The Daily Populous

Friday March 9th, 2018 evening edition

image for Reddit’s Financial Ties To Jared Kushner’s Family Under Scrutiny Amid Inaction Against The_Donald Hate Speech

The site has kicked up controversy with its treatment of the Donald Trump-supporting board, which users say is a hotbed for threats and hate speech.

Reddit has continued to ignore calls to ban the notorious Trump-supporting board The_Donald as users compile instances of threats hate speech, and now an investment in Reddit from a firm led by Jared Kushner’s brother is drawing even greater scrutiny.

But The_Donald has been a flashpoint for criticism even before it was identified as a haven for propaganda.

Users have compiled instances of threats and hate speech rampant on the Trump-supporting board, and there is even a petition calling on Reddit to ban The_Donald as it had with other subreddits identified as harboring hate speech.

There have even been subreddits created to track these instances, but Reddit has thus far refused calls to have the board shut down.

Amid the growing calls for Reddit to ban The_Donald as it previously did for subreddits like AltRight, there is growing scrutiny on the site’s connections to the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

He has not addressed the site’s ties to Jared Kushner’s family. »

De Beers fights fakes with technology as China’s lab-grown diamonds threaten viability of the real gems

Authored by scmp.com

For years, Kendall has led a team of researchers in London in the fight against synthetic diamonds being sold as real ones.

More affordable prices, which are only seen dropping further over time, have already prompted budget shoppers to gravitate towards the man-made gems.

Created in labs in a matter of weeks, synthetic diamonds are chemically identical to the real thing. »

Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump to meet for nuclear talks

Authored by cbc.ca

South Korean and U.S. Marines take positions as amphibious assault vehicles of the South Korean Marine Corps fire smoke bombs during a U.S.-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang, South Korea, in 2016.

Earlier Thursday, Chung briefed Trump and other top U.S. officials about a rare meeting the South Korean had with Kim in the North Korean capital.

"President Trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet Kim Jong-un by May to achieve permanent denuclearization.". »

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet Trump, ‘commits to denuclearization’

Authored by bnonews.com

“I told President Trump that in our meeting, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he’s committed to denuclearization.

“President Trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet Kim Jong Un by May to achieve permanent denuclearization,” Chung told reporters.

Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are due to meet for the first time in the second half of April. »

Vision-improving nanoparticle eyedrops could end the need for glasses

Authored by digitaltrends.com

High-tech eyeglasses can give blind people the ability to see, but could the development of eyesight-improving eyedrops help eliminate the need for glasses altogether?

Quite possibly, suggests new research coming out of Israel’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bar-Ilan University.

As a result, patients would need to repeat the process every one to two months to maintain their superior eyesight. »