The Daily Populous

Imam Khomeini banned chess after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but he rectified it shortly before he died, and today Iran is a world chess power.

Iranian Atousa Pourkashiyan (naturalized American) poses for a photo during the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Rekabi returned to Iran and then, a few weeks ago, her house was demolished, according to Iranian media in exile. »

A new rule allowing the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the rates of prison phone calls is one step closer to becoming law.

The prison phone call industry has been broken for decades, with telecommunications companies, like Global Tel Link and Pay Tel Communications, charging unfair fees for phone and video calls from inmates.

The FCC has been working to crack down on these predatory costs for years and implemented a cap on prison calls in 2021, while individual states, including Connecticut and California, have made prison phone calls free of charge. »

A medical practice in England intended to text its patients wishes for a "very merry Christmas."

Instead, the mass text told patients they had "aggressive lung cancer" that had spread and asked them to fill out a form for terminal patients.

The mass text from Askern Medical Practice in Doncaster was sent out on December 23, according to the BBC. »

During one point in Mr Trump Jr’s testimony, an interviewer noted that the Trump campaign raised about $250m to fight the election results, but only used $10m in litigation.

Asked if he knew where the rest of the money went, Mr Trump Jr replied: “I do not.”.

Mr Trump Jr’s fiancée, former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, was among the many whose transcripts the committee released. »