The Daily Populous

Sunday March 14th, 2021 night edition

image for Pa. woman created ‘deepfake’ videos to force rivals off daughter’s cheerleading squad: police

Raffaela Spone, of Chalfont, was charged with two misdemeanors, Hilltown Township Police officers said.

An investigation last year led officers to discover that Spone had sent harassing text messages directly to the teenagers as well, police said.

As the investigation continued, more teenagers came forward, who were all part of a traveling cheerleading group — Victory Vipers — based in the Doylestown area.

Raffeala Spone, 50, was arrested for harassing teenager cheerleaders, who she saw as rivals to her daughter.

“Spone last year created the doctored images of at least three members,” according to the affidavit.

Hilltown police were contacted by one of the teenager’s parents in July, and then two more families came forward with a similar account.

Cause of death for missing York County woman won’t be known until Monday. »

Parrots Will Share Currency to Help Their Pals Purchase Food

Authored by smithsonianmag.com

They’ll even trade currency for them in the form of small metal rings passed into the hands of human researchers.

It’s one thing to pass a partner a piece of grub; it’s another to give them the currency to purchase it.

African grey parrots have shown that cleverness and complex behavior are present in many branches of the tree of life. »

"It's wrong, it's un-American and it must stop": Biden condemns rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans

Authored by cbsnews.com

"Vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans, who have been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.".

While hate crimes fell overall by 7% in 2020, a new report published this week found that Asian Americans experienced a 150% surge in attacks.

Our family greatly appreciates the president's comments condemning the awful rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. »

Maskless woman arrested in Galveston day after mandate lifted

Authored by abc13.com

EMBED >More News Videos "This is what they'll do to you," a woman who claims to be 65 yells out as she's confronted by a Galveston police officer.

EMBED >More News Videos Press play to watch a FaceTime interview with Terry White, the woman who was taken down by security after she refused to comply with the bank's face mask protocol.

she told ABC13.White's arrest came a day after Texas officially lifted mandates statewide over virus prevention protocols. »