The Daily Populous

Monday December 11st, 2023 day edition

image for Vivek Ramaswamy caught in embarrassing hot mic moment during X Spaces event with Elon Musk

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy appeared to be caught on a hot mic relieving himself during a live X Spaces broadcast as more than 100,000 listeners tuned in.

Mr Ramaswamy joined Elon Musk on the live broadcast on Sunday to welcome notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back to the platform.

As Mr Musk explained his decision to allow the Infowars founder back on to his social media site, Mr Ramaswamy announced that nature was calling.

Mr Ramaswamy then apologised as he returned to the Spaces conversation.

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a piss with his mic on during an đť•Ź Space with 100K+ listeners.

“I'm a Trump supporter all the way, but kudos to Vivek for laughing it off!”

Mr Ramaswamy’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The Independent. »

In a reversal, Donald Trump says he won't testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial

Authored by nbcnews.com

Trump had been scheduled to testify as one of the final defense witnesses in a trial that has lasted two months and is entering its final week of testimony.

He called James a “political hack” who “should be ashamed of herself” and referred to Engoron as a “very hostile judge.”

Donald Trump during his trial at New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 2. »

Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

Authored by reuters.com

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to authorities within five days after being notified, according to a government decree that comes into force on Monday.

The returned passport will be stored by the authorities that issued it, such as the interior ministry or the foreign ministry authorities.

After the travel ban is lifted, the passport could be returned upon completing an application, according to the government decree. »

Biden announces proposal to replace all lead water service lines in US within 10 years

Authored by abcnews.go.com

The Biden administration has announced a proposal to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

According to the White House, more than 9.2 million American households connect to water through lead pipes and lead service lines and, due to “decades of inequitable infrastructure development and underinvestment,” many Americans are at risk of lead exposure.

“This proposal advances the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan, a whole-of-government approach to reduce all sources of lead exposure,” the White House said. »

Crowds flock to Hong Kong’s Pink Dot to celebrate the first outdoor LGBTQ carnival since 2018, despite overlapping district council election

Authored by scmp.com

“I respect people who oppose the Gay Games and the Pink Dot event, but people who want to participate also deserve the same respect.”.

Pink Dot Hong Kong 2023 took place at Art Park in West Kowloon Cultural District.

He added: “It is great to see the LGBTQ community thriving again after it came together for the nine-day Games, and then again here today at Pink Dot.”. »