Thursday, May 17, 2018

Kilauea Erupts, And Other Stories

Early this morning, the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea erupted from its summit crater Halemaumau, sending ash 30,000 feet into the air.  The eruption was described as "short-lived" and "tall but small", but it could be followed by more.  High sulfur dioxide levels in Pahoa, a town east of Kilauea, resulted in schools being closed.

Read more at MSN, Fox News, Vox, the Star Advertiser and Hawaii News Now.
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In other news:

From Fox News, the Senate has confirmed Gina Haspel as CIA Director.

From Philly(dot)com, President Trumps tax cuts trickle down to Pennsylvania utility users.

From The Daily Signal, an immigrant who is the mayor of a California city has no problem cooperating with ICE and deporting illegal aliens.

From BBC News, Nicaraguan President Ortega tries to debate, but has to deal with protesters.

From the Express, a former Irish diplomat tells his country to "get real" and start talking to the U.K. about their shared border.

From Politico, five takeaways from the E.U. Balkan summit.

From the Daily Mail, the E.U. sues six countries over their air pollution.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From The Telegraph, the migrant crisis in Paris "could spiral out of control".

From Voice Of Europe, a Swedish woman is murdered by a previously deported immigrant from Iran.

From Radio Poland, Poland increases its spending on humanitarian aid.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From Total Croatia News, Bosnia tightens its border controls against migrants.

From ANSA, 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio says that the new Italian prime minister could be named within a few days.

From The Guardian, a two-year-old girl dies after an incident involving Belgian police and a van carrying refugees.

From the Dutch News, Dutch politician Geert Wilders starts his appeal.

From Gatestone Institute, "Why does the media keep encouraging Hamas violence?"  (H/T Tapp into the Truth for the Tweet)

From Reuters, to her neighbors, the mother of Indonesian child suicide bombers seemed relatively normal.

From Sputnik International, Norway considers giving "extra" Christian holidays to Muslims.

From National Review, the press distorts a statement from the president.

From Townhall, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defends Trump's statement.

From the New York Post, a woman sends a would-be rapist down a flight of stairs.

And from Mashable, a look at Donald Trump's 2015 SNL performance.

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