The Daily Populous

Thursday August 10th, 2017 night edition

image for Newcastle sex ring: People care more about being called racist than preventing child abuse, says Rotherham's Labour MP

Sarah Champion's remarks came after the individuals – predominately from Asian backgrounds - were convicted of or admitted offences in a series of trials related to child sexual exploitation in Newcastle.

The far-right will attack me for not doing enough and the floppy left will have a go at me for being a racist.

The particular gang related one - the prosecutions and convictions we get are predominately Pakistani men and therefore we have to address this.

Pressed further, the Rotherham MP added: “I genuinely think that it’s because more people are afraid to be called a racist than they are afraid to be wrong about calling out child abuse.”.

Ken Macdonald on Newcastle sex ring: "This is a profoundly racist crime".

6/41 6 August 2017 Acts gather amongst the crowds at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay their respects to the Sunderland football supporter who lost his battle with cancer last Friday. »

YouTube adds mobile chat, because Google doesn’t have enough messaging apps

Authored by venturebeat.com

“We’ve been improving the feature since our experiments began last year,” a YouTube spokesperson told VentureBeat.

In other words, YouTube has become yet another Google messaging app, on top of Android Messages, Allo, Duo, Hangouts Chat, and Hangouts Meet.

On the bright side, unlike Allo and Duo, YouTube chat doesn’t have to build an audience from scratch — YouTube already sees 1.5 billion monthly logged-in users. »

Against the Stream: The Battle Over the Future of the Clean Water Rule

Authored by undark.org
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These streams, Devine said, “contribute to the drinking water supplies of 117 million Americans.”.

In June, federal environmental agencies proposed to scrap an Obama-era rule explicitly defining which waters fall under the Act’s jurisdiction.

Should Pruitt proceed with the plan, it would almost certainly be challenged in court — a predictable outcome, given the stakes. »

New cervical cancer vaccine may almost eliminate disease, research shows

Authored by mobile.abc.net.au

Researchers say the new vaccine could prevent children from getting cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer could be almost completely eliminated, research has found, thanks to a new vaccine being reviewed by Australia's pharmaceutical authority.

The study published in the International Journal of Cancer found the new Gardasil 9 vaccine protected against 93 per cent of cancers. »

Mayak ‘Lighthouse in the Sky’ Fails to Deploy Solar Reflector – Soyuz – 73 Satellites

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The Russian Mayak satellite failed to deploy its reflective sail that would have placed it among the brightest objects in the night sky, the project announced on its website and via Russian media outlets this week.

Since no object stands out in terms of orbital decay, it is reasonable to conclude that Mayak failed to deploy its reflector.

The Mayak project team reached the same conclusion and announced on Monday that the satellite, in all likelihood, failed to deploy its reflector. »