The Daily Populous

Wednesday November 8th, 2017 night edition

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US President Donald Trump has issued a blunt warning to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in an address to South Korea's parliament.

He will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for talks likely to focus on trade and North Korea.

Over the past year North Korea has carried out missile tests in defiance of UN sanctions and in September conducted its sixth and biggest nuclear test.

In an unexpected move, Mr Trump chose to directly address North Korea's leader in his speech, urging him to discard his nuclear programme and weapons.

He also made reference to North Korea's founder and Mr Kim's grandfather, Kim Il-sung, in words likely to inflame Pyongyang.

And the olive branch to Kim Jong-un was the most concrete offer Mr Trump has made yet to the regime.

Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Trump was forced to drop a surprise visit to the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea due to bad weather. »

Mass. Trooper Sues Police Leaders After He Was Told To Alter Arrest Report Of Judge's Daughter

Authored by wbur.org

Trooper Sceviour's lawsuit alleges that after he arrested Bibaud for driving under the influence near Worcester last month, he was told to revise the arrest report.

Two days after Bibaud's arrest, the lawsuit alleges that a trooper came to Sceviour's house and took him to meet with top police officials.

Sceviour says he was told that the changes were "ordered by the colonel" — which he presumes meant State Police Colonel Richard McKeon, who supervises the state police. »

Netflix Orders Big-Budget Drama Docuseries From Jane Root’s Nutopia

Authored by deadline.com
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The SVOD service has commissioned six-part The Last Czars, about the fall of the Romanov dynasty in Russia, from The Story Of Us producer.

The series has been tagged as a Netflix Alternative commission, emerging from its fledgling non-scripted series division, overseen by executives including Nat Grouille and Brandon Riegg, who greenlit the show.

The Last Czars, which is expected to air in 2018, is the company’s second major Netflix commission, coming after it secured 12-part documentary series Babies. »

Five firms aim to power moon-orbiting way station to deep space

Authored by newscientist.com
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NASA has awarded contracts to five companies to start researching how to power its proposed Deep Space Gateway, a way station that may one day orbit the moon and serve as a launch pad for flights to deep space.

The agency awarded contracts totalling about $2.4 million to Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Space Systems and Space Systems Loral.

The new NASA contracts fund studies on both a method of solar electric propulsion for the Deep Space Gateway and a way to power it. »

Comcast Tries To Stop Colorado City From Even Talking About Building Its Own Broadband Network

Authored by techdirt.com

Rather unsurprisingly, residents angry at substandard service from the likes of Comcast have been overwhelmingly opting out of the restrictive state law.

Again -- not because they think building a network will be fun -- but because they're so disgusted by incumbent service they feel they have no other option.

To be clear: opting out of the law's restrictions only opens the door to the possibility of building a network or striking public/private partnerships. »