The Daily Populous

Saturday June 1st, 2019 evening edition

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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) on Wednesday signed into law a pair of criminal justice reform bills, including one that restores voting rights to convicted felons following their release from prison.

"I just signed two criminal justice reform bills that will restore fairness and justice to thousands of Nevadans," Sisolak said on Twitter following the signing.

I just signed two criminal justice reform bills that will restore fairness and justice to thousands of Nevadans.

The first measure Sisolak signed, known as Assembly Bill 431, immediately grants the right to vote to felons released from prison or discharged from parole or probation.

The moves from Sisolak come as discussions around voting rights and marijuana decriminalization gain attention among state legislatures.

Florida voters in November approved an amendment automatically restoring voting rights to approximately 1.5 million felons released from prison in the state.

The Florida House passed a bill last month that would make felons pay all court fees and costs in addition to restitution before becoming eligible to vote. »

Muere el futbolista José Antonio Reyes en un accidente de tráfico

Authored by marca.com
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José Antonio Reyes (Utrera, 1983) ha fallecido este sábado en un accidente de tráfico en Utrera (Sevilla) , su tierra.

Reyes fue el futbolista más joven en debutar en Primera con el Sevilla a los 16 años.

El Sevilla, el club de su vida, fue el primero en lamentar la tragedia en una redes sociales donde no paran de leerse muestras de cariño hacia un jugador único. »

Why the Avocado Should Have Gone the Way of the Dodo

Authored by smithsonianmag.com

“After 13,000 years, the avocado is clueless that the great mammals are gone,” Barlow explains.

The passage of a trifling 13,000 years (since the Pleistocene extinction) is too soon to exhaust the patience of genus Persea.

A South American folk recipe for rat poison mixes avocado pits with cheese or lard to kill off unwanted rodents. »