The Daily Populous

Friday July 6th, 2018 evening edition

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The massive operation inside and around Tham Luang Nang Non cave suffered its first death Friday when a former Thai navy SEAL passed out underwater and could not be revived.

"We can no longer wait for all conditions (to be ready) because circumstances are pressuring us," Thai SEAL commander Arpakorn Yookongkaew told a news conference.

"We originally thought the boys can stay safe inside the cave for quite some time, but circumstances have changed.

A senior army commander, Maj. Gen. Chalongchai Chaiyakam, said the most pressing mission is the oxygen line.

The boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach went exploring in the cave after a soccer game June 23.

Authorities have been racing to pump out water from the cave before more storms in the coming days raise the water levels again.

Cave rescue experts have said it could be safest to simply supply the boys where they are, and wait for the flooding to subside. »

Navy SEAL dies while rescuing Thai schoolboys trapped in cave

Authored by news.com.au

A Navy SEAL has tragically died during the attempted rescue of twelve Thai schoolboys and their football coach from a cave.

The level of oxygen in the cave where the boys are trapped has dropped to 15 per cent.

A former Thai Navy SEAL who had volunteered in the rescue mission died during the rescue mission while making his way out of the cave complex where the group is trapped. »

65% of Americans Think They Are More Intelligent Than Average

Authored by realclearscience.com

A survey of Americans published to PLoS ONE found that nearly two-thirds of respondents believe they are smarter than average.

Amongst these was the statement "I am more intelligent than the average person.".

After the corrections, the researchers found that 65% of respondents mostly or strongly agreed that they are more intelligent than average. »

Facebook labels part of Declaration of Independence 'hate speech'

Authored by cnn.com
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The Liberty County Vindicator had been posting excerpts of the Declaration of Independence daily leading up to July 4th.

The 10th post, which included paragraphs 27 through 31 of the Declaration of Independence, was deleted by Facebook.

The spokesperson added that the mistake was due to not recognizing the passage was from the Declaration of Independence. »

Australia to issue monthly fines to parents who don't vaccinate children

Authored by independent.co.uk

Australia has strengthened its “no jab, no pay” policy by issuing further financial sanctions to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.

Previously, parents whose children were not up to date with vaccinations would lose an end of year payment to their family tax benefit, worth A$737.

“Parents who don’t immunise their children are putting their own kids at risk as well as the children of other people.”. »