The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 1st, 2023 night edition

image for Paul Reubens, actor best known as Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70

Actor Paul Reubens, who came to fame in the 1980s as children's TV star Pee-wee Herman, has died years after a cancer diagnosis, his team said Monday.

"Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit.

"Pee Wee's Playhouse" on CBS, a children's television show starring Paul Reubens and John Paragon.

The announcement of his death included a personal statement from the actor, explaining why he had kept his medical condition under wraps.

Comedian and podcaster Conan O'Brien recalled "the magic, generosity, artistry, and devout silliness of Paul Reubens.".

"Everyone I know received countless nonsensical memes from Paul on their birthday, and I mean EVERYONE," O'Brien said in a statement.

Thank you for my career & your forever friendship all these years & for teaching us what a true original is. »

Russians forcibly mobilise about 60,000 men from occupied territories – Ukraine's Defence Intelligence

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Since early 2022, Russia has forcibly mobilised between 55,000 and 60,000 men into its army in Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories.

Cherniak also added that the Russians swell their ranks with students from the occupied Ukrainian territories.

Cherniak stressed that the only real opportunity to survive for those mobilised from the occupied territories is to surrender at the first opportunity. »