The Daily Populous

Tuesday May 10th, 2022 night edition

image for More human remains found at Lake Mead as reservoir's water level plunges

Lake Mead plummets to unfathomable low, exposing original 1971 water intake valve.

The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids and provides drinking water for 40 million people.

As its supply dwindles, a crisis looms.

California's two largest reservoirs are already at 'critically low levels' and the dry season is just starting.

Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the West's water crisis.

Experts say the term 'drought' may be insufficient to capture what is happening in the West. »

‘Paranoid dictator’: Russian journalists fill pro-Kremlin site with anti-war articles

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The articles on Lenta.ru called President Vladimir Putin a “pitiful paranoid dictator” and accused him of waging “the bloodiest war of the 21st century”.

We wanted to remind everyone what our grandfathers really fought for on this beautiful Victory Day – for peace,” said 30-year-old Egor Polyakov, one of the two journalists.

Pointing to recent laws introduced by Russia aimed at stifling anti-war dissent, Polyakov said he was now “worried” for his safety. »

Standup comedy course for men at risk of suicide wins NHS funding

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“That inspired me to prove that the models, exercises and games used in a standup comedy course can help people to recover from emotional problems such as mental illness, postnatal depression, PTSD and anxiety disorders,” she said.

After completing a highly successful six-week NHS course for trauma survivors in Bristol, Comedy on Referral has now won NHS funding to help men at risk of suicide in London.

Belcher is also in discussions with a private practice to extend the course to young people with autism and ADHD. »

Woman who wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ accidentally confessed to murdering real-life husband

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Trends Woman who wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ accidentally confessed to murdering real-life husband By Malavika Pradeep COPY URL.

In 2011, Oregon-based romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy penned a guest post on a writer’s blog titled How to Murder Your Husband.

“As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure,” Crampton Brophy wrote. »