The Daily Populous

Friday January 12nd, 2018 evening edition

image for Logan Paul Scripted Series Scrapped by Blackpills After YouTube Video Controversy

That didn’t stem the tide of criticism and on Wednesday YouTube suspended its business deals with Paul.

Under the Blackpills deal, Paul had been tapped to create, write and star in a short-form original series for the mobile-focused service.

A rep for Logan Paul did not respond to a request for comment.

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Meanwhile, Studio71 has produced two seasons of “Logan Paul Vs,” a reality series in which he engages in challenges (like training with Hollywood stuntmen), for Comcast’s Watchable digital-video service.

He also said his reactions to the dead body were “raw and unfiltered,” and that he regretted recording and posting the video.

On Jan. 3, Paul tweeted that he was taking a hiatus from posting content on YouTube. »

Anonymous donor gives $100M to Canada's largest mental health hospital

Authored by ctvnews.ca

TORONTO -- Canada's largest mental health hospital has been given $100 million from an anonymous donor, with the goal of developing cures for psychiatric conditions that affect almost seven million Canadians.

The gift to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto will create the Discovery Fund to support next-generation scientists conducting research aimed at directly transforming care.

Darrell Louise Gregersen, head of the CAMH Foundation, says such philanthropy is helping to change the future of mental illness. »

Scientists Discover Clean Water Ice Just Below Mars' Surface

Authored by wired.com

Locked away beneath the surface of Mars are vast quantities of water ice.

"And the spectrometer readings support that this is water ice and not ice-cemented soil, which would be much harder to convert into water as a resource.".

Fortunately, scientists still have some time to pinpoint Mars' reservoirs of water ice. »