The Daily Populous

Monday June 17th, 2024 night edition

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Former U.S. President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump voiced strong criticism of American aid to Ukraine at a campaign rally in Detroit on June 15.

Speaking at the Turning Point USA event, Trump claimed he would "have that (U.S. aid to Ukraine) settled prior to taking the White House as president-elect.".

Every time he comes to our country, he walks away with $60 billion," Trump remarked.

He just left four days ago with $60 billion, and he gets home and he announces he needs another $60 billion.

Trump's statement contained inaccuracies about U.S. aid to Ukraine, as a foreign aid bill containing close to $61 billion for Ukraine was signed by U.S. President Joe Biden back in late April.

Trump previously stated that he would withhold defense assistance to Ukraine if he won the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Trump has also claimed Russia would not have launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had he won a second term in office. »

Staines: Police driver who rammed cow removed from duty

Authored by bbc.com
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The police driver of a response vehicle who hit an escaped cow on a suburban street has been removed from frontline duties.

Deputy Chief Constable Nev Kemp said: “At this time, the officer who was driving the police car has been removed from frontline duties pending the outcome of these investigations.”

Surrey Police has faced criticism over its handling of the incident after the cow, called Beau Lucy, escaped from Staines Moor and was hit twice by a police car on Raleigh Road, Feltham. »

Waffle House servers are getting a raise — to $3 an hour

Authored by cbsnews.com
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Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III says the restaurant chain is making its "single largest additional investment in our workforce" in its 68-year history by hiking base pay for servers to three bucks an hour.

The effort involved strikes and petitions calling for higher pay, safer working conditions and an end to mandatory paycheck deductions for meals.

Privately held Waffle House operates about 2,000 locations, including hundreds in Georgia, where the company is based. »

Russia to be forced to surrender if not accepting terms of peace - Italian Prime Minister

Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua
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Russia will be forced to surrender if the Kremlin does not agree to the terms of peace, according to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the broadcast of the second plenary session of the peace summit.

If Russia does not agree to Ukraine's terms, we will force it to surrender.

"Peace does not mean surrender, as President Putin seems to suggest with his latest declaration. »