The Daily Populous

Friday May 26th, 2017 night edition

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The world's most successful pop group The Beatles is re-visited in Ron Howard's comprehensive documentary 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week', released today.

The Beatles refused to play a segregated concert in Florida.

There's no denying the effect the Beatles had on the music industry in the 60s, and indeed the impact they had on the cultural enjoyment of music.

'They found out that one of their concerts in Jacksonville, Florida was meant to be segregated and they refused to play it that way.

They even had in their contract they would not play to segregated audiences.

'Often, the world was influencing what the Beatles were going through and the Beatles were influencing the way the world looked at things', Howard said.

'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week' is out in theaters today (September 16th 2016). »

UK politician calls for death penalty for suicide bombers

Authored by news.com.au

BRITISH independent politician Janice Atkinson has demanded the United Kingdom reintroduce the death penalty — for suicide bombers.

“But there is one simple step which we can take now: we must bring back the death penalty.”.

“I’m not wringing my hands trying to find answers, I’m a politician, it’s my job to come up with answers.”. »

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi 'was banned from mosque after accusing Imam of "talking b*****ks" in anti-ISIS sermon'

Authored by mirror.co.uk
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The Manchester Arena bomber was banned from a city mosque after accusing an Imam of "talking b*****ks" during an anti-ISIS sermon, it is claimed.

Before the terror attack, Abedi had allegedly been reported to authorities at least five times over his extremist views, but they failed to stop him.

Mr Ramadan, 49, part of the close-knit Libyan community in south Manchester, said the incident unfolded at Didsbury Mosque. »

Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack

Authored by bbc.co.uk

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Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others, officials say.

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