The Daily Populous

Friday August 11st, 2017 morning edition

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President Donald Trump really (really) loves golf, which isn’t a particularly uncommon trait of an older, wealthy guy.

But that’s what Trump did this week, and even North Korea—the potential adversary in the aforementioned nuclear war—was critical of the golf outing.

They took a shot at Trump’s ongoing vacation in Bedminster, New Jersey, in a somewhat overlooked section of a high-profile statement threatening the United States territory of Guam.

But Kim also slammed Trump spending his time “on the golf links,” which showed the president did not “grasp the ongoing grave situation.”

Kim also added Trump was “extremely getting on the nerves” of North Korean soldiers with comments that showed his “senility.”.

The former reality TV star spent nearly one-quarter of his first six months at one of his golf properties.

The caption of the since-deleted post read, “Fantastic day golfing with #45 @realdonaldtrump at Trump Bedminister today. »

Would you spend 21 days in prison for $1 million dollars? 2016 Ponzi Scheme Analytics

Authored by securitiesanalytics.com

These individuals on average will spend 39 months in prison for each $1 million dollars stolen.

Individuals sentenced in schemes valued over $100,000,000 received a median 168 months (14 years) and will spend on average 21 days in prison for each $1 million dollars stolen.

California was home to the highest count of alleged Ponzi schemes with nine schemes originating from the Golden State. »

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

Authored by spaceflight101.com

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. »

Metallica, Canadian Cover Band Reconcile Over Cease and Desist Letter

Authored by rollingstone.com
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Yet this was the first time they had even heard from the band, much less received any sort of legal documents.

"The band have been using this logo for years with no problems at all," guitarist Joe Di Taranto tells Rolling Stone.

And in the meantime, our attorney can be found at SFO catching a flight to go permanently ice fishing in Alaska. »

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

Authored by undark.org

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. »