The Daily Populous

Wednesday April 20th, 2022 day edition

image for Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman started 'shouting' at Biden's national security advisor when he brought up Jamal Khashoggi's brutal killing, report says

MBS erupted at US national security advisor Jake Sullivan when the two men met for the first time last year, WSJ reported.

The crown prince started "shouting" at Sullivan after he brought up Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman erupted at national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting last year when Sullivan brought up the assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The crown prince also said that the US "could forget about its request to boost oil production.".

Video: Why the Saudi crown prince met with Trump, Oprah and others in 2018.

The CIA concluded a little over a month later that Prince Mohammed, also known as MBS, had personally ordered Khashoggi's murder.

The Journal's report on Tuesday detailed at length the deterioration of the US's relationship with Saudi Arabia over the last several years. »

Arizona Iced Tea founder says the 99-cent price tag will stay the same

Authored by today.com

In a now-viral article published last week, the LA Times posed the question: "As inflation soars, how is AriZona iced tea still 99 cents?".

After all, an increase in price for a retailer means a change in what a consumer might purchase from them altogether.

Instead of cranking up the value of its iced tea, the company has opted to snip out the extra expenses that might increase the price. »

Elizabeth Warren says her bill to ban Congress from owning stocks will 'clean up the filth on the floor'

Authored by businessinsider.com

Warren is one of several lawmakers pushing for a ban Congress owning or trading stocks.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren continued her push to ban members of Congress from trading or owning stocks during an interview released Tuesday, saying that the proposal would "clean up the filth on the floor.".

Warren is among the most vocal members of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want to ban all members of Congress from trading stocks. »

David Jaffe claims he rejected $100m Tencent deal ‘because I want nothing to do with them’

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe has claimed that he rejected an offer from Tencent to direct a game with a $100 million budget because of his views on the Chinese government.

“I was courted by a Chinese company… and I said ‘no thank you’… because you’re Tencent and I want nothing to do with you.

Later in the podcast, as Moriarty and Jaffe discussed the increase in money being invested in studios across the industry, Jaffe elaborated on some of the reasons why he turned down the Tencent deal. »

Police come 40 minutes after public masturbator does

Authored by boingboing.net

It took police 40 minutes to arrive, by which time the man had vacated the premises.

When the hair salon owner posted the video to social media, a nail salon responded and said the same man was spotted masturbating and looking through the nail salon window, too.

Long Beach police said they would have more information soon. »