The Daily Populous

Thursday July 15th, 2021 morning edition

image for Britney Spears tells LA court she wants father Jamie charged with conservatorship abuse

Britney Spears has told an LA court that she wants her father charged with conservatorship abuse.

Image: #FreeBritney campaigners were once again outside the court in LA during the hearing, while a separate protest also took place in Washington (below).

After taking a short break to compose herself, Spears, 39, called for her father be removed from the complex legal arrangement and be charged with "conservatorship abuse".

The singer said she wants the conservatorship terminated without the need for a medical assessment, but made it clear her top priority was ousting her father from his role.

Spears had criticised Mr Ingham for not doing enough to help her end the conservatorship and Mr Rosengart is expected to step up attempts to do this.

In court, the star was highly critical of her father and said she has "extreme abandonment issues".

During her testimony, the judge asked Spears to slow down so the court reporter could take it all down. »

Bolsonaro may have emergency surgery after hiccups persist for over 10 days

Authored by theguardian.com

Bolsonaro, 66, was reportedly admitted to a military hospital in the capital Brasília at about 4am, after being struck down by an unremitting bout of the hiccups which has lasted for more than 10 days.

During a trip to southern Brazil last Friday, Bolsonaro reportedly had to abandon a dinner after feeling ill.

In a recent social media broadcast, Bolsonaro said his hiccups problem had started after he underwent dental surgery on 3 June, and blamed it on drugs he had been prescribed. »

Israel demolishes Bedouin homes, seizes solar power units in the West Bank

Authored by middleeastmonitor.com

Israeli forces demolished 11 Palestinian-owned homes this morning in the Bedouin village of Al-Qabbun, to the northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, reported Wafa news agency.

Local activist, Fares Ka'abneh, told Wafa that the Israeli occupation forces also seized tractors, water tankers and solar power units.

According to Palestinian sources, Israeli authorities demolished more than 500 Palestinian homes and businesses in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the past year alone. »

Kirchenaustritte 2020: Über 400.000 Menschen sind aus den großen Kirchen ausgetreten

Authored by rnd.de

Nachdem in den letzten Jahren die Zahl der Kirchenaustritte immer weiter angestiegen ist, sind im vergangenen Jahr erstmals weniger Menschen ausgetreten.

Ein Grund zur Freude sind die Zahlen aber nicht, müssen die Kirchen doch für 2021 mit einer bösen Überraschung rechnen.

Die Expertin aus dem Bistum Essen beobachtet, dass heute immer mehr Menschen aus der Mitte der Kirche austreten. »

Lahmender Radstrecken-Ausbau an Bundesstraßen: Immer weniger neue Radwege, seit Scheuer im Amt ist

Authored by tagesspiegel.de

Seit Scheuer im Amt ist, sind jährlich deutlich weniger neue Radwege entlang von Bundesstraßen fertiggestellt worden als in den beiden Legislaturperioden zuvor.

Aber auch in den Vorjahren lagen die Werte im Schnitt deutlich niedriger, seit Scheuer das Bundesverkehrsministerium führt.

Im Jahr 2019 entstanden 159 neue Kilometer Strecke, 2018 waren es 150 Kilometer. »