The Daily Populous

Monday August 24th, 2020 morning edition

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First lady Melania Trump faced backlash from social media users on Saturday, as photos of her completed Rose Garden refurbishment initiative sparked a range of objections online.

The Rose Garden is a White House relic, originally commissioned for landscaping renewal in the early 1960s, during John F. Kennedy's presidency.

"Can we talk about how Jackie Kennedy's Rose Garden was colorful and diverse and beautiful and Melania just made it...

Can we talk about how Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden was colorful and diverse and beautiful and Melania just made it... white? pic.twitter.com/6jIendxup9 — Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) August 22, 2020.

Melania Trump has 'renovated' the Rose Garden in the White House (photo on the left) that was originally designed by Jackie Kennedy as a tribute to her husband John (photo on the right).

Now, as 175,000 -and climbing- American lives and millions of livelihoods have been lost, she unveils new & NOT improved Rose Garden.

The hashtag "Marie Antoinette" trended on Twitter shortly after photos of the Rose Garden began to circulate, as it did when Melania Trump first announced the renovation initiative last month. »

Prince Andrew accuser 'running out of hope' and says 'anyone else would be in jail'

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A woman who claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew says she is "running out of hope" that he will be punished.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she was trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein, alleges Prince Andrew had sex with her on three separate occasions - including when she was 17, still a minor under US law.

This morning she claimed she was "gifted" to the royal, and voiced her fury on Twitter. »

Danbury, Connecticut will name sewage plant after John Oliver

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Officials in Danbury, Connecticut, say they will name their sewage plant after the comedian John Oliver, in retaliation for an expletive-filled rant about the city on his HBO show.

“We are going to rename it the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant,” the Republican mayor said.

In a recent episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the British-born comic explored racial disparities in the jury selection process, citing problems in Hartford and New Britain. »

Israel’s Latest ‘Carmel’ Tanks To Have X-Box Controllers, F-35 Style Cockpit

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From the super-advanced F-35 style “see-through” cockpit to an Xbox controller, three companies – IAI, Elbit, and Rafael race through to build a state-of-the-art futuristic combat vehicle.

The AFV is made to be operated by an active operational crew of two men, with unique sci-fi apparatus inside.

The machine is made for professional troops, with comfort in operation and giving high-tech features in a combat zone. »

Biden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: 'No new taxes' for anyone making less than $400,000

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Biden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: 'No new taxes' for anyone making less than $400,000 Everybody should pay “their fair share," Biden said.

“I will raise taxes for anybody making over $400,000,” Biden told Muir, adding, “no new taxes” would be raised for anyone making under $400,000.

“It's smart to tax businesses that are in fact making excessive amounts of money and paying no taxes,” Biden told Muir. »