The Daily Populous

Thursday September 25th, 2025 day edition

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Damian pointed out that while the consumers may have been disappointed by the chocolates' unwrapped appearances, the candies were not "so flawed as to render them worthless."

In other words, the chocolate still tasted like chocolate, even if they weren't as haunting as the purchasers had expected from the packaging.

A 2024 lawsuit alleged Hershey had engaged in deceptive advertising by depicting chocolate pumpkins with carved faces, when the unwrapped chocolates were blank.

The lawsuit focused on several Hershey candies that are marketed around Halloween, including its Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins and its Reese's White Ghost, as well as a few other holiday-themed chocolates like its Reese's Peanut Butter Shapes Assortment Snowmen Stockings Bells.

The original lawsuit, filed in 2024, claimed that Hershey used deceptive advertising because the "artistic designs" depicted on the wrappers were absent from the actual candies.

Anthony Russo, an attorney for the consumers who sued Hershey, said that they intend to amend the complaint.

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Russia says no choice but war after Trump U-turn on Ukraine

Authored by aljazeera.com

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hit back at Trump’s claim that Ukraine could in effect win the war, declaring on Wednesday that Russia would be continuing its offensive on Ukraine “to ensure our interests and achieve the goals”.

On Wednesday, Peskov pushed back against Trump’s “paper tiger” remark, insisting Russia was more of a “bear”.

A European Union spokesperson said at the time that Bulgarian authorities suspected the incident was due to interference by Russia. »

Top GOP and White House allies working behind the scenes to prevent Epstein vote on House floor

Authored by cnn.com
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Top congressional Republicans and White House allies are working behind the scenes to prevent a politically charged floor vote to release the government’s Jeffrey Epstein case files next month, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.

Johnson had previously tried to kill Luna’s petition by inserting language – through the House Rules Committee – into an unrelated rule vote.

Republicans on the House Rules Committee have made clear that this time, they will not help Johnson kill the Epstein files vote, a third source said. »

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

Authored by bbc.com

One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington's – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors.

The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during 12 to 18 hours of delicate brain surgery.

None of the patients who have been treated are being identified, but one was medically retired and has returned to work. »