The Daily Populous

Wednesday December 13rd, 2017 night edition

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The three men in a viral video showing a shark being violently dragged behind a speeding boat have been charged with animal cruelty, among other charges, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and prosecutors from the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

Michael Wenzel, 21, Spencer Heintz, 23, and Robert Lee Benac, 28, were charged with numerous criminal violations, including both felony and misdemeanor charges.

The three men have each been charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

Wenzel and Benac will face an additional misdemeanor charge of illegal method of take—shark, a law pertaining to how sharks may be fished.

“I was outraged by the sickening video of a shark being horribly abused earlier this year,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said in a statement.

The FWC says that investigators have conducted relentless research into the suspects' social media activity in addition to speaking with numerous shark experts.

The video, which was initially sent to South Florida shark hunter Mark "The Shark" Quartiano by Michael Wenzel, went viral after Quartiano posted it to his Instagram account with the hashtags #sowrong and #notcool. »

Harry Styles Hosts the Late Late Show for James Corden

Authored by people.com
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Following James Corden‘s announcement that he and his wife Julia Carey had welcomed their third child together, his good friend Harry Styles took over hosting duties on the CBS talk show.

Thank you Harry for stepping in to host the show at 2 and a half hours notice!

“Thank you Harry [Styles] for stepping in to host the show at 2 and a half hours notice! »

Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, the Cars Lead Hall of Fame Class

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year's inductees: Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, the Moody Blues, the Cars and Nina Simone will all join the class of 2018.

Artists are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single.

Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward is equally thrilled to see his band enter the Hall of Fame. »

Putin Ordered Theft Of Clinton's Emails From DNC, Russian Hacker Confesses

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According to Russian news site The Bell, Konstantin Kozlovsky, a Russian citizen working for a hacker group called Lurk, confessed to hacking Clinton’s emails during a hearing about his arrest in August.

Facebook. U.S. intelligence services have determined that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and was involved in stealing emails from the DNC.

Reportedly, the CIA later identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the DNC to WikiLeaks under Putin’s orders. »

Gamers hired by father to 'kill' son in online games

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A man in China hired virtual "assassins" to hunt down his son in online video games and kill off his avatar, according to local media.

The man, named by the Kotaku East blog as Mr Feng, was concerned about the amount of time his 23-year-old unemployed son was spending online.

He hoped his actions would deter his son from playing the games, he is reported to have said. »