First up, please allow me to let my Hokie pride shine through. In yesterday's first round of the NFL draft, for the first time ever, two brothers were drafted. Tremaine (linebacker) and Terrell (safety) Edmunds, both of Virginia Tech, received the 16th and 28th selections, respectively. Their older brother Trey, a running back who played his college ball at VT and Maryland, played last year for the New Orleans Saints. Their father is Ferrell Edmunds, who played tight end for the Miami Dolphins and the Seattle Seahawks.
Read more at SB Nation, Draftwire, ESPN, Sporting News and WRIC.
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In a historical rarity, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un drove across the border to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The last time leaders of the two Koreas meet was in 2000. The last time a North Korean leader visited South Korea was in 1951.
Read more at BBC News, Vox, The Telegraph, Time and the Daily Nation.
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In other news:
From Fox News, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is under fire for allegedly calling pro-Second Amendment student Kyle Kashuv "Hitler".
From The Federalist, why single-payer denies treatment to sick children like Alfie Evans.
From the Daily Mail, the parents of Charlie Gard send their sympathy to those of Alfie Evans. (via LifeNews)
From The Daily Signal, congress needs to address the threat posed by drones.
From Philly(dot)com, Representative Pat Meehan (R-PA) resigns and will pay back taxpayer money used to settle a sexual harassment accusation.
From Birmingham Live, a car allegedly plows into two pedestrians near a mosque in Birmingham, England. (via Sputnik International)
From the NL Times, the Dutch king celebrates King's Day in Groningen.
From Deutsche Welle, "how Germany's anti-Semitism minister plans to fight hatred".
From the Express, Ireland threatens to veto Brexit over the issue of the Ireland-U.K. border.
From Breitbart London, rightwing speakers declare a "day for freedom".
From Voice Of Europe, only seven percent of the refugees in the Moria camp on Lesbos are women and children.
From Radio Poland, the Polish economy is expected to expand by 4.2 percent this year. (via Voice Of Europe)
From ANSA, the Italian economy is improving, but poverty is still pretty common.
From Reuters, Bulgaria will be the next country to adopt the Euro.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Greece releases a Turkish soldier.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek region of Evros faces an "untenable" migrant situation.
From the Ecologist, "to stop migrants hiding", Belgian authorities cut down trees.
From the Herald Malaysia Online, Christians in Jayapura, Papua are concerned about growing Islamic influence.
From the New Telegraph, Saudi Arabia prohibits pregnant women and drug peddlers from the upcoming Hajj.
From Russia Today, the president of the Belgian Islam party defends their proposal to sexually segregate passengers on public transport.
From Free Malaysia Today, the U.S. Commission on International Freedom of Religions calls for asset freezing for Malaysian officials who violate the right of freedom of religion.
From The American Spectator, "only in America" can Islamists call themselves "counter-extremists".
From American Thinker, "politics as a weapon in the cause of Islam".
From the New York Post, President Trump cheers the "end" of the Korean War, but cautions that "only time will tell".
From Page Six, Bill Cosby's spokespeople liken his trial to the lynching of Emmett Till.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Tech assistant football coach Galen Scott abruptly resigns.
And from CityLab, "Nashville's transit fight just got weird".
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