The Daily Populous

Sunday September 29th, 2024 morning edition

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Serhii Nykyforov, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's spokesman, has said that the Russians would be the first to know if Ukraine receives permission from its allies to strike deep into Russian territory with Western long-range weapons.

Source: Nykyforov on the air of the national joint 24/7 newscast on 28 September.

Quote: "We must understand that the Russians will be the first to know about the permission to strike deep into Russian territory.

They will be the first to know, and then an official announcement will be made.".

Nykyforov said that Ukraine has a "strong general request" to its partners "with arguments, with all the tasks and all the calculations of what this permission will allow us [Ukrainians – ed.]

"We have this huge request, and we hope that the partners will give in," he said.

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North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for second-degree burns

Authored by theguardian.com
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North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, Republican Mark Robinson, received burns on Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said.

Robinson was treated at Northern regional hospital in Mount Airy for second-degree burns, he added.

Robinson, the lieutenant governor since 2021, is running against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Stein, the current attorney general. »

‘Not normal’: Social media reacts after Trump makes bizarre comments about a fly he’s bothered by on stage

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Former President Donald Trump expressed his frustration over a fly that approached his lecturn in a bizarre moment during a rally speech.

Trump was on stage at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, making a point about a hat, when he appeared to get distracted by the creature.

Posters of migrants who have been charged with murder and other violent crimes surrounded Trump on stage. »

Good Samaritan finds $12,000 cash in a Market Basket parking lot, returns it to owner

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Good Samaritan finds $12,000 cash in a Market Basket parking lot, returns it to owner.

SHREWSBURY ― When Van Ha got home Sunday from her weekly shopping trip to Market Basket, she realized that something was missing: An envelope containing $12,000 in cash.

She quickly called her nephew, Truong Huynh, for help and they drove back to the grocery store in search of the envelope. »

Childless GOP Candidate Borrows Friend’s Wife and Kids for Photo Ops

Authored by rollingstone.com

The sentiment in Republican politics that childless Americans are — as JD Vance put it — disorienting and disturbing has become so prevalent that one GOP candidate has taken to borrowing his friends’ wife and children for photo ops.

According to the Times, the woman and girls are “the wife and children of a longtime friend.”

Anderson’s campaign website does not mention a wife or children, but notes that he “lives in Spotsylvania County with his dog, Ranger, a Dalmatian.” »