The Daily Populous

Friday June 2nd, 2017 day edition

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced that he’s stepping down from a White House advisory council following President Donald Trump’s Thursday announcement that he plans to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.

“As a matter of principle, I’ve resigned from the President’s Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal,” he tweeted.

As a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal.

Iger’s announcement comes just a couple of hours after Elon Musk also revealed that he’s resigning from the council due to the decision.

Disney later issued a longer statement from Iger.

I deeply disagree with the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and, as a matter of principle, I’ve resigned from the President’s advisory council.”.

In announcing his decision, Trump said that the Paris accord was a bad deal for the United States that would hurt American workers. »

Trump withdrawing US from Paris Climate Agreement

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President Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, he said this afternoon.

All implementation of the non-binding portions of the agreement will cease to be enforced by the United States, he said.

"The bottom line is that the Paris Accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States," he said. »

The NYPD Claimed Its LRAD Sound Cannon Isn't A Weapon. A Judge Disagreed

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A judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the NYPD for officers' use of a Long Range Acoustic Device sound cannon at a Black Lives Matter protest can proceed, because "sound can be used as a force.".

The LRAD was developed as a military sound weapon following the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen.

In a 2010 briefing, the NYPD Disorder Control Unit described the Pittsburgh deployment by saying the LRAD was "used successfully." »

Sharknado 5 Title Announced, Global Swarming Celebrity Cameos Revealed

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Now strap yourself in for the latest title announced this afternoon by SyFy and The Asylum, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.

It premieres on SyFy Sunday, August 6 at 8/7c and will air in more than 100 countries.

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, a production of The Asylum, is directed by Anthony C. Ferrante based on an original screenplay by Scotty Mullen. »