The Daily Populous

Sunday May 19th, 2019 evening edition

image for The far-right Australian politician who blamed the New Zealand mass shooting on immigration was voted out of office

Far-right Senator Fraser Anning was voted out of Australia's Parliament just two months after he made international headlines for blaming the New Zealand mosque attacks on Muslim immigration.

Several news outlets witnessed the incident, footage of which shows the teen cracking an egg over his head.

The senator responded by punching the 17-year-old teen, who was then tackled to the ground by Anning's supporters in the crowd.

"The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place," he wrote.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned the comment, writing on Twitter "Those views have no place in Australia, let alone the Australian parliament.".

Calvin Klein has apologized for 'queer-baiting' with a surreal ad that featured Bella Hadid making out with computer-generated Lil Miquela.

A three-legged dog in Thailand rescued a baby which had been buried alive by its teenage mother. »

Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression

Authored by medicalxpress.com

A survey published in 2016 found that 3.3 out of every 100 UK adults had experienced depression in the week before being interviewed.

A key symptom of depression is anhedonia, typically defined as the loss of ability to experience pleasure.

More information: Alexander, L, et al. Fractionating blunted reward processing characteristic of anhedonia by over-activating primate subgenual anterior cingulate cortex. »

Study finds that increased mindfulness is associated with reduced levels of procrastination – Solving Procrastination

Authored by solvingprocrastination.com

Mindfulness emphasizes non-reactive awareness and non-judgmental acceptance of thoughts and emotions, and as such is viewed as an attentional self-regulation strategy.

The current study suggests that there is a bidirectional relationship between mindfulness and procrastination, where increased levels of mindfulness predict lower levels of procrastination, and vice versa. »

Vincent Kompany to leave Man City [official facebook]

Authored by facebook.com

For the next 3 years, I will take up the role of Player-Manager of RSC Anderlecht.

The background to this story… Belgian entrepreneur Marc Coucke acquired the club from the Vanden Stock family in December 2017.

Man City play the football I want to play. »

Apple CEO Tim Cook urges college grads to 'push back' against algorithms that promote the 'things you already know, believe, or like'

Authored by businessinsider.com
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Under his leadership, for example, Apple has boosted its sustainability efforts and now runs on 100% renewable energy.

"In a world where we obsessively document our own lives, most of us don't pay nearly enough attention to what we owe one another," Cook said.

Cook stressed the importance of listening to others and being open to seeing the world in a different way. »