The Daily Populous

Thursday September 4th, 2025 morning edition

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If he goes further, he will have to "lay down" millions of Russian soldiers, states Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

Zelenskyy emphasized that no one trusts Putin.

"For some, it’s just territory, but for us, it’s our life, our history, our Constitution.

These are homes, these are families, these are many, many aspects that are very sensitive for Ukraine.

Those who lived there and those who have now left their homes because of bombings and occupation would want to return.

He stressed that Putin has lied many times, so he cannot be trusted, and Ukraine will not give him its territories.

He also promised that efforts would be made to return some of the territories currently under Russian occupation to Ukraine. »

Call Me Crazy, but I for One Still Want to Know if the President Committed Depraved Sex Crimes

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In my opinion: Yes, that is a question that the United States legislature should be trying to answer.

(Donald Trump has said this letter is “fake” and is suing the Journal over it.).

In a democratic society, the people have a right to know whether the president committed crimes; in a society of laws, it should not be permissible for the president to suppress information relevant to that question. »

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

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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. »

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

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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

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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. »