The Daily Populous

Saturday January 25th, 2020 morning edition

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Pompeo stood, leaned in and silently glared at Kelly for a period of several seconds before leaving the room.".

But Pompeo declined to answer multiple questions from Kelly about Ukraine, saying he had only agreed to discuss the administration's policies with regard to Iran.

The reporter, "All Things Considered" co-host Mary Louise Kelly, interviewed Pompeo on Friday amid President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, which centers around the president's dealings with Ukraine.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed out an NPR reporter after she pressed him to answer questions about the removal of former U.S.

"He used repeated expletives, according to Kelly, and asked, 'Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?'".

On a radio program for NPR that aired Friday, Kelly provided more details about her unrecorded exchange with Pompeo.

The back-and-forth continued as Kelly pressed Pompeo on whether or not he should apologize to the former U.S. ambassador. »

Mathematicians have solved traffic jams, and they’re begging cities to listen

Authored by fastcompany.com

Most traffic jams are unnecessary, and this deeply irks mathematicians who specialize in traffic flow.

“If engineers manage to achieve local improvements, after a while the flows rearrange and the same traffic jams appear in other places.”

Krylatov would like to solve urban traffic jams forever, so much so that he has coauthored a book of new math approaches to traffic and ways to implement them. »

London police to deploy facial recognition cameras across the city

Authored by theverge.com

The cameras will be placed in locations popular with shoppers and tourists, like Stratford’s Westfield shopping center and the West End, reports BBC News.

When the camera flags an individual, police officers will approach and ask them to verify their identity.

“Every day, our police officers are briefed about suspects they should look out for; [facial recognition] improves the effectiveness of this tactic.”. »

'Take her out': Recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired

Authored by abcnews.go.com

'Take her out': Recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired Trump apparently heard discussing firing Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

'Take her out': Recording appears to capture Trump saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired.

'Take her out': Recording appears to capture Trump saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images. »

A Senator Wants Congress To “Unilaterally” Release Information On Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing If The Trump Administration Won’t

Authored by buzzfeednews.com

Earlier this week, the director of national intelligence was required by law to provide an unclassified report to Congress on Khashoggi’s brutal killing at a Saudi Consulate in 2018.

However, the DNI missed the deadline, as BuzzFeed News first reported Thursday, prompting inquiries from lawmakers.

The process would require a committee vote and could end in a full vote on the Senate floor, which would take weeks. »