The Daily Populous

Saturday November 2nd, 2024 day edition

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Amy Schmitt and her son love to dress up and hand out candy on Halloween, but after a medical emergency landed him in the hospital, a few neighborhood kids knew exactly how to cheer him up.

But because she and her son love to dress up and hand out candy on Halloween, she didn't want the neighborhood kids to be disappointed.

"I left a note just saying my son is in the hospital, we don't have any candy.

"And tons and tons of kids are dumping baskets of candy out," said Amy.

RING VIDEO: Kids leave candy for Michigan family on Halloween after noticing sign about son's hospitalization.

All of the candy she collected the second time, she goes, 'I don't want this candy, I want to leave it here," said Mia's father, James Sayen.

"She felt bad and didn't want anybody not to have candy on Halloween," said James. »

Anyone Who Supports Terrorist Organisations Should Be Deported, Swedish Migration Minister Says

Authored by schengen.news

In light of recent demonstrations against the war in Gaza, the Swedish Migration Minister, Johan Forssell, has said that people who praise terrorist organisations and who do not have Swedish citizenship should not be in Sweden.

In response to this incident, the Minister has revealed plans to deport terrorist tributes, saying that it is unreasonable for those who do not hold Swedish citizenship “to pay tribute to terror” and then be “rewarded” with Swedish citizenship.

Annika Hirvonen, migration policy spokesperson, pointed out that supporting terrorist organisations should be banned for all citizens, regardless of their migration status. »

Early in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total

Authored by apnews.com

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting in North Carolina ends on Saturday, but the number of people who have cast ballots by this method already has exceeded the total from four years ago, according to the State Board of Elections.

This year, the state exceeded that total by late Thursday, with nearly 3.8 million people casting early in-person ballots as of Friday afternoon, a board news release said.

Early in-person voting also has been brisk in western counties damaged by historic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in late September. »

Many young voters are watching Trump's 'Access Hollywood' video for the first time

Authored by msnbc.com
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In October 2016, when The Washington Post first published Donald Trump’s “Access Hollywood” video, the outrage was swift and acute.

Eight years later, on the eve of another potential Trump election win, some young voters are watching the video for the first time, experiencing the same shock at hearing those words — and incredulity that Trump was elected in spite of it.

And it’s likely that young voters reviled by the video may have already made up their minds about him. »

New York state officials seize Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut from owner

Authored by nbcnews.com

Officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation seized Peanut, in an undated photo, at Mark Longo's home in rural Pine City, N.Y., on Wednesday.

Longo determined that Peanut lacked the survival skills to live in the wild and would remain an indoor squirrel.

Longo is not the first animal owner to protest the confiscation of a pet by New York authorities. »