The Daily Populous

Friday April 20th, 2018 morning edition

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After a few months of speculation, Kanye West has confirmed that not one, but two new new albums are on the way.

A seven-track solo release is out on June 1, he tweeted, followed one week later (June 8) by a collaboration with Kid Cudi.

Kanye West filed a trademark application for “Kids See Ghost” back in November, for coverage of everything from merch to streaming services to films and TV shows.

Kanye West and Kid Cudi have a strong collaborative history.

Cudi, in return, has contributed to every Kanye West album since 808s & Heartbreak.

In November 2017, a few days after the “Kids See Ghost” trademark was filed, Cudi brought West out during a show.

Revisit “Inside the Kanye West Think Tank” on the Pitch, and read Pitchfork’s review of Kid Cudi’s latest solo LP, Passion Pain & Demon Slayin’. »

The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History

Authored by bloomberg.com

The latest example of how one of the dirtiest fossil fuels is being squeezed out of the market came this week in Britain, which went for a record 55 hours without its any of its power plants producing electricity by burning coal.

It also has fields of solar panels that are meeting more and more demand as old traditional power plants close permanently.

The government aims to switch off all coal plants by 2025 and has given renewables priority access to the grid. »

Alex Jones, Backtracking, Now Says Sandy Hook Shooting Did Happen

Authored by wshu.org

Talk show host Alex Jones has responded to a lawsuit from the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Jones has repeatedly claimed on his website, Infowars, that the shooting was staged.

In the past, Jones has repeatedly claimed the shooting was staged and that parents of children who died in the shooting are actors.

The plaintiffs are the parents of Jesse Heslin and Noah Pozner, who were among the 20 students and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School who died in the shooting. »

‘Mindhunter’ Season 2: David Fincher Returning to Direct, Joined by Andrew Dominik and More — Report

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David Fincher, who executive produces the show and directed two episodes in the first season, will reportedly be back behind the camera for the Season 2 premiere and finale.

Similar to his work on Season 1, Fincher is scheduling in any potential reshoots the episodes will need and is planning to direct those himself.

Cast members Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, and Anna Torv are returning for the new season, which Fincher previously revealed will deal with the Atlanta child murders. »

Since 2016, Half of All Coral in the Great Barrier Reef Has Died

Authored by theatlantic.com

The Great Barrier Reef—which, at 1,400 miles long, is the longest and largest coral reef in the world—was blanketed by dangerously hot water in the summer of 2016.

Combined, he said, the back-to-back bleaching events killed one in every two corals in the Great Barrier Reef.

The new paper also advances its own idea of what the future of the Great Barrier Reef will look like. »