The Daily Populous

Sunday August 25th, 2024 night edition

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Former Republican FBI director James Comey backs Harris for president.

Show Caption Hide Caption Kamala Harris pledges to be 'president for the people' in DNC address Kamala Harris, in her nomination speech at the Democratic convention, said getting from courthouse to White House has been her life's work.

Former FBI director James Comey endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket, writing in a post Friday Vice President "Kamala Harris made me feel like it’s finally morning in America.".

"Everyone who cares about the rule of law and America’s indispensable role in the world should vote for Harris and Walz.

There is no love lost between Comey and Donald Trump, after the former president fired Comey in May 2017.

Since then, Comey has publicly denounced Trump as “morally unfit to be president.”.

Comey, once a longtime Republican, threw his support behind President Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary − an endorsement that Biden's campaign at the time was not keen to embrace. »

Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

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“I will not apologize for sharing publicly available information about library access with my students,” the former teacher posted on X.

“My livelihood will never be as important as someone’s life or right to read what they want.”.

Brady Henderson, Boismier’s attorney, and the office of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not immediately respond to phone messages seeking comment Friday. »

Ottawa Illinois high school sends students home due to ‘shortage’ of lunch workers – NBC Chicago

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A suburban Chicago school district will send students home early for the second day in a row due to a "shortage" of food service workers.

According to the school's calendar, Ottawa Township High School went back in session for the 2024/2025 school year Aug. 8, with a 2:05 p.m. dismissal through Aug. 21.

The Illinois high school is located in LaSalle County, approximately 85 miles southwest of Chicago. »

South Africa blocks artillery shell delivery to Poland due to fear of them being transferred to Ukraine, media says

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South Africa did not transfer artillery shells to Poland due to concerns that they would be sent to Ukraine, Polish media outlet Rzeczpospolita reported on Aug. 21.

But Poland never received them, as its contractor blocked ammunition shipments, according to the media outlet.

Warsaw has also established supplies of artillery shells from South Korea and is considering building a factory to boost domestic production, according to Rzeczpospolita. »