The Daily Populous

Wednesday May 20th, 2020 morning edition

Why sloths do not get crusty eyes from all the sleeping
Authored by bbc.com
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And if any animal is going to get crusty eyes, it would be the notoriously lethargic sloths.

"Nature has a way of adapting so they probably have something that keeps the crust from building up.".

However, researchers have found that sloths have such poor eyesight that they hardly use it for climbing or foraging.

This is where things get a little more complex, because there are two groups of sloths: three-toed sloths and two-toed sloths.

Their default position is a tight strong grip, and they must exert effort to open them.

These appendages give the sloths a very fine sense of touch, which in some ways compensates for their poor eyesight.

"I'd be a little concerned trying to clean up the crusty eyes with those claws," says Leslie Da Lie. »

Trump Just Removed the IG Investigating Elaine Chao. Chao’s Husband, Mitch McConnell, Already Vetted the Replacement.
Authored by citizensforethics.org
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These moves will leave oversight of the Chao-McConnell investigation in the hands of Trump administration officials who McConnell has effectively endorsed.

But Elliott’s appointment is not the first time the Trump administration has sought to install a political appointee as an acting IG amid high profile investigations.

It is incumbent upon Congress, the public, and the good government community not to let President Trump get away with it yet again. »

Stabbing attack at North York massage parlour was ‘incel’ terrorism, police say
Authored by thestar.com

Officers arrived shortly before 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 to find a man and a woman suffering from multiple cuts outside the building.

She left behind a five-year-old daughter “who will sadly have to grow up missing her wonderful mommy,” the fundraiser said.

Accordingly, incel violence arguably conforms to an emergent trend in terrorism with a more salient hate crime dimension that necessitates greater scrutiny and analysis.”. »

Pelosi on calling Trump 'morbidly obese': 'I didn't know that he would be so sensitive'
Authored by thehill.com
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He's always talking about other people's ... weight, their pounds," Pelosi said during an interview Tuesday with MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace.

Trump initially dismissed Pelosi's characterization of his weight earlier in the day, saying, “I don’t respond to her.

But roughly five minutes later, Trump said at a press conference on Capitol Hill in response to an unrelated question, “Pelosi is a sick woman. »

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