The Daily Populous

Saturday October 10th, 2020 morning edition

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A sitting sheriff in Michigan defended one of the men recently charged in a plot to kidnap the Wolverine State’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

This interview with a sitting sheriff in Michigan is absolutely wild. pic.twitter.com/h7WKsrAqCZ — Ross Jones (@rossjonesWXYZ) October 9, 2020.

The sheriff was then asked if he has any “regrets” about sharing a stage with a man who has since been accused of trying to kidnap the governor.

Because you can still, in Michigan, if it’s a felony, you can make a felony arrest.

The sheriff goes on to cite what he believed to be the statute that authorizes citizens’ arrests in Michigan.

“Sheriff Dar Leaf’s supposition that the act was not a kidnapping of Governor Whitmer but a citizen’s arrest has to be understood in the historical context of citizen’s arrests,” he explained.

What’s most relevant here is that it’s hard to remove a sheriff because there’s no specific code of conduct. »

South Carolina Senate debate replaced with interviews after Lindsey Graham ‘refuses Covid-19 test'

Authored by independent.co.uk

Debate officials have changed the format of a debate between Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison to instead consist of separate candidate interviews.

The change was reportedly prompted by officials after Mr Harrison declined to participate unless the Republican incumbent took a coronavirus test, which he reportedly declined.

In the hours leading up to the event, Mr Harrison called on debate moderators and Senator Graham to take Covid-19 tests. »

Jack White Replaces Morgan Wallen as SNL Musical Guest

Authored by pitchfork.com

Jack White is set to perform on Saturday Night Live this weekend (October 10), stepping in for Morgan Wallen.

Wallen was ousted from the show, he said, due to “COVID protocols” after recent video surfaced of him partying without a mask.

White’s performance follows the announcement this week of the White Stripes’ first official greatest hits collection, out December 4. »

FIFA 21 Legacy Edition (Switch) Review

Authored by ign.com

Last year, I had this to say about FIFA 19’s gameplay on Nintendo Switch:.

In essence, it’s a stripped back version of FIFA 20 and indicative of its approach to the series on the Switch.

You’d hope for this, though - after all, this is mainly what you’re paying for when you get FIFA 20 on Switch. »

Human 'microevolution' sees more people born without wisdom teeth and an extra artery

Authored by news.sky.com
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More people are being born without wisdom teeth and an extra artery in their arm as a result of a human "microevolution" in recent years, a study has found.

Over time, human faces have got shorter, which has seen our mouths get smaller, with less room for as many teeth.

As part of natural selection and our increased ability to chew food, this has resulted in fewer people being born with wisdom teeth, Dr Teghan Lucas from Flinders University, Adelaide, said. »