Sunday Stories

Now that I've made like a proper Bigfoot and walked in a forest for the second straight day, it's time to present some news and views.  So here on a very warm Sunday are some things going on:

From National Review, a look at, or maybe a listen to, all-American yacht rock.

From Townhall, in Baltimore, "protesters" tear down a statue of Christopher Columbus.

From The Washington Free Beacon, some students at the University of Pittsburgh oppose free speech.

From the Washington Examiner, fake black person Rachel Dolezal claims to have been vindicated by BLM.

From The Federalist, three stories from the American Revolution that you might not know about.

From American Thinker, ten reasons why President Trump's proposed "National Garden of American Heroes" is a brilliant idea.

From LifeZette, Californians tell their state government where to stick its "no fireworks" order.

From NewsBusters, a possible running mate for former Vice President Biden refuses to rule out taking down statues of George Washington.

From Canada Free Press, left-wingers who hate America are on the march.

From CBC News, why does the area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada have so many geese?

From The Conservative Woman, the reopened Western churches must reform or die.

From the Express, a group supporting Scottish independence stages a "disgraceful" protest at the border with England.

From the (Irish) Independent, worshipers at the Church of St. Colmcille in Skryne, Ireland attend their service outdoors.

From VRT NWS, police seize 18 trucks operated by a Lithuanian company in Geluwe, Belgium.

From Dutch News, hundreds demonstrate in Amsterdam against Dutch coronavirus measures.

From Deutsche Welle, the German government and the German Football League develop plans to have fans in the stadiums for next season.

From Breitbart, German police raid a neo-Nazi group that was allegedly plotting an arson attack on a mosque.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From the CPH Post, the new normal in Denmark.

From Polskie Radio, the Polish head of the World Anti-Doping Agency responds to criticism from the U.S. government.  (He undoubtedly knows that the agency's acronym WADA is the Polish word for "defect" or "flaw".)

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic has a public holiday to commemorate the Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius.

From The Slovak Spectator, archaeologists find objects and a circular burial in the village of Veľké Kostoľany, near Piešťany, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, what to eat while visiting Hungary's Lake Balaton.

From Sputnik International, President Putin calls the adoption of new constitutional amendments "right for Russia".

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will not permit any construction at Alepu Beach, near the town of Sozopol.

From Ekathimerini, Greece bans the entry of Serbs due to a spike in coronavirus cases in Serbia.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Croats vote in their country's general elections.

From Balkan Insight, a live blog of Croatia's elections.

From Total Croatia News, 354,000 tourists are currently in Croatia.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Dalmacija Danas.)

From Total Slovenia News, a look at Slovenian water mills.

From Malta Today, migrants rescued by the cargo ship Talia are not allowed to disembark in Malta.

From EuroNews, the NGO ship Ocean Viking receives permission to bring its rescued migrants to the Sicilian port of Empedocle.

From SwissInfo, Swiss organizations launch an online test for hikers.  (Although I've done a lot of hiking, I fully recognize that the hills of Maryland are nothing like the Alps.)

From RFI, according to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, his country is "waiting" for an apology from France for its past colonial occupation.  (Will the U.S. or certain European countries get an apology from Algeria for the attacks by the Barbary pirates?  Will Slovakia get an apology for being ruled for centuries by Hungary?  Will Poland get an apology for the partitions by Russia, Prussia and Austria?  Don't worry.  I won't hold my breath for any of those.)

From Free West Media, French President Emmanuel Macron's party faces "a genuine Berezina".

From The Portugal News, 24 reservoirs in Portugal have water values about 80 percent.

From Morocco World News, an 80-year-old man sits for Morocco's baccalaureate exams.

From Turkish Minute, polls show support for Turkish President Erdoğan's party falling to 30 percent.

From Rûdaw, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi opens a hospital in Baghdad that was established by a Shiite militia.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus reports one new coronavirus case for today, an immigrant who was taken to a care center.

From The Times Of Israel, three rockets are fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip.

From The Jerusalem Post, IDF aircraft strike Hamas positions in retaliation for rockets fired at Israel.

From Egypt Today, Egypt presents a new dam proposal.

From Dabanga, a Sudanese court sentences an imam to death for sexually abusing students.

From the Saudi Gazette, the Saudi National Center for Disease Prevention and Control issues health protocols for the Hajj.

From The New Arab, Algeria buries the remains of 24 resistance fighters, which had been held in France for over 150 years.

From IranWire, an Iranian civil rights activist's prison sentence is extended on what would have been her day of release.

From Dawn, Prime Minister Imran Khan asks Pakistan's National Command and Operation Center to take steps to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus during Eidul Azha.

From The Hans India, a 15-year-old girl in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh who commutes to school by cycling 24 kilometers every day scores 98.75 percent in her Class 10 exams.

From the Dhaka Tribune, deaths from the coronavirus in Bangladesh exceed 2,000.

From the Daily Mirror, raids at Sri Lankan prisons result in the seizure of over 1,100 mobile phones and 100 grams of heroin.

From Maldives Insider, which airlines are resuming their flights to the Maldive Islands and when?

From Palestinian Media Watch, a Palestinian music video includes footage of a stabbing attack.

From The Jakarta Post, a joint study program by Indonesia and Australia is in jeopardy as the coronavirus pandemic cuts off its funds.

From The Straits Times, the city of Bayan Nur, in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, reports a suspected case of the bubonic plague.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia has not yet decided to reopen its borders to tourists and foreign workers.

From Vietnam Plus, nearly 2,000 runners compete in the Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon, in the Vietnamese province of Quang Ngai.

From The Mainichi, Tokyo Prefecture Governor Yuriko Koike wins reelection.

From Gatestone Institute, as the West flagellates itself for past slavery, the institution continues in Africa and the Middle East.

From The Stream, it's time of cancel Charles Darwin.  (Can we still keep the Darwin Award?)

From WPVI-TV, two men are shot, one fatally, in Philadelphia.

From Gateway Pundit, the daily number of new deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. drops below pre-pandemic levels.  (via CD Media)

From the Daily Caller, according to right-wing journalist Mollie Hemmingway, the media has "overstated their confidence" about wearing masks.

From the Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is open to the team changing its name.  (via Fox News)

From WFMJ, Newton Falls, Ohio becomes a sanctuary city for statues.  (via the New York Post)

From the New York Post, catcher Gary Sanchez and pitcher Aroldis Chapman appear at a New York Yankees practice.

And from The American Conservative, the "most endearing" of the New England people who helped win America's independence.