Here on a cool windy day, the 13th anniversary of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, are some things going on:
From National Review, media outlets that covered the Steele dossier don't say much now that Steele's ties to Russia are revealed.
From FrontpageMag, happy birthday to Danish Queen Margrethe.
From Townhall, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) breaks with Democrat leaders and urges a vote for additional PPP funding.
From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Sean Casten (D-Ill) defends wet markets despite scientific evidence that they can breed diseases.
From the Washington Examiner, the economic shutdown resulting from the coronavirus gives President Trump's sanctions on North Korea to a chance to actually work.
From The Federalist, nine points from the declassified report on FISA abuse.
From American Thinker, five facts about wet markets in China.
From CNS News, according to Dr. Deborah Birx, it's not yet time to have a "dinner party for 20".
From LifeZette, was the U.S. economy closed down mainly for New York and New Jersey?
From NewsBusters, CBS and PBS finally cover the sexual assault claim against former Vice President Biden.
From Canada Free Press, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) was born with a silver spoon and keeps on licking silver spoons.
From CBC News, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces more aid for businesses, and prepares to discuss matters with Canada's provincial premiers.
From Global News, several Canadian conservatives add their names to an open letter condemning China's coronavirus response.
From CTV News, the province of Quebec allowed health care students close to graduation and recent retirees to work in their respective fields.
From TeleSUR, Colombians protest coronavirus restrictions by putting red flags in their windows.
From The Conservative Woman, is the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine saving any lives, such as that of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson?
From the Express, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirms that the U.K. will be in lockdown for three more weeks.
From the Evening Standard, 99-year-old U.K. war veteran Captain Tom Moore is offered knighthood, but doesn't accept it.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Raab also says that after the coronavirus pandemic, it won't be "business as usual" with China.
From the (Irish) Independent, according to Health Minister Simon Harris, hospital admissions in Ireland have "plateaued".
From the Irish Examiner, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar doubts that Ireland's coronavirus restrictions can be lifted on May 5th.
From VRT NWS, Belgium's coronavirus death toll for yesterday is inflated by a technical glitch.
From The Brussels Times, a "digital global climate strike" is planned for April 24th.
From the NL Times, police in The Hague, Netherlands rescue a Bulgarian woman from sex trafficking and arrest two alleged traffickers, also from Bulgaria.
From Dutch News, according to the RIVM, half a million people in the Netherlands may have developed coronavirus antibodies.
From Deutsche Welle, a look at Germany's "slightly relaxed" coronavirus lockdown rules.
From Free West Media, Germany's coronavirus measures cause a "sharp decline" in its number of asylum seekers.
From the CPH Post, Denmark suspends its requirement that new citizens participate in "handshake ceremonies" due to the coronavirus.
From Voice Of Europe, Denmark will set up an agency for repatriating illegal migrants.
From Polskie Radio, Poland will ease its coronavirus lockdown as the country heads toward a "new economic reality".
From Radio Prague, a Czech business group slams the country's "discriminatory" timetable for reopening businesses.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's Public Health Authority gives the green light to secondary school entrance and final exams, under strict hygiene rules.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian opposition parties propose alternative ways to organize school leaving exams for this spring.
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian government extends its restrictions on movement for another week. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, an apparent double standard against warning about fake news on the coronavirus.
From Russia Today, President Putin postpones Russia's Victory Day commemorations due to the coronavirus.
From Sputnik International, the Russian government orders the use and distribution of hydroxychloroquine. (The article calls the drug "Chinese", which is curious, because it has been used against malaria in may parts of the world, and doesn't appear to be particular to China. If it was first developed in China, the article does not say.)
From The Moscow Times, Russian hospitals used snorkel masks to protect patients and medical staff.
From Romania-Insider, President Klaus Iohannis criticizes politicians who tell people to not follow Romania's coronavirus measures.
From Novinite, Bulgarian and U.S. companies make "generous donations" to help Bulgaria fight the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, 13,621 people are under coronavirus quarantine in Sofia, Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Sofia has the highest number of coronavirus cases in Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek ministries of health and religion extend the closure of houses of worship through April 28th.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece will subsidize the ferry connections between its mainland and its Aegean islands.
From Euractiv, Greece will move elderly and ailing asylum seekers out of its congested migrant camps to protect them from the coronavirus.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Albanian parliament approves a new stimulus package.
From Balkan Insight, gangsters in Balkan countries are reportedly "profiting" from the coronavirus crisis.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp and the anniversary of Operation Flash will be commemorated.
From Total Slovenia News, some of Slovenia's coronavirus restrictions will be eased starting this coming Saturday.
From the Malta Independent, two more Maltese food delivery men are robbed.
From Malta Today, according to Health Minister Chris Fearne, Malta's coronavirus restrictions may start to be lifted during the "coming weeks".
From EuroNews, conservationists criticize Malta for allowing bird hunting during its coronavirus lockdown.
From ANSA, Italian bishops plan to ask for permission to hold Masses and funerals during "phase two" of Italy's coronavirus response.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland announces a three-stage plan to lift its coronavirus lockdown.
From France24, 20 French sailors are hospitalized after a coronavirus outbreak on an aircraft carrier.
From RFI, the French interior ministry states that its new drones are not for coroanvirus lockdown surveillance.
From El País, health workers, supermarket cashiers and coronavirus patients are targeted for harassment in Spain.
From The Portugal News, Portugal's president proposes that the country's state of emergency is extended until May 2nd.
From The Stream, how Virginia Governor Blackface (D) just harmed women and girls.
From TMZ, New York City's coronavirus rules are tested at a farmer's market in Union Square. (via BizPac Review)
From ZeroHedge, the media sites which said that it was "dangerous" to not trust China about the coronavirus.
From Fox News, during a White House briefing, President Trump plays a video showing media figures who downplayed the coronavirus in January and February.
From RedState, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has some questions for former Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) after she expresses support for the WHO.
From the Daily Caller, according to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, waiting for the coronavirus to be gone before reopening the economy will result in the economy being gone, too.
From the New York Post, "everyone" is asking Google if life will "ever go back to normal".
And from Newsweek, a man in Australia who bought about $10,000 worth of toilet paper and hand sanitizer tries to get a refund, but gets the bird instead. (via The Blaze)
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