Here are some things in the news during the first weekend of 2018:
First up, comedian and actor Jerry van Dyke has died at his ranch in Arkansas, at age 86. He reportedly had been having health problems since being in a car accident two years ago. Read more at TMZ (via Fox News) and Variety.
From The Washington Times, astronaut John Young, who commanded Apollo 16 in 1972 and the maiden flight of the space shutter Challenger in 1981, has died from pneumonia at age 87.
From the New York Post, a refugee becomes an American.
From the Daily News, the wife of the Orlando shooter knew of his plans, as shown by her own notes.
From the Evening Standard, President Trump calls the author of Fire and Fury a "fraud".
From Breitbart London, a British pop singer alleges that the victims of grooming gangs (i.e., rape gangs) would be raped by someone else if the gangs didn't exist.
From Voice Of Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban says that 2018 "will be the year of restoring the will of the people in Europe".
From the Hungary Journal, Orban meets the minister-president of Bavaria.
From Deutsche Welle, eight migrants have died in 2018 trying to cross the Mediterranean, the first recorded this year.
From the Irish Independent, fewer migrants tried to reach Europe by sea in 2017 than in the previous year.
From the Daily Mail, more than 200 migrants invade the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
From Sputnik International, Turkish President Erdoğan's visit to Paris is protested by Kurds and Femen.
From The Guardian, Turkish Cypriots fear being considered "not Muslim enough".
From Gatestone Institute, if you hate America and the West so much, why don't you leave?
From the Express, more than half of Polish adults want Germany to pay reparations for World War II. (The story refers only to the adults in Poland. People of Polish descent living elsewhere, such as myself, might be another matter.)
From Politico, German conservatives propose a law under which anti-Semitic migrants would be deported. (If you read German, read more at Welt.)
From Russia Today, Danish conservatives propose a law that would impose a curfew and ban construction of minarets.
From Townhall, "the 20 most annoying liberals of 2017".
From National Review, are relics of the Jewish Temple stored in the Vatican?
From the Derby Telegraph, some weird things left behind in Derby's hotels.
From Mother Nature Network, things we used to eat in previous decades.
And from Twitchy, fans of the Cleveland Browns put on a parade to celebrate their terrible year.
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