The Daily Populous

Tuesday May 16th, 2023 evening edition

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The Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 18 missiles of various types and a number of Shahed drones on the night of 15-16 May, with all Russian targets shot down by the defenders.

Source: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Telegram; Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Telegram.

Quote from Zaluzhnyi: "At around 03:30 on 16 May, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine from the northern, southern and eastern fronts with various types of air-, sea- and land-based missiles - 18 in total.

Six Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles were launched from six MiG-31K aircraft, 9 Kalibr cruise missiles were launched from ships in the Black Sea, and three land-based missiles (S-400, Iskander-M).

All 18 missiles were destroyed by Ukrainian Air Force air defence.".

On the night of 16 May, an air-raid warning was issued throughout Ukraine, including twice in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.

There were a series of loud explosions in the capital, and air defence systems were activated. »

Mormon church has $100bn ‘clandestine hedge fund’, says whistleblower

Authored by theguardian.com

“It was really a clandestine hedge fund,” David A Nielsen said during an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes.

Nielsen, a devout Mormon himself, was first recruited to work for Ensign Peak while working on Wall Street.

The Mormon church official W Christopher Waddell, who oversees the organization’s financial, real estate, investment and charitable operations as the first counselor in the presiding bishopric, vehemently denied Nielsen’s accusations. »

Rudy Giuliani 'demanded oral sex while on phone to Trump'

Authored by telegraph.co.uk
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Rudy Giuliani has been accused of making an employee perform oral sex on him while he was on the phone to Donald Trump.

Ms Dunphy claimed that she had recordings of numerous interactions with Mr Giuliani.

The 70-page complaint said: "He often demanded oral sex while he took phone calls on speaker phone from high-profile friends and clients, including then-President Trump. »

Saudi Arabia increases stake in Electronic Arts

Authored by gamesindustry.biz
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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has increased its stake in Electronic Arts.

Electronic Arts is one of many major US-based games publishers the PIF has invested in, including Activision Blizzard and Take-Two Interactive.

The increased investments from Saudi Arabia have caused controversy in the games industry due to the country's poor human rights record – homosexuality is a crime in Saudi Arabia, publishable by everything from flogging to execution. »

Florida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character

Authored by edition.cnn.com

“I am the teacher that’s under investigation with the Florida Department of Education for indoctrination for showing a Disney movie,” she said.

In the video, Barbee explained she played the Disney movie to a class, which was only partially full after a day of standardized testing.

She also said she had previously-signed permission slips from all the parents, allowing the students to watch a movie rated PG. »