The Daily Populous

Saturday September 23rd, 2017 evening edition

image for Russia: Trump and Kim are like 'children in a kindergarten'

Russia's foreign minister has likened the war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to a kindergarten fight between children.

The North Korean leader earlier labelled Mr Trump "mentally deranged" and a "dotard" after Mr Trump threatened to destroy his country.

Mr Trump responded with a tweet calling Kim Jong-un "a madman" who "will be tested like never before!".

He also mocked Kim Jong-un with a disparaging nickname, saying: "Rocket man is on a suicide mission.".

Image copyright Reuters/KCNA Image caption On Thursday North Korean state news agency released this picture of Mr Kim delivering his statement.

In an unprecedented personal statement, Mr Kim said Mr Trump would "pay dearly" for his speech, which he labelled "unprecedented rude nonsense".

Mr Trump on Thursday signed a new order boosting sanctions against North Korea, where the US treasury would target firms and financial institutions doing business with Pyongyang. »

Rain, Sun, Soil, and Sweat: A Consideration of Population Limits on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) before European Contact

Authored by journal.frontiersin.org

We also assume that the relationships would hold on the coarser monthly timescale, which is required by our models.

Areas in red received less rain than the others, according to a formula to estimate the shadow fraction (f).

The modified rain map also suggests why the absolute value of annual rainfall at the airport is less than elevation alone predicts. »

Hurricane victims call sex hotline after FEMA mistakenly tweets wrong number

Authored by wgntv.com

Several Hurricane Irma victims called a 1-800 number for help and were offered phone sex instead of hurricane relief assistance.

The Miami Herald reported that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 4 office accidentally tweeted the number Wednesday, which offered assistance to people dealing with damaged roofs.

The number was supposed to be a “1-888” number, not a “1-800” number. »

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Stephen King Review

Authored by ew.com

So we decided to approach the OTHER most popular author on the planet, Stephen King, who agreed to take the assignment.

Potter Gold: Stephen King takes a shining to J.K. Rowling’s delightfully dark Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as good as the other Harry Potter books?. »

Some brave soul volunteered for a completely robotic dental surgery

Authored by engadget.com
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It took about an hour and though medical staff were present during the procedure, none of them assisted the robot while it worked.

Afterwards, the staff determined that the robot had implanted the teeth with high precision.

Further, when people turn to less qualified individuals in order to get needed dental work done, they often end up with additional problems. »