The Daily Populous

Monday March 18th, 2024 day edition

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After returning home from an extended vacation in Costa Rica, a Montreal man got the surprise of a lifetime in the mail — the Quebec government thinks he's dead.

In a 14-page letter from the Ministry of Justice, the government wrote that it is hoping to collect money from Nick Fatouros' estate for a speeding ticket.

I said, 'Wow, that's news to me,'" he said in an interview at his home Thursday.

A letter stating Nick Fatouros is legally dead.

The 34-year-old says he contested a speeding ticket from 2022 and then left for an extended vacation in Central America.

Fatourous says he tried to call the government to prove that he is actually alive but wasn't able to speak to anyone.

Fatouros says he just wants to prove that he is not a dead man walking. »

Fact check: Trump, telling a completely fictional story, falsely claims he released ‘the tape’ of his Zelensky call

Authored by edition.cnn.com

Speaking at a Saturday campaign rally in Ohio, Trump claimed he let Democrats make “wilder and wilder” claims about what he said to Zelensky, “and then we released the tape.”

Trump claimed that Pelosi was told, “Let’s just pretend he did and keep going forward.”

In fact, as of nearly five years after the July 2019 call, there is no known US recording of the conversation. »

Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial

Authored by arstechnica.com

What if you could take a similar pill to protect yourself from getting Lyme disease?.

The disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, which gets passed to humans through the bite of an infected tick.

A more effective treatment strategy would be welcome, Auwaerter says, especially because Lyme disease can sometimes cause serious health issues. »

Putin claims victory in election with no serious competition – DW – 03

Authored by dw.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course for a fifth term in office after three days of nationwide elections, an exit poll suggests.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was slated to win the country's presidential election, state-run exit polls showed Sunday.

After the exit poll was announced, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Putin as a power-hungry "dictator.". »