Today is 3-14, unofficially known as "Pi Day" because the irrational number pi is about equal to 3.14. Of course, you can also call it "Pie Day" and eat the pie of your choosing. So as you contemplate math or contemplate food, here are some things going on:
From National Review, say "no" to reforming FISA.
From Townhall, according to New York's Mr. Bill, the coronavirus shows why "crucial factories and industries" should be nationalized.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the man who successfully argued that mandatory union dues violated his First Amendment rights wants his money back.
From the Washington Examiner, according to governor Ron DeSantis (R), Florida will still hold its primaries.
From The Federalist, six steps for substituting for your kid's school when it's closed.
From American Thinker, "what is a mainstream Democrat?"
From LifeZette, the auto worker in Michigan who got into an argument with former Vice President Biden gets the last laugh.
From NewsBusters, feminist groups show off their selectivity.
From Canada Free Press, the coronavirus has had a convenient timing.
From CBC News, what's happening in Canada and elsewhere with the coronavirus.
From Global News, Ontario reports 22 new cases of the coronavirus, bring the province's total to 101.
From CTV News, Canadian prisons prepare for the coronavirus and want fewer public visits.
From TeleSUR, Canada ratifies the new trade agreement with Mexico and the U.S.
From The Portugal News, an update on what's going on in Portugal with the coronavirus.
From El País, the Spanish cities of Seville, Granada and Córdoba cancel their Easter processions due to the coronavirus.
From France24, "yellow vest" protesters defy a ban on large gatherings and demonstrate in Paris.
From EuroNews, despite the coronavirus, France goes ahead with local elections.
From RFI, cases of the coronavirus turn up in a French prison and in the French Senate.
From SwissInfo, in Switzerland, close those ski resorts - now!
From the Malta Independent, two people in Malta are fined for violating quarantine.
From Malta Today, a foreign man with a fever ordered to stay off a ferry tries to climb aboard anyway, and is taken to a hospital.
From Total Slovenia News, what the Slovenian magazines Mladina and Reporter are saying this week.
From Total Croatia News, the opposition party Živi Zid calls for Croatia to suspend its bid to join the Eurozone.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, North Macedonia confirms 13 cases of the coronavirus and urges citizens to comply with emergency measures.
From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities start demolishing illegal buildings on the island of Makronisos.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece transfers about 450 migrants from a naval ship off the island of Lesvos to the mainland.
From Novinite, the Bulgarian government calls on citizens to avoid traveling abroad, "unless absolutely necessary".
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev amends emergency regulations against the coronavirus.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria will manufacture face masks using a new type of activated carbon.
From Romania-Insider, as its number of coronavirus cases reaches 100, Romania enters its "third secenario".
From Russia Today, the Daily Mail launches the wrong Russian woman into space.
From Sputnik International, Russian historians will reveal the names of the 96 living former members of the Latvian Legion of the Nazi German SS, who fought against the Soviet Union.
From The Moscow Times, police detain dozens of opposition protesters in Moscow. (As far as I can tell, they were not detained for violating any coronavirus-related ban on gatherings.)
From Daily News Hungary, the foreign ministers of Germany and the Visegrád four discuss issues concerning the E.U.
From Hungary Today, Hungary cancels the starting stages of the bike race Giro d'Italia. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, Hungary orders almost 500 home quarantines for Hungarians returning from abroad.
From The Slovak Spectator, in military bunkers in Železná studnička, environmentalists count bats.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic still has a gender gap.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish foreign ministry launches a hotline for questions about crossing the border.
From the CPH Post, some news in Denmark related to the coronavirus, including the country's first confirmed death from the virus.
From The Local SE, Sweden reports 924 cases of the coronavirus, including two deaths. (The story comes via Voice Of Europe, who report that Sweden will no longer report its number of cases. If you read Swedish, read a related story in Aftenbladet.)
From Deutsche Welle, is Germany doing enough to slow the coronavirus outbreak?
From Free West Media, a migrant allegedly attacks a driver with an axe in Munich, Germany.
From the NL Times, a team of Dutch researchers reportedly discover coronavirus antibodies.
From Dutch News, a more caring community appears to arise in the Netherlands in response to the coronavirus.
From VRT NWS, the Belgian foreign ministry advises against foreign travel.
From Brussels Times, some good news in Belgium in difficult times.
From Euractiv, U.K. citizens in France don't get to vote.
From Politicalite, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown allegedly borrowed money from Saudi Arabia in exchange for letting Muslim rape gangs "roam free". (via Voice OfEurope)
From the Express, the first coronavirus self-test kits are expected to be sent around the U.K. next week.
From the Evening Standard, 10 more people in the U.K. die from the coronavirus, bringing the country's total to 21.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson spends almost £1,000 on having his Brexit deal ferried around on a chauffeur-driven car.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland reports its second death from the coronavirus and 39 new cases.
From the Irish Examiner, eight ways to self-contain and avoid going crazy during the coronavirus outbreak.
From The Conservative Woman, a conservative woman goes to Canada and looks for polar bears.
From The Stream, Democrats will criticize President Trump no matter what he does. (The article was written by a former governor of Arkansas whose last name is not "Clinton".)
From Fox News, Stanford University warns against a fake coronavirus breathing test.
From the Daily Caller, the U.K. is added to President Trump's coronavirus travel ban.
From Twitchy, left-wingers criticize Trump's coronavirus team for not including more women, and then bash the main woman on the team.
From the New York Post, the New York Yankees hold their first informal workout since Major League Baseball shut down.
And from WPVI-TV, Italians locked down due to the coronavirus sing from their balconies.
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