The Daily Populous

US to withdraw from UNESCO due to its anti-Israeli stances

Last year, Israel attacked UNESCO after it denounced Israel's control of holy sites in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.

In response to the announcement, UNESCO expressed regret over the United States' official decision to leave its organisation.

Relations soured further when UNESCO announced the Old City of Hebron to be a Palestinian World Heritage Site this past July.

France's delegate to the UN François Delattre said in an interview Wednesday he hopes the US decides to stay in UNESCO.

"For us, it is important to have the United States on board, including at UNESCO at this critical juncture.

Secretary of State Tillerson wants the US to pay off its debt to UNESCO and then cease funding it (Photo: AFP).

President Bush had the US rejoin UNESCO in 2002, after the original withdrawal during the Reagan administration (Photo: AP). »

Woman almost dies after unborn baby kicks a hole in her womb

Authored by essentialbaby.com.au

An unborn baby kicked so hard it tore a hole in her mum's womb, nearly killing them both.

Doctors said the woman had a 7-centimetre "break" in her womb wall as a result of her unborn baby's kicks.

Doctors said both mum and baby were doing well, despite the traumatic events surrounding the little girl's birth. »

How the University of New Hampshire spun blowing a frugal librarian's donation on a stupid football scoreboard

Authored by boingboing.net

In reality, Morin spent his last days assuring his visiting co-workers that they wouldn't have to worry about funding for his beloved library.

Truly he was a fine human being who was betrayed by an institution he gave his life to.

That fall Morin enrolled at the University of New Hampshire, the first and only person from his family to attend college. »

Police Arrested This Cop Watch Activist—But Then Recorded Themselves by Accident

Authored by thenation.com

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LaSalle immediately went to pick up his stuff, hoping one of his many recording devices had captured some evidence of illegality in his arrest. »

James Van Der Beek: ‘I’ve had my ass grabbed by older, powerful men’

Authored by pagesix.com

James Van Der Beek has come forward as a victim of sexual harassment, saying he’s had “my ass grabbed by older, powerful men.”.

Without naming names, the actor made the stunning disclosure early Thursday in a series of tweets about Harvey Weinstein’s sex scandal.

“I’ve had my ass grabbed by older, powerful men, I’ve had them corner me in inappropriate sexual conversations when I was much younger…,” Van Der Beek wrote, adding, “I understand the unwarranted shame, powerlessness & inability to blow the whistle. »