The Daily Populous

Friday December 29th, 2017 evening edition

image for Trump: Even if there was collusion with Russia, 'it’s not a crime'

“I watched Alan Dershowitz the other day, he said, No. 1, there is no collusion, No. 2, collusion is not a crime, but even if it was a crime, there was no collusion,” Trump told The Times.

He said there was no collusion.

“There is no collusion, and even if there was, it’s not a crime,” he continued.

“There is not a statute that refers to criminal collusion.

There is no crime of collusion.”.

Mueller's investigation has the authority to investigate any matters that come up in the course of investigating possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia, including possible obstruction of justice, which would be a crime. »

Dem lawmaker: Trump 'tweeting like a child who hates science class'

Authored by thehill.com

Rice also slammed Trump for tweeting from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Earlier Thursday, Trump tweeted about the cold weather blasting much of the US, saying the country needed “a little bit of that good old Global Warming.”.

Trump has denied that global warming exists in the past, claiming it was “created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”. »

People keep uploading Hamilton to PornHub

Authored by avclub.com

In news that might be good for Hamilton fans—but bad for those sincerely looking for erotic footage of “revolutionary twinks”—it looks like admirers of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s breakout historical musical might have a new venue in which to indulge their love of rhythmically rhyming founding fathers: PornHub.

As noted by The Daily Dot, enterprising musical theater pirates have turned to the free porn uploading site as a way to get Miranda’s Tony-winner to the masses.

Just be careful; this is still PornHub after all, and thus full of ads and sidebars that are doing their damnedest to try to get you to throw away your shot. »

Adolescents Taking Abstinence-Only Sex Ed More Likely To Have Unprotected Sex

Authored by saludmovil.com

Published in the Journal of Adolescence, the new study reveals that abstinence-only sex education programs do not stop minors from having sex.

Students whose sex ed programs teach abstinence as the only way to protect sexual health are more likely to have unprotected sex than students who learn safe sexual practices.

The authors of the study cited evidence that sex ed programming influences either a positive or negative attitude toward condoms. »

Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama, offers $29 battery replacements

Authored by theverge.com

This is a significant change in attitude around iPhone batteries — a decade ago, when the first iPhone came out, Apple said most iPhone users would never need to replace their batteries.

iOS will offer more information about battery health in early 2018. iPhone owners have long believed Apple artificially slows down older phones to drive new sales.

In its letter, Apple says “we’ve always wanted our customers to be able to use their iPhones as long as possible.” »