The Daily Populous

Tuesday September 23rd, 2025 morning edition

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A newly surfaced email revealed that Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, described Epstein, the disgraced financier, as a “supreme friend” despite his conviction for sex offenses.

It was sent by the duchess — the former wife of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York — in 2011, just weeks after she had publicly distanced herself from Epstein.

A spokesperson for the duchess said the email was sent to counter a threat Epstein had made to sue her for defamation.

But the duchess was dropped as a patron of several U.K. charities after the email was published.

“This email was sent in the context of advice the Duchess was given to try to assuage Epstein and his threats,” the spokesperson added.

Epstein was found dead by suicide in 2019 while he was awaiting a trial on sex trafficking charges in New York.

Andrew returned his military affiliations and royal patronages in January 2022 after his lawyers failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Giuffre’s lawsuit. »

Jimmy Kimmel's show is returning to ABC on Tuesday, but not all stations will air it

Authored by nbcnews.com

Sinclair, a company that operates more than 35 ABC affiliates across the U.S., said that it would replace Kimmel with news programming.

Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,” Sinclair said in a statement.

Nexstar and Sinclair, two companies that own ABC affiliate stations across the United States, then announced they would yank Kimmel’s show. »

France recognizes State of Palestine, Macron declares at UN

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Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, told the summit, which was called by France and Saudi Arabia, that all countries should follow suit and recognize a Palestinian state.

Israel has repeatedly warned France against recognizing a Palestinian state, with far-right members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government mulling annexation of the West Bank to make any state impossible.

Germany, while more critical than Washington of Israel's actions in Gaza, also broke with France and Britain and will not recognize a Palestinian state. »

Russia launches 619 attack drones, 32 cruise missiles against Ukraine

Authored by interestingengineering.com

The assaults left three people dead and caused injuries to dozens more, while damaging both civilian infrastructure and residential areas.

Ukrainian authorities stated that they will continue to assess the full extent of the impact from this unprecedented attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the latest Russian strikes, calling them a deliberate effort to terrorize civilians rather than a military necessity. »