The Daily Populous

Thursday September 4th, 2025 day edition

image for Zelenskyy in Paris explains why territorial concessions to Putin are unacceptable

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with French weekly news magazine Le Point, as reported by Ukrinform.

Putin seized Crimea to use it as a springboard to encircle the south.

He seized part of our country's east in 2014 to use it as a springboard for the complete occupation of these regions.

Details: Zelenskyy believes that Europeans should broaden their perspective and imagine what would have happened if Putin's original plan – to seize all of Ukraine – had succeeded.

Quote: "If Putin had managed to seize our entire country, he would have used it in the same way, as a springboard.

Details: Zelenskyy noted that the distance between Moscow and Paris is less than 3,000 kilometres.

Details: Zelenskyy reiterated that it is Ukraine's fate that will determine how much the war affects Europe and where its eastern border will lie. »

Nancy Mace Turns Back on Epstein Survivors to Defend Trump

Authored by newrepublic.com

“Mr. President Donald J. Trump, I am a registered Republican, not that that matters because this is not political.

Epstein survivor: "Mr President Donald J Trump, I am a registered Republican -- not that that matters, because this is not political.

Trump’s dismissal of this is despicable and could very well backfire as the Epstein files return to the news cycle. »

Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard

Authored by nbcnews.com

A federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to unfreeze nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard.

Burroughs said Trump administration lawyers “failed to meet their burden” in showing it acted in a non-retaliatory way.

Burroughs vacated the grant freeze orders and termination letters as they relate to Harvard “as violative of the First Amendment.”. »

In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements

Authored by arstechnica.com

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday alongside Governor Ron DeSantis.

That vulnerable people, such as newborns and the immunocompromised, may be unnecessarily exposed to vaccine-preventable, life-threatening diseases is just "part of the experience of life," Ladapo claimed.

He also called mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which saved millions of lives at the height of the pandemic, "poison. »

James Patterson offers new writers up to $50,000 to finish their books

Authored by cbsnews.com

The bestselling novelist and true crime writer announced Wednesday the first 12 recipients of grants from his "Go Finish Your Book" campaign.

I wanted to give these writers a little time, a little space, and a push to say: your voice matters — now go finish your book," Patterson said in a statement.

The inaugural recipients, drawn from hundreds of submissions, are working on books in genres ranging from memoirs to graphic novels. »