The Daily Populous

Monday May 6th, 2024 morning edition

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Congress voted against funding a cure for cancer just to block a win for Biden Some Republicans, refusing to give President Joe Biden a 'win,' voted against the renewal of funding for cancer research.

Show Caption Hide Caption Biden announces executive order in 'moonshot' speech to cure cancer Joe Biden announced his "moonshot" effort to find a cure for cancer during his speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Whenever a doctor says “bad news,” our minds often jump to that terrible “C”-word we fear: cancer.

Whether personally or through a family member or friend, the stress and heartbreak of a cancer diagnosis is immeasurable.

Which is why I was so surprised when I read that Congress would not be renewing investments in the “Cancer Moonshot” initiative dedicated to curing cancer.

Some Republicans, refusing to give Biden a “win,” voted against the renewal of funding.

They don’t have to look at patients in the eye and break the devastating news that they have cancer. »

Wisconsin eighth grader takes the wheel of his school bus after driver loses consciousness

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It was a normal end to the school day in late April for Acie Holland III, an eighth grader at Glen Hills Middle School in Glendale, Wisconsin.

From his seat past the middle of the bus, Holland said the bus driver looked a little sick or tired and her head dropped.

Eventually, the driver regained consciousness and called the bus company, Riteway, which sent another driver to take the students home safely. »

Multi-million dollar Cheyenne supercomputer auction ends with $480,085 bid — buyer walked away with 8,064 Intel Xeon Broadwell CPUs, 313TB DDR4-2400 ECC RAM, and some water leaks

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One lucky buyer had their day yesterday as the U.S. government's online auction for selling its Cheyenne supercomputer ended at $480,085.

The auction, first covered by Tom's Hardware on Wednesday, has closed after 27 bidders contended for a piece of supercomputing history.

Unfortunately for buyers, none of the Cheyenne supercomputer's 32 petabytes of high-speed storage are being sold with the lot. »

Nearly $40,000 in cash found in restrooms of Marysville businesses

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A money mystery in Marysville has police trying to figure out where nearly $40,000 came from.

More than $25,000 was found in the restroom at the Avalon Theatre on Saturday, and then, Thursday night, more than $12,000 was found in the restroom at a KFC restaurant on Delaware Avenue.

Investigators said they're pretty sure the discoveries are related, but still don't know where the cash came from. »