The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 26th, 2017 night edition

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Donald Trump will become the first US president in nearly a century to end their first year without hosting a state dinner.

Running for office, the US leader criticised events like them, although they are viewed by many as as an important diplomatic tool.

But earlier this year, on a tour in Asia, Mr Trump boasted about the red carpets, military parades and fancy dinners that Asian leaders had provided for him.

“Magnificent,” he declared at one point on the trip to describe an event that had been hosted in his honour.

2/22 French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump talk as they leave the Army Museum at Les Invalides in Paris AFP/Getty Images.

9/22 Pope Francis poses with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump AFP/Getty Images.

Mr Trump said “the world was watching” and claimed to have received telephone calls about it from around the globe. »

credit where credit is due

Authored by mailchi.mp
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ADI had one of our largest crews in recent memory, about 60 amazing artists and technicians creating around 50 hero makeups and another 85 background masks.

When you see those never-ending lists of crew in the credits of a movie like Bright you can be guaranteed that mistakes are going to be made.

seems like a do-able fix) but until we get a resolution, we thought we'd post the complete list of the incredible folks who worked on ADI's crew. »

China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite

Authored by in.reuters.com
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Last week, the U.N. Security Council imposed new caps on trade with North Korea, including limiting oil product shipments to just 500,000 barrels a year.

November was the second straight month China exported no diesel or gasoline to North Korea.

“This is a natural outcome of the tightening of the various sanctions against North Korea,” said Cai Jian, an expert on North Korea at Fudan University in Shanghai. »

Net Neutrality: Proposed Bill Wouldn't Bring Back the Free Internet

Authored by inverse.com
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On December 19, representative Marsha Blackburn proposed the “Open Internet Preservation Act” in a video on Twitter.

Blackburn’s proposition would also keep any states from enacting any of their own net neutrality legislation.

Blackburn’s newly proposed bill would ban throttling and blocking, but it would leave fast lanes as fair game. »