The Daily Populous

Tuesday October 24th, 2017 morning edition

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Former Governor of Puerto Rico Alejandro García Padilla took a jab at President Trump on Twitter following comments the President made about the United States' relief efforts on the island.

Surgery performed with cellphones as flashlights in Puerto Rico today. pic.twitter.com/5pnK5dkkE6 — Alejandro (@agarciapadilla) October 21, 2017.

Trump gives himself a ‘10’ for Puerto Rico hurricane response.

we're in niger to teach them human rights, john kelly says, as doctors perform surgery by cellphone light in puerto rico.

We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 We need power 💡 — Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 (@PuertoRicoPUR) October 21, 2017.

On Oct. 19, however, he gave himself a hearty pat on the back for his handling of recovery efforts in Puerto Rico.

A week prior, Trump tweeted that Washington couldn't continue to help Puerto Rico "forever.". »

Two-week-old Pixel 2 XL displays are already showing burn-in

Authored by arstechnica.com

The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are the best Android phones you can buy, but boy does the 2 XL have a lot of display issues.

Android Central was the first to report the issue, showing a picture of a Pixel 2 XL with some nasty image retention around the navigation bar.

Further Reading Pixel 2 and 2 XL review—The best Android phone you can buy Samsung is the undisputed leader in smartphone OLED panels, and the Samsung panels used on the Pixel 1, Pixel 1 XL, and Pixel 2 have mostly been issue-free. »

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

Authored by theguardian.com

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.". »

Marilyn Manson Guitarist Daisy Berkowitz Dead at 49

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Scott Putesky, better known as Marilyn Manson guitarist Daisy Berkowitz, has died of complications related to colon cancer, Blabbermouth reports.

In 2014, the guitarist told Noisey that his exit was precipitated by musical disagreements with Manson himself (aka Brian Warner) and Trent Reznor, who produced Antichrist. »