The Daily Populous

Saturday April 15th, 2017 evening edition

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Dina Ali Lasloom, 24, intended to flee to Australia to escape a forced marriage, Human Rights Watch cited a Canadian witness as saying.

The Canadian said she helped Lasloom film social media videos about her plight.

In one of them she said: "If my family comes they will kill me," HRW said.

Arranged marriages are the norm in Saudi Arabia, where a "guardianship" system requires a male family member, usually the father, husband or brother, to grant permission for a woman's study, travel and other activities.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was on a state visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday when the incident occurred.

The Saudi embassy in the Philippines said on Twitter that "the information that has been circulating over social media is untrue.".

It described the incident as a family matter and said: "The citizen has now returned with her family to the homeland.". »

Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks

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Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks.

Each year, nearly 20 million people die from the effects of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, strokes, blocked arteries, and other circulatory system malfunctions.

In an effort to predict these cases, many doctors use guidelines similar to those of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA). »

Why one Republican voted to kill privacy rules: “Nobody has to use the Internet”

Authored by arstechnica.com

US Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) was hosting a town hall meeting when a constituent asked about the decision to eliminate privacy rules.

The person in the audience was disputing the Republican argument that ISPs shouldn't face stricter requirements than websites such as Facebook.

A recent survey found that 72 percent of Republicans and 72 percent of Democrats opposed the rollback of privacy rules. »

White House Says It Will No Longer Release Visitor Logs To The Public

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White House Says It Will No Longer Release Visitor Logs To The Public.

The Trump administration says it will not make public the names of those visiting the White House, reversing the Obama administration's policy.

The Trump White House said it will shutter a section of the White House website launched by the Obama White House as an effort to streamline transparency for the public, NPR's Domenico Montanaro reported. »

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Director Rian Johnson reveals Carrie Fisher helped re-write screenplay

Authored by independent.co.uk

Johnson unveiled that the film was currently in post-production, in the depths of editing, though it was “coming very far along”.

Johnson also spoke about how Fisher contributed in ways other than on screen, with the pair meeting together to help firm up the film’s screenplay.

Expect plenty more Star Wars news as Star Wars Celebration takes place in Orlando from 13 - 16 April. »