The Daily Populous

Thursday June 1st, 2017 morning edition

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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.

Musk sits on two of Trump's councils: an economic advisory board and the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.

Musk has said that a goal of being involved with Trump's advisory councils is to help convert the planet to sustainable energy.

Musk has for years publicly called for a carbon tax, including at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.

"Advisory councils simply provide advice, and attending does not mean that I agree with actions by the administration," Musk said in February. »

Trump Will Roll Back Obamacare Birth Control Mandate For All Employers

Authored by uproxx.com
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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. »

Muslim groups raise $500,000 for the victims of the Portland attacks

Authored by independent.co.uk

Islamic groups have raised nearly half-a-million dollars for the families of the men killed in Portland, Oregon while trying to defend Muslim women from a racist attack.

In the aftermath of the attack the Muslim Education Trust and CelebrateMercy, started a crowdfunding campaign for the victims in order to “respond to hate with love”.

The initial target for the campaign was set at $60,000 (£46,500), in order to cover the funeral costs for Mr Best and Mr Namkai-Meche. »

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

Authored by newsweek.com
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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. »