The Daily Populous

Wednesday April 11st, 2018 evening edition

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Donald Trump interviewed by Tucker Carlson (Screen capture).

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he would soon be launching a missile strike against Syria — and warned Russia to back off from retaliating.

“Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria,” Trump wrote.

“Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’ You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”.

Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and “smart!”

You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!

Trump’s tweet announcing a missile strike against Syria comes despite the fact that he has said in the past that he does not want to telegraph his military actions before they are taken. »

Police raid illegal rave at abandoned Toys R Us store

Authored by nme.com

Police were recently called to an abandoned Toys R Us store, after hundreds of people staged a massive Easter Weekend rave inside the shop.

Posting on Twitter, Hounslow MPS shared a photo of a Toys R’Us sign, which had been daubed in graffiti so it read “Raves R Us”.

#ResponseTeamC and #ResponseTeamB have disrupted an unlicensed music event in #Hounslow and five arrests made”, Hounslow Police wrote on Twitter. »

Sustained benefits of delaying school start time on adolescent sleep and well-being

Authored by academic.oup.com

Conclusions Delaying school start time can result in sustained benefits on sleep duration, daytime alertness, and mental well-being even within a culture where trading sleep for academic success is widespread.

For example, recently, a secondary school in Hong Kong agreed to delay its start time, but only by 15 min.

A total of 375 students (~23 per cent) from grades 7–10 (mean age ± SD = 14.6 ± 1.15 years) participated at baseline. »

Russian city cancels elections in move to oust maverick mayor

Authored by theguardian.com

Politicians in one of Russia’s largest cities have cancelled an upcoming election in order to oust a mayor who opposed the re-election of Vladimir Putin.

The move against Roizman appears to be an early case of score-settling as Putin settles in for another term in power.

Roizman said he did not expect to be appointed and probably would not submit his candidacy in September. »

FTC Says 'Warranty Void If Removed' Stickers Are Bullshit, Warns Manufacturers They're Breaking the Law

Authored by motherboard.vice.com

The Federal Trade Commission put six companies on notice today, telling them in a warning letter that their warranty practices violate federal law.

The same is true of any consumer device that costs more than $15, though many manufacturers want you to think otherwise.

Back then, I felt as I was breaking the law, but it was actually Microsoft that was in violation. »