The Daily Populous

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island country.

The turning point came Saturday, when Randrianirina and CAPSAT troops joined the protests and turned against Rajoelina, which led the president to go into hiding.

CAPSAT commanders previously denied that they had carried out a coup, and said Madagascar’s people should decide what happens next. »

He also posted an aerial surveillance video showing a small boat on water that is struck by a missile and explodes.

Trump did not specify the nationality of those on board, or what drug smuggling organisation they are suspected of belonging to.

Maduro denies American accusations that he is involved with drugs trafficking, while another official has questioned the veracity of footage posted by Trump. »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

The justices did not comment on their order, which they issued without even asking the families of the Sandy Hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal.

A lawyer who represents Sandy Hook families said the Supreme Court had properly rejected Jones’ “latest desperate attempt to avoid accountability for the harm he has caused.”. »

But now, leaked private messages among rising GOP leaders obtained by Politico reveal that their extremism is not just rhetorical.

In response, Joe Maligno, the general counsel for the New York Young Republicans, quipped, “Can we fix the showers?

They expose the ideological substrate — the cruelty, the racial animus, the fetishization of dominance — that young leaders are entertaining behind the scenes. »