The Daily Populous

Thursday August 22nd, 2019 night edition

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The former U.S. ambassador to Copenhagen has told Newsweek that President Donald Trump has put his "finger in the eye of a great ally" by canceling a state visit to Denmark.

Trump tweeted that he would not go to the Scandinavian country next month because its Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, was not willing to discuss selling Greenland.

The idea was first reported last week and had taken politicians in Denmark, and its immense autonomous territory, by surprise.

For his services, he was awarded the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II.

"Regardless of how you feel about Donald Trump's politics, it's still a special occasion and the alliance means something.

This is not normal behavior… We don't treat friends and allies this way.

Rasmus Jarlov, from Denmark's Conservative People's Party, said that Trump had "insultingly" canceled a visit that "everybody was preparing for." »

At least 27 people have been arrested over threats to commit mass attacks since the El Paso and Dayton shootings

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The teen is one of more than two dozen people who have been arrested over threats to commit mass shootings since 31 people were killed in one weekend this month in shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Joke or not, such comments are a felony in Florida, the sheriff's department wrote on its Facebook page.

Here are the known threats with publicized arrests that law enforcement agencies have investigated since the Dayton and El Paso shootings:. »

DoorDash is still pocketing workers’ tips, almost a month after it promised to stop

Authored by vox.com

But 27 days later, current DoorDash workers tell Recode that the company’s pay and tipping policies have stayed the same.

DoorDash’s delivery workers are contractors who don’t have protections like minimum wage or benefits like health care that full-time employees get.

“But it’s really important to me that even if I stop [working for DoorDash], these changes get made for everyone,” she said. »

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