The Daily Populous

Monday December 30th, 2019 evening edition

image for Tulsi Gabbard missed 85% of House votes this fall. Hawaii's ex-governor wants her to resign

Hawaii's former governor says running for president is getting in the way of Tulsi Gabbard representing the state in Congress.

Neil Abercrombie called on her to resign from the House of Representatives.

"She's missed virtually all of the votes so far," said Abercrombie, including one last week on a $1.4 trillion spending package that funds federal agencies through September 2020.

Gabbard missed 125 of the 146 votes taken in the House from October through December, according to GovTrack.

She was the only member to vote "present" on the articles of impeachment against President Trump last week.

Gabbard, who has represented Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District since 2013, announced in October that she wouldn't seek reelection so she can focus on her presidential campaign.

Abercrombie himself served in Congress but resigned in early 2010 to focus on his run for governor. »

Opinion | This Has Been the Best Year Ever

Authored by nytimes.com

Every single day in recent years, another 325,000 people got their first access to electricity.

Each day, more than 200,000 got piped water for the first time.

And some 650,000 went online for the first time, every single day. »

North Atlantic Current may cease temporarily in the next century

Authored by eurekalert.org
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The North Atlantic Current transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe, providing much of north-western Europe with a relatively mild climate.

However, there is a 15 percent likelihood that there will be a temporary change in the current in the next 100 years.

Ocean scientists have found that the Atlantic Ocean currents are sensitive to the amount of fresh water at the surface. »

Tim Boyle, Veteran Recording Engineer and Scoring Mixer, Dies at 71

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com
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He worked with Quincy Jones and Eric Clapton and on films including 'The Sandlot' and 'Starship Troopers.'.

Tim Boyle, a veteran recording engineer and scoring mixer, died Dec. 22 of liver cancer in Sherman Oaks, Calif., his daughter Briget Boyle said.

He won a Golden Reel Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors for his work on South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999). »

Last tenant 'found decapitated'

Authored by news.bbc.co.uk

David Phyall, 50, was the last tenant at the Atlantic Housing Ltd housing association flats in Eastleigh.

His body was found by police on 5 July, who said his death was not suspicious.

"We were called to the address on Bodmin Road on 5 July at approximately 4.20pm to a non-suspicious death," she said. »