The Daily Populous

Wednesday March 4th, 2020 morning edition

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Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said 2,336 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Iran | Photo from REUTERS.

Iran has had the highest number of deaths from coronavirus outside China, where it originated, and several officials have been infected - including the head of Iran's emergency medical services, ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Eight per cent of Iran's parliament has been tested positive for coronavirus, according to a CNN report.

Lawmaker Abdul Reza Misri said 23 members of parliament have been infected, according to state TV-affiliated website YJC.

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According to Iran's deputy parliament speaker Abdul Reza Misri, 23 parliament members out of 290 have tested positive for the coronavirus, the report said, adding that meetings between lawmakers and citizens were cancelled in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in Iran.

Separately, Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said 2,336 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Iran. »

Pornhub to Release First Ever Non-Adult Film, About Black Lesbian Strip Club Culture (EXCLUSIVE)

Authored by variety.com

Ubiquitous American pornography website Pornhub is releasing its first ever non-adult film on Wednesday, the company exclusively announced to Variety.

“Shakedown” is a stream-of-consciousness, nonfiction narrative about the queer women and men who populated the lesbian strip club scene in Los Angeles in the early aughts.

Official Pornhub merchandise and clothes emblazoned with search engine terms featured prominently in the line’s 2016 fall collection. »

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: ‘Fleabag’s Brett Gelman Upped To Series Regular

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EXCLUSIVE: Brett Gelman has been promoted to series regular on Netflix’s Stranger Things season 4.

On the hit series, Gelman plays Murray Bauman, the journalist-turned-conspiracy theorist who was first introduced in season 2 and had a significant role in season 3.

This news comes fresh off the heels of Gelman’s wide success with Amazon’s Fleabag sweeping awards season as the Best Comedy Series category at the Emmys, Golden Globes, and the Critics’ Choice. »

O'Rourke's former bandmate denounces him after Biden endorsement: 'Team Bernie all the f---ing way

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In the post captioned, “No thank you Biden,” Bixler-Zavala also included a photo of Sanders smiling with the words: “Team Bernie all the f---ing way!!”.

“Beto really bummed me out bad by supporting Biden,” one commenter wrote, to which Bixler-Zavala responded: “Me too.”.

"Tomorrow, March 3, 2020, I will be casting my ballot for Joe Biden," he said during his announcement. »

World's biggest meat company linked to 'brutal massacre' in Amazon

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The report by Repórter Brasil comes as JBS faces growing pressure over transparency failings in its Amazon cattle supply chain.

Meat company faces heat over ‘cattle laundering’ in Amazon supply chain Read more.

Between January 2016 and October 2017 the company exported thousands of cubic metres of timber to the US and Europe. »