The Daily Populous

Saturday May 2nd, 2026 day edition

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President Donald Trump appeared to joke during remarks at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida Friday that the U.S. would be "taking over" Cuba "almost immediately," while recognizing attendees including former Rep. Dan Mica.

"And he comes from, originally, a place called Cuba, which we will be taking over almost immediately," Trump said.

TRUMP AIMS TO RESET WAR POWERS CLOCK WITH CONTROVERSIAL BID TO BYPASS CONGRESS.

Trump then riffed on a hypothetical show of American force.

"On the way back from Iran, we’ll have one of our big — maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier — the biggest in the world," he said.

"We’ll have that come in, stop about 100 yards offshore, and they’ll say, ‘Thank you very much, we give up.’".

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for clarification if the remarks were hypothetical or outlining policy plans. »

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Devs Reveal Huge Battle Maps, Planets, and Region Scale

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In a livestream, David Petry, battle product owner, and Kevin McDowell, art director on Total War: Warhammer 40,000, ran through the region scale and visuals of planets, before showing off new battle maps.

Creative Assembly shows off the scale of the Total War: Warhammer 40,000 battle maps.

As a Warhammer 40,000 fan, everything Creative Assembly has shown off so far about Total War: Warhammer 40,000 looks hugely promising. »

Florida Taco Bell Worker Opens Fire On Customers Over Drink Dispute: Police

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A fast-food argument over a drink order escalated into gunfire when a Florida Taco Bell employee allegedly opened fire on customers who filled a water cup with soda, authorities said.

The incident happened around lunchtime Monday, April 27, at a Taco Bell on 45th Street in West Palm Beach, according to an arrest report.

Investigators said the customers asked 20-year-old employee D’Mari Patterson for a cup of water. »