The Daily Populous

Tuesday February 11st, 2025 night edition

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Donald Trump left the Super Bowl early after his pre-game prediction of a victory for the Kansas City Chiefs fell surprisingly short.

Speculation around who Trump – who became the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl – would be supporting had swirled prior to the game.

The New York-raised Republican has never publicly expressed an allegiance to any particular team and has made appearances at numerous sporting events previously.

open image in gallery Prior to the Big Game Trump had predicted a win for the Kansas City Chiefs ( AFP via Getty Images ).

When the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018, during Trump’s first term, multiple members of the team chose not to attend the invitation to the White House which is extended to all Super Bowl champions.

open image in gallery Trump may have harbored a grudge against the Eagles since members of the team rejected his offer to visit the White House following their Super Bowl win in 2018 ( AP ).

The perceived slight led to Trump rescinding the offer to the whole team. »

Trump says Palestinians will have no right of return to Gaza under his plan

Authored by theguardian.com
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In the interview with Fox’s Bret Baier, Trump said that he would “own” the Gaza Strip and declared it would be a “real estate development for the future”.

Trump said he would build up to six new sites for Palestinians to live outside Gaza, in effect permanent refugee camps underwritten by the US president.

Asked if Palestinians would have the right to return to Gaza, Trump told Baier: “No, they wouldn’t, because they’re going to have much better housing. »

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

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

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. »

Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban

Authored by cnbc.com

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing a nearly half-century-old law that prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business.

"It sounds good, but it hurts the country," Trump said of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as he signed the order at the White House.

The FCPA became law in 1977, barring all Americans and certain foreign issuers of securities from paying bribes to foreign officials. »