The Daily Populous

Tuesday January 16th, 2018 morning edition

image for The Vikings-Saints game was so crazy, Apple Watches told fans they might be having heart issues

The ending to yesterday’s Vikings and Saints game was beyond thrilling and nothing short of an emotional roller coaster.

The last few minutes of the game alone saw multiple lead changes and an assortment of incredible plays from both teams.

But of course, the most important play of the game came in the final few seconds.

The stadium immediately erupted and, funny enough, many Vikings fans who happened to be wearing an Apple Watch swiftly received an alert indicating that their heart rate had abruptly increased to a dangerous level.

The alert relayed the following message: “Apple Watch detected a heart rate that rose above 120 BPM while you appeared to be inactive during the 10-minute period…”.

My #AppleWatch keeping an eye out for me at the end of that #Vikings game.

And just for kicks, here’s video of the game-winning play as called by local radio announcer Paul Allen. »

Shock and sadness greet sudden death of Limerick's Dolores O'Riordan

Authored by limerickleader.ie

A spokesperson who represented the singer confirmed to the Leader: "Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today.

Dolores shot to fame in the early 1990s as frontwoman of The Cranberries.

"Dolores O’Riordan and The Cranberries had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally. »

Scissors attack on girl in hijab 'did not happen': police

Authored by ctvnews.ca

Toronto police say an incident involving an 11-year-old girl who claimed to have her hijab cut by a stranger on the street, "did not happen.".

On Friday, Toronto police said they were investigating a report that a young girl was attacked by a man with scissors, as she was walking to school in the east end of the city.

In speaking with CTV News on Monday, Toronto Police Service spokesperson Mark Pugash said investigators reached the conclusion after sifting through the evidence. »

Scissors attack on girl in hijab 'did not happen': police

Authored by ctvnews.ca

Toronto police say an incident involving an 11-year-old girl who claimed to have her hijab cut by a stranger on the street, "did not happen.".

She said she screamed and ran away, but the man returned less than 10 minutes later and tried to cut it once again.

In speaking with CTV News on Monday, Toronto Police Service spokesperson Mark Pugash said investigators reached the conclusion after sifting through the evidence. »

Am I a bad feminist?

Authored by theglobeandmail.com

Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 40 books of poetry, fiction and essays, including The Handmaid's Tale.

That would be to flip the coin on the old state of affairs in which only men had such rights.

So let us suppose that my Good Feminist accusers, and the Bad Feminist that is me, agree on the above points. »