The Daily Populous

President Trump on Sunday dedicated a golf trophy to the victims of recent powerful storms that tore through Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, all the while defending the government's response to the disasters.

Trump's remarks were made as he presented the trophy to U.S. captain Steve Strickler following the Presidents Cup golf tournament in New Jersey.

Trump tweeted out a video of him presenting the trophy later Sunday. »

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence.

More than 2.2 million people were reported to have voted, according to Catalan authorities, out of 5.3 million registered voters.

"With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form of a republic," Mr Puigdemont said in a televised address. »

On Wednesday, a federal judge struck down a Kentucky law forcing women to undergo ultrasounds before having abortions, on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.

Under this law, doctors were required to conduct ultrasounds in an attempt to show patients images of the fetus, as well as audio of its heartbeat before performing abortions.

The EMW Women’s Surgical Center in Louisville is the only licensed outpatient abortion provider in Kentucky, according to The Washington Post. »

Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation in a mouse model of psoriasis, Emory and Case Western scientists have shown.

They chemically resemble ceramides, which are lipid-like molecules essential for maintaining for the barrier function of the skin.

They then tested them in a mouse model of psoriasis, applying the compounds in a one percent skin cream for 28 days. »