The Daily Populous

Tuesday November 27th, 2018 evening edition

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A reporter earned praise Monday after she called out President Donald Trump, over one of his more questionable claims, right to his face.

CBS’ Paula Reid challenged Trump over his discredited assertion that his administration’s policy of separating migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border was the same as that conducted by former President Barack Obama.

We all had the same policy,” Trump said.

Trump said he “tried to do it differently” and claimed “Obama had a separation policy” but “people don’t like to talk about it.”

As Trump walked away, Reid said: “Sir, it was different.

I have been consistently calling for this—the media need to think like lawyers doing a cross exam. »

Argentina prosecutors considering charges against Mohammed bin Salman at G20

Authored by theguardian.com

Argentine prosecutors are considering charging Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman with war crimes and torture if he flies to Buenos Aires for the G20 summit this week.

The prosecutor must now decide if the principle of universal jurisdiction, enshrined in Argentina’s constitution, applies in the case of the crown prince.

However, the HRW submission is based on a wider pattern of torture as well as military operations in Yemen. »

Mueller: Manafort Has Lied To Investigators Since Plea Deal

Authored by talkingpointsmemo.com

Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a court filing Monday that Paul Manafort had breached his plea agreement by lying to investigators since signing the agreement.

Mueller and Manafort had come to the plea agreement in October, just before the case against the former Trump campaign chairman in D.C. was about to go to trial.

In the plea deal, Manafort plead guilty to conspiracy against the U.S. and obstruction of justice, related to allegations of witness tampering. »

HyunA and E’Dawn To Attend First Official Event Together

Authored by soompi.com
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HyunA and E’Dawn will be attending an event for the first time together.

Their dating rumors began in July during their Triple H promotions, and HyunA personally confirmed their relationship on her Instagram in August.

Following the confirmation of their relationship, HyunA and E’Dawn have continually expressed their affection for one another through various social media posts, live broadcasts, songs, and dance videos. »

Playing high school football changes the teenage brain

Authored by news.berkeley.edu

A single season of high school football may be enough to cause microscopic changes in the structure of the brain, according to a new study by researchers at UC Berkeley, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The researchers used a new type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to take brain scans of 16 high school players, ages 15 to 17, before and after a season of football.

Recent MRI studies have shown that playing a season or two of high school football can weaken white matter, which is mostly found nestled in the interior of the brain. »