The Daily Populous

Thursday May 3rd, 2018 evening edition

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Asked about whether he knew about the Cohen payment last month by reporters on Air Force One, Trump replied "no" and "I don't know.".

Giuliani also cast the payment as a normal aspect of the way Trump used Cohen, suggesting it was typical for the president to repay his lawyer for expenses that incurred.

Trump on Thursday morning also defended the payment as a nondisclosure agreement that was "common among celebrities and people of wealth."

Giuliani says Trump repaid Cohen the $130,000 used as hush money for Stormy Daniels pic.twitter.com/pqNtZthgwf — Jon Passantino (@passantino) May 3, 2018.

FBI agents raided Cohen's office last month, reportedly searching for records related to the payment to Daniels, among other things.

Cohen has said that he made the payment, but that it was made with money out of his own pocket.

Trump admitted that Cohen had represented him in the arrangement with Daniels during an interview with "Fox & Friends," but that he didn't know about the payment. »

Pakistan province tells Red Bull and its rivals to drop 'energy' tag

Authored by theguardian.com
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Pakistan’s largest province has ordered energy-drink manufacturers including Red Bull to remove the word “energy” from their labels, saying it is scientifically misleading and encourages a population unaware of the beverages’ contents to guzzle them in potentially dangerous quantities.

According to the scientific advisory panel of the Punjab Food Authority, a regulatory body overseeing the province of 110 million people, the word is a misnomer.

“In TV commercials [drinkers] throw huge tires, they keep running and running,” the PFA’s director, Noorul Amin Mengal, told the Guardian. »

Illinois Senate votes to teach LGBT history in school

Authored by fox32chicago.com
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has approved requiring public schools to teach LGBT history.

The Senate voted 34-18 Wednesday on the plan by Chicago Democratic Sen. Heather Steans.

It would require schools to teach a history unit on the role in society and contributions of gays, lesbians and other LGBT individuals . »

Rio 2016: Michael Phelps versus the world

Authored by bbc.com
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Michael Phelps now has 19 Olympic gold medals to his name after helping the United States clinch the men's 4x100m freestyle relay title on day two in Rio.

The 31-year-old came to Brazil as the most decorated Olympian in history and has now won 23 medals at five Games.

Greenland and Western Sahara are both grey on this map as they are not currently Olympic countries. »

The Extraordinary Secret Life of Dr. James Barry

Authored by history.com
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Margaret was interested in pursuing an education, and doing something beyond the realm of what was allowed of her gender.

When the nurse undressed the body to prepare it for burial, she discovered two things: female anatomy and tell-tale stretch marks from pregnancy.

One thing remains for sure, Dr. James Barry was way ahead of his time—as a doctor and a humanitarian. »