The Daily Populous

Wednesday January 3rd, 2024 night edition

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American financier Jeffrey Epstein (left) and Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997.

There is speculation that Trump could be among the high-profile names included in the unsealed court documents related to Epstein.

During Maxwell's 2021 trial, it was revealed that Trump had flown several times on Epstein's jet, dubbed the "Lolita Express," in the 1990s.

Trump flew four times in 1993, as well as once in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

The flights were between Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City airports, with one 1994 flight stopping at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

In another June 1994 flight, Trump traveled with a woman named "Marla"—presumably then-wife Marla Maples—and his then-infant daughter, Tiffany, along with a nanny.

There have never been any suggestions that Trump had sex with Giuffre or other women who had been trafficked by Epstein. »

2,000 petrol pumps run dry in western and northern India as truck drivers protest against new hit-and-run law

Authored by businesstoday.in
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Situation in southern India is better with no major supply disruption barring a few pumps in Hyderabad, they said.

The strike has impacted the movement of trucks in some western and northern states, they said, adding some LPG truck movement too has been impacted.

Petrol Dealers Association, Mumbai, President Chetan Modi told PTI that the fuel supply to petrol pumps was affected due to the drivers’ agitation since Monday. »

Crocs CEO says business is booming because people just don’t want to dress smartly anymore

Authored by fortune.com
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Now, Crocs CEO Andrew Rees says, the pandemic move to his casual footwear was not a passing fad but rather part of a long-term trend.

People were at home, and in my view it accelerated that casualization trend we’ve seen for some time,” Rees told CNN.

In its most recent update for investors, Crocs revealed Q2 2023 revenue of $1 billion, up 12% compared with the year prior. »

Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter

Authored by theguardian.com

The social media platform X has lost 71% of its value since it was bought by Elon Musk, according to the mutual fund Fidelity.

Fidelity, which owns a stake in X Holdings, said in a disclosure obtained by Axios that it had marked down the value of its shares by 71.5% since Musk’s purchase.

Musk acquired Twitter for $44bn in October 2022 and renamed the platform X in July 2023. »