The Daily Populous

Saturday April 29th, 2023 day edition

image for Ted Cruz Fox News tapes are being handed over to the Justice Department for its Jan. 6 inquiry

FLASHBACK: What Sen. Ted Cruz said as he led the Jan. 6 effort to block President Joe Biden’s win.

“They reached out to us after we publicized some of the tapes,” said Gerry Filippatos, who is representing the producer, Abby Grossberg.

“We’re in the process of negotiating a targeted subpoena for Abby’s electronic data, so they can have what they want.”.

Filippatos did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday.

FIRED FROM FOX: Carlson latest in string of high-profile Fox News oustings.

"And then said again on the Senate floor four days later," Cruz tweeted.

"This Congress appointed an electoral commission to examine claims of voter fraud — five house members, five senators, five supreme court justices examined the evidence and rendered a judgment," Cruz said. »

‘This was demonic:’ Florida Uber Eats driver killed, dismembered during delivery run

Authored by clickorlando.com

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A man is accused of killing and dismembering an Uber Eats driver delivering food to his home, according to the Pasco County sheriff.

Deputies searched Thursday for the missing Uber Eats driver and Uber Eats provided law enforcement with information on his last whereabouts.

GPS data showed the driver was last at a home along Moog Road in Holiday, Florida, according to the sheriff. »

Minnesota Senate votes 34-33 to legalize recreational cannabis

Authored by cbsnews.com
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Senate voted along party lines Friday afternoon to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older.

He highlighted the positives of a potential cannabis law, including automatically expunging low-level cannabis convictions from people's criminal records.

If signed into law, Minnesota would become the 23rd state to legalize weed. »

Philippines reports 'confrontation' with Chinese vessels in South China Sea

Authored by asiaone.com

A China Coast Guard vessel towers over a Philippine Coast Guard vessel at Ayungin Shoal, maintaining a distance of only 50 yards.

MANILA - The Philippines Coast Guard said on Friday (April 28) it was involved in a confrontation with Chinese vessels that made "dangerous maneuvers" in the South China Sea, the latest in a string of tense maritime interactions between the two countries.

The Coast Guard said that during the April 18-24 mission, it identified more than 100 "alleged Chinese maritime militia vessels, a People's Liberation Army Navy corvette class and two China Coast Guard vessels" within the Philippines' 200-mile exclusive economic zone. »

'Mom influencer' found guilty of lying about Latino couple trying to kidnap her kids at California store

Authored by nbcnews.com

A white California "mom influencer" was convicted of fabricating a story about a Latino couple trying to kidnap her children outside of a store.

Authorities cleared them of any wrongdoing and said that the investigation into Sorensen's claims "produced no evidence" to support her allegations.

Sorensen, who described herself on social media as a "mom influencer," said the couple gave her the "heebie-jeebies" and "weren’t clean-cut individuals.". »