The Daily Populous

Sunday November 19th, 2017 day edition

image for Humans are reportedly being sold as slaves for $400 each on the front line of the migrant crisis

Humans are being bought and sold at modern-day slave auctions in Libya, according to an investigation by CNN.

The news channel found evidence of two separate auctions, held after dark at undisclosed locations in the war-ravaged country, which has become the epicentre of the ongoing migrant crisis.

Footage showed men, the majority from Niger, being auctioned off by local slavers for 600 Libyan dinar each — roughly equivalent to $400 or £300.

Reporters at CNN were given mobile phone footage showing one group of men being sold at an indoor auction, which they said they were able to independently verify.

Later they travelled to Tripoli, Libya, and were directed to an auction which they managed to film in person.

Reporter Nima Elbagir said she saw 12 men sold off in a matter of minutes by a man dressed in camouflage gear, who referred to them as "merchandise.".

When they run out of money to pay the traffickers, they are taken as slaves and sold for farm work. »

Former Oklahoma state senator has agreed to plead guilty to a child sex trafficking offense

Authored by newsok.com

Former state Sen. Ralph Shortey has agreed to plead guilty to a child sex trafficking offense for offering to pay a 17-year-old boy for sexual "stuff" last March.

In exchange for his guilty plea, U.S. prosecutors have agreed to drop three child pornography counts against him.

Still, he will be required to serve at least a 10-year prison term, the mandatory minimum time for child sex trafficking. »

Pastor supporting Moore: 'More women are sexual predators than men'

Authored by thehill.com
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A pastor who supports Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) blasted the allegations of sexual harassment against Moore, saying they’re part of a “war on men.”.

"More women are sexual predators than men," Pastor Franklin Raddish of Independent Baptist Ministries, a nationwide church, told AL.com. "Women are chasing young boys up and down the road, but we don't hear about that because it's not PC.".

Nineteen of the 29 pastors who responded told AL.com they were still supporting Moore. »

PopCap Lays Off Plants vs. Zombies Creator

Authored by escapistmagazine.com

PopCap has laid off Plants vs. Zombies creator George Fan, the day after announcing a sequel to the game.

As Susan Arendt noted in a 2009 interview, Plants vs. Zombies was his baby from start to finish.

And he was hardly a one-hit wonder, having also designed the 2002 PopCap hit Insaniquarium, which actually helped inspire Plants vs. Zombies. »

Terrified Motorists Get Lift Across Bridge

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Between 1,200 to 1,400 calls are made every year to the bridge's Drivers Assistance Program that provides motorists with a crew member to drive them across if they're too afraid to drive themselves.

But for those who haven't conquered their fear of crossing the Mackinac Bridge, the Driver's Assistance Program is another option.

"I just found out my brother-in-law is so afraid they stay [on the other side of the bridge.]". »