The Daily Populous

Thursday November 16th, 2023 evening edition

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Because I feel like I’m going through like an existential crisis right now, and a lot of people are.

“Read our entire existence for filth and he did NOT miss,” another said of bin Laden’s criticisms of the U.S.

The clip itself went viral, with other young TikTokers also sharing the letter approvingly, encouraging followers to read it.

After they had racked up thousands of likes and views, TikTok took down these and similar videos.

They also noted that the content “is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media.”

You know things are dire when, for some people engaged in the debate, an extremist mass murderer starts making sense.

UPDATE Nov. 16, 1:00pm ET: This story has been updated to include comment from TikTok. »

Earth is 'big enough' for U.S. and China to succeed, Xi says as he meets Biden

Authored by cnbc.com

BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday outside of San Francisco in their first face-to-face encounter in a year.

The summit, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, followed efforts between the U.S. and China to increase high-level communication amid continued tensions.

"We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict," Biden said at the start of the summit. »

Trump’s Truth Social updates suggest he cares more about 2024 votes than verdicts

Authored by msnbc.com
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This week, former President Donald Trump shared a post on his ironically named social media platform, Truth Social, that could and should make him liable for incitement.

Trump shared a post from another Truth Social user calling for Judge Arthur Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James to be placed under citizen’s arrest.

This week’s social media share was not the first example of Trump antagonizing the two. »

Assassin's Creed Mirage Is Getting a New Game Plus Mode as Part of a Free Update

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Assassin's Creed Mirage will be getting a New Game+ mode and an optional permadeath mode for all difficulties via a free update in December.

We hear you: New Game + mode for Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be available in a free update this December.

"We hear you: New Game+ mode for Assassin's Creed Mirage will be available in a free update this December," Assassin's Creed's account wrote. »