The Daily Populous

Monday February 12nd, 2018 night edition

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The Theory of Everything composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died aged 48, his management has confirmed.

The Icelandic musician and producer, who won a Golden Globe for his score to the 2014 Stephen Hawking biopic starring Eddie Redmayne, was found dead in Berlin on Friday.

His representatives, Redbird Music Management, announced the news on Facebook, writing: “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of our dear friend Johann.

“We have lost one of the most talented and brilliant people who we had the privilege of knowing and working with.

Among those paying tribute following the news were experimental producer Flying Lotus and film director Aaron Moorhead.

Throw on IBM 1401 all day, The Sun’s Gone Dim is like he wrote his own requiem.

RIP Jóhann, your vision and creations will eternally inspire and influence me. »

Schizophrenia patients calmed by video game

Authored by bbc.com

People with schizophrenia can be trained by playing a video game to control the part of the brain linked to verbal hallucinations, researchers say.

Patients in a small study were able to land a rocket in the game when it was connected to the brain region sensitive to speech and human voices.

In time, the patients learnt to use the technique in their daily lives to reduce the power of hallucinations. »

South African lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head

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A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say.

The animals left little behind, but some body parts were found over the weekend at a game park near Hoedspruit.

"It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions," Limpopo police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe told AFP. »

Trump Administration Plans To Defang Consumer Protection Watchdog

Authored by npr.org
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So people at the bureau were shocked when the president appointed him to run this consumer protection agency.

"To be honest I'm really mad, really pissed, because I actually voted for Trump," Bonenfant says.

"So knowing that his guy threw out this case that affects people like me, I feel kind of like stupid — just kind of like betrayed.". »

Trump Sold a $40 Million Estate to a Russian Oligarch for $100 Million—and a Democratic Senator Wants to Know Why

Authored by newsweek.com

A Democratic senator wants the Treasury Department to hand over records relating to President Donald Trump’s sale of a Palm Beach estate that he bought for $41 million to a Russian oligarch for $95 million only four years later.

Trump has in the past attributed the markup to renovations he made to the property, which he snapped up when the previous owner filed for bankruptcy.

"You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach, Florida...for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million including brokerage commissions.". »