The Daily Populous

Saturday April 25th, 2020 evening edition

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The medical expert said during a visit to the countryside earlier this month, Kim clutched his chest and fell to the ground.

A doctor accompanying Kim immediately carried out CPR and took him to a nearby hospital for emergency care.

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on him, according to four people familiar with the situation.

Reuters was unable to immediately determine what the trip by the Chinese team signaled in terms of Kim's health.

However Shukan Gendai's report claims they were called to the leader's aid by his accompanying doctor after the incident.

When Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il, suffered a stroke in 2008, South Korean media reported at the time that Chinese doctors were involved in his treatment along with French physicians.

Kim is a third-generation hereditary leader who came to power after his father Kim Jong Il died in 2011 from a heart attack. »

Japanese media reports N. Korea's Kim Jon...

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese media, citing the medical team treating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, say the failure of initial surgery has left the 36-year-old in a vegetative state.

The medical expert said during a visit to the countryside earlier this month, Kim clutched his chest and fell to the ground.

A doctor accompanying Kim immediately carried out CPR and took him to a nearby hospital for emergency care. »

Millions of People Face Stimulus Check Delays for a… — ProPublica

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Millions of Americans had received a big deposit from the IRS in their bank accounts, but they had not.

The Georgia customers, almost all black women, are among the likely millions of Americans who are having trouble getting the stimulus funds they are owed.

These customers don’t pay their tax preparation fees upfront, instead opting to have the fee taken out of their refund. »

Mat-Su school board pulls five books from English courses, including ‘Invisible Man’ and ‘Catch-22’

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PALMER — The Matanuska-Susitna School Board has banned the teaching of five “controversial” books used for high school English courses.

All five books are used by high school classes in the Anchorage School District, some as required reading.

Any teachers using the books are no longer allowed to do so, Mat-Su Borough School District spokeswoman Jillian Morrissey said. »