The Daily Populous

Thursday April 9th, 2026 night edition

image for 'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha jailed for 15 years over death of Matthew Perry

Image: Matthew Perry's mother Suzanne Morrison and her husband Keith Morrison were in court for today's hearing.

He had struggled with addiction for years, but released a memoir a year before his death during a period of being clean.

Five people, including doctors and the actor's personal assistant, have pleaded guilty to various charges connected with his death.

In December last year, Salvador Plasencia, a doctor, was jailed for two-and-a-half years for illegally supplying ketamine to Perry in the weeks before his death.

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Prosecutors wrote in March that after Sangha found out she had sold the drugs that caused Perry's death, "she didn't care and kept selling".

Sangha sold him 25 vials of ketamine, including the fatal dose, for $6,000 (£4,482) in cash four days before his death, prosecutors said. »

Trump is facing the biggest US humiliation since Vietnam

Authored by inews.co.uk

In the cold light of day, under the powerful narcotic of relief, everyone goes back to their usual roles.

Nato chief Mark Rutte, the Theon Greyjoy of world politics, is jetting over to Washington to whisper obscene celebrations into Trump’s ear.

Trump will now tell us that these words worked, that they were a bluff, a feint. »

An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night

Authored by theguardian.com

It then promptly lied to dozens of potential sponsors that I’d agreed to cover the event, and misled me into believing there would be food.

There were reports of the agents mass-deleting emails; some users still allowed them to text their wives on their behalf.

View image in fullscreen I intended to manipulate Gaskell into making everyone wear Star Trek costumes, but it turned me down. »

Status of Strait of Hormuz unclear after conflicting Iranian reports

Authored by jpost.com
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An Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over strikes on Hezbollah.

Earlier on Wednesday, IRGC-tied outlet Fars News reported that Iran had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, blocking oil tankers from transiting the waterway, in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Hezbollah. »

Justice Department says Bondi won’t appear for Epstein deposition now that she’s no longer attorney general

Authored by cnn.com
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The Department of Justice said Wednesday that Pam Bondi will not appear for her upcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation given that she is no longer serving as the US attorney general.

The department argued that Bondi was subpoenaed in her official role as attorney general and not in a personal capacity.

As a result, because Ms. Bondi no longer can testify in her official capacity as Attorney General, the Department’s position is that the subpoena no longer obligates her to appear on April 14. »