On a warm sunny Friday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the ACLU goes against its principles.
From FrontpageMag, three out of the five most deadly coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. occurred in state-run nursing homes.
From Townhall, GOP congresscritters and senators have the perfect response to threats from the Chinese government.
From The Washington Free Beacon, why nothing sticks to either President Trump or former Vice President Biden.
From the Washington Examiner, according to a congressional scorekeeper, Speaker Pelosi's (D-Cal) new coronavirus relief bill included about $880 billion in tax breaks.
From The Federalist, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) enforces different coronavirus measures on churches and stores.
From American Thinker, our rehearsal for a police state has been a "huge success".
From CNS News, foreign-born workers in the U.S. have a lower unemployment rate than the native born. (If we Americans are trying to be xenophobes, we're failing miserably at it.)
From LifeZette, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) gets sued.
From NewsBusters, CNN labels people as "bigots" for wanting to go back to church.
From Canada Free Press, our rights need new guards.
From CBC News, is it safe to borrow library books during the coronavirus pandemic?
From Global News, schools in the Canadian province of British Columbia will reopen partially and optionally on June 1st.
From CTV News, the province of Ontario reports the lowest number of new coronavirus cases in six weeks - due to an error.
From The Portugal News, Portugal launches a study of the Portuguese people's immunity to the coronavirus.
From El País, Spain extends its restrictions on international travelers until June 15th.
From France24, exhausted French doctors tell President Emmanuel Macron that they need funding, not medals.
From RFI, France eases its coronavirus restrictions for its Atlantic coast beaches, with conditions.
From EuroNews, the French parliamentcritter behind a hate speech law is accused of "racist" comments.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland relaxes its coronavirus restrictions for cross-border couples.
From Voice Of Europe, Italy's left-wing government gives 600,000 illegal migrants amnesty. (If you read Italian, read a related story at Il Giornale.)
From the Malta Independent, Malta will ease more of its coronavirus measures starting on Monday.
From Malta Today, migrants held outside of Malta's territorial waters are transferred from one Captain Morgan ship to another.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia declares its coronavirus epidemic "over", but keeps some measures in place.
From Total Croatia News, some details about Croatia's coronavirus-tracking app are unveiled.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the health ministers of North Macedonia and Greece "meet to discuss travel safety protocols".
From Balkan Insight, the E.U. urges all sides to use dialogue after Albanian authorities announce plans to demolish a historic theater in Tirana.
From Ekathimerini, Greece extends its passenger flight bans to and from seven countries until May 31st.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek passenger ferries will resume operating on May 18th.
From Novinite, Bulgaria will open its beaches this weekend, but without alcohol, sports or music.
From The Sofia Globe, according to Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria's malls will reopen on May 18th.
From Radio Bulgaria, the state opera house in Varna, Bulgaria will start holding concerts on its balconies.
From Romania-Insider, Romania continues the suspension of most of its international flights as it shift from a state of emergency to a state of alert.
From Russia Today, the mayor of Moscow launches a free coronavirus antibody testing program.
From Sputnik International, according to a Russian official, pre-clinical trials of the drug Mefloquine show that it stops the cytopathic effect of the coronavirus.
From The Moscow Times, ambulance workers in western Siberia promise a hunger strike over unpaid coronavirus bonuses promised by Russian President Putin.
From Euractiv, Russia starts investigating two newspapers for allegedly under-reporting deaths from the coronavirus in the country.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Prime Minister Orban, the Hungarian government will give up the special powers created due to the coronavirus at the end of May.
From Daily News Hungary, renovation work in and around Buda Castle continues. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at PestBuda.)
From Hungary Today, district mayors in Budapest want the city to be gradually reopened, but complain about an alleged lack of information from Hungary's government.
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, a new wave of migrants poses a health risk.
From The Slovak Spectator, civilian flights to and from Slovakia's airports are suspended until at least May 28th.
From Radio Prague, Czech women might be allowed to drop the suffix -ová from their last names.
From Polskie Radio, Polish Radio issues a 2-CD album to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karol Wojtyła, who later become Pope John Paul II.
From the CPH Post, events for late May in Denmark include the "crazy Christmas in the carpark".
From Deutsche Welle, Germany will relax its coronavirus restrictions on E.U. travelers.
From Free West Media, according to a poll, confidence in German Chancellor Merkel is waning.
From the NL Times, a coronavirus medicine could be ready in the Netherlands in six months.
From Dutch News, three cats and a dog are diagnosed with the coronavirus in the Dutch province of Brabant.
From VRT NWS, some children in the Belgian region of Flanders return to school.
From The Brussels Times, skateparks and soccer fields in Flanders may open starting on Monday.
From the Express, 125 firefighters respond to a blaze in the London borough of Barking.
From the Evening Standard, the U.K.'s Lake District National Park urges visitors to stay away.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Wales publishes a coronavirus lockdown exit plan using a "traffic light system".
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish government advises face coverings for public transportation and stores, but points out that they're not a "magic shield" against the coronavirus.
From the Irish Examiner, what will happen as Ireland moves to the first phase of the easing of its coronavirus restrictions?
From The Conservative Woman, "bring back the school desk!"
From Snouts in the Trough, money donated to UNICEF goes to bureaucrats, not children in need of food.
From The Stream, "Obamagate" is not a diversion from the Trump administration.
From RedState, another celebrity is considering moving from California to Texas.
From The American Spectator, Americans face "the bait-and-switch blues".
From BizPac Review, former CIA Director John Brennan, who helped "unmask" General Michael Flynn, now has a problem with "unmasking".
From Reason, the fight over the Flynn "unmasking" is a chance for more transparency about government surveillance.
From Breitbart, golfer Rory McIlroy will not golf with President Trump again.
From the New York Post, as more Americans reenter the world, social distancing declines.
And from Twitchy, journalists sound the alarm as coronavirus-related layoffs hit journalists.
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