Wednesday Wanderings

On a warm sunny Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, contrary to a report by Axios, there is no "deep divide" over whether male athletes should be allowed to compete in female sports.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden deflects the blame for his coronavirus-related failures.

From Townhall, immigration judges can no longer call illegal aliens "illegal aliens".

From The Washington Free Beacon, why even private schools are going woke.

From the Washington Examiner, according to a poll, voters blame the Biden administration for surging inflation.

From The Federalist, almost 90 percent of the illegal aliens released into the U.S. have not reported to ICE as required.  (Since I'm not an immigration judge, I will continue to use the term "illegal alien".)

From American Thinker, former President Trump asks questions that Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) and others won't during America's "first show trial".

From CNS News, six illegal aliens convicted of homicide and removed from the U.S. allegedly return illegally.

From LifeZette, according to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's (R) office, the CDC's new mask policy "could actually backfire".

From NewsBusters, the networks hide news of the California recall being a "dead heat".

From Canada Free Press, an open letter to New York mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (R) telling him to "fight tyranny or stay down on your knees".

From CBC News, what might be the oldest animal fossils ever found are discovered in Canada's Northwest Territories.

From TeleSUR, Mexico finds 31 contacts with the spying program Pegasus.

From The Conservative Woman, how the U.K.'s government turned it into "the most terrified country on earth".

From Snouts in the Trough, the worst epidemic to hit the U.K. appears to be something other than the coronavirus.

From the Express, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are "astonished and upset" that Canadians won't pay for their security.

From EuroNews, the U.K. removes quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travelers form the U.S. and the E.U., except for France.

From 5 Pillars, police search for the assailant who stabbed former Muslim Hatun Tash at Speaker's Corner in London.

From the (Irish) Independent, about 55,000 people in County Kerry, Ireland are without water.

From VRT NWS, speeding in Belgium becomes more difficult to get away with.

From the NL Times, new coronavirus infections decrease further in the Netherlands, but hospitalizations reach a two-month high.

From Deutsche Welle, the explosion at a chemical plant in Leverkusen, Germany may have released toxins into the air.

From Polskie Radio, Poland will create a fund to compensate citizens who suffered adverse reactions to coronavirus vaccines.

From Radio Prague, Nasavrky, Czech Republic will host the Celtic cultural festival Lughnasadh.  (The region of Bohemia, which makes up over half the the Czech Republic's area, is named after a Celtic tribe known as the Boii.)

From The Slovak Spectator, the third coronavirus wave starts in Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, the mysterious castle in Budapest's City Park.

From Russia Today, why we should worry about the drought in Kazakhstan.

From Romania-Insider, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest holds concerts at full seating capacity.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian parliament gets no vacation.

From Euractiv, Bulgaria miscounts the number of its vaccinated citizens.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece requires unvaccinated teachers to show negative coronavirus tests in order to enter their schools.

From Balkan Insight, the North Macedonian soccer team FC Vardar gets a new owner.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian party Homeland Movement accepts the resignation of its leader Miroslav Škoro.

From Total Slovenia News, landmarks in Ljubljana, Slovenia designed by architect Jože Plečnik are added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.

From The Malta Independent, Maltese police continue to investigate an anti-vaccine protest.

From ANSA, according to Italian President Sergio Mattarella, getting vaccinated is a civic and moral duty.

From SwissInfo, according to a study, Swiss political candidates with "foreign" names are less likely to be elected.

From France24, France fines the U.S. firm Monsanto for illegally acquiring data on journalist and activists.

From Free West Media, a second French hospital calls an unlimited strike against forced vaccination.

From El País, temperatures soar in Spain, but heat-related deaths drop.

From The Portugal News, Portugal reports its first population decline since 1970.

From Morocco World News, an international team of scientists discovers the oldest Acheulean tool, dating to about 1.3 million years ago, near Casablanca, Morocco.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco extends its coronavirus state of emergency until September 10th.

From Hürriyet Daily News, a massive forest fire breaks out in the district of Manavgat, in the Turkish province of Antalya.

From Rûdaw, Yazidis register claims with the Iraqi government for compensation for missing or dead relatives.

From Armenpress, the U.N. expresses concerns over the escalated situation at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

From In-Cyprus, two men are wanted for allegedly entering the Republic of Cyprus illegally.  (In other words, under Cypriot law, they are suspected illegal aliens.)

From The Syrian Observer, the Russians have landed in Syria.

From The961, forest fires spread near residential areas in northern Lebanon.

From Arutz Sheva, a Jewish family gets stoned while driving through Huwara, Samaria.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt gets its first monorail vehicle, for a line between Nasr City and the New Administrative Capital.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia and Japan sign a grant agreement for the equivalent of $2.7 million.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia will allow only its fully vaccinated citizens to travel abroad starting on August 9th.

From The New Arab, Tunisian President Kais Saied dismisses more senior officials.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Iranian defector Saeid Mollaei wins an Olympic silver medal in judo for his adopted country of Mongolia.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Iranian protesters demand an end to the country's Islamic regime.

From Dawn, how women are treated in Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists lynch a comedian in the Afghan province of Kandahar.

From ANI, a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist is apprehended in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

From the Dhaka Tribune, climate change poses a threat to the Royal Bengal Tiger in Bangladesh.

From the Colombo Page, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce tells Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that it is ready to promote exports and tourism as the country returns to normal.  (Sri Lanka has also been known as Ceylon.)

From The Jakarta Post, the family of the late Indonesian tycoon Akidi Tio donate the equivalent of $138 million for coronavirus mitigation efforts in the province of South Sumatra.

From Free Malaysia Today, two professional health groups in Malaysia warn against using ivermectin.

From The Mainichi, Japan faces numerous challenges ahead as it rolls out vaccine passports.

From The Stream, politicizing coronavirus vaccinations.

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, congresscritter Jim Banks (R-IN) slams the January 6th committee, on which he as denied a position by Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal).  (via LifeZette)

From Space War, according to President Emmanuel Macron, France owes French Polynesia "a debt" over its nuclear tests in the Pacific.

From The Daily Signal, Kayleigh McEnany's "faith journey" from White House intern to then-President Trump's press secretary.

From The American Conservative, at the square named after him, the memory of George Floyd gets commoditized.

From BizPac Review, CNN co-host John Berman blasts the CDC's director over its new mask order.

From The Western Journal, before the January 6th committee, a Capitol police officer lies about the death of fellow officer Brian Sicknick.

From The Daily Wire, according to a political pollster, Dr. Fauci actually turns people off to getting vaccinated whenever he speaks.

From the Daily Caller, according to congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY), January 6th committee member Liz Cheney (R-WY) "doesn't represent" the Republican conference.

From the New York Post, President Biden declines to talk about coronavirus vaccine mandates until tomorrow.

From Breitbart, according to senatorial candidate Blake Masters (R-AZ), there can be no amnesty for illegal aliens.

From Newsmax, New York City offers a $100 reward to get vaccinated.

And from KCAL, ZZ Top bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill goes to rock and roll heaven.