The Daily Populous

Wednesday June 26th, 2024 evening edition

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President Biden pardoned LGBTQ+ service members who were convicted of a crime under military law based on their sexual orientation on Wednesday, a move that is expected to affect thousands of service members who were convicted over the six decades that military law formally banned consensual homosexual conduct.

"Today, I am righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves," the president said in a statement.

"Our nation's service members stand on the frontlines of freedom, and risk their lives in order to defend our country.

Despite their courage and great sacrifice, thousands of LGBTQI+ service members were forced out of the military because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Eligible service members and veterans must apply for a certificate of pardon, which they can use to get their discharge status changed.

It's unclear why the president is only now pardoning LGBTQ+ service members, since he's had the opportunity to do so for nearly three and a half years.

LGBTQ+ service members and their families have had to fight for benefits from their discharges. »

Sudan's raging civil war could see 2 million starve to death. Aid agency says "the world is not watching"

Authored by cbsnews.com
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Johannesburg - An aid agency issued a "crisis alert" Tuesday over war-torn Sudan, calling out the international community for its failure to address the civil war that has raged there for over a year.

Yousif warned that the world's worst displacement crisis was quickly becoming the world's worst hunger crisis – and that the situation was worsening.

Aid workers who have spoken to CBS News say nothing has changed on the ground since that vote. »

Dr Disrespect finally confirms the reason for his lifetime Twitch ban, admits to messages with a minor that were 'in the direction of being inappropriate'

Authored by pcgamer.com

Now he has confirmed that interactions with a minor led to his ban, although he disputes the exact nature of the messages.

These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more.

I went through a lengthy arbitration regarding a civil dispute with Twitch and that case was resolved by a settlement. »

Two US astronauts stuck in space as Boeing analyzes Starliner problems

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Boeing’s public relations crisis is now out of this world: the company’s Starliner spacecraft – with two astronauts onboard – are currently stuck in space.

The Starliner blasted into space on 5 June from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after two previously unsuccessful launches on 6 May and 1 June respectively.

“It started with Mercury, then with Gemini, then with Apollo, the space shuttle, then [SpaceX’s] Dragon — and now Starliner,” Nelson said. »

Tesla is recalling the Cybertruck again, this time because a piece can fly off

Authored by cnn.com

Tesla has issued two recalls on the Cybertruck, its third and fourth, since the model was introduced late last year.

The problem emerged when the piece was missing on a Cybertruck that had been transported to a delivery center on a car hauler truck, according to NHTSA documents.

An investigation by Tesla revealed that the piece had not been properly installed. »