The Daily Populous

Monday May 12nd, 2025 day edition

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The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S.

Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday.

"Not everyone agrees that further increases in data and test performance will necessarily lead to continued real world improvements in utility.".

Perlmutter had held the position since October 2020, during the first Trump Administration.

She was appointed to the post by now former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who herself was fired by President Trump on Thursday.

Copyright Office, which has a staff of approximately 450 people, is a department of the Library of Congress.

It is tasked with registering copyright claims, recording copyright ownership information and administering copyright law, among other things. »

Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 years later.

“We are proud to once again call this land home,” said Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation based in Mayetta, Kansas.

The action returns to the Potawatomi territory in the same area that was ceded to Chief Shab-eh-nay in a treaty with the U.S. government in 1829. »

China reiterates support for Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

Authored by hindustantimes.com
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The Chinese foreign minister made these comments during a telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, according to a statement by the Foreign Office.

Dar also spoke with Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan and apprised him of the current situation in the region.

The ceasefire came hours after India and Pakistan attacked each other’s military facilities, dangerously escalating the ongoing conflict. »

Trump says US government plans to accept luxury jet following reports of multimillion-dollar gift from Qatar

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President Donald Trump said Sunday night that the Defense Department plans to accept a Boeing 747-8 jet to replace Air Force One as a “GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE.”.

“Nothing says ‘America First’ like Air Force One, brought to you by Qatar,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a statement.

“I’m not happy with the fact that it’s taken so long,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One in February. »