The Daily Populous

Thursday July 10th, 2025 night edition

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Jeffries’ political operation even has a nickname for those talking up threats to the House minority leader back home: “Team Gentrification.”.

“If you are a mismatch, that does make you vulnerable to someone saying, ‘Maybe I’m a better match,’” she said.

Jeffries will make an endorsement decision after he meets with the candidate in person next week.

Asked about critics threatening a primary challenge, Jeffries told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday that he had “no idea what these people are talking about.”.

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries talks to reporters as he leaves the House floor on July 3.

Mamdani won roughly 46% of the first-round primary vote in Jeffries’ congressional district compared to the nearly 38% carried by Cuomo.

Rep. Greg Meeks, who endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the mayor’s race, called anyone thinking of a primary against Jeffries “foolish.”. »

Forced participation in religious activities to be classified as child abuse in Japan

Authored by straitstimes.com

- New health ministry guidelines in Japan will classify as abuse any acts by members of religious groups who threaten or force their children to participate in religious activities, or that hinder a child’s career path based on religious doctrine.

Children of religious groups’ followers have criticised the authorities’ handling of this issue in the past.

In October, the ministry told local governments not to make perfunctory responses simply because a problem is religious in nature. »

Court Bends Space-Time Continuum to Shield Police From Liability

Authored by slate.com
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The police arrested Scott anyway and hauled him to jail, where detention officers strip-searched him and held him overnight.

Scott spent the next seven years trying to hold the police accountable in civil court.

But Anthony Novak got the opposite result when he made fun of the police department in Parma, Ohio. »

The Lesson of Israel’s Success in the Air

Authored by theatlantic.com
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Air strikes by Israel against Iranian targets in April 2024 likely helped locate and damage Iran’s air defenses.

Given Iran’s weak air force, old airplanes, and poorly trained pilots, Israeli aircraft didn’t face much danger of being challenged in the air.

The air cap that Israel put in place is too expensive for its relatively small air force to maintain for long. »