The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 12nd, 2025 evening edition

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And even on this quiet beach, it’s caused what Mykhailo calls “panic.”.

“Many of my friends want to stay here and we all will have to leave,” he said.

“What Trump did wrong he took him out of the bog – he took him out and said ‘Vladimir, I want to talk to you.

Bathers emerge from Lake Veysovo, a saltwater lake renowned for its therapeutic properties in Sloviansk, Ukraine, on August 8.

But few imagined their key ally, the United States, might entertain the idea of giving their home away.

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sloviansk, Ukraine, on July 12, Vincenzo Circosta/Anadolu/Getty Images.

Emergency services extinguish a blaze in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a warehouse in Sloviansk, Ukraine, on August 9. »

Diabetic Man With Gene-Edited Cells Produces His Own Insulin—No Transplant Drugs Required

Authored by gizmodo.com
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A man with type 1 diabetes is now able to make his own insulin thanks to a transplant of gene-edited pancreatic cells—a transplant that hasn’t required the typical drugs used to avoid rejection.

The 42-year-old man with long-standing diabetes was given donated islet cells that were genetically modified via CRISPR to prevent immune rejection.

The edits weren’t completely successful in some of the cells, and the man’s immune system quickly killed off these cells. »

North Koreans tell BBC they are sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia

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North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia.

BBC The BBC understands more than 50,000 North Koreans will eventually be sent to work in Russia.

Thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work in slave-like conditions in Russia to fill a huge labour shortage exacerbated by Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the BBC has learned. »

Pamela Anderson Is Selling Pickles, With All Proceeds Going Towards the California Wildlife Center

Authored by variety.com
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Fresh off the heels of her starring turn in “Naked Gun,” Pamela Anderson has moved from the set to the pantry with a new project: artisanal pickles.

“What a delicious journey…and to meet at their glorious home – was a kindred becoming,” Anderson wrote in a statement.

And to give the proceeds to California Wildlife Center, with so much need, is a prophetic call back to many Malibu lemonade stands and hours of volunteering.”. »