The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 1st, 2017 night edition

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The UK’s first “quiet hour” is to be launched across multiple retailers nationwide to create a more autism-friendly shopping experience.

In a major boost to the National Autistic Society’s awareness campaign, shopping centre owner Intu has partnered with the charity to hold an autism-friendly hour across its 14 centres this October.

Intu will dim lighting and turn down music in shops and restaurants across its centres for 60 minutes on 2 October.

The aim is to prevent information overload often experienced by autistic customers.

Intu joins a number of companies that have worked to create environments beneficial to autistic people.

These include Toys R Us, which received widespread support when it held a “quiet hour” across its stores last October.

Autism, experienced by 700,000 people in the UK, affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people. »

Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ May Cause A Suicide Spike, Scientists Caution

Authored by fatherly.com

The Netflix series 13 Reasons Why may lead to increased suicidal thoughts among young viewers, new research suggests.

The data indicates that Google searches for “how to commit suicide” increased 26 percent following the series release.

That’s cause for concern, because there’s a well-established link between suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. »

Senate Democrats set conditions for tax reform

Authored by politico.com
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"Tax reform cannot be a cover story for delivering tax cuts to the wealthiest," the senators wrote.

"We will not support any tax plan that includes tax cuts for the top 1 percent.".

But the administration’s broad tax reform principles suggest that Trump is entertaining a tax bill that would slash rates for upper-income earners. »

The Space Junk Problem Is About to Get a Whole Lot Gnarlier

Authored by wired.com
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And it's about to get worse: Thousands and thousands of satellites are set to launch to low-Earth orbit before 2025.

Stratcom gets intel from its Space Surveillance Network —a murder of optical and radar instruments that senses space objects.

Those teams know even more data is coming, as the number of active satellites in orbit grows by at least tenfold by the mid 2020s. »