Thursday Links

Thursday is not my usual day for putting up link posts, but today there seem to be some interesting things out there worth passing along.

From National Geographic, the Jovian moon Europa has been spouting out geysers from its southern polar area, coming from its subsurface ocean.

From WUSA, Hawaii Health Director Loretta Fuddy, who recently verified the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate, has died in a small plane crash near the island of Moloka'i.

From Newsmax, the wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since the summer of 2012, is "devastated " that congressional Democrats have abandoned a resolution calling for his released.

From The Sacramento Bee, a former official of the Los Angeles suburb of Bell has been convicted of corruption.

From Yellowhammer, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) opposes the budget deal worked out by Senate budget chairman Patty Murray (D-Wash) and House budget chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis).  If the deal is passed, it would become the first budget passed by Congress since 2009.

The DC Clothesline calls the Murray-Ryan deal a "Democratic budget dressed in RINO red".

From CNS News, taxpayers have already spent over $14,000 for each Obamacare enrollee.

From Christian News, a school board has voted unanimously to restore "In God we trust" to a sign at an elementary school.

From Reuters, a commercial space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has lost a challenge to NASA's decision to lease one of its space shuttle launch pads to a rival company.

From Fox News, North Korea has executed an uncle of leader Kim Jong Un.

From Bloomberg, the Mexican Congress has passed reforms that would allow foreign companies to help develop their oil production.

From The Blaze, something I'm naturally disappointed to find out.  Contrary to common belief, exposing your children to music does not make them smarter.

From Yahoo News, the Supreme Court of India has re-instated a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

From Charisma News, the grandson of Billy Graham says that the 95-year old evangelist is "is close to going home to be with the Lord".

And from AZ Central, a woman has been arrested for burning her boyfriend's clothes.