The Daily Populous

Wednesday February 28th, 2018 morning edition

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Authorities in Iran are desperately trying to stem the growing protests across the country against the dress code enforced on women since the Islamic revolution of 1979.

Risking jail: Shaparak Shajarizadeh, who was arrested last week, is facing charges of 'inciting corruption and prostitution' for taking off her hijab in public.

At least two of the arrested protesters, Narges Hosseini and Shaparak Shajarizadeh, are being charged with 'inciting corruption and prostitution', Amnesty International reports.

Ms Shajarizadeh was arrested last Wednesday and has reportedly been subjected to beatings in prison.

Activists claim she was also 'injected with an unknown substance by the prison authorities' upon her arrest.

Ms Hosseini was arrested just over a month ago and has since been in custody in unknown conditions.

If they are found guilty of inciting corruption and prostitution, they could face up to ten years in prison. »

Early In-Hospital Mortality following Trainee Doctors' First Day at Work

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The Unit is funded from a research grant from Dr Foster Intelligence (an independent health service research organization; URL: http://www.drfosterintelligence.co.uk/).

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

There was also a statistically significantly higher death rate for medical patients that was not evident for surgical admissions or patients with malignancy. »

Man arrested on six charges four days after publicly criticizing Etowah County sheriff

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A 20-year-old man was arrested last week and charged with drug trafficking four days after AL.com published comments he made criticizing Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

As of Tuesday morning, Qualls faced six charges and was being held on $55,000 bail in the Etowah County jail, which Entrekin oversees.

Penalties for drug trafficking are extremely steep in Alabama, where people have been imprisoned for life for the crime. »

‘Walking Dead’ Season 8 Midseason Premiere Is Show’s Lowest-Rated Ever

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“The Walking Dead” Season 8 midseason premiere continued to suffer the ratings woes that have plagued the rest of the season.

That is up slightly from the midseason finale ratings (3.4, 7.9 million) in December, but was still the lowest-rated “Walking Dead” midseason premiere to date.

Season 1 consisted of only six episodes and therefore did not have a midseason finale or premiere. »

A new look at an old dog: Bonn-Oberkassel reconsidered

Authored by sciencedirect.com

The Bonn-Oberkassel dog remains (Upper Pleistocene and 14223 +- 58 years old) have been reported more than 100 years ago.

Recent re-examination revealed the tooth of another older and smaller dog, making this domestic dog burial not only the oldest known, but also the only one with remains of two dogs.

Domestication of dogs during the final Palaeolithic has important implications for understanding pre-Holocene hunter-gatherers. »