The Daily Populous

Physical stature aside, the next thing you notice about Mr. Mortensen is that he's incredibly soft spoken.

Yeah, I know, that's a turn of phrase that is attached to the description of a lot of famous people.

So I just jumped on him, put a Rohan saddle on him and I rode him that day, immediately on camera. »

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen waves during Taiwan's National Day in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10, 2019.

In July, the United States approved the sale of an $2.2 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan, angering Beijing.

The United States has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to help provide it with the means to defend itself. »

The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review an order blocking rules that allow religious and moral objectors to refuse to provide insurance that pays for employees’ birth control.

The administration is asking the court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which affirmed a lower court’s nationwide injunction against the opt-out rules.

The president disagreed, saying this conclusion “imperils not only the exemptions in these rules, but the longstanding exemption for churches and (in practical effect) self-insured church plans.”. »

during a live stream, Apple is now under attack for removing two apps connected to the Hong Kong movement.

According to Quartz investigations editor John Keefe, Apple has removed their app from the iTunes Store.

Apple just took the Quartz app out of the Chinese app store at the request of China, and https://t.co/M7MXa7n7AG is now blocked from mainland China. »