The Daily Populous

Friday November 10th, 2017 day edition

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GETTY Italy has banned all wild animals in circuses.

Rules on how Italy will implement phasing out all animals used in circuses will be set out within one year by a Ministerial decree.

There are 100 circuses in Italy and an average of 2,000 animals forced to perform in shows across the mediterranean nation.

Jan Creamer, ADI President, said: “Travelling from place to place, week after week, using temporary collapsible cages and pens, circuses simply cannot provide for the needs of the animals.

Wales and Scotland are also in talks to ban animals in circuses.

GETTY Animal rights campaigners have protested against animals in circuses.

Animals in captivity Fri, August 5, 2016 Throughout the world animals are still being used for testing and performing in circuses. »

'Mary Was a Teenager.' Alabama Republican Uses Jesus to Defend Roy Moore

Authored by time.com

They became parents of Jesus,” Alabama state auditor Jim Ziegler told the Washington Examiner on Thursday.

Four women have told the Washington Post that Moore pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was an adult.

Another home state Republican, Alabama’s Secretary of State John Merrill, also downplayed the allegations against Moore. »

Rian Johnson to Create All-New Star Wars Trilogy

Authored by starwars.com

For director Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was just the beginning of his journey in a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Johnson will create a brand-new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he is also set to write and direct, with longtime collaborator Ram Bergman onboard to produce.

In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored. »

Aaron Hernandez suffered from most severe CTE ever found in a person his age

Authored by washingtonpost.com

Aaron Hernandez suffered the most severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy ever discovered in a person his age, damage that would have significantly affected his decision-making, judgment and cognition, researchers at Boston University revealed at a medical conference Thursday.

CTE, a brain degeneration disease, has been found in the brains of deceased NFL Hall of Famers.

“In this age group, he’s clearly at the severe end of the spectrum,” McKee said. »

Louis C.K. Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 5 Women

Authored by nytimes.com

The stories told by the women raise sharp questions about the anecdotes that Louis C.K. tells in his own comedy.

At the same time, Louis C.K. has also boosted the careers of women, and is sometimes viewed as a feminist by fans and critics.

“I think the line gets crossed when you take all your clothes off and start masturbating,” Ms. Wolov said. »