Friday, May 18, 2018

The Texas High School Shooting, And Other Stories

Yesterday, at least eight people, mostly students, were fatally shot at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas.  Two students, one believed to be the shooter, have been taken into custody.  There are reports that the attacker may also have thrown explosive devices within the school.

Read more at ABC13, Click 2 Houston, the Star-TelegramChron and CW39.

In a related story, from Twitchy, one person has already decided to blame the usual suspects.
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In other stories:

From NBC News, a man sneaks into a golf course owned by President Trump, rants against him, and shoots the roof.  (via Legal Insurrection)

From the National Catholic Reporter, all Chilean bishops offer Pope Francis their resignations.  (via The American Conservative)

From The Local ES, Spanish police break up a gang suspected of kidnapping migrants.

From Gatestone Institute, were the riots in Gaza really about the American embassy?

From Total Croatia News, Croatia offers to protect its border and to assist Bosnia-Hercegovina.

From Reuters, a convoy of buses carrying migrants in Bosnia is held up by a standoff between two police factions.

From Flanders News, the Belgian finance minister asks for a study on the cost of immigration.

From Sputnik International, according to a security expert, Britons will have to get used to policemen being armed.

From Dutch News, the E.U. tells the Netherlands that their resident permit fees are too high.

From Deutsche Welle, the WHO raises the risk rating for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".

From Voice Of Europe, according to Hungary's foreign minister, "Poland and Hungary want a strong Europe that protects its borders".

From The Local DE, German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Russia.

From Russia Today, the Italian parties Five Star Movement and Liga Nord call for lifting sanctions against Russia.

From Breitbart London, a German radio broadcaster calls Ramadan and "old German custom".

From the Express, disappointed with the lack of support for Brexit in the House of Lords, U.K. Prime Minister May changes its composition.

From the Romford Recorder, a teacher who said that he would "fight" and "die" for Islam leaves his school in Rainham, U.K.

From American Thinker, "to know Muhammad is to know Islam".  (The last two links come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Fox News, conservatives in the House defeat the farm bill.  (via Townhall)

From FrontpageMag, Los Angeles is becoming a "homeless hole".

From Local10, an airplane crashes after taking off from Havana, Cuba.  (via the New York Post)

From NBC12, the Dave Matthews Band fires their violinist for alleged sexual misconduct.

From the New York Post, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio fears the "corporatization" of marijuana.

And from The Guardian, soon-to-be-royal Meghan Markel's wedding will greatly benefit her dog.  (via Page Six)

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