The Daily Populous

Friday August 23rd, 2024 evening edition

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Donald Trump launched into a live trolling session on his Truth Social platform on Thursday night as Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Among Trump’s bizarre and misleading claims was that his declaration that the Democrat “just called to give all Illegals CITIZENSHIP, SAY GOODBYE TO THE U.S.A.!”.

The former president also falsely claimed that: “Everybody, Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, and Conservatives, wanted Roe v. Wade TERMINATED, and brought back to the States.”.

This came as Harris said she would sign abortion protections into law.

Next up, Trump is set to hold a rally in Glendale outside Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday. »

Ukrainian Navy confirms destruction of Russia's Conro Trader ferry

Authored by yahoo.com
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The Ukrainian Navy has confirmed the destruction of the Russian Conro Trader railway ferry on 22 August in the port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai, Russia's southwest.

Quote from Dmytro Pletenchuk: "We can confirm the information that this target was destroyed by the [Ukrainian] Navy.

Sources of Ukrainska Pravda in the defence forces command reported that the Conro Trader was hit by a Ukrainian missile, probably a Neptune. »

Here a Bee, There a Bee, Everywhere a Wild Bee

Authored by hakaimagazine.com
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“I know more about this bee [species] than anyone, and I’m shocked that it’s up here,” says Best.

It would seem that whenever someone qualified bothers to look, they find a new species of wild bee.

Conversely, this meteoric rate of discovery reflects how little is known about British Columbia’s wild bees in the first place. »

Afghanistan’s Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices

Authored by cnn.com

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws under the Islamist regime.

A woman’s voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public.

Video Ad Feedback Amanpour Archive: The Taliban campaign to erase women from public life 05:03 - Source: CNN. »

Starbucks’ new CEO faces backlash over 1,000-mile commute by private jet

Authored by theguardian.com

Starbucks’ incoming CEO, Brian Niccol, is facing environmental criticisms following the company’s offer for him to commute from his home in Newport Beach, California, to its headquarters in Seattle via a private jet instead of relocating.

Meanwhile, someone else said, “NPR reported the new @Starbucks CEO will commute from his So.

Another user echoed similar sentiments, writing, “If this man is commuting regularly on a private jet, do not let @Starbucks convince you they are environmentally conscious. »