The Daily Populous

Monday October 23rd, 2017 night edition

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WASHINGTON — Tony Podesta and the Podesta Group are now the subjects of a federal investigation being led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, three sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.

As special counsel, Mueller has been tasked with investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

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The Podesta Group amended its FARA registration to accurately reflect its work with ECMU only after the payments were reported by the media.

After the media reports, said the spokeswoman, the Podesta Group reached out to FARA regulators who instructed how the firm should file.

Tony Podesta is the chairman of the Podesta Group and the brother of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman.

John Podesta is not currently affiliated with the Podesta Group and is not part of Mueller's investigation. »

Teens Are Sleep-Deprived, and Screens Are Why, Study Suggests

Authored by acsh.org

And given the wide range of services the device can perform – web access, photography, voice communications, and more – that's understandable.

"Teens' sleep began to shorten just as the majority started using smartphones," states Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at SDSU.

As we wrote earlier this year, the National Sleep Foundation recommends teenagers get between 8 and 10 hours of sleep nightly. »

The Simpsons apologise to Judas Priest for calling them 'death metal'

Authored by theguardian.com
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After the show referred to the heavy metal band as 'death metal', Bart Simpson has apologised via the medium of his classroom blackboard.

After calling the heavy metal band Judas Priest 'death metal' on a recent episode, they unleashed a Lethe-heated wave of anger from the genre's fans.

But that's totally pardonable compared to calling Judas Priest a death metal band.". »

The U.S. Is Retreating from Religion

Authored by blogs.scientificamerican.com

The GSS, which surveys 1,000–2,000 adults in the U.S. per year, includes questions related to religious beliefs and attitudes.

Regarding religious affiliation, it asks “What is your religious preference: is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?”.

The shaded areas show predictions, based on a statistical model of the relationship between year of birth, age, and religion. »

Isis kills 128 civilians in 'revenge' surprise counter attack on Syrian town

Authored by independent.co.uk

Isis has killed at least 128 people in a Syrian town deep inside regime-held territory, a human rights monitor has said.

An Associated Press video, filmed as Syrian government troops recaptured Al-Qaryatayn, showed several bodies in the streets of the town.

In the video, a town resident says Isis “monsters” killed more than a 100 people, including soldiers and civilians. »