The Daily Populous

Monday February 10th, 2025 evening edition

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Rage is mounting among President Donald Trump’s allies over the losses that Trump’s agenda has suffered in court, which are clearly becoming a serious obstacle to him.

It’s gotten so bad that Elon Musk shared a tweet from someone who suggested that it may be time to defy the courts.

Musk also boosted Trump allies who are seething over these rulings.

All that amounts to a pretty dark threat from Musk: He and MAGA appear to be steeling themselves to defy judicial rulings.

We talked to Norman Eisen of Democracy Defenders Action, who is litigating against Trump, about how successful the legal resistance has been thus far, whether Trump and his allies will defy the courts, and what would happen if they did. »

Diablo creator says fast levelling up in modern ARPGs ‘cheapens the entire experience’

Authored by videogameschronicle.com
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The creator of Diablo says he feels that modern action RPGs level up the player too quickly.

In an interview with Videogamer, David Brevik – who was senior designer and lead programmer on Diablo, and project and design lead on Diablo 2 – criticised modern takes on the genre for rewarding players too quickly.

Last month it was claimed that a Switch 2 port of Diablo 4 is in the works. »

Russia says U.S. relations are on brink of collapse, refuses to confirm Trump call claim

Authored by nbcnews.com
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The Kremlin said Monday that U.S.-Russia relations were on the brink of collapse and refused to confirm whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken with President Donald Trump, despite Trump saying so Sunday.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Referring to his contact with the Russian leader, Trump told reporters, “let’s just say I’ve had it ... and I expect to have many more conversations. »

American Airlines flight delayed by suspected bomb threat

Authored by abcnews.go.com
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An American Airlines Airbus A321-253NX takes off from Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 24, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.

An American Airlines flight was delayed last week after the crew alerted authorities about suspicious activity on the plane "regarding the name of a WiFi hotspot involving the word 'bomb.'". »

EU vows to react to Trump’s ‘unlawful’ tariffs

Authored by politico.eu
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Steel and aluminum are at the center of an unresolved dispute between Washington and Brussels dating back to 2018, when Trump imposed tariffs that were later suspended.

The EU’s retaliatory tariffs on bourbon whiskey, motorbikes and cranberry juice were paused during the Joe Biden administration.

France, meanwhile, already urged Brussels to react to Trump’s threats, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot telling the European Commission that “the time has come.”. »