The Daily Populous

Thursday May 11st, 2017 evening edition

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New Amazon Building In Seattle Will Include A Homeless Shelter.

But today Amazon announced that a new building it plans to construct in Seattle will feature a decidedly uncommon mix: its own high-tech offices, and a homeless shelter with space for 65 families.

Last year, Amazon invited Mary's Place to set up a shelter inside a former Travelodge it owns.

That building will be torn down, but its replacement will include a permanent shelter space with room for about 200 homeless women, children, and families.

Homelessness is a huge problem in Seattle, where tent cities have sprung up under the interstates.

A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development counted 10,730 homeless people in Seattle and King County in 2016.

Building a homeless shelter within one of its new buildings appears to be an effort to change that narrative. »

Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour?

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This city, located in what is now Iran, was a bustling cultural center during Khan's time.

And during his campaign to the West, following his successful subduing of China, Nishapur was one of the cities his troops sacked.­.

Genghis Khan (whose adopted name means "Universal Ruler" in Altaic, his native tongue) was something of a populist conqueror. »

Man gets 2 years in prison for claiming he created Kung Fu Panda

Authored by avclub.com
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This all goes back to 2008, when Gordon saw a trailer for Kung Fu Panda and decided to alter a story he had previously written called Panda Power so it would seem more like the movie.

DreamWorks wisely declined, the case went to court, and Gordon was convicted of fraud and perjury back in November.

Here’s a trailer for Kung Fu Panda, but remember that you’ll get in trouble if you decide to start telling everyone that DreamWorks stole it from you:. »

Nuisance call firm Keurboom hit with record fine

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A cold-calling firm has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for making almost 100 million nuisance calls.

Keurboom Communications called people, sometimes at night, to see if they were eligible for road-accident or PPI compensation, the ICO said.

The company has since gone into liquidation but the ICO said it was committed to recovering the fine. »