The Daily Populous

Thursday August 23rd, 2018 evening edition

image for Kroger to ban plastic checkout bags by 2025. CEO Rodney McMullen says 'The plastic shopping bag's days are numbered.'

America's largest supermarket chain said it will transition from single-use to reusable bags and ultimately eliminate 123 million pounds of garbage annually sent to landfills.

Shoppers for the foreseeable future will still have the option of asking for paper bags.

Kroger said it is also looking to cut back or phase out plastic bags for produce and meat, but it's focusing on eliminating checkout bags for now.

Kroger's QFC chain in the Pacific Northwest will be the first division to implement a nation-wide ban of plastic checkout bags by the supermarket chain by 2025.

More: Opinion: Kroger, America's largest supermarket chain, bids farewell to the plastic shopping bag.

Additionally, Kroger recycled another 28 million pounds of plastic from other operations for a total of 66 million pounds.

Buy Photo A customer carries their items from Kroger to their car in plastic bags in Newport, Ky., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. »

Trump Considering Pardon For Paul Manafort, Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt Says

Authored by mediaite.com

Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt said on Hannity Wednesday night that President Donald Trump will consider pardoning Paul Manafort.

Sean Hannity — interviewing Earhardt after her interview with the president that is set to air tomorrow morning on Fox & Friends — asked if Trump was more angry at his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen than Paul Manafort.

Earhardt replied: “He mentioned pardoning Manafort.”. »

California lawmakers pass bill to erase old pot convictions

Authored by bakersfieldnow.com

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bill requiring California prosecutors to erase or reduce tens of thousands of marijuana criminal convictions was approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.

The proposition also applied retroactively to pot convictions, but provided no mechanism or guidance on how those eligible could erase their convictions or have felonies reduced to misdemeanors.

The bill was introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta, who represents parts of Oakland, California, and passed the lower house earlier this year. »

Income inequality not gender inequality positively covaries with female sexualization on social media

Authored by pnas.org

Here, we proxy local status competition with income inequality, showing that female sexualization and physical appearance enhancement are most prevalent in environments that are economically unequal.

Exploratory analyses show that the association between economic inequality and sexualization is stronger in developed nations.

Here, we provide an empirical understanding of what female sexualization reflects in societies and why it proliferates. »

A Reminder That Trump Still Hasn't Released His Tax Returns

Authored by huffingtonpost.com

On the same day, Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, was convicted on eight counts, including five tax fraud charges.

Trump, meanwhile, still hasn’t released his tax returns.

On Wednesday, he tweeted how unfair it was that Manafort was facing repercussions for a “12 year old tax case.” »