The Daily Populous

Monday March 10th, 2025 evening edition

image for A boy was in tears because he didn't have PJs for Pajamas Day. His bus driver came to the rescue

Larry Farrish Jr., who drives buses in Louisville, Kentucky, noticed a little boy named Levi was having a rough morning.

That’s when Levi, a first grader at Engelhard Elementary School, explained through tears that he didn’t have pajamas for Pajama Day.

Farrish Jr. closed the doors, and watched as Levi slid into a seat away from his friends.

After Farrish Jr. finished up his morning routes, he headed to a Family Dollar store and purchased two pairs of pajamas for Levi.

“I said, ‘You were hurting this morning, you were crying, so I got you these pajamas,” Farrish Jr. recalls.

Farrish Jr., who previously worked as a correctional officer and a truck driver, says he’s found his calling.

Added another, “Larry is the absolute best and kiddos know they are in great, caring, capable hands with him!! »

Hideki Kamiya’s new game studio Clovers is not just a company for making sequels, creator emphasizes

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In a recent interview with Game*Spark, Okami and Bayonetta creator Kamiya Hideki talked about the activities of his new game company Clovers.

After spending a year “unemployed,” the game designer finally unveiled his new home – Clovers.

While Clovers’ first project happens to be a much-requested sequel to Okami, this doesn’t mean that the studio will be favoring development of sequels from now on. »

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development and he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department.

Rubio’s social media post Monday said that review was now “officially ending,” with some 5,200 of USAID’s 6,200 programs eliminated.

Musk and Rubio on Monday, as Trump had last week, insisted relations between the two of them were smooth. »

Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters

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“If you don’t have town halls, if you don’t have ways to communicate with constituents, you’re not really doing your job,” he said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has advised GOP lawmakers to skip town halls altogether, dismissing them as “political theater.”

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has encouraged members to engage directly with voters and expose the real impact of Trump’s policies. »