The Daily Populous

Friday September 19th, 2025 evening edition

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The detainees were identified as Joel Luis Rodríguez Ramos, Jesús Antonio Quilarte Carreño, Jhonny José Salazar Gutiérrez, Carlos Alberto Bravo Lemus, and Levi Enrique López, who Cabello alleged is linked to the DEA.

According to Cabello, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking and justify external aggression.

"The four detainees are saying they work for the DEA," Cabello told state television, calling the alleged plan a "maneuver for destabilization.".

#Video | En rueda de prensa, el ministro de Relaciones Interiores, Justicia y Paz, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, informó sobre un nuevo falso positivo de la DEA contra Venezuela.

"We don't apply the death penalty," he said, drawing a contrast with U.S. military strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean.

She cited United Nations data showing that most cocaine exits Colombia through the Pacific, not Venezuela.

In contrast, DEA Administrator Terry Cole said last month that Venezuela has become a "narco-terrorist state" collaborating with Colombian guerrilla groups and Mexican cartels. »

Jimmy Kimmel: What happened behind the scenes before Disney suspended the show

Authored by cnn.com

On Tuesday’s show, Kimmel doubled down, saying, “Many in MAGA-land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.”.

Walden and Kimmel have a longstanding, positive relationship, and Kimmel has always been incredibly well-regarded within ABC, according to numerous sources.

Several of the individuals who spoke to CNN said that Disney employees and staff members on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” »

Trump Isn’t Interested in Competing With China

Authored by theatlantic.com
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The China hawks have been sidelined in the second Trump administration, leaving the president’s money-minded view of China unchecked.

The recent China summit elicited an oddly fatalistic response from Trump on Truth Social: “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China.

If that changes, America will lose its decisive advantage over China, and the Trump administration will have only itself to blame. »

Endangered bonobo born at Twycross Zoo branded ‘extraordinary moment’

Authored by metro.co.uk
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A British zoo has unveiled the birth of a baby bonobo in a ‘truly extraordinary moment’ for the endangered species.

Dr Rebecca Biddle, chief conservation officer at Twycross Zoo, said: ‘The birth of this baby bonobo is a truly extraordinary moment, not just for Twycross Zoo, but globally.

The baby bonobo is a significant moment in the survival of the species (Picture: Adam Kay / Twycross Zoo / SWNS). »

Disco Elysium spin-off studio renames game and pivots away from isometric gameplay

Authored by videogameschronicle.com
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Dark Math Games, one of multiple studios to spin off from Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM, has renamed its spiritual follow-up and pivoted away from the isometric gameplay it’s known for.

Dark Math Games was announced last year and claims to be comprised of a 20-person team, “about half” of whom worked on Disco Elysium and Disco Elysium -The Final Cut.

In addition, the game has pivoted away from the previously announced isometric gameplay and is now a 3rd person RPG. »