The Daily Populous

Thursday June 21st, 2018 morning edition

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The combined tariffs will be levied on diverse products such as Bourbon whiskey, cranberry juice, motorcycles, and denim trousers – as well as American metal exports.

Luckily, he greeted FBI Director James Comey a few seconds after the pool had made its way into the room."

President Trump himself is very comfortable in the spotlight, and his aides are similarly unfazed by cameras.

Trump jumped into the cab and started yelling and pretending to drive - creating one of the most memorable pictures of the year.

Photographer Carlos Barria: "President Trump travelled to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to celebrate his hundred days in office with a victory rally.

First Lady Melania Trump said goodbye to Trump as she was heading off in a different direction that day.

Reuters/Jonathan Ernst 20/29 Campaign rally - 3 August 2017 US President Donald Trump arrives at a rally in West Virginia on 3 August, 2017. »

Trump backs down on migrant family separations policy

Authored by bbc.co.uk

US President Donald Trump has bowed to public pressure and signed an executive order promising to "keep families together" in migrant detentions.

"It's about keeping families together," Mr Trump said at the signing ceremony on Wednesday.

Mr Trump's order says that families could remain together in detention instead of separating children from parents illegally crossing into the country. »

Emmy Noether, the Most Significant Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of

Authored by nytimes.com

At Göttingen, she pursued her passion for mathematical invariance, the study of numbers that can be manipulated in various ways and still remain constant.

When a couple of students started showing up to class wearing Hitler ’s brownshirts, she laughed at that, too.

Noether was one of the first Jewish scientists to be fired from her post and forced to flee Germany. »

REPORT: Cards Against Humanity officially surpasses acoustic guitars as the most annoying thing you can bring to a party

Authored by thebeaverton.com
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According to reports, up to 50% more social events have been ruined in the past year by Cards Against Humanity, more than any musical instrument.

“Nowadays all it takes is a kleenex sized box of cards filled with sexual comments and overly specific pop culture references.

Trends experts say that this isn’t the first time acoustic guitars have lost their top spot, and it shouldn’t be too long until they reclaim their position as most annoying thing to bring to a party. »

Some Rivers Are So Drug-Polluted, Their Eels Get High on Cocaine

Authored by news.nationalgeographic.com
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Critically endangered eels hyped up on cocaine could have trouble making a 3,700-mile trip to mate and reproduce—new research warns.

Capaldo and her colleagues put eels into water with very small levels of cocaine—about the same as that found in some rivers.

She also notes that increased dopamine levels the eels experienced on cocaine could also stop them from reaching sexual maturity. »