The Daily Populous

Friday August 27th, 2021 evening edition

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., knows a thing or two about not following rules that apply to her.

According to the FEC, "When candidates use their personal funds for campaign purposes, they are making contributions to their campaigns.

The far-right lawmaker brazenly declared in February that she "under-reports" her expenses, stating, "They want to come against me for legitimate expenses, go ahead.

In the maze of FEC filings, seemingly obvious expenses the campaign incurred were not included in those disbursements.

It's a safe assumption that those domains were purchased, but no campaign payments relating to website purchases or website design were registered with the FEC.

The campaign didn't file any record with the FEC that Salon could find for that graphic design creation.

Lauren Boebert says her late-night Capitol mystery tour was "totally legit." »

Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal

Authored by reuters.com
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While the authorities used a case involving a parcel delivery company to explain why "996" was illegal, working such hours had become a badge of honour for some Chinese companies and employees.

1/2 A man talks on a mobile phone as he looks at the view of the Shanghai skyline, September 4, 2014.

But a backlash surfaced in 2019, prompting a public debate about work hours in China's tech industry that has continued. »

12-Year-Old Earns $400,000 Selling NFTs to Idiots

Authored by futurism.com
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Ahmed made his fortune almost overnight with a collection of 3,350 NFTs that he named “Weird Whales.”

READ MORE: This 12-year-old coder is set to earn over $400,000 after about 2 months selling NFTs [CNBC].

More on NFTs: Crypto Titan Makes Grandiose, Nonsense Claim That NFTs “Liberate” Art. »

City of Madison unveils program that will send specialists to non-violent mental health calls instead of police

Authored by channel3000.com
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City of Madison unveils program that will send specialists to non-violent mental health calls instead of police.

MADISON, Wis. – Starting Monday, 911 dispatchers in Dane County will have the option to send a team of trained specialists to non-violent mental health calls instead of police.

If a mental health crisis is determined to be non-violent, dispatchers will have the opportunity to send the CARES team. »