The Daily Populous

Wednesday July 10th, 2024 night edition

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Biden mumbled, stumbled and rambled throughout the 90-minute debate leaving the world stunned at the performance.

He spoke crisply, authoritatively and didn’t get sucked into his usual name-calling that has become a trademark of his political career.

He was on stage to take on the ‘worst president ever’ and show he was ready for another term.

Trump blabbered on, refusing to answer questions and spewing lies that have become trademarks of his 2024 campaign.

In the post-debate frenzy, through his energetic, passionate interviews and rallies, Biden has tried to eclipse his tired performance.

Trump hasn’t been praised for his debate — but criticism of Biden has taken up all the oxygen in the room.

But, an online fact-check by CNN itself, highlighted the need for it: Trump lied 30 times in the 90-minute debate. »

Church gives away AR-15 as part of Fourth of July raffle

Authored by kcbd.com

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Gray News) – A church in Tennessee held a raffle over Fourth of July weekend to give away an AR-15.

The River of Tri-Cities Church in Johnson City said the raffle was a part of holiday celebrations, according to a report from WJHL.

Holmes said this isn’t the first time the church has held a gun raffle. »

Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding

Authored by politico.eu

It follows a report from the national committee scrutinizing campaign spending (the CNCCFP) which alerted the Paris prosecutor’s office.

The CNCCFP had already noted irregularities in Le Pen’s 2022 presidential campaign, refusing to refund posters that were plastered on buses, in what was seen as a breach of campaign advertising rules.

According to AFP, Le Pen invested close to €11.5 million in her unsuccessful 2022 presidential campaign. »

Hellblade II Hit Woeful Sales Records in May

Authored by insider-gaming.com

Hellblade II is a fairly short game that offers an immersive, impactful story mixed up with groundbreaking visuals, and it performed fairly well in reviews when it was released.

However, US sales data published by Circana has revealed how poorly Hellblade II performed when it was released, with the game coming in 37th place overall in the charts for full-game dollar sales.

In the European sales charts, it was revealed that Hellblade II failed to break into the top 100 games in May. »

2K’s BioShock team is ‘recruiting like mad’ for the next series entry

Authored by videogameschronicle.com
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The BioShock team at 2K studio Cloud Chamber is ramping up as it continues to work on the next entry in the critically acclaimed series.

2K announced in December 2019 that work had begun on a new entry in the BioShock series but it has been tight-lipped about the project over the past four and a half years.

Cloud Chamber’s team includes a number of BioShock veterans, including design director Jonathan Pelling and creative director Hoagy de la Plante. »