On a warm sunny Wednesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, President Trump signs an order excluding illegal aliens from being counted in the census when allotting seats in the House. (Since the Constitution's census clauses refer to "persons" and not "citizens", I do not think that this order has a good chance of standing. However, if someone is in the U.S. illegally, there may be a reasonable question of whether that person actually inhabits the U.S. and the state where he is present.)
From FrontpageMag, why the leftist slogan "black lives matter" has nothing to do with real black lives.
From Townhall, cities confirm what was already known about the recent spike in coronavirus cases.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the NBA will end its relationship with a training academy in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
From the Washington Examiner, the House is set to vote on requiring the removal of 16 racially insensitive statues from the Capitol building.
From The Federalist, a list of the 183 monuments ruined or torn down by vandals or by politicians giving into demands by the vandals. (The article refers to the vandals by the euphemism "protesters".)
From American Thinker, Google reverses its blacklisting of conservative sites after it is exposed. (I wondered what was going on when I was searching for these sites, in order to link some of their articles to my posts.)
From CNS News, a bill proposed by Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to speed up the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is defeated in the House.
From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden sits down and talks with his old boss.
From NewsBusters, Trump's candid and somber coronavirus presser sends TV host Joe Scarborough into "another screaming fit".
From Canada Free Press, the U.S. State Department decides to purge "non-inclusive" language from its materials.
From CBC News, why is the Canadian province of Quebec seeing its latest increase in new coronavirus cases.
From Global News, according to the RCMP, a man from Calgary, Alberta, Canada has been charged with terrorism offenses for allegedly traveling to Syria and joining ISIS.
From CTV News, a Canadian federal judge strikes down an agreement between the U.S. and Canada about refugees.
From TeleSUR, the Network in Defense of Humanity grants TeleSUR the "Homeland is Humanity" award.
From The Conservative Woman, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson should ignore the coronavirus scaremongers and not impose a new lockdown.
From the Express, U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is criticized for being silent while his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn "spouted Russian propaganda".
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. Border Force rescues over 600 migrants from the English Channel in six hours.
From the (U.K.) Independent, residents of some care homes in England will soon be allowed to have visitors.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish gardaí warn campervan and caravan owners to be careful where they park.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Green Party closes the voting in their leadership contest.
From VRT NWS, Antwerp, Belgium introduces strict new coronavirus measures due to a spike in new cases.
From The Brussels Times, the Belgian coastal communes of Ostend and De Haan introduce additional measures against the coronavirus.
From EuroNews, Brussels opens its first "motorway" for bicycle riders.
From the NL Times, a traveler from Syria is arrested at the Rotterdam The Hague Airport after his alleged fake IDs are found in an airplane toilet.
From the Dutch News, several thousand Dutch farmers stage another protest against government plans to limit nitrogen pollution. (The term "nitrogen pollution" refers to nitrogen compounds such as ammonia, rather than to elemental nitrogen, which makes up 79 percent of the earth's atmosphere, and therefore would not be a pollutant. If you read Dutch, read the story at NOS.)
From Free West Media, anti-Semitism is "rife" on Moroccan and Turkish websites in the Netherlands.
From Deutsche Welle, about 1 in 5 children in Germany reportedly grow up in poverty.
From the CPH Post, a majority of citizens of Nuuk, Greenland vote to keep a statue of Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede.
From Polskie Radio, recently re-elected Polish President Andrzej Duda promises to help bridge social divides and build prosperity during his second term.
From Radio Prague, a part of Czechoslovakia's border fortifications will soon be open to the public.
From The Slovak Spectator, a touristic train is back on the streets in Nitra, Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, on today's date in 1456, Hungarians fended off the invading Ottoman Turks at the siege of Nándorfehérvár. (This was just three years after the Ottomans took Constantinople, thus ending the Byzantine Empire.)
From Hungary Today, the Budapest Pride parade is canceled due to the coronavirus.
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, Hungary and Poland have both successfully protected their national pride.
From Russia Today, Russia's first speed grave-digging competition is postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus.
From Sputnik International, Russia's Black Sea fleet monitors NATO's Sea Breeze drills.
From The Moscow Times, Russian lawmakers pass a bill that would allow 10-year prison terms to be given to people who call for Russia to cede territory.
From Euractiv, interference by Russia in western judicial systems is increasing.
From Romania-Insider, the Romanian Senate rejects a bill that would have abolished the Section for the Investigation of Crimes in Justice. (If you read Romanian, read the story at HotNews.)
From Novinite, Bulgaria meets 87.6 percent of its national energy savings target.
From The Sofia Globe, inspectors find numerous construction violations on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
From Radio Bulgaria, travelers from the E.U. can enter Bulgaria from Greece at two designated checkpoints.
From Ekathimerini, the World Hellenic Diaspora issues a petition against Turkey's activities in the eastern Mediterranean.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek navy "remains on alert" as it monitors the movements of Turkish ships in the Aegean Sea.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, an American joins the Sarajevo Canton Anti-Corruption Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From Balkan Insight, the construction of a new Turkish-financed mosque in Pristina, Kosovo inspires protests both for and against it.
From Total Croatia News, the new Croatian parliament begins its term and elects its speaker.
From Total Slovenia News, police in Slovenia arrest four alleged smugglers of illegal migrants in or near the cities of Ljubljana, Ljutomer and Veščica. (Have I recently said that migrants are not merely migrating but are being smuggled? I believe that I have.)
From the Malta Independent, "rebel" members of Malta's Nationalist Party walk out of a meeting after their leader Adrian Delia refuses to discuss recent no-confidence votes.
From Malta Today, Nationalist Party electoral commission chairman Gejtu Vella resigns after being appointed to the position just a week earlier.
From ANSA, seven Carabinieri in Piacenza, Italy are arrested and charged with drug pushing, extortion and torture.
From SwissInfo, a humanitarian trade deal between Switzerland and Iran faces questions and delays.
From France24, the restoration of the fire-damaged cathedral in Nantes, France is expected to take three years.
From RFI, seven women announce that they will seek leadership roles in the French Catholic Church.
From El País, the Spanish Congress of Deputies approves new proposals for an economic recovery effort from the coronavirus crisis.
From The Portugal News, 21 migrants are intercepted at the beach of Ilha do Farol in Faro, Portugal.
From The Stream, according to a new study, domestic violence more than doubled during the coronavirus lockdowns.
From Breitbart, according to an opinion column, a win in November by former Vice President Biden will lead to more riots, not fewer.
From The Daily Wire, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge points out that the DHS is not "the president's personal militia".
From the Daily Caller, charges against Buffalo Bills player Ed Oliver are dropped because tests show that he was not intoxicated before he was arrested for drunk driving.
From the New York Post, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signs a law giving people convicted of human trafficking a lifetime ban on commercial drivers licenses.
And from Breaking Burgh, congresscritter Ted Yoho (R-FL) is hospitalized with third-degree Twitter burns.
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