The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 11st, 2018 night edition

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A group of journalists whose work has landed them in jail — or cost them their lives — has been named TIME’s Person of the Year for 2018.

Jamal Khashoggi is the Washington Post columnist murdered for his criticism of the Saudi crown prince.

Maria Ressa is the editor of a Philippine news website renowned for its critical coverage of its president’s controversially violent policies.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are two Reuters journalists who were arrested in Myanmar while investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims.

"His murder has prompted a global reassessment of the Saudi crown prince and a really long overdue look at the devastating war in Yemen.".

"The public narrative of Mueller's investigation this year has often described its central character more as myth than man.".

Others who made the 2018 shortlist include the student activists who led a march on Washington — and hundreds of satellite marches across the world. »

'Dropout' rate for academic scientists has risen sharply in past 50 years, IU study finds: News at IU: Indiana University

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-- Half of the people pursuing careers as scientists at higher education institutions will drop out of the field after five years, according to a new analysis from researchers at Indiana University Bloomington.

That number contrasts sharply with the departure rate of scientists in the 1960s, when a much higher fraction spent their full careers in academia.

Back then, it took 35 years for half of the people entering the field at the same time to drop out. »

Constitution rules out immunity for sitting presidents

Authored by bostonglobe.com

And they were explicit about creating the impeachment power as the one and only means of removing such a criminal president.

Those who say this set-up presupposes delaying any indictment of a president for crimes committed in winning the presidency are wrong.

Just think about it: The president and vice president run as a ticket. »

Metro 2033 film has been cancelled because the scripter wanted to 'Americanize' it

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"In Washington DC, Nazis don’t work, Communists don’t work at all, and the Dark Ones don’t work.

That's obviously a very stereotypical take on Russian-ness, but it's also at the core of the Metro games.

Glukhovsky said he's still "optimistic" about a Metro 2033 film being made, and expressed hope that the upcoming release of Metro Exodus will help the process by exposing the series to a wider audience. »

Time magazine names Jamal Khashoggi and persecuted journalists 'person of the year'

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Time magazine has collectively named Jamal Khashoggi and other killed and imprisoned journalists as its “person of the year” for 2018.

The 61-year-old’s body has still not been found and is thought by Turkish investigators to have been dissolved in acid.

The journalists named are representative of many others facing serious risks to cover the stories of our time, the magazine said. »