The Daily Populous

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s recess of the U.S. House of Representatives during a time of grave national crises is shockingly irresponsible.

Millions of Americans will suffer if these issues are not immediately addressed, and thanks to Speaker Johnson, the House remains in recess.

It’s time for Speaker Johnson to end his vacation and get back to the work that the American people elected us to do. »

Western rock music is mostly banned in the Islamic Republic, and women are forbidden to dance in public, smoke, and—most important—bare their hair.

Iran’s mandatory-hijab law requires women to cover their head and entire body, except for their face and hands below the wrist.

Despite an official ban on celebrating Halloween, thousands of Tehranis, including many unveiled women, donned costumes last week. »

The Trump administration has reached a multimillion-dollar deal with Cornell University to restore more than $250 million in federal funding for the school.

Cornell is expected to pay the federal government $30 million over three years, according to the text of the agreement.

Under the deal, which is effective Friday, the university has also agreed to provide the federal government with “anonymized undergraduate admissions data.” »

Ignacia Fernández, 27, model, vocalist, and founder of Chilean progressive death metal outfit Decessus, turned the Miss World Chile 2025 semifinal on its head last Sunday, November 2, by unleashing a death metal performance on the pageant stage.

Representing Las Condes in this year’s competition — and aiming ultimately for a place at Miss Universe — Fernández chose not to dilute who she is.

At first, both judges and attendees seemed stunned by the contrast between brutal vocals and pageant glamour. »