The Daily Populous

Wednesday September 18th, 2024 evening edition

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However, his actions suggest otherwise: Trump quickly declared that he would not participate in a second debate against Harris.

In total, Harris’ crushing defeat of Donald Trump is best explained by what political scientist M. Steven Fish describes as a “high-dominance leadership style.”

"During the debate, Harris scrapped the time-worn, fruitless Democratic practice of treating Trump mainly as a dangerous, imperious liar.

Fish also predicts that if current trends continue Kamala Harris and the Democrats will defeat Trump and the Republicans on Election Day.

That’s precisely what Harris and the Democrats started doing, and it is what has resurrected their prospects.

I have to ask: Do you know if Vice President Harris and her team read your book on high-dominance leadership?.

Now it’s finally occurred to the Democrats that Trump and the Republicans are bullies and cowards who will fold if you hit back hard and fast. »

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida asks that modders please don't run amok with 'offensive or inappropriate' shenanigans now the game's on PC

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Well since Square Enix has been chucking the Final Fantasy games on PC, they too have succumbed to the clutches of beautiful and bizarre mods.

Instead, producer Naoki Yoshida stepped in, all dad-style, seemingly in an attempt to make sure modders don't run riot with Clive and crew.

I've been waiting over a year for the darn game to hit PC, I don't want Yoshida to turn this car around. »

Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah pagers, say sources

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The plot appears to have been many months in the making, several sources told Reuters.

The senior Lebanese security source said the group had ordered 5,000 beepers from Gold Apollo, which several sources say were brought into the country earlier this year.

The source said 3,000 of the pagers exploded when a coded message was sent to them, simultaneously activating the explosives. »

NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives

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NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives.

"A year ago when overdose deaths continued to rise, I was really struggling with hope," said Brad Finegood, who directs the overdose crisis response in Seattle.

"This year overdose deaths [in Ohio] are down 31 percent," said Dennis Couchon, a harm reduction activist. »