The Daily Populous

Tuesday September 26th, 2017 night edition

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Rapper B.o.B. Has Started a GoFundMe Campaign to Prove That the Earth Is Flat.

Rapper B.o.B., who made waves last year for tweeting that the Earth is flat, now wants your help to prove his theory.

Late last week, he started a GoFundMe campaign , Show BoB The Curve, aiming to find evidence that the planet is actually round.

"Help support B.o.B purchase and launch multiple satellites into space," reads the fundraising page's description.

For his part, Tyson clapped back with a scientific explanation, and dropped his mic on national television to demonstrate gravity.

The view that Planet Earth is a flat disc, as opposed to a globular-shaped spheroid, has been amplified in recent years by celebrity endorsements, reports CNN.

(However, it turns out Irving could be just trolling everyone with his professed belief in a flat Earth. »

Man removes Nazi swastika tattoos after unlikely friendship

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“If it wasn’t for her I would have seeped back into it,” said Kent.

Whittier, 45, even inspired Kent, 38, to take down the Nazi flags he had hanging in his living room and replace them with smiley faces.

“I want my kids to know me for who I am now—a good father, a hard worker, and a good provider. »

Trump warned: send help or risk making Puerto Rico crisis 'your Katrina'

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“Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble,” Trump wrote.

Trump added for emphasis: “Everybody has said it’s amazing the job we’ve done in Puerto Rico.

On the island, Governor Ricardo Rosselló, has warned that Puerto Rico is on the brink of a “humanitarian crisis”. »

National park ban saved 2m plastic bottles – and still Trump reversed it

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A ban on bottled water in 23 national parks prevented up to 2m plastic bottles from being used and discarded every year, a US national park service study found.

Despite that, the Trump administration reversed the bottled water ban just three months later, a decision that horrified conservationists and pleased the bottled water industry.

Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show Read more. »

Sixth mass extinction of wildlife also threatens global food supplies

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The sixth mass extinction of global wildlife already under way is seriously threatening the world’s food supplies, according to experts.

It has a critical yet overlooked role in helping us improve global nutrition, reduce our impact on the environment and adapt to climate change.”.

Chips, chocolate and coffee – our food crops face mass extinction too Read more. »