On this date in 1865, a Union general rode into Galveston, Texas and announced that slavery was no more. Here on the anniversary of that event, now known as Juneteenth, are some things going on:
From National Review, President Trump's most difficult obstacle to his re-election is........himself.
From Yahoo News, whatever you think of him, Trump can sure raise money.
From Townhall, CNN doesn't like to be told off.
From FrontpageMag, do millionaires deserve reparations?
From The Washington Free Beacon, despite the efforts of Mayor Buttigieg's anti-violence commission, shootings in South Bend, Indiana have not decreased.
From the Washington Examiner, a Senate panel approves funding to address the border crisis.
From The Federalist, the problem for the Democrats is not their old fogies but their young whippersnappers.
From American Thinker, Big Brother exists, and he's not the government.
From CNS News, on the use of military force, Trump should not follow his immediate predecessor, but his first predecessor.
From NewsBusters and the "good luck with that" department, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduces a bill to force big tech to embrace free speech.
From CBC News, the recent approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline eases "oilpatch angst", for the time being.
From Global News, Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer unveils his "long-awaited" climate plan.
From CTV News, a First Nation in British Columbia plans a legal challenge to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
From TeleSUR, according to U.N. investigators, evidence suggests that Saudi Arabia's crown prince is liable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
From Morocco World News, Morocco and France signs two agreements that will help Morocco's aviation sector.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government assesses legislation to allow people to work together to produce energy in shared areas.
From El País, how a Roman sarcophagus was found by accident in Granada.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss parliament approves quotas for women on corporate boards.
From ANSA, 45 migrants land on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
From the Malta Independent, Malta received 2,131 applications for international protection in 2018.
From Malta Today and the "better safe than sorry" department, police in Msida, Malta investigate a grenade, which turns out to be a toy.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia and Italy announce cooperation on defense.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, electoral infrastructure is sabotaged in places governed by Albania's opposition.
From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities draft a plan to protect areas hit by wildfires.
From the Greek Reporter, a French-Greek architect designs a new life jacket for migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
From Radio Bulgaria, the European Commission is dissatisfied with Bulgaria's climate plan. (via Novinite)
From Novinite, trade unions and employers oppose the reduction of Bulgaria's VAT on flour, milk, cheese and medicines.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev expects no cutbacks in the combat abilities of F-16 fighter jets purchased from the U.S.
From Romania-Insider, Romania's first "virtual public servant" be become available as a hologram. (Does this mean that the holodecks of the future will be invented by Romanians? If you read Romanian, read the story at MediaFax.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish government promises to protect the rights of Turkish Cypriots in the eastern Mediterranean.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish Cypriots will reportedly reopen the city of Varosha to tourism. (The article cites, Hürriyet Daily News, but does not provide a link thereto.)
From Rûdaw, in the Kurdish village of Takiya, Iraq, wolves and sheep live together in harmony.
From Arutz Sheva, an American rapper's concert in Jordan is canceled due to her support for Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants against testing the IDF.
From The Jerusalem Post, is Venezuelan President Maduro trafficking gold stolen by the Nazis from Holocaust victims?
From YNetNews, Israel will build a pipeline for wastewater from Gaza.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt welcomes a suggestion from Bahrain to link a new "World Diving Park" to the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.
From Egypt Today, a regional conference on eliminating FGM and child marriage starts in Cairo.
From Radio Farda, Iranian officials claim that U.S. spies have been discovered, with some being executed.
From IranWire, two Iranian activists face new "trumped-up" charges.
From Dawn, a dining car on a Pakistani passenger train goes up in flames.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistani opposition leader Maryam Nawaz calls voting for the proposed federal budget a "disservice to Pakistan".
From Pakistan Today, the U.K. refuses to sign an extradition treaty with Pakistan, because it's "politically-motivated".
From Khaama Press, Afghan Special Forces destroy a network of Taliban tunnels.
From The Hans India, three suspected ISIS supporters allegedly planned attacks on churches and temples.
From the Hindustan Times, the chief minister of the state of Telangana calls India's prime minister a "fascist", and stands by it.
From ANI, in response to the encephalitis outbreak in the state of Bihar, a health minister orders the testing of litchi fruits.
From India Today, a Hindu group protests against the alleged encroachment onto government land by a Christian church.
From the Daily Mirror, how the global expansion of ISIS impacts Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan cabinet approves a proposal to ban the importation of chainsaws.
From 10 Daily, a Sydney, Australia man sentenced for aiding a terror act says that he no longer supports ISIS.
From ABC7, a woman in Schiller Park, Illinois is sentenced to 6 and 1/2 years in prison for supporting ISIS.
From StepFeed, refugee girls in Beirut, Lebanon face "alarming rates of sexual violence and forced marriages".
From Gatestone Institute, Iran's new terror activity in Europe.
From Russia Today, a Russian security official warns that the "age of digital terrorism" is coming.
From Sputnik News, two people suspected of helping to fund ISIS are detained in the Moscow region.
From The Moscow Times, a team of international prosecutors names the four top suspects in the crash of Flight MH17.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary and Republika Srpska agree to strengthen their ties. (The Republika Srpska is part of Bosnia and Hercegovina.)
From Hungary Today, protesters in Csíkszereda, Romania demand the restoration of the Valea Uzului cemetery. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Index.)
From About Hungary, the V4 countries reveal which E.P. candidates they won't support.
From Radio Praha, the Czech Republic is one of the world's largest sources of spam emails.
From Radio Poland, according to Defense Ministers Mariusz Błaszczak, Poland's move to strengthen its military is a response to Russia being "aggressive".
From Deutsche Welle, German Conservatives allege that the "far-right" AfD is complicit in the murder of Kassel district president Walter Lübcke.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands takes "diplomatic steps" against Russia for its refusal to cooperate in the investigation into the crash of Flight MH17.
From Dutch News, the gun with which Vincent van Gogh may have killed himself is sold at auction.
From VRT NWS, an eight-year-old attacks three teachers at a school in Brussels.
From France24, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial for alleged corruption and influence-peddling.
From RFI, the restoration of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles learns from the fire at Notre-Dame in Paris.
From The Conservative Woman, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage answers questions.
From the Express, a public relations expert claims that prime minister candidate Boris Johnson would delay Brexit again.
From the Evening Standard, Johnson tops the third ballot, thus moving closer to becoming prime minister.
From the (U.K.) Independent, soon-to-be-former U.K. Prime Minister May is scheduled to make her last official visit to Brussels.
From the (Irish) Independent, a farmer in north Dublin is told to remove his animals from land previously earmarked for a prison.
From the Irish Examiner, a Chernobyl orphan warns against visiting the site.
From Fox News, the guy who once felt a tingle in his leg from then-Senator Obama (D-IL) "heaps praise" on Obama's vice president.
From ComputerWorld, Google asks users of Chrome to help find deceptive websites.
From The Daily Caller, a Republican congresscritter is booed for explaining why reparations for slavery could be unconstitutional.
From the New York Post, New York state lawmakers make a "last-minute push" to decriminalize marijuana.
From Breitbart, someone is arrested for allegedly attempting to jump a fence near the White House.
From Twitchy, right-wing pundit Katie Pavelich rips up Senator Kamala Harris's (D-Cal) talking points on deportation.
And from The Peedmont, scientists meet at Randolph Macon University to find any possible reason why someone would travel to Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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