The Daily Populous

Monday March 18th, 2024 morning edition

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

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.”

He continued, “After they made up the story and then after that they heard the tape, they died.

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

He claimed that Schiff never would have made his comments if he had known Trump would release the rough transcript.

A Pelosi spokesperson told CNN in 2019 that Trump’s account of her supposed thoughts was “complete fiction.”.

He told the “tape” version of the story while again bashing Schiff, who is now running for a US Senate seat in California. »

Russia election: Putin claims landslide victory – 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.". »

Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial

Authored by arstechnica.com
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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. »

It’s just water in a can. How did Liquid Death become a billion-dollar brand?

Authored by finance.yahoo.com

If it seems surprising that a company just selling water is growing this fast — that’s the point, experts say.

Liquid Death took off in part because it was a subversion of all the tropes of bottled water marketing that we’re familiar with.”.

The name “Liquid Death” refers to the idea of “murdering your thirst,” as well as “death to plastic,” according to founder and CEO Mike Cessario. »