The Daily Populous

Wednesday May 10th, 2017 day edition

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'Rob & Big' Star Big Black Dead at 45.

Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin, who was the other half of Rob Dyrdek's hit MTV show "Rob & Big" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

No official cause of death yet, but multiple people connected to Chris tell us they believe it was a heart attack.

He was Rob's best friend and bodyguard on their reality show, which ran from 2006 to 2008 -- and also later appeared on 'Fantasy Factory.'.

Rob talked about their falling out a couple of years ago.

Not only did they work together on 'Fantasy Factory' ... but Chris recently posted a throwback pic of them from the show's heyday. »

CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation

Authored by cnn.com

Washington (CNN) Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election, according to people familiar with the matter.

CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey.

The subpoenas represent the first sign of a significant escalation of activity in the FBI's broader investigation begun last July into possible ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia. »

FBI Director James Comey has been fired

Authored by abcnews.go.com
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FBI Director James Comey has been fired, according to the White House.

"Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office," the White House statement reads.

A separate FBI official told ABC News that Comey first learned of his firing by seeing news reports on TV. »

nikitavoloboev/knowledge-map: 🌍 Interactive Mind Map for learning anything

Authored by github.com

If for example, you think that computer science mind map should use a different resource for learning the subject, you can say it here.

I want to develop a web interface search engine for all these mind maps where users can search and be presented with an interactive mind map of links and resources instead of a static set of links.

The end goal is to make an interactive mind map of all of world's knowledge that all can exlpore. »

Growing gap between longest and shortest lifespans in the US emphasizes the need for policy action

Authored by healthdata.org

SEATTLE – Babies born today in 13 US counties have shorter expected lifespans than their parents did when they were born decades ago, according to a new study.

For example, life expectancy at birth in Owsley County, Kentucky, was 72.4 in 1980, dropping to 70.2 in 2014.

Several counties in these states and others saw decreases in life expectancy since 1980, while much of the country experienced increases. »