The Daily Populous

Friday September 20th, 2019 morning edition

image for Protestor dropped an 800-pound opioid spoon in front of the Johnson & Johnson HQ

Security stands next to activist artist Domenic Esposito.

Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. “My mom would call me in this panic voice that she found a spoon in the house,” Esposito said.

“It was the peak of my brother’s 12-year battle with addiction.".

Johnson and Johnson security arrived and told Esposito he was on private property and he had to leave.

They called the police, who asked Esposito to move his protest to the public sidewalk, and he did.

An Oklahoma judge last month ruled against Johnson and Johnson , fining the New Brunswick-based company $572 million, and saying its ads overstated drugs’ ability to treat chronic pain while downplaying their risk of addiction.

Johnson and Johnson is appealing the decision. »

Impossible Burgers are hitting their first grocery stores tomorrow

Authored by theverge.com

Starting tomorrow, September 20th, you’ll be able to buy the plant-based burger in 27 Gelson’s Markets stores in Southern California.

Impossible Foods says it will bring the burger to more grocery stores — including some on the East Coast — later this month, and it plans to reach every region of the US by the middle of next year.

The launch brings Impossible Foods into even closer competition with Beyond Meat, which already sells its own meat-free burger in grocery stores in addition to restaurants. »

The Unlikely Bond Between Japanese Fighter Pilot Nobuo Fujita And Brookings, Oregon

Authored by opb.org

Brookings resident Greg Jacques remembers the heated exchanges between neighbors in coffee shops and bars across the sleepy town.

There were 30 to 40 to 50 percent of the men in the community at that time were in World War II.”.

She thinks about the lasting legacy of the Japanese fighter pilot who dedicated his life to making peace with Brookings. »

Galaxy S8 Won't Get Android 10 Update Despite Being 2017 Flagship (Report)

Authored by tomsguide.com

If you have a Samsung phone and you are wondering if your own device is getting the update, here’s a list that allegedly confirms who is getting it and who is not.

Yeah, your 2017 flagship phone is not getting Android 10, according to the official list leaked by AndroidPure.

It’s especially surprising since Samsung is updating its Galaxy A7 to Android 10, a phone that arguably has much less firepower than the S8 and that was released in the same year. »

EXCLUSIVE: Video shows Trudeau in blackface in 3rd instance of racist makeup

Authored by globalnews.ca

His comments come after Global News obtained video showing the Liberal leader in blackface, the third instance of racist dress to come to light in 12 hours.

It does not appear the video was shot at the same time and place as the other photos of Trudeau in racist makeup.

The video is the third instance of Trudeau in brown or blackface to come out since Wednesday night. »