The Daily Populous

Friday April 12nd, 2024 morning edition

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Publicly, the Biden campaign is expressing confidence that he will appear on the ballot in both states.

But the situation has created new headaches for Democrats and stoked distrust with election officials over what has long been considered an apolitical process.

Allen shot back in a statement, saying he “took an oath to administer Alabama elections in accordance with Alabama law, not to help run the Democratic party.”.

The Biden campaign has said a possible solution is “provisional” certification, or formally notifying the states before the convention that they anticipate Biden will be the nominee.

Then, on Monday, Allen, Alabama’s secretary of state, announced that he also had notified the state’s Democrats that their national convention is too late to certify Biden.

“Joe Biden will be on the ballot in all 50 states,” Biden campaign spokesperson Josh Marcus-Blank said in a statement.

In 2020 alone, states like Alabama, Illinois, Montana and Washington all allowed provisional certification for Democratic and Republican nominees.”. »

Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries

Authored by apnews.com

The family had told police they believed the boy had an allergic reaction and took him to a hospital with a rash.

Police in the city of Madisonville charged 33-year-old Antonio M. Person with manslaughter on Wednesday after investigators determined the boy died of “fentanyl intoxication.”.

Person was living in the same house as the boy and had fentanyl in the home, a Madisonville police report said, without elaborating on their relationship. »

Fortnite Working On Letting You Watch TikTok While Playing

Authored by raiderking.com

According to Fortnite leaker, @HYPEX, Epic Games is working on a new “Picture-in-Picture” feature in-game that lets players link their accounts to other platforms and watch videos while playing.

This way, players could watch professionals play Fortnite while playing Fortnite.

Of course, this would mean dealing with ads if you watch TikTok or YouTube while playing Fortnite. »

Costco now sells up to $200 million a month in gold and silver

Authored by cbsnews.com

The warehouse club has seen a spike in sales ever since it began selling 1-ounce bars of 24-karat gold last September.

With the gold bullion selling out faster than the store could replenish its stock, the discount giant in January added silver coins to its offerings of precious metals.

According to a recent estimate from Wells Fargo, the members-only retailer now sells $100 million to $200 million worth of gold and silver a month. »

Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work

Authored by wtop.com

Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital's Tidal Basin.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital’s Tidal Basin.

They were part of the 3,000 such trees Japan gave the U.S. in a symbol of the two countries’ friendship. »