The Daily Populous

Wednesday March 19th, 2025 evening edition

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Ben & Jerry's boss 'ousted over political activism'.

Ice cream maker alleges the move is part of efforts by its parent company to silence its activism.

It comes a month after the ice cream company accused Unilever of demanding that it stops publicly criticising US President Donald Trump.

The allegation was part of a legal case filed in a US court by Ben & Jerry's that says Unilever violated a merger agreement by trying to silence its "social mission".

Ben & Jerry's has said its chief executive, David Stever, was being removed by its parent company, Unilever, in a growing dispute over the ice cream company's political activism.

Ben & Jerry's has long been known for taking a public stance on social issues since it was founded in 1978 by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield.

Last month, in another court filing, Ben & Jerry's said Unilever had tried to ban it from publicly criticising Donald Trump. »

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

Authored by freedom.press
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And as a result, news readers often find themselves blocked by paywalls from reading important stories about government business.

Fortunately, Wired has a solution — it’s going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

Editor’s note: Katie Drummond, global editorial director of Wired, is a board member at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). »

380-million-year-old fossils dumped in landfill after N.J. college didn't pay UPS bill, lawsuit claims

Authored by nbcnews.com

Becker needed to send the priceless collection to his colleague in Florida to move forward with the project, the lawsuit says.

On June 18, Becker packaged about 200 fossils into 19 separate boxes, which was about 80% of his collection, the suit says.

Boone told Becker that he would receive tracking and insurance information, but Becker claims he never received it, according to the lawsuit. »

US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Using satellite imagery and other surveillance systems provided through the US government, the Yale researchers were monitoring 116 sites in Russia.

A Yale source said the US state department deleted the evidence which would have been used as part of rescue efforts to get the children home to Ukraine.

The team works closely with SaveUkraine, a charity that has repatriated 610 Ukrainian children so far – and the Ukrainian government. »