The Daily Populous

Wednesday July 19th, 2017 morning edition

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Survivors of the 9/11 attacks have written to Prime Minister Theresa May – urging her to make public a British government report into the extent of Saudi Arabia’s funding of Islamist extremism in the UK.

In addition, she said the US and Britain were promoting closer ties with Riyadh, and the sale of arms and weapons.

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“The British elite is perfectly aware of the insidious role that Saudi Arabia plays in fomenting terrorism,” he said.

“I fully support these 9/11 survivors in their appeal to Theresa May to release this report.

This group of 9/11 survivors are right to demand answers... and I hope Theresa May takes heed of their calls. »

5 Things You Didn't Know About Pablo Picasso

Authored by huffingtonpost.ca

It is now believed that Pablo Picasso had a hand in stealing art from the Louvre before he was famous.

As the New York Times described, Apollinaire and Picasso were both in a sort of clique around this time.

For a time, Picasso seemed to be mimicking Jarry, carrying around a Browning revolver of his own, filled with blanks. »

Seaweed shown to reduce 99% methane from cattle

Authored by irishtimes.com

Researchers at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, found the addition of less than 2 per cent dried seaweed to a cow’s diet could reduce their methane emissions by as much as 99 per cent.

The study builds on the experience of a Canadian farmer who discovered in 2012 that cattle eating wind-blown seaweed were not just more healthy than others, but enjoyed a longer mating cycle.

Researchers Rob Kinley and Alan Fredeen subsequently confirmed the results as well as finding seaweeds and similar plants reduced methane emissions. »

EFF: Large ISPs Lying to Californians to Kill New Privacy Law

Authored by dslreports.com

EFF: Large ISPs Lying to Californians to Kill New Privacy Law.

It also requires that consumersif ISPs want to share more personal data (like web browsing histories or financial information).

The group obtained letters being sent by large ISPs to legislatures insisting these companies have done nothing wrong, and that the legislation is unnecessary. »

Japan's zero-gravity space drone sends first pictures from ISS

Authored by bbc.com

Japan's space agency has released the first images taken by a drone it operates on the International Space Station (ISS).

The so-called Internal Ball Camera drone was sent to take pictures and video of the work of the astronauts.

Image copyright JAXA Image caption A still from JAXA's video shows the drone floating on the ISS. »