The Daily Populous

Friday May 8th, 2020 evening edition

image for Berlin marks day of liberation from Nazis with unprecedented public holiday

Germans in Berlin are celebrating a public holiday to mark the end of the Second World War for the very first time.

VE Day celebrations: In pictures 1/25 VE (Victory in Europe) Day in London, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe.

A teenage Princess Elizabeth danced in jubilation on VE Day after slipping into the crowds unnoticed outside Buckingham Palace.

PA 7/25 Huge crowds at Whitehall, London, celebrating VE (Victory in Europe) Day in London, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe, 75 years ago.

Getty Images 21/25 Ecstatic crowds celebrating VE Day in London's Piccadilly, at the end of World War II, 8th May 1945.

Getty Images 1/25 VE (Victory in Europe) Day in London, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. »

Harry Potter and the Hidden Tribute to the Young Girl

Authored by mentalfloss.com
image for

Among them was Natalie McDonald of Toronto, a nine-year-old girl who could not wait to hear how the story would end—but sadly, not because she was impatient.

McDonald had a terminal case of leukemia and was all but certain to die before Goblet hit the bookstores.

Rowling was on vacation when the request arrived and replied via e-mail to Natalie’s mother on August 4, 1999. »

Father and son charged with murder of unarmed black man Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia

Authored by abcnews.go.com
image for

Father and son charged with murder of unarmed black man Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia Georgia doesn't have hate crime laws.

Two men have been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault for the February shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

The father and son have been charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, after spotting him running in their neighborhood. »

'My God,' Says US Senator After William Barr Deploys 'History Is Written by the Winners' Trope

Authored by commondreams.org
image for

To critics like Murphy, Barr's response was a clear betrayal of the standards that should be upheld by the Justice Department and the American legal system.

AG BARR NEEDS TO RESIGN How many times do we need to say this?https://t.co/K9qHyhPRIi — Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 8, 2020.

"The head of the American justice system now saying publicly that there is no good or bad except what the strongest want. »

Germany passes law banning 'gay conversion therapy' for minors

Authored by bbc.com

Germany's parliament has passed a law banning so-called "gay conversion therapy" for young people nationwide.

Those breaking the new law can face up to a year in prison, or a €30,000 ($32,535; £26,268) fine.

Around 1,000 people are subjected to conversion therapy in Germany every year, according to the Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, a Berlin-based human rights organisation. »