The Daily Populous

Sunday November 5th, 2017 night edition

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office confirms a 3-year-old girl who was reported missing on Thursday evening has been found.

Deputies tell us Serenity Dawn Sanders was found safely around 7:30 Friday morning roughly about 600 yards from her house.

When she went missing Eric Gilbreath got a call about it.

Gilbreath traveled two hours from his home in Cullman to get to DeKalb County.

He said when he arrived to the wooded area off of County Road 957 he grabbed his spotlight and headed out alone.

He was determined to find her, and after several hours he did along with her dog.

The 3-year-old was transported to the hospital as a precaution but is expected to be fine. »

Anger over Trump support for coal at UN climate talks

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Plans by the Trump administration to promote coal as a solution to climate change at a major UN meeting have angered environmentalists.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump declared in June that the US would withdraw from the "unfair" Paris pact.

According to reports, members of the Trump administration will lend their support to an event to promote fossil fuels and nuclear power as solutions to climate change. »

The internet has nominated the Twitter employee who shut down Trump's account for a Nobel Peace Prize

Authored by indy100.com

Donald Trump’s Twitter account just went down for the most excellent reason https://t.co/bGxgxQjqkR pic.twitter.com/usrJb2fllg — ShortList (@ShortList) November 3, 2017.

Just gonna say it, the employee at Twitter who shut off Trump's account for 11 mins could become a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.

to the @Twitter employee who deactivated @realDonaldTrump 's twitter account on his last day of work at Twitter...cheers pic.twitter.com/HsLXtajzy4 — The WEDA Coalition (@DaPeaple) November 3, 2017. »

Meet the 70-Year-Old Runner Who Ran 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days

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The Kansas City resident recently ran seven marathons in seven consecutive days on seven continents in celebration of her 70th birthday — and she ran them all while wearing a pink pussyhat.

It’s part of a challenge called Triple 7 Quest, operated by Marathon Adventures, which planned the itinerary and logistics.

Of the eight people who joined the quest, six ran full marathons, and of those six, Smith was the oldest. »

Commentary: Trump’s presidency is dangerous for the planet

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The article goes on to cite a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists which concludes that 670 American communities are at risk from flooding due to climate change.

Even if Trump’s duties as leader of the free world stopped at America’s borders, he would still be obligated to confront climate change.

Unfortunately, Trump does not acknowledge that climate change is a reality, and his actions so far have made the problem much worse. »