The Daily Populous

Friday January 17th, 2025 night edition

image for David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78

David Lynch, the maverick American director who sustained a successful mainstream career while also probing the bizarre, the radical and the experimental, has died aged 78.

“It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch,” read a Facebook post.

Last August, Lynch said he had been diagnosed with emphysema and in November, spoke further about his breathing difficulties.

View image in fullscreen Naomi Watts and David Lynch on the set of Mulholland Drive.

View image in fullscreen Isabella Rossellini and producer David Lynch on the set of Zelly and Me.

View image in fullscreen David Lynch at Cannes film festival, 2002.

View image in fullscreen Dean Stockwell, Francesca Annis and David Lynch on the set of Dune. »

Walgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales

Authored by cbsnews.com

Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.

Walgreens and other retailers have had to combat so-called "retail shrink," or the loss of inventory from causes other than sales, Wentworth noted.

Walgreens plans to close hundreds of stores by the end of 2025 to turn around its flagging sales. »

This is not the Donald Trump Israel expected

Authored by inews.co.uk
image for

Trump cannot afford for his approach to foreign powers to be exposed as a paper tiger by Israel.

When Donald Trump won the US presidential election last November, commentators in Israel and the US said that the real winner was Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On the contrary, Trump cannot afford for his Maga approach to foreign powers to be exposed as a paper tiger by Israel or anybody else. »

Southwest pilot removed from cockpit, booked for DUI

Authored by cbsnews.com

Southwest Airlines pilot charged with DUI, had been set to fly to Chicago Southwest Airlines pilot charged with DUI, had been set to fly to Chicago 00:27.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.

"The Employee has been removed from duty," a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said. »