The Daily Populous

Tuesday January 2nd, 2018 day edition

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A MAN who was wrongly jailed for rape has spoken out of the years of hell that only ended when his family managed to find deleted Facebook messages that proved his innocence.

Mr Kay told The Mail On Sunday he had trusted the system would find the truth after he was arrested on suspicion of rape in 2012 but was instead brought to trial and eventually convicted.

“And the terrifying thought is that if the police and justice system could fail me like this, it could happen to anyone.”.

It comes after three high-profile rape cases collapsed in the same week, including two where bungling cops did not disclose crucial texts sent by the alleged victims.

Other messages proved that Mr Kay had not lied about his age, as had been presented in court.

Mr Kay had engaged in a fling with his accuser in March 2012, with the accusations brought against him six months later.

This article was originally published in The Sun and is reproduced here with permission. »

Why Norway is the best place in the world to be a writer

Authored by newstatesman.com

It’s become one of the world’s richest nations, owing to the oil boom that took hold in the '70s.

We went from this [universal gesture of reeling in a fish] to this [universal gesture of rubbing cash between the fingers].”

So long as a new Norwegian book passes quality control, Arts Council Norway purchases 1,000 copies of it to distribute to libraries – or 1,550 copies if it’s a children’s book. »

After Equifax breach, anger but no action in Congress

Authored by politico.com
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Instead, the aftermath of the breach played out like a familiar script: white-hot, bipartisan outrage, followed by hearings and a flurry of proposals that went nowhere.

), a member of a broader Senate working group that has tinkered for years to come up with data breach legislation.

“There hasn’t been — and still isn’t — consensus among major stakeholders on data breach and data security legislation,” he added. »

Marijuana companies caught using banned pesticides to face fines up to $1-million

Authored by theglobeandmail.com

Federally regulated marijuana companies caught using banned pesticides that put consumers' health at risk will now face fines of up to $1-million per violation, The Globe and Mail has learned.

Any company that does not comply with the fines could have its operating licence suspended or revoked.

That move came after Ottawa originally told The Globe that such steps weren't necessary because companies knew banned pesticides were illegal, and therefore shouldn't be using them. »

Brainwashed : The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada

Authored by cbc.ca
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Patients at a psychiatric hospital subjected to intensive shock treatments, LSD and drug-induced comas.

They were brutal experiments on human guinea pigs -- funded by the Canadian government and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

This week on The fifth estate: the secret brainwashing experiments in Canada and the continuing battle to get the truth out. »