The Daily Populous

Saturday July 29th, 2017 morning edition

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The government is withholding information so today BuzzFeed News has filed a lawsuit to pry the records loose.

In another previously unreported revelation, the two FBI agents said it was the Department of Justice that paid for the hotel room where Lesin died.

Altogether, 18 current and former intelligence, law enforcement, and other federal officials told BuzzFeed News that they question the official story of how Lesin died.

The FBI, which assisted with the investigation, and the Department of Justice declined to comment.

Lesin, the son of a military construction worker, rose to become one of Russia’s most powerful and influential media officials.

Contact Tom Warren at [email protected]. Jane Bradley is an investigations correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.

Contact Jane Bradley at [email protected]. Richard Holmes is an investigations reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in London. »

North Korea launches 'ICBM' which may have landed within 200 miles of Japan coast

Authored by independent.co.uk

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Japan "absolutely cannot tolerate" repeated provocations from North Korea, also known as the DPRK.

Soon after reports of the launch emerged from Japan, the Pentagon and South Korean military officials confirmed they detected a ballistic missile launch from North Korea.

"The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America. »

Utah woman killed on cruise ship during murder mystery dinner

Authored by wkbn.com

Exactly how and why Kristy Manzanares was killed aboard the Emerald Princess still remains a mystery.

Bryan Schroder, acting U.S. Attorney in Alaska said he can’t remember the last time they had a murder on a cruise ship.

Nicole and Brice Beckstrom, former neighbors of the couple in Utah who happened to be on the ship, were devastated. »

UFC 214 weigh-in results: Ladies and gents – 3 title fights are official

Authored by mmajunkie.com

Among those weighing in were light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who was the first to weigh in, and former champ Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who meet in a rematch for the title in the headliner.

Cormier weighed 205 pounds, and Jones was 204.5.

Champ Daniel Cormier (205) vs. Jon Jones (204.5) – for light heavyweight title. »

The Supercollider That Never Was

Authored by scientificamerican.com

Twenty years ago, on October 21, 1993, Congress officially killed the project, leaving behind more than vacant tunnel in the Texas earth.

Although no one reason explains the cancellation, a few key aspects of the project stand out.

Over $2 billion had already been spent, mostly by the DoE, but also $400 million by the state of Texas. »