The Daily Populous

Sunday July 9th, 2017 night edition

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The owners of an American vegan restaurant have made international headlines after customers complained about the duo letting their children "run around in the nude and defecate on the floor".

The controversary began after a customer wrote a review for Imagine Vegan Cafe in Memphis, Tennessee, explaining that a nude baby running around in the dining area defecated on the floor.

Customer Chelsea Bartley took to Google Plus to leave her review and said the baby "bent over to show me its butthole".

"During my visit, a bare butt naked baby was running around, stood up on a table with its black theyre (sic) so dirty feet," she wrote.

"An older kid came over and started like yodeling and staring at me during my meal.

Mr and Mrs Jeffrey fired back to the claims and confirmed it was their child running around.

"I understand your point, but if you are uncomfortable with a naked baby then do not come to our restaurant. »

China tests self-sustaining space station in Beijing

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Reporters peek inside a simulated space cabin in which volunteers temporarily live as a part of the scientistic Lunar Palace 365 Project, at Beihang University in Beijing, China July 9, 2017.

Volunteers check on plants inside a simulated space cabin in which they temporarily live as a part of the scientistic Lunar Palace 365 Project, at Beihang University in Beijing, China July 9, 2017.

A man peeks inside a simulated space cabin in which volunteers temporarily live as a part of the scientistic Lunar Palace 365 Project, at Beihang University in Beijing, China July 9, 2017. »

'Respect' Wasn't A Feminist Anthem Until Aretha Franklin Made It One

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"Respect" hit the top of the charts four months later and turned Aretha Franklin into a feminist champion.

The track was actually a clever gender-bending of a song by Otis Redding, whose original reinforced the traditional family structure of the time: Man works all day, brings money home to wife and demands her respect in return.

Rolling Stone named "Respect" one of the top five greatest songs of all time, saying: "Franklin wasn't asking for anything. »

This $2,500 Nokia phone commemorates the meeting of Trump and Putin

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As first spotted by TechCrunch, a Russian phone-customization company debuted its latest creation this week: a new Nokia 3310 with embedded, gold-plated portraits of US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin on the back.

The phone is meant to commemorate the two world leaders meeting at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg.

The middle button on the device features the G-20 Summit logo, while the phone body is made of tempered titanium. »

Dogs trapped in 167-degree car rescued by police in Georgia

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Police in Georgia released video Thursday morning of two dogs being rescued from a boiling hot car in a movie theater parking lot over the weekend.A concerned citizen called 911 after finding a dog left in a hot car Sunday afternoon, WSB reports .

There was no shade for this car," Roswell Police Officer Lisa Holland said.After freeing one of the dogs, officers discovered a second dog inside.

They asked the public to call 911 if they see an animal trapped inside a hot car to prevent future tragedies. »