Sunday, September 8, 2019

Sunday Stories - Part 1

As the second week of September begins, here are some things going on:

From National Review, instead of persecuting Christians, Democrats such as Mayor Pete try to coopt them.

From Townhall, Bob O'Rourke admits that he wants a national gun registry.

From The Washington Free Beacon, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) defends his decision to run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2020.

From the Washington Examiner, according to congresscritter John Ratcliffe (R-TX), in order to apply its standards consistently, the DOJ must indict Andrew McCabe.

From American Thinker, comedian Dave Chappelle violates left-wing speech codes.

From LifeZette, congresscritters Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Gabbard (D-HI) disagree on impeaching President Trump.

From NewsBusters, right-wing journalist Rich Lowry busts the media for analyzing "Sharpiegate" like the "Zapruder tape".

From Canada Free Press, in defense of former NFL player Drew Brees.

From CBC News, it may be days before power is restored in parts of Nova Scotia.

From Global News, Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu, who just won the U.S. Open, explains how she develops her winning mindset.

From TeleSUR, a Brazilian newspaper publishes a picture of gay men kissing to defy a "homophobic" mayor.

From France24, Roman Polanski wins a prize at the Venice film festival for a movie about the Dreyfuss affair.

From RFI, for the first time in France, female imams lead Muslims in prayer.

From EuroNews, according to the French health minister, heatwaves killed about 1,500 people in France during this summer.

From SwissInfo, researchers in Switzerland work to develop glasses that can see in underground pipelines.

From Malta Today, Tunisian poachers plunder lampuki catches from Maltese fishermen.

From Free West Media, a journalist begs former Italian Interior Minster Salvini to kill himself.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian border police prevent a group of Serbian military personnel from entering Croatia.

From the Greek Reporter, according to a study, Greeks consume less alcohol than most other Europeans.  (But there's always ouzo.)

From Novinite, Bulgaria needs more doctors.

From The Sofia Globe, a bronze figure in the shape of a ram's head, from the sixth century BC, is found on the Bulgarian island of St. Cyricus.

From Radio Bulgaria, a look at the sanctuary called "Donkey Valley".

From Romania-Insider, more about Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu, who is ethnically Romanian.

From Russia Today, Russians vote in local elections.

From The Siberian Times, archaeologists in the Russian region of Tuva find a skeleton with a mysterious rectangular object.  (via Sputnik International)

From Sputnik International, according to a Russian official, some materials published on Google and FaceBook can be seen as interfering with Russian affairs.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Cabinet Chief Antal Rogan, Hungary's government will look to boost the country's independence.

From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian mint goes to the dogs.

From Radio Prague, according to a poll, the Czech Communist Party is losing support.

From Polskie Radio, Poland's governing Law and Justice Party unveil their election promises.

From the CPH Post, many Danish civil servants are on drugs.

From Deutsche Welle, according to an opinion column, German Chancellor Merkel "must step up her China strategy".

From Dutch News, Dutch officials questioned a witness in the MH17 investigation before went to Moscow.  (Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014.)

From VRT NWS, Belgians visit two sites used by the occupying Nazi Germans 75 years ago.

From Voice Of Europe, a Belgian parliamentcritter climbs to the top of a 500-year-old building in Antwerp, to call for the end of the "occupation of the city by Islam".

From the Express, Remainers will seize control of the U.K. House of Commons with two emergency debates.

From the Evening Standard, remnants of Hurricane Dorian could hit the U.K.

From the Independent, a man is arrested after an IED is found in Strabane, Northern Ireland, near the Irish border.

From the Irish Examiner, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar understands the criticism that checks on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland would violate the Good Friday agreement.

From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s National Literacy Day is really a National Pointless Virtue Signalling Day.

From The Stream, leftists promote boycotting businesses owned by Trump supporters.

From The Hollywood Reporter, actor Sean Penn believes that Trump's reelection chances are very low.  (via Breitbart)

From the New York Post, tenor Placido Domingo is investigated for alleged sexual harassment.

From ABC News, in Democratic primary polls, Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA) gaines and Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) falls.  (via Twitchy)

From Breitbart, 6.2 million Americans have gone off food stamps since Trump took office.

And from The Peedmont, Washington Redskins Quarterback Alex Smith wishes that defenses would "just kill him next time".

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