Día del gato: Estos son los gatos más influyentes, en una población que se estima es de 600 millones

Hoy, es uno de los tres días que existen en el mundo para celebrar a los gatos: 20 de febrero, 8 de agosto y 29 de octubre. En el caso de la presente fecha se celebra por Socks, gato de la familia Clinton y que en periodo en el que fue Bill fue presidente, fue adoptado dicho animal, pero le detectado con cáncer y, aunque llevó un tratamiento, no mejoró. El 20 de febrero de 2009 murió y con ello se sumó como un día más para dicho fin.

De acuerdo con Ecology Global Network estimó que en el mundo existen cerca de 600 millones de mininos, cifra que contempla los domésticos, callejeros y los que se encuentran en refugios. Cabe señalar que sólo es una estimación porque es muy complejo saber cuántos gatos habitan el planeta tierra.

Según datos del portal World Atlas, es en Estados Unidos donde se encuentra la mayor población con 76 millones y medio, es decir, una octava parte de la población mundial se concentra en dicho territorio.

El que exista dicha cantidad de gatos es consecuencia de que uno de cada tres hogares tiene como mascota a un gato. Otro de los datos es que existe por hogar en promedio 2.2 felinos, ya que el 34% de los animales callejeros fueron adoptados.

RAPPER POP SMOKE MURDERED IN HOME INVASION ... By 4 Masked Gunmen

The friend who was hanging with Pop Smoke and photographed with him hours before he was killed, Mike Dee, has spoken out about the tragedy ... saying nothing can express the pain he's feeling, and addressing unfounded speculation about what happened.

Mike says ... "I just lost my f***ing brother, my heart my dawgz. You guys have no type of sense or sympathy! Yall don't kno whats going on yall come on here playing investigator and bashing me on the internet, I would never in my life set my brother up."

He concludes with a message for Pop, saying ... "Just kno I got you forever brother the truth will come to light until then sleep in peace."

9:41 AM PT -- Sources familiar with the surveillance video tell TMZ ... the video shows at least 4 masked men with hoodies making their way into the house just 10 minutes after people inside the house deadbolted the front doors shut. We're told they did not turn the house alarm on, which made it easier for the home invaders to get inside.

And, there's this ... Pop Smoke posted the address of the home earlier in the day. He was showing off gift bags he had received and one had the home's address. As for why he was getting gift bags ... his mix tape hit #7 on the Billboard 200 chart Tuesday.

8:03 AM PT -- Just hours before he was gunned down, Pop Smoke mugged with a pal in a car -- the friend holding a fortune in bills -- in the driveway of the home where he was shot.

Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence and grants clemency to 10 others

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump wielded his powers of clemency Tuesday for convicted white-collar criminals and the former Illinois governor accused of attempting to sell a US senate seat.

The wave of pardons and commutations, some of which Trump has been considering for years, came amid a post-impeachment flurry of presidential prerogative, from ridding his team of aides he deemed disloyal to flagrantly inserting himself into Justice Department matters.

Trump announced midday he had commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who has served eight years of a 14-year sentence for the pay-for-play charges. Trump had been weighing the move since at least since 2018.

"He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person, don't know him," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews, suggesting the television appeals of Blagojevich's wife Patti helped cement his decision.

A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday night that Blagojevich was released from the Colorado federal prison where he was housed. Patti Blagojevich announced on her Twitter account that the family will hold a "homecoming press conference" at noon ET Wednesday at their residence.

Who Is Rod Blagojevich? Why Did President Trump Commute His Sentence?

Mr. Blagojevich, a Democrat and former governor of Illinois, was accused of trying to sell the Senate seat left open when Barack Obama went to the White House.

Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, arriving back home after his sentencing hearing on multiple corruption convictions in Chicago in 2011.Credit...Tim Boyle/Bloomberg

CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, whose criminal sentence President Trump has commuted, became a household name when he was arrested 12 years ago on an explosive accusation: Prosecutors said he had tried to sell or trade to the highest bidder the Senate seat that Barack Obama was vacating to become the president.

Mr. Blagojevich’s expletive-filled remarks about his role in choosing a new senator — caught on government recordings of phone calls — became punch lines for late-night television.

“I’ve got this thing, and it’s golden,” he was memorably quoted as saying, using profanities. “And I’m just not giving it up for nothing. I’m not going to do it. And I can always use it. I can parachute me there.”

In the years he has since spent in federal prison in Colorado, Mr. Blagojevich’s name has faded some. (So has his trademark pouf of black hair.)

【校園天地】仁德天主教小學第一次Dreamstarter兒童募資日

在募資日前一星期的綵排中，各同學仍在埋頭苦幹，不時「加班」記台詞、走位、製作物資等，由於這是我們的第一次體驗，在綵排中大家也非常緊張、不知所措，忘了台詞、走錯位、忘了用道具、背台等不時出現，讓老師十分擔心。

不過，在各人的鼓勵及集體的努力下，在募資日當天，學生們好像脫胎換骨似的。從接待嘉賓家長、上落台、交咪、表演等均由他們自己安排，而且所有參與的同學也信心十足、充滿自信，使出席的嘉賓、家長等眼前一亮。出席的家長們異口同聲的示自己的孩子改變了不少，變得積極、有自信了。此外，當天到場的嘉賓多達8名，他們給同學們不少寶貴的意見，讓同學們明白同理心、從不同角度思考的重要，同學們表示獲益良多、很喜歡Dreamstarter活動，並會為實現助人的夢想努力下去！

【鑽石公主號・日本直擊】確診港人留院 醫院警戒低多人無戴口罩

鄭泳舜今早到千葉東醫院為留院的四名港人提供日用品、維他命等物資，並按人名分成四大袋，由於他不懂日文，靠翻譯軟件把「我代表香港政府多謝你哋幫手照顧喺呢度香港病人」即時翻譯成日文，向醫護表達心意，但院方不容許提供零食。鄭向當地醫護表示，由於留院者年紀較大，面對文化差異或感不適應，希望對方諒解，院方安撫指或許港人不適應日本膳食，會努力調節，例如提供熱食。

留院者是三男一女中老年港人，由於不諳日語、英語也不佳，確診港人與醫院職員溝通有困難，鄭稱可透過手機翻譯解決語言不通問題，協助未來數周患者與醫護溝通。其中一名港人患者因滯留醫院情緒低落及激動，鄭泳舜亦希望院方諒解。

留院港人病徵輕微，正接受醫院觀察，但院方暫未能答覆有關人士何時出院，預計至少留院兩至三星期。根據記者觀察，該地方醫院較簡陋，人流不算多，但大部分病人，甚至職員均不知醫院接收「鑽石公主」號郵輪的確診者，故部分人也沒有佩戴口罩，包括曾接觸四名患者的醫護人員。

【居屋2019】公屋聯會料武漢肺炎影響出售率 或現撻訂潮

今期居屋自農曆新年後暫停揀樓程序，截至1月24日，房委會共邀請4371名申請者揀樓，出席率約七成，暫時售出2726伙單位，佔總單位量的55%，綠表買家佔約四成。

2008年金融海嘯　綠表買家僅三成

翻查居屋過往的銷售紀錄，在2007年金融海嘯後，房委會在2008年推出「出售剩餘居屋單的第四期計劃」，推售共3221伙單位。不過，當時僅約售出六成單位，而綠表申請者只佔約三成。根據運輸及房屋局當年的文件，局方認為銷售結果較前三期差，反映受金融海嘯影響，市民在申請及選購居屋單位有較多考慮。

至於遠至1997年經歷金融風暴後，其後在1998年居屋計劃同樣出現撻訂潮，當中在富榮花園更有多達一半單位撻訂，房委會需要減價出售。

公屋聯會：綠表買家更審慎　

公屋聯會總幹事招國偉指，因應疫情影響，居屋準買家均會較審慎地選購單位，當中綠表申請者的經濟考慮會更多。此外，加上部分熱門的屋苑及大單位已賣出，他估計恢復揀樓後，出席率或維持在五至六成的水平，但會陸續出現撻訂個案，銷售期會更長。他說，不希望政府因此減少居屋供應，「唔可以重蹈03年的教訓，」建議一旦出現「冧市」情況，政府可減價銷售單位。

而原定在年中推售的新一期綠置居，招國偉預料將會延遲到下半年，加上經濟轉差導致樓市波動，料綠置居的折扣率將由現時的四九折上調至超過五折。