On the last Friday in August, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the Trump Republican Party isn't quite as different as you might think.
From FrontpageMag, President Trump offers a choice for America.
From Townhall, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) survives an attack by the violent left for the third time.
From The Washington Free Beacon, over 70 people face federal charges for their alleged actions in Portland, Oregon.
From the Washington Examiner, Trump's message against riots and violence "can work if he doesn't overplay it".
From The Federalist, Trump's speech closes out the Republican national convention.
From American Thinker, CNN becomes "America's Baghdad Bob".
From CNS News, Trump speaks against "cancel culture" and left-wing hypocrites.
From LifeZette, the NBA goes back to its playoffs after boycotting one game.
From Canada Free Press, if elected vice president, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) will become BLM's White House insider.
From CBC News, former Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, like a few other leaders before him, hopes for a second act.
From Global News, Mi'kmaq communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia get an alert system.
From CTV News, 20 teachers in the province of Quebec enter quarantine after after two test positive for the coronavirus.
From TeleSUR, Havana, Cuba goes under curfew due to a resurgence of the coronavirus.
From Morocco World News, the deployment of domestically made ventilators to Moroccan hospitals runs into bureaucracy.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey calls the E.U.'s demand to stop its activity in the eastern Mediterranean "out of line".
From Turkish Minute, a jailed Turkish lawyer dies after 238 days of being on a hunger strike.
From Rûdaw, three Katyusha rockets land inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.
From Armenian News, an online forum between Armenian and UAE female officials focuses on achievements and charity. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From In-Cyprus, Cypriots send another 180 tonnes of aid to Lebanon.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian regime forces set fire to a post office in the city of al-Bukamal, injuring Iranian militia personnel.
From Arutz Sheva, continued incendiary balloon terrorism from Gaza results in 24 more fires in Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, 1,500 people protest in front of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's house.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport lists it first flights to the UAE.
From YNetNews, Palestinians don't see much difference between President Trump and former Vice President Biden.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian security forces in Cairo arrest the acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood.
From Egypt Today, artifacts from King Tutankhamun go on display return to Egypt from the U.K.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, floodwaters in Sudan reach record levels.
From the Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia allows trucks from all countries to enter.
From The New Arab, according to a U.N. official, the number of coronavirus cases in Syria is likely much higher than its government reports.
From Radio Farda, the chief of Iran's border police claims that the UAE has officially apologized for killing Iranian fisherman.
From IranWire, why is the Iranian organization Foundation for the Oppressed demolishing homes occupied by poor people?
From The Express Tribune, record-setting rain continues in Karachi, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Imran plans to visit Karachi next week.
From Khaama Press, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan sign a deal on energy.
From The Hans India, a cop in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is booked for allegedly "posting derogatory remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state's chief minister. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From the Hindustan Times, India's external affairs minister accuses Pakistan of sheltering prison.
From India Today, activists in India clash over a statue.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladeshi authorities arrest 15 Nigerians for alleged fraud.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene, mistakes were made in calculating the lunch allowance for each Sri Lankan parliamentcritter.
From the Colombo Page, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tells Sri Lankan officials to find a way to deal with elephants.
From Maldives Insider, the Maldives Islands likes turtles.
From Janta Ka Reporter, an Indian Hindu actress is trolled by people reminding her that her father was Muslim.
From Naija News, the governor of Nigeria's Kano state is ready to sign the death warrant for a man convicted of blasphemous remarks about Mohammed.
From The Jakarta Post, reforming Indonesian police.
From The Straits Times, Singapore reports 94 new coronavirus cases.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's Electoral Reform Committee submits 49 recommendations.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysia's Recovery Movement Control Order will be extended to December 31st.
From Vietnam Plus, a rare Buddhist tower in the Vietnamese province of Nghe An is at risk of collapse.
From The Mainichi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation due to health concerns.
From Gatestone Institute, China practices "debt-trap" diplomacy with third-world countries.
From The Stream, help is on the way in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
From the New York Post, the head of the police union Sergeants Benevolent Association tells New York's Mr. Bill to resign before "sundown".
From the Daily Caller, a Democrat polling firm fires the data scientist who warned that violent protests could backfire.
From HistoryNet, thousands of Greek mercenaries hired by the Persian Empire got more than they had bargained for.
From The Daily Wire, media figures question the story about President Trump's grandson building a replica of the White House out of Lego blocks.
From Fox News, to raise awareness about child trafficking, a 64-year-old woman from Denver, Colorado will drive her 1956 Porsche in Antarctica.
And from The Daily Signal, a Los Angeles non-profit sets up a classroom for remote learning - in a parking lot.
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