Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Stories For 3/3

On a sunny and milder Wednesday on the third day of the third month, here are some things going on:

From National Review, a "moral minority" goes after Dr. Seuss.

From FrontpageMag, if New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) goes down, so should four other governors.

From Townhall, Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) tells Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) why the media is going after him.  (Did she start with "Hey, Abbott!"?)

From The Washington Free Beacon, Governor Cuomo may have set his own trap.

From the Washington Examiner, why are gasoline prices going up?

From The Federalist, Dr. Seuss won't be the last thing to be canceled.

From American Thinker, as China declares homosexuality to be a mental illness, where are the American defenders of gay rights?

From CNS News, according to former Trump advisor Stephen Miller, illegal immigration "is a fundamental safety issue for America's children".

From LifeZette, Vice President Harris goes Sergeant Schultz on Cuomo's sexual harassment charges.

From NewsBusters, media networks bury the implosion of President Biden's cabinet nominee Neera Tanden.

From Canada Free Press, Democrats practice elder abuse.

From CBC News, after the coronavirus pandemic is over, Canada's economy could have a "roaring 20s rebound".

From TeleSUR, the Brazilian senate passes a bill to allow private companies to purchase coronavirus vaccines.

From The Conservative Woman, let the U.K.'s private sector fuel the country's economic recovery.

From the Express, according to his daughter-in-law Camilla, Prince Philip's condition is improving.

From Euractiv, the U.K.'s fishing sector faces more job losses from post-Brexit export troubles.

From the (Irish) Independent, students at the University of Limerick who attended a street party face suspension and possible expulsion.

From VRT NWS, police close City Park in Leuven, Belgium.

From the NL Times, an explosion goes off at a coronavirus test center in Bovenkarspel, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany places the entire AfD party under surveillance.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, two Syrians who raped a 15-year-old daughter of a refugee aid worker in Germany get suspended sentences.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From the CPH Post, Denmark joins a European effort to curb illegal irregular migration.

From Free West Media, Denmark withdraws residence permits from 94 Syrian refugees.

From EuroNews, eight people are attacked with an "axe" in Vetlanda, Sweden, in what police describe as a "suspected terrorist crime".

From Polskie Radio, according to Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, Poland will hand out free face masks as the coronavirus spreads more quickly.

From Radio Prague, large Czech companies start administering mandatory coronavirus tests.

From The Slovak Spectator, a new observation tower being built in Levoča, Slovakia promises views of half the country.  (If you read Slovak, read the story at Korzár Spiš.)

From Daily News Hungary, a van operated by human traffickers bursts into flames while being inspected by Hungarian police.

From ReMix, the Hungarian party Fidesz leaves the European People's Party.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Nemzet.)

From Russia Today, the Russian village of Khamakar votes to ban alcohol.

From Romania-Insider, Bucharest University expels 45 law students for cheating on online exams.

From Novinite, Bulgaria celebrates the 143rd anniversary of its liberation from the Ottoman Empire.

From the Greek Reporter, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes in central Greece.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, more on the earthquake in Greece.

From Balkan Insight, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev asks the North Macedonian parliament to take a confidence vote for his cabinet.

From Total Croatia News, the coronavirus pandemic "stole" over a billion euros from the Croatian hospitality industry.

From Total Slovenia News, a new seismic hazard map shows the risk of earthquakes in Slovenia.

From the Malta Independent, doctors call for more restrictive coronavirus measures in Malta.

From ANSA, prosecutors in the Sicilian city of Trapani investigate three NGOs for allegedly aiding illegal immigration.'

From SwissInfo, Switzerland rings church bells and observes a minute of silence for its coronavirus victims.

From France24, why is gang violence increasing in France?

From El País, how is Spain's coronavirus vaccination campaign proceeding?

From The Portugal News, obey the coronavirus rules, warns Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa.

From Morocco World News, an explanation of Polisario's "imagined" war in Western Sahara.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish researchers, China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine has an efficacy of 83.5 percent.

From Rûdaw, Iraqi Christians recount decades of violence against them.

From Armenpress, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan plans to meet with Armenian opposition leaders.

From In-Cyprus, police in Limassol, Cyprus will carry out increased checks due to Tsiknopempti.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gilagamliel, the oil spill off Israel's coast was an act of "environmental terrorism".

From the Egypt Independent, dam negotiations reach a crossroad.

From the Saudi Gazette, coronavirus recoveries outpace new cases in Saudi Arabia.

From The New Arab, an ICC prosecutor starts an investigation of alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan and Bangladesh discuss their trade ties.

From Khaama Press, ISIS-Khorasan reportedly claims responsibility for the deaths of three female Afghan media workers.

From The Hans India, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian government has opened the agriculture, space, atomic energy and DRDO sectors for young people.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi government hasn't yet started vaccinating college students.

From the Colombo Page, the Archbishop of Colombo promises to keep protesting until justice is given to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian women working informal jobs prove their mettle during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Free Malaysia Today, five people are trapped in a van when a bridge collapses on a Malaysian highway.

From The Mainichi, after 10 years, one resident of Fukushima, Japan still can't return home.

From Gatestone Institute, "Big Tech becomes Big Brother".

From The Stream, what we need today is transparency.

From The Daily Signal, the Supreme Court hears its first voting laws case since the 2020 election.

From the eponymous site of Deneen Borelli, over 100 illegal aliens released in Texas by the Border Patrol have tested positive for the coronavirus.

From Space War, an Uighur author tells of her imprisonment in China.

From Breitbart, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) begs New Yorkers to "get the facts" before forming opinions on the sexual harassment accusations against him.

From Newsmax, Facebook decides to end its ban on political ads.

From WPVI-TV, Villanova University investigates multiple alleged on-campus sexual assaults.

From The Daily Wire, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) fires back at President Biden's criticism of the state lifting its coronavirus restrictions.

From the New York Post, a 2017 Tweet from then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) wished Dr. Seuss a happy birthday.

And from The Peedmont, our Founding Fathers didn't wear masks during difficult times, so why should we?

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