The Daily Populous

Monday August 13rd, 2018 evening edition

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The lobbying and work around the Magnitsky case—in which Pavlov’s emails show he was central—have had world-shaking consequences.

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The U.S. prosecution document is laced with details that tie Pavlov to the alleged fraud from its very inception—claims he has consistently denied.

He was held in pre-trial detention for almost a year before being found dead in his cell in November 2009.

Trump Jr. met with Veselnitskaya, Pavlov’s “friend,” in Trump Tower to discuss the Magnitsky sanctions during the 2016 election campaign. “

In the strange whorl of the Russian orbit, where everything is connected, Trump and his team pop up at each point. »

Scientists Just Successfully Reversed Ageing in Lab Grown Human Cells

Authored by sciencealert.com

This is still a long way from reality, but in our latest experiment, we have reversed the ageing of human cells, which could provide the basis for future anti-degeneration drugs.

Senescent cells are older deteriorated cells that do not function as they should, but also compromise the function of cells around them.

Removal of these old dysfunctional cells has been shown to improve many features of ageing in animals such as the delayed onset of cataracts. »

Study finds Tdap vaccination for pregnant women does not increase risk of autism

Authored by eurekalert.org

A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 80,000 children born over a 4-year period showed that the prenatal Tdap vaccination (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) was not associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children.

Kaiser Permanente researchers were able to comprehensively study the hypothesized link between Tdap and autism because of the organization's large and diverse patient population.

Analyses of the data extracted from electronic health records showed that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with increased autism spectrum disorder risk in children. »

Vimeo just decided to remove content from InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Authored by businessinsider.com.au

InfoWars’ videos violated the company’s Terms of Service prohibitions on discriminatory and hateful content, a Vimeo spokesperson told Business Insider.

Vimeo has removed Alex Jones’ InfoWars from its platform for violating the company’s Terms of Service standards, a Vimeo spokesperson told Business Insider on Sunday.

Vimeo’s decision comes on the heels of Facebook, YouTube and Apple recently removing videos by InfoWars and its founder Alex Jones. »

Caribbean island of Dominica bans plastic and Styrofoam

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The island nation has announced its aim to completely ban common plastics and single-use Styrofoam cups and food containers -- effective January 2019.

Plastic bans or charges are effective in a number of countries across the world.

The full list of items that will be banned in Dominica has yet to be finalized, but the government says it will include plastic straws, plastic plates, plastic forks, plastic knives, Styrofoam cups and Styrofoam containers. »