The Daily Populous

Sunday May 10th, 2026 night edition

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President Donald Trump used a government exemption to give a $6.9 million no-bid contract to his “pool guy” to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to a blue color after complaining it “never looked great.”.

“I have a guy who's unbelievable at doing swimming pools up the road,” Trump told reporters about the project in the Oval Office last month.

open image in gallery At President Trump’s direction, a Virginia-based company is repainting the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool an ocean blue ( AP ).

Rogers said Trump selected “American Flag Blue” for the paint color, “which is not only incredibly patriotic but will also improve the reflection qualities of the pool.”.

open image in gallery President Trump’s motorcade drove across the reflecting pool Friday to review the newly-painted basin ( AFP/Getty ).

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool upgrades are just one of several projects that Trump has directed to beautify the nation’s capital.

Not a filthy capital,” Trump told reporters Friday after driving across the reflecting pool in his SUV motorcade to review the paint job. »

Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister ending 16-year Orbán era

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The pro-European centre-right leader Péter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary, marking the official end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.

View image in fullscreen Péter Magyar delivers a speech in parliament after becoming Hungary’s prime minister.

View image in fullscreen Prospective minister of health Zsolt Hegedus dances on the steps of the parliament building next to newly sworn-in prime minister Peter Magyar. »

California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses

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Central California peach farmers are preparing to destroy around 420,000 clingstone peach trees afterDel Monte Foods shut down its canneries earlier this year.

Central California peach farmers will receive up to $9 million in federal aid after Del Monte collapse, leaving crops without buyers and forcing growers to remove hundreds of thousands of trees ( Getty/iStock ).

After a court allowed Del Monte to sell its assets, Pacific Coast Producers bought Del Monte's canned fruit business. »

Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy

Authored by scitechdaily.com

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have designed a new cancer treatment by borrowing a strategy from bacteria that live inside tumors.

In prostate cancer models, the therapy delivered its strongest results when combined with radiation, a standard treatment.

Scientists have long known that tumors contain bacteria as part of the tumor microenvironment. »

Betty Broderick, convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his new wife in bed, dies at 78

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Betty Broderick, the woman convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his wife in their bed on Nov. 5, 1989, has died at 78.

The medical office listed her initial cause of death as natural; the San Bernardino County coroner will conduct an official examination.

At trial, Betty Broderick admitted to firing the gun while maintaining that a bitter divorce and custody dispute had driven her to it. »