The Daily Populous

Wednesday September 27th, 2023 night edition

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New cases of HIV in Amsterdam have dropped to almost zero thanks to an investment scheme in the preventative drug PrEP.

According to figures from the Dutch AIDS Fund, there were only nine new cases of the virus in Amsterdam in 2022, down from 66 people diagnosed in 2021.

The organisation claimed that 128 people were diagnosed with HIV in Amsterdam in 2019, and since 2010, the number of new infections in the Dutch capital has fallen by 95 per cent.

Amsterdam has shown it is possible to stop HIV and AIDS.

Amsterdam has seen a 95% decrease in new HIV diagnoses in the last 12 years!

“This result in Amsterdam just shows that this goal is entirely achievable with the right political will and it is a testament to their community response to HIV.”.

To learn more about HIV and AIDS research, testing and treatment, visit amFAR or the Terrence Higgins Trust. »

Florida man, 74, attacked by rabid otter while feeding ducks

Authored by clickorlando.com
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JUPITER, Fla. – A rabid otter attacked a man last week in Florida, according to health officials.

The Florida Department of Health said the attack happened Wednesday in Jupiter, Florida, in Palm Beach County.

The man began to back up slowly while facing the otter when the animal attacked him for several minutes. »

‘Thwarted diabolical plot': Man arrested minutes before mass shooting at Northern Virginia church, police say

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Authorities arrested a man who they say was minutes away from carrying out a mass shooting at a church in Northern Virginia on Sunday morning.

Rui Jiang, 35, was taken into custody with a loaded gun and extra ammo at Park Valley Church in Haymarket.

Police said Jiang went on a stakeout of the church early Sunday morning and posted pictures from the parking lot. »

EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation

Authored by theguardian.com

The EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk to comply with sweeping new laws on fake news and Russian propaganda, after X – formerly known as Twitter – was found to have the highest ratio of disinformation posts of all large social media platforms.

Twitter left the code of practice but it is obliged under the new law to comply with the rules or face a ban across the EU.

LinkedIn’s owner, Microsoft, stopped 6.7m fake accounts being created and removed 24,000 pieces of fake content. »

Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A 'Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist'

Authored by commondreams.org

"'School lunch debt' is a term so absurd that it shouldn't even exist," Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) declared in a statement Monday.

"That's why I'm proud to introduce this bill to cancel the nation's student meal debt and stop humiliating kids and penalizing hunger.".

"No child in Rhode Island—or anywhere in America—should be penalized for not being able to afford school lunch. »