The Daily Populous

Saturday April 8th, 2017 night edition

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President Donald Trump still has not taken the necessary steps to distance himself from his businesses while in office.

Though CREW is the first group to bring a lawsuit against President Trump, it may soon have company.

But what makes this story unique among the dozens of ethical questions surrounding the president is the Trump Organization’s partners on the project.

Still, merely by partnering with the Mammadov family, the Trump Organization may have violated the FCPA.

Chen’s purchase represents the exact kind of entanglement that has fueled concerns that Trump’s financial interests could influence his decision-making as president.

The Trump Organization’s January 11 pledge that it would no longer be pursuing new deals in foreign countries is looking increasingly toothless.

Now, the Associated Press has reported that the company is working on a licensing deal in the Dominican Republic.

The Mystery of the $2.5 Million Rare Book Heist

Authored by thedailybeast.com
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In January, three thieves drilled through the skylight of a building near Heathrow Airport and rappelled 40 feet to the floor, bypassing the security alarms, and making off with around $2.5 million-worth of rare books.

Thieves who climb up walls, through windows, or prowl around raising nary an alarm get nicknames like “Spideman” and “Ghost.”

Late in the night on Jan. 29, three still-unknown thieves drilled through the skylight of a building near Heathrow Airport and rappelled 40 feet to the floor, bypassing the security alarms.

Uruguay government legalises sale of recreational cannabis in pharmacies

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Sixteen pharmacies have registered with the government of the tiny South American country to be able to sell marijuana for recreational purposes.

Uruguay became a global pioneer when it legalised the cultivation, distribution and consumption of marijuana in late 2013.

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MTV scraps gender-specific categories for movie & TV awards

Authored by theguardian.com

The MTV movie & TV awards have scrapped their best actor and actress categories, instead opting for a single gender-neutral acting category that will be open to both male and female actors.

MTV’s decision to make their awards gender-neutral comes at a time when the issue of separate male and female acting awards is generating much discussion.

The National Television Awards dispensed with gendered categories in 2008, then reverted back to male and female awards in 2012 and 2013, before returning to gender-neutral categories in the years since.

The Blair Witch Project endings you never saw

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The 1999 horror faux-doc about three college students — Heather, Michael, and Joshua — searching for the fabled Blair Witch in the Maryland woods was always supposed to end unexpectedly.

“When we came up with that ending we had been agonizing over making sure there was a pay-off,” says The Blair Witch Project co-director Dan Myrick.

“Our big struggle with the movie was always how to end it,” agrees co-director Eduardo Sanchez.