The Daily Populous

Thursday June 1st, 2017 day edition

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(CNN) A US Air Force veteran convicted for attempting to join ISIS was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison.

Tairod Pugh, 49, from New Jersey, was found guilty in 2016 on federal charges of trying to give material support to ISIS and of obstruction of justice, according to the US Justice Department indictment.

Prosecutors had presented evidence that the former aircraft mechanic was traveling from Egypt to Turkey in January 2015.

Pugh, a convert to Islam, served in the Air Force from 1986 to 1990, according to the Justice Department.

He was then deported to the United States, where the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force got a warrant for his devices, the Department said.

Pugh was trained in installing and maintaining aircraft engines, and navigation and weapons systems, according to the Justice Department.

It's good for the world to see that in this country, you get a trial by jury," Creizman said. »

PornHub Posts Putin Critic Alexey Navalny's Anti-Government Film Online After Russian Court Bans It

Authored by newsweek.com

Adult video site PornHub uploaded a documentary critical of top Russian officials after a Russian court ruled against its creator, anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny, and told him to take the film down.

The video, which alleges corruption among top Russian officials, ran on PornHub under the title “Russian Corrupted Politician Fucked Hard.”.

Immediately afterward, PornHub told Russian digital news site TJournal that it had actually given the watchdog 10 free premium accounts. »

Elon Musk just threatened to leave Trump's advisory councils if the US withdraws from the Paris climate deal

Authored by businessinsider.com

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would leave President Donald Trump's advisory councils if the US withdrew from the Paris Agreement.

Trump is planning to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal, the news website Axios reported early Wednesday.

Musk then said he would have "no choice" but to depart Trump's advisory councils if the US pulled out of the climate deal. »

Trump Will Roll Back Obamacare Birth Control Mandate For All Employers

Authored by uproxx.com

As it stands, the bill is so unpopular that Trump has suggested doing away with the Senate filibuster to pass it, but in the meantime, he’s ensuring that employers are able to opt out of the Obamacare birth control mandate via a fast-tracked interim final rule.

The White House had already signaled its desire to crush the Obamacare preventative-care rule, which (in part) states that any employer must include birth control coverage as part of its health insurance plan.

Or the fact that low-income women who have babies often cost the system a lot more than birth control does. »

Hero dad raises $40,000 to stop Seattle public schools from shaming poor children

Authored by rawstory.com
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A Seattle man who was disturbed by local schools shaming poor kids who can’t pay for their lunches has raised $40,000 to help pay off their “lunch debts.”.

“As a parent and graduate of the Seattle Public Schools, I am trying to help ease the burden of these families and make sure these children get to eat a nutritious meal each day at school,” Lew wrote on his fundraising website.

I am sure these children feel the same!”. »