The Daily Populous

Thursday April 2nd, 2026 day edition

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The candy company has announced that it will return to using “classic milk and dark chocolate recipes” in all its Reese’s and Hershey’s products by 2027.

I think what Hershey is trying to do here is change with PR narrative.".

Reese, whose demands that Hershey stop skimping on chocolate went viral in February, said he trusts his taste buds more than he trusts the company that produces iconic candies that bear his family name.

"If something like the Valentine’s Day Reese’s Mini Heart still doesn't taste like real milk chocolate next year, I'll know they're lying," he said.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups have been made with the same ingredients since 1928 — milk chocolate and peanut butter.

In addition, all the classic Hershey's chocolate bars will also be made with "pure milk and dark chocolate," he said.

"The core recipes for our Hershey’s chocolate bars and Reese’s peanut butter cups have not changed," it said in part. »

Trump delivers jaw-dropping and slurred Iran address that offers no end in sight to unpopular war

Authored by independent.co.uk
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A weary President Donald Trump slurred his way through a disjointed national TV address Wednesday night in which he repeated the same justifications for his war with Iran that he’s been posting on social media throughout the month-long conflict.

Trump was expected to finally provide details on how and when the conflict would end to an American populace that has grown tired of it.

He offered contradictory statements about the war, Iran and the now bogged down Strait of Hormuz, while repeatedly having trouble pronouncing words like “enemies,” “Venezuela” and “battlefield.”. »

World's oldest known land animal, Jonathan the tortoise, still alive at nearly 200

Authored by usatoday.com
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Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Jonathan the tortoise had died.

Despite claims of his death spreading on social media, the world's oldest known land animal, a giant tortoise named Jonathan, remained alive and well on Wednesday, April 1, the reptile's caretaker said.

An account on the social media platform X, purporting to be Jonathan's veterinarian Joe Hollins, posted an announcement that the animal had died at age 193. »

One killed and buildings damaged as magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia

Authored by theguardian.com

One person has been killed after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Ternate island, damaging buildings and triggering small tsunami waves.

About two hours after the quake, it confirmed the threat of a tsunami had passed.

Japan’s meteorological agency said “slight sea level changes” might occur along Japan’s coast but that no tsunami damage was expected. »

Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

Authored by apnews.com

The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.

Ruling a death a homicide means it resulted from another person’s actions — or inaction — but doesn’t necessarily mean that a crime was committed.

Asked whether the Border Patrol was responsible for his death, he declined to comment and said any such determination would be up to law enforcement agencies. »