The Daily Populous

Monday October 9th, 2023 morning edition

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WASHINGTON — The office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he isn’t backing down on his monthslong blockade on hundreds of military promotions, even amid Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel, a close U.S ally.

“The Pentagon clearly thinks forcing taxpayers to facilitate abortion is more important than confirming their top nominees without a vote.

“If the Biden administration wants their nominees confirmed then Senate Democrats can do what Coach just did in September and file a cloture petition to force a vote.”.

Tuberville’s blockade has put a hold on at least 300 military nominees, including top officers who would command forces in the Middle East.

The Senate last month used that tactic to confirm its first military nominees in months — Air Force Gen. Charles Q.

Another option the Senate could use to get around Tuberville’s blockade, in theory, is to vote to change the rules and make a one-time exception.

That would require two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 votes, and it's unclear whether that would happen. »

At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day

Authored by theguardian.com

At least 1,000 birds died from colliding into a single building in Chicago on Thursday, 5 October, as they migrated south to their wintering grounds.

He noted that the true extent of affected birds will unravel over a couple of days as people continue to pick up birds around downtown Chicago.

Birds dying in large numbers in a small geographic area tends to occur during peak migration periods in spring and fall. »

Silent Hill 2 Remake Steam Page Receives Major Update, Release Date Announcement Possibly Soon

Authored by twistedvoxel.com

The Steam store page for Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake has received a major update, suggesting that a release date announcement may happen soon.

As such, Konami may soon be hosting another Silent Hill transmission for the announcement of a release date for the Silent Hill 2 remake.

A release window of early 2024 suggests that the Silent Hill 2 remake could possibly hit store shelves between the period of January and March. »

Mario + Rabbids creative director wants to make a new Rayman game

Authored by nintendoeverything.com

Mario + Rabbids creative director Davide Soliani, who worked on the original Kingdom Battle and last year’s Sparks of Hope, has significant interest in working on a new Rayman game.

Part of that interest stems from the fact that he worked on the Game Boy Color version of Rayman way back in 2000.

Here’s what Soliani shared with us when we asked about potentially working on a new Rayman game:. »