The Daily Populous

Monday March 17th, 2025 day edition

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France should take back the Statue of Liberty because the US no longer represents the values that led France to offer the statue, a French MEP said Sunday.

“Give us back the Statue of Liberty”, centre-Left politician Raphael Glucksmann said at a convention of his Place Publique centre-left movement.

Mr Glucksmann rose to prominence last summer and has become a key figure in the increasingly powerful Leftist alliance in France. »

Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website

Authored by theguardian.com

On Saturday, US army Maj Gen Charles Calvin Rogers’s Medal of Honor webpage led to a “404” error message.

According to the West Virginia military hall of fame, Rogers was the highest-ranking African American to receive the medal.

Dated 1 November 2021, the entry’s Google preview reads: “Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers.” »

Shelter worker scoured bin of dog vomit for human toes to sell for $400 on black market

Authored by smh.com.au
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A Melbourne mother who put a dead man’s toes in a jar to sell them on the black market had a treasure trove of other “oddities” in her house.

Sambrooks said shelter staff cleaned up the vomit and placed it and the remains, which included two human toes, in a general waste bin.

“She located two human toes and took them home and placed them in a jar containing formaldehyde,” Sambrooks said. »

US says Iran must give up its nuclear program or else

Authored by iranintl.com

In 2015, Iran signed a nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers that imposed restrictions on its uranium enrichment capacity but effectively allowed it to maintain its nuclear program.

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the Islamic Republic is very close to developing a nuclear weapon.

Trump announced the overture at the same time he warned Iran to agree to a new nuclear deal or face military action. »