The Daily Populous

Saturday May 13rd, 2023 morning edition

image for There is a clear and present danger of a new Trump presidency. Democrats must act now to prevent it | Jonathan Freedland

Of course, the first round of primary voting is months away and much could change, but the shape of the race is already clear – and Trump is dominant.

There was a similar Republican response in March when Trump was indicted, also in New York, over hush money paid to the former porn star Stormy Daniels.

That saw his approval numbers among Republicans – the self-proclaimed party of family values – go up.

For the believers, the indictment merely vindicated Trump’s claim that he is the martyred victim of a liberal deep state.

But on the current evidence, a slew of guilty verdicts would barely dent his standing with his own party.

As Trump intuited back in 2016, he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and Republicans would still vote for him.

And they have to sound the alarm every day, warning of the danger Trump poses. »

Dallas police say man shot, killed 26-year-old girlfriend for having abortion

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DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — A 22-year-old man who shot and killed his girlfriend early Wednesday did so because of a recent abortion she had, according to his arrest warrant.

During their investigation, police determined Gonzales had been in an argument with her boyfriend, Harold Thompson, prior to the shooting.

Further investigation revealed Gonzales recently went to Colorado to get an abortion and returned just the night before, police said. »

Louisiana police find woman's body in walk-in freezer at Arby's restaurant

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Authorities in Louisiana are investigating a "suspicious death" after a body was found in a walk-in freezer at an Arby's restaurant in New Iberia, police said.

The New Iberia Police Department said the female victim was an employee at the restaurant on E. Admiral Doyle Drive, according to KADN.

"So it was an employee that discovered the female deceased inside the cooler, (and) the deceased is an employee of the restaurant," New Iberia Police Capt. »

Russia tried to destroy US-made Patriot system in Ukraine, officials say

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Russia tried to destroy a US-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine last week with a hypersonic missile, two US officials told CNN.

The attack failed, and the Ukrainian military instead intercepted the missile using the Patriot system, the officials said, marking their first known successful Ukrainian use of the advanced air defense system only weeks after it arrived in country.

In this file photo, a soldier stands on a trailer with launching pads for guided missiles of the Patriot air defense system in southeastern Poland. »