The Daily Populous

Tuesday May 2nd, 2017 day edition

image for The entire town of Manchester-by-the-Sea is getting Amazon Prime for free

In honor of the Academy Award-winning film Manchester by the Sea debuting on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, the town that served as a backdrop for the dismal Casey Affleck drama is getting a year of Amazon Prime for free.

The online retail giant announced in a press release Monday that every single home in Manchester-by-the-Sea will receive a gift box in the coming days with an activation code for Amazon Prime and a three-pack of Wickedly Prime microwave popcorn.

“Oscar winning Manchester by the Sea is coming to Prime Video on May 5, and we wanted customers in the town to enjoy popcorn and a movie on us,” said Greg Hart, vice president of Amazon Video, worldwide, in the release.

“Manchester by the Sea is a masterpiece representing the best of cinematic storytelling.

The box Amazon is delivering to Manchester-by-the-Sea residents.

The Amazon Prime service typically retails for $99 a year and offers subscribers free shipping on more than 50 million items, the ability to stream thousands of movies and TV shows through Prime Video and millions of songs through Prime Music, and more. »

Trump memo outlines end to Michelle Obama's girls education program

Authored by cnn.com

Washington (CNN) The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials.

While aspects of the initiative's programming will continue, employees have been told to stop using the "Let Girls Learn" name and were told that, as a program unto itself, "Let Girls Learn" was ending.

In October of last year, the Obama administration attempted to reinforce "Let Girls Learn" ahead of a new administration. »

Flower shop owner stole plants from cemetery for months, police say

Authored by oregonlive.com

PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Police say a flower shop owner stole plants and other items from graves at a New Jersey cemetery for months.

Christopher DePuyt says police installed surveillance cameras at the First Reformed Church Cemetery in Pequannock Township after two plants disappeared from the mausoleum and replacement plants were stolen two days later.

He says the cameras caught a woman in a minivan taking the plants and Riverdale officers recognized her as a former police dispatcher and current flower shop owner. »

Hong Kong just got a major ruling on rights for same-sex spouses

Authored by qz.com

The judge disagreed with the civil services’ stance that extending the benefits would undermine the integrity of marriage in Hong Kong, the Post reported.

A lawyer for Leung said the decision was a major one—an instance of “rare judicial recognition” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the city.

There have been other attempts to expand the rights available to same-sex relationships by turning to Hong Kong courts, but they haven’t been successful. »