The Daily Populous

Sunday February 6th, 2022 night edition

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A farmer who wrecked a car parked on his land with a tractor has been cleared of criminal damage after he successfully used the 400-year-old legal principle that “an Englishman’s home is his castle”.

Mr Hooper said he did not call police because he had been burgled eight times and found they were often slow to respond.

He went on trial at Durham Crown Court after being charged with dangerous driving and criminal damage.

They were making their way home to Tyneside after spending the day at Low Force waterfall with five friends.

He told the court: "I said: 'Now then lads, can we have this car moved, I need to be in and out.'.

However, the car clipped a post of the farm gate and flipped over, causing massive damage.

Mr Hooper denied dangerous driving and criminal damage and argued that he had been acting in self-defence. »

Mayor denies Dutch city will dismantle historic bridge for Jeff Bezos' yacht

Authored by cbsnews.com

The Koninginnebrug bridge, a steel bridge nicknamed De Hef, isn't tall enough to accommodate the ship's three masts, which exceed the 130 feet of clearance the bridge offers.

Dutch press reports said that the city would remove the central section of the bridge to make way for the yacht, the largest ever built in the Netherlands.

The spokesperson noted that the city has in the past had to deconstruct parts of the bridge to accommodate large vessels. »

Joe Rogan apologises for repeated use of N-word after footage emerges

Authored by theguardian.com
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The podcast host Joe Rogan has offered “sincere and humble apologies” after footage emerged of him repeatedly using the N-word on his hit show.

Rogan has come under fire recently for sharing coronavirus misinformation on his hugely popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience.

She shared an edited compilation of clips of Rogan using the N-word more than 20 times on her Instagram account. »

Democrats Are So Fed Up With Kyrsten Sinema They Are Funding a Primary Challenge

Authored by truthout.org
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Talk of a primary challenge to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is ramping up in the wake of the Arizona Democrat’s decision to protect the filibuster at the cost of passing voting rights legislation.

CNBC reported that Democratic Party donors were so fed up with the first-term senator that they were now planning to finance a primary run to unseat her.

The prospect of a credible primary challenge against Sinema is, in the wake of her actions over the past months, increasingly likely. »