The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 12nd, 2025 night edition

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New York police on Monday were looking for a man who threw a sex toy during a WNBA game, striking a girl in attendance, officials said.

Police said that, during Tuesday's game, "an unidentified individual threw an object which struck a 12-year-old female victim in the right leg.".

The search continued Monday, and a Liberty rep said the team is cooperating with police.

A suspect is wanted after throwing a sex toy at a WNBA game in Brooklyn.

The incident in Brooklyn was the most recent example of someone throwing sex toys toward WNBA players over the past two weeks.

The episodes started July 29 when a sex toy landed on the floor of a Golden State Valkyries game against the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Georgia.

“The safety of everyone in our arenas remains a top priority," a WNBA spokesperson said. »

Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard

Authored by cnbc.com
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President Donald Trump on Monday placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the capital city to address what he claimed was out-of-control crime there.

It is the first time that a president has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department.

Trump's move drew fierce condemnation from local officials, who noted that official statistics show crime in D.C. is on the decline. »

EU to channel $1.7 billion from frozen Russian assets to repay Ukraine's loans

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The EU has received a third 1.6-billion-euro ($1.9 billion) tranche in windfall profits from frozen Russian central bank assets and will allocate 95% of it, over 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion), to repay Ukraine’s loans.

Within the ERA initiative, Ukraine is expected to get $50 billion in loans that will be repaid using future profits from frozen Russian assets.

The EU received 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in windfall profits on Aug. 8 from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc's central securities depositories, according to European Pravda. »

Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops

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“The Crime Numbers get worse, and the City only gets dirtier and less attractive,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

In reality, the crime rate in the District of Columbia has been falling for two years and is now as low as it has been in decades.

Trump, though, cited the 2023 crime rate as he held up charts comparing Washington’s crime rates to that of major cities around the world. »