The Daily Populous

Friday July 3rd, 2026 day edition

image for FBI infiltrated Gavin Newsom’s inner circle by convincing governor’s ally to wear a wire: lawyer

The FBI had a mole inside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political orbit before the agency’s corruption probe expanded into the governor and his wife, The Post has learned.

9 McGregor Scott, left, and Dana Williamson entered a guilty plea in May at the federal courthouse in Sacramento.

9 Alexis Podesta has been playing ball with the feds while continuing to be paid by the state.

Within hours of that announcement, Newsom blasted out an email to raise money for political action committee.

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9 Gov. Gavin Newsom used the federal investigations into him and his wife as a fundraising opportunity.

9 Williamson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return and lying to the FBI. »

New autopsy of a baby killed by police in Mississippi deepens outrage

Authored by apnews.com

A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving car offered evidence Wednesday that they say challenges the officers’ account of being in danger when one opened fire.

Kohen’s mother, who was holding her baby in the passenger seat, says her friend was driving away from the officers.

Crump said the child was killed after police were called to a Walmart parking lot about diapers that may have been shoplifted. »

Ubisoft appoints former 2K and Amazon exec Christoph Hartmann to lead Creative House 2, overseeing Splinter Cell, The Division and Ghost Recon

Authored by gamesindustry.biz

Ubisoft has appointed Christoph Hartmann as General Manager of Creative House 2, the business unit that oversees the Splinter Cell, The Division and Ghost Recon franchises.

Hartmann is an industry veteran, having founded and lead the 2K Games label at Take-Two before leaving in 2017 to head up Amazon's troubled games business.

As General Manager, Hartmann will "oversee Creative House 2's strategic direction and the long-term development of its portfolio," the company said in a press release. »

More people than thought may be at risk for red meat allergy caused by ticks

Authored by nbcnews.com

Far more people may be at risk for alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne illness that triggers an allergy to red meat, than previously thought.

Alpha-gal syndrome is caused by ticks, usually the lone star tick, that have previously fed on mammals like cows, deer, goats and pigs.

In some people, that triggers an allergic reaction to red meat as well as meat byproducts like gelatin. »

U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn charged with damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Authored by nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn was indicted Thursday on a single count of destruction of property after he was accused of causing more than $1,000 worth of damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Pirro alleged that Hearn damaged about 2 square feet of the sealant from the bottom of the pool.

“Hearn reacted by shouting at the parks employee, saying that she cared too much about the Reflecting Pool, and why did she even care, since it wasn’t her pool.”. »