The Daily Populous

Saturday December 22nd, 2018 night edition

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A Texas mother whose two young children died in a hot car while she partied inside a shed was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday.

Instead, the girls’ mother intentionally left them in her car overnight while she partied with friends, according to Hill Country Breaking News.

That evening, someone heard the girls crying in the car and asked Hawkins to bring them inside.

In a statement, police said Hawkins was initially reluctant to drive the children to the hospital because “she did not want to get in trouble.”.

“Those precious little girls would still be here today if this had not happened,” Judge Keith Williams told Hawkins during the trial.

Judge Williams imposed four sentences of 20 years each, with two sets running concurrently, bringing her total sentence to 40 years.

Franke was charged as an adult in July with two counts of felony murder in the deaths of the children. »

Russians launched pro-Jill Stein social media blitz to help Trump win election, reports say

Authored by nbcnews.com
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“The excuse that a lost Black vote for Hillary is a Trump win is bs,” it read.

But the reports contained another finding that was largely overlooked — the Russians also focused on boosting Stein’s candidacy through social media posts like the one from @woke_blacks.

The posts were often accompanied by variations of the same hashtag, “Grow a spine and vote Jill Stein.”. »

Leonardo DiCaprio raises $100 million to fight climate change

Authored by metro.co.uk

Leonardo DiCaprio has proved there’s nothing he can’t do by raising a whopping $100 million (£79 million) to fight climate change.

‘I am pleased to announce $11 million (£8.6 million) in new grants across our six program areas, bringing the total financial impact of LDF to over $100 million (£79 million).’.

MORE: Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Camila Morrone get into the festive spirit at Seth MacFarlane’s Christmas party. »

World's first no-kill eggs go on sale in Berlin

Authored by theguardian.com
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Male eggs are processed into animal feed, leaving only female chicks to hatch at the end of a 21-day incubation period.

An estimated 4-6 billion male chicks are slaughtered globally every year because they serve no economic purpose.

Male chicks lay no eggs and don’t grow fast enough to justify the cost of feeding them up for meat. »

Apple investigated by France for 'planned obsolescence'

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French prosecutors have launched a probe over allegations of "planned obsolescence" in Apple's iPhone.

Under French law it is a crime to intentionally shorten lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it.

In December, Apple admitted that older iPhone models were deliberately slowed down through software updates. »