The Daily Populous

Thursday January 25th, 2018 morning edition

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TORONTO – Canada is taking the number 1 spot once again this year on US News and World Report’s annual ranking of the countries on Earth that care the most about international rankings.

It’s the 35th consecutive time since the ranking began 35 years ago that Canada was ranked number 1.

North Korea and Russia round out the top 3, with a large gap in scores separating the top 3 from the world’s other countries.

Claiming the bottom spot for the 35th year in a row was the US, whom researchers described as “firmly not giving a shit about what anyone thinks to a detrimental extreme”.

According to the authors of the study, the report “sheds important light on how vainly different countries around the world seek any sort of approval from others”.

Canada’s continued supremacy at the top of the list continues to baffle researchers.

Analysts remarked that other rankings, like those putting Canada third last in healthcare among 11 developed countries and first for household indebtedness in the world, continue to follow their mysterious trend of not provoking the same viral response. »

Larry Nassar Sentenced to 40 to 175 Years in Sexual Abuse Case

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Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison in his sexual abuse case.

More than 150 victims delivered powerful impact statements in that time, detailing how Nassar abused and manipulated them over the years.

Nassar pleaded guilty to federal child pornography crimes in July 2017 and was sentenced to 60 years in prison. »

Southwest fills plane with pets, flies abandoned animals from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

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CAROLINA, Puerto Rico - Dozens of animals from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico are now getting a new “leash” on life thanks to Southwest Airlines and a Virginia-based animal rescue group.

The animals were found in the wreckage left behind after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico more than four months ago. »

The End of the F---ing World Is the Best Dark Comedy on Netflix

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If Wes Anderson had an evil twin brother who was more interested in disemboweling animals than arranging whimsical set pieces, he might have made The End of the F---ing World.

This eight episode UK series, currently streaming on Netflix, uses some of the tricks of Anderson-esque comedies—quirky characters deadpanning dialogue, colorful shots, a pop-heavy soundtrack—in a show that underlines the dark in dark comedy.

The End of the F---ing World is the kind of show that has to balance everything exactly right or it would all fall apart. »

Former Barney the Dinosaur actor now works as a controversial tantric sex guru

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American actor David Joyner, 52, told Vice that his decade-long stint playing a dancing purple dinosaur was helpful for his current career.

“The energy I brought up [while] in the costume is based on the foundation of tantra, which is love,” Joyner said.

According to Vice, Joyner believes this "blissful state" is best achieved through unprotected penetrative sex, and claims that condoms "block the energy". »