Top o' the afternoon to y'all. Today is the feast of St. Patrick, which often involves some celebration of Irish culture. Patrick himself, however, was not Irish but British. His real name is thought to have been Maewyn Succat, with Patricius being a pen name he used for writings. Contrary to popular legends he never used the shamrock to explain the divine Trinity, nor drove any snakes out of Ireland. So while you drink green beer and dance some Irish jigs, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the "bogus" lawsuit against Remington over the Sandy Hook massacre.
From Townhall, HBO host Bill Maher correctly identifies the DNC's problem with Fox News.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a union in Ohio forces a woman to pay dues, even though she resigned from her job.
From the Washington Examiner, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says that it's unfair to cast the New Zealand shooter as a Trump supporter.
From American Thinker, was Judge Jeanine Pirro's question about congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) really all that bad?
From LifeZette, "the five best movies for St. Patrick's Day".
From Breitbart, the similarities between the two hoaxes about President Trump.
From The Conservative Woman, some myths about right-wing terrorism.
From Global News, the Canadian province of Alberta announces new guidelines for spreading cremated ashes.
From CTV News, some people celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Waterloo, Ontario went a bit too far.
From the Express, Brexiteers continue their march against Prime Minister May's deal.
From the Evening Standard, with help from her family and a running chair, a five-year-old girl who lost all her limbs completes a half-marathon.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says that he would vote to leave if there's a second Brexit referendum.
From the (Irish) Independent, two million Irish people take to the streets to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish President Michael Higgins signs legislation to prepare his country for a no-deal Brexit.
From France24, why has violence become acceptable to some "yellow vest" protesters?
From VRT NWS, three years after the Brussels terror bombings, 64 percent of the victims have not received any compensation.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's two largest lenders confirm that they are in merger talks.
From Daily News Hungary, Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky says that Hungary has the right to determine who is allowed to enter its territory.
From The Slovak Spectator, as largely expected, Zuzana Čaputová wins the first round of Slovakia's presidential election. (Because she did not win 50 percent of the vote, she and the second place finisher will have a runoff on March 30.)
From Sputnik International, Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome is ready for launch.
From The Moscow Times, Russia is still paying for the annexation of Crimea.
From Novinite, police detain 27 illegal immigrants in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, the New Zealand mosque shooter visited Greece in 2016.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek army will abolish the penalty for dodging the draft.
From Turkish Minute, the campaign jingle of Turkey's ruling party is played from a mosque's minaret.
From Rûdaw, about 5,000 ISIS terrorists and their families remain in Baghouz, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, the New Zealand mosque shooter reportedly visited Israel in 2016.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel's High Court of Justice bars a far-right party leader from running in elections.
From Radio Farda, Argentina arrests an Iranian couple for traveling with fake Israeli passports.
From Dawn, four people are killed on a train by an IED placed on a railroad track in Balochistan.
From Khaama Press, an ISIS-K commander and four companions are killed in an airstrike.
From India Today, Pakistani Christians protest against blasphemy laws being used to persecute them.
From The Glazov Gang, "in defense of Judge Jeanine".
From Gatestone Institute, how did Ireland's anti-Israel drift come about?
From the New York Post, Tiger Woods believes himself to be ready for the Masters.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a Virginia Tech basketball player returns from an injury in time for the NCAA tournament.
And from The Peedmont, after announcing that he would be abstaining from St. Patrick's Day festivities, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe still drinks more than his share.
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