The Daily Populous

Monday December 11st, 2023 morning edition

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

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.”

"Whether or not Trump testifies again tomorrow, we have already proven that he committed years of financial fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family.

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

Trump was under no obligation to testify, because it’s his own defense case.

Bartov was the 19th defense witness to testify in the trial, which began Oct. 2.

The AG’s office is expected to have two rebuttal witnesses testify for its case after Bartov is done. »

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

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“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.”. »

No Man's Sky lead says Light No Fire will let you climb mountains that are "miles high, taller than Everest"

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That includes all the climbable mountains, some of which are “miles high, taller than Everest,” according to the project lead.

“For No Man’s Sky, we generated a whole universe of sparse alien-looking planets and that wasn’t easy,” explains founder Sean Murray during The Game Awards.

But Murray seemed more excited about the prospect of scaling huge mountains, despite all the flying in the trailer. »

Watch: Lost tomato found aboard International Space Station after eight months

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Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Members of an International Space Station crew said astronaut Frank Rubio has now been cleared of allegations he ate one of the first tomatos harvested in space.

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli said during a live streamed event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the station that the remains of the tiny tomato had been found eight months after being misplaced by Rubio.

"Our good friend Frank Rubio, who headed home [already], has been blamed for quite a while for eating the tomato. »

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

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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. »