mark Hamill tries to use the Force against Ivanka Trump.
From NewsBusters, the Free Speech Alliance keeps growing.
From The Stream, a single book proves that the Bible is not socialist.
From Twitchy, and the "don't hold your breath" department, will there be any apology from congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich), who Tweeted in support of the girl who lied that three boys had cut her hair?
From Accuracy in Media, according to Politico, the Senate could ignore the House's impeachment vote.
From The Blaze, according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senate would have "no choice but to take it up".
From Variety, a review of the TV series Batwoman. (Can Superwoman, Aquawoman and Wonderman be not far behind?)
From the New York Post, get off the Internet and pick up a book.
And from BBC News, a student in Limerick, Ireland turns the table on scammers.
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