The Daily Populous

Friday September 28th, 2018 evening edition

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“No arts & craft show will ever obfuscate that Israel is only regime in our region with a *secret* and *undeclared* nuclear weapons program — including an *actual atomic arsenal*,” Zarif said.

“Time for Israel to fess up and open its illegal nuclear weapons program to international inspectors.”.

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Israel is widely believed to have a nuclear arsenal but has never publicly acknowledged it.

No arts & craft show will ever obfuscate that Israel is only regime in our region with a *secret* and *undeclared* nuclear weapons program – including an *actual atomic arsenal*.

Time for Israel to fess up and open its illegal nuclear weapons program to international inspectors.

Israel said the cache proved that Iranian leaders covered up their nuclear weapons program before signing the nuclear agreement. »

The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world

Authored by businessinsider.com

This comes as little surprise, given that healthcare services in these countries are universal and publicly funded.

The US, by contrast, is one of the few developed nations that lacks universal healthcare, according to The Atlantic.

In Turkey — the nation with the most dramatic improvement in healthcare and education levels, according to the study — education spending rose by 76%. »

You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads.

Authored by eff.org

Add “a phone number I never gave Facebook for targeted advertising” to the list of deceptive and invasive ways Facebook makes money off your personal information.

They found that Facebook harvests user phone numbers for targeted advertising in two disturbing ways: two-factor authentication (2FA) phone numbers, and “shadow” contact information.

First, when a user gives Facebook their number for security purposes—to set up 2FA, or to receive alerts about new logins to their account—that phone number can become fair game for advertisers within weeks. »

How Did Mister Rogers Raise $140 Million for PBS in Just 7 Minutes?

Authored by entrepreneur.com

The chairman of the committee, John Pastore, was a self-described "tough guy" and not known for being a spender.

PBS needed $20 million at the time to keep functioning - an amount equal to about $140 million in today's dollars.

With their backs to the wall, the corporation's executives called upon their very best salesman to save the day. »

Hayabusa2 rovers start exploring asteroid Ryugu

Authored by astronomy.com
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Once there, rover-1A and 1B were quick to get to work.

Unlike planets, it’s believed they’ve more or less gone unchanged since they first formed in the early days of our solar systems.

Ryugu, which likely carries lots of hydrated material, is a good candidate for probing that hypothesis further. »