Saturday Stories

On a cloudy but warm Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the media have constructed a "matrix".

From Townhall, the fake news story of President Trump pardoning the acting DHS secretary.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Justice Democrats step up their attacks on the DCCC.

From American Thinker, dumping illegal aliens into cities of political opponents did not start with Trump.

From LifeZette, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) wants more gun control, except for herself.

From The Conservative Woman, a salute to a conservative woman.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K. public has disappointed their ruling elites.

From the Express, U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid's attempt to end the Irish backstop is blocked by civil servants.

From BBC News, policemen in London defend themselves after someone tries to ram the Ukrainian ambassador's car.

From the Independent, Londoners are told to close their windows due to air pollution.

From the Irish Examiner, despite Brexit, a Northern Irish MEP will run for reelection.

From CBC News, an oncologist in Boston writes a letter urging a visa for an Afghan boy suffering from brain cancer.

From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a Sikh temple in Vancouver.

From CTV News, a man in Edmonton is arrested after allegedly setting fire to 10 cars.

From France24, about 31,000 people participate in the 22nd round of "yellow vest" protests.

From RFI, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe argues that tax cuts are the solution to the "yellow vest" crisis.

From VRT NWS, if you're selling online, beware anyone who offers more than you're asking for.

From SwissInfo, hundreds of people march against racism in Schwyz, Switzerland in response to 12 people marching at a carnival in KKK costumes.

From Deutsche Welle, "the never-ending story" of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

From Malta Today, the migrants from the Alan Kurdi disembark at Valletta, Malta after they are accepted by France and Germany.

From Novinite, four E.U. countries will take in the migrants.

From Ekathimerini, Greece seeks a deal under which it will repay its IMF loans early.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece presents olive wreathes for the Boston Marathon.

From Total Croatia News, Hungary offers to buy 25 percent of an LNG terminal to be built on the island of Krk.

From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian lunar rover Puli "is still going to the moon".

From Hungary Today, a look at the design for the Trianon memorial.  (After World War I, land was transferred from Hungary to Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Austria.  Because this action left Hungary with about 1/3 of its original area, it was called the "Trianon".)

From Sputnik International, envoys from Russia and France discuss peace efforts in Syria.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish authorities seize an 1,100-year-old Hebrew manuscript from smugglers in Diyarbakır.

From Turkish Minute, Istanbul's mayor-elect wants Syrian refugees to go home.

From Rûdaw, mass graves are found in Iraq's Muthanna Governorate, which contain the remains of Kurds killed under Saddam Hussein.

From Arutz Sheva, young Israelis don't want sectarian political parties.

From The Times Of Israel, the head of SpaceIL says, "Beresheet 2 starts tomorrow".

From The Jerusalem Post, a new Palestinian Authority government is sworn in.

From YNetNews, Syria reports an Israeli airstrike on air defenses near Hama.

From Egypt Today, Sudan's transitional military council lifts its curfew and releases detainees.

From Radio Farda, the arrival of an Iraqi Shiite military sparks anger in Iran, even though their deploymen is for flood relief.

From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran welcomes an aid convoy from Iraq.  (This is not the same as the one in the Radio Farda story.)

From Dawn, ISIS claims responsibility for the bombing in Quetta, Pakistan.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's maritime minister says that the Quetta attackers "won't be spared".

From Pakistan Today, a sit-in by Hazara Shiites in Quetta's Western Bypass area enters its second day.

From Khaama Press, if Afghanistan has peace with the Taliban, how will it affect Afghan girls?

From Gatestone Institute, collusion between Iran and the E.U.

From The Jakarta Post, an investigation into alleged vote rigging won't stop Malaysia's elections from going on as scheduled.

From The Straits Times, a drug called "ice" found in refrigerators shipped to Australia did not come from Singapore.

From the New York Post, hackers steal millions in Bitcoin, and live "like big shots".

And from The Peedmont, halfway through running the Monument Avenue 10k, a woman realizes that the race is not worth a social media post.