The Daily Populous

Thursday August 13rd, 2020 morning edition

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This past weekend, the “Wipe Me Down” rapper asked his fans in the Duval area if they could bring him insulin to treat his diabetes.

“Anybody n DUVAL AREA WITH THIS LANTIS MEDICINE DM ME YOUR NUMBER SO WE CAN MEET‼️” he wrote.

One woman agreed to bring him the medicine and drove three hours to his home to drop it off.

“I gotta tell this story bruh — how good God is,” he said in an Instagram video.

“I ran out of insulin yesterday and this lady drove three hours to bring me insulin.

Boosie then showed the camera a photo of the winning scratch-off ticket that the woman texted to him.

“I’d go a month without taking my insulin shots, so I was just throwin’ up, losin’ weight, all kinds of shit. »

Young children would rather explore than get rewards

Authored by news.osu.edu
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“We believe it is because young children need to explore to help them understand how the world works.”.

Results showed children approached exploration systematically, to make sure they didn’t miss anything.

But it appears that all children go through a phase where systematic exploration is one of their main goals. »

One of the first successful Russian-backed misinformation efforts of the 2020 election tricked Donald Trump Jr. and Ted Cruz into helping spread false claims about Portland protesters

Authored by businessinsider.com
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Prominent conservatives including Donald Trump Jr. and Sen. Ted Cruz retweeted misleading claims and footage attempting to depict Portland protesters as having burned a "stack of Bibles.".

But the narrative was originally set in motion by Russian-backed media outlet Ruptly, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Several high-profile conservatives including Donald Trump Jr. and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas shared Russian misinformation, the The New York Times reported Tuesday. »

Pelosi, Maloney Joined by 173 House Democrats in Calling on Postmaster General to Reverse Assault on Postal Service

Authored by speaker.gov

“It is always essential that the Postal Service be able to deliver mail in a timely and effective manner.

It is always essential that the Postal Service be able to deliver mail in a timely and effective manner.

The Postal Service motto states, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” »

'Hundreds dead' because of Covid-19 misinformation

Authored by bbc.com

Many died from drinking methanol or alcohol-based cleaning products.

They wrongly believed the products to be a cure for the virus.

The achievement of an effective coronavirus vaccine could be completely undermined by misinformation, doctors told the BBC's anti-disinformation team. »