Good afternoon from the Daily Beast. I'm Barbie Nido in for Brooke Howard. It's Tuesday April 27th, and here are the top five stories that she Cheat Sheet team is watching right now. Around 200 protesters who were arrested under false pretenses at Donald Trump's inauguration four years ago are going to receive payouts for their alleged mistreatment.
The first settlement will see the city pay $605,000 to six defendants represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, and almost one million will be shared among around 200 other protesters. The Indian capital is one of the worst hit cities in the world with every third person tested for the coronavirus found to be positive, but New Delhi stopped judges don't have to worry about hospitals running out of beds and oxygen since they've been set up with a luxury private health facility to take care of them and their families. The city government said Monday that the Delhi High Court had requested a special facility, so the five-star Ashoka hotel will be converted into a makeshift private hospital to look after the judges. The campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom took a leap forward late Monday when state officials confirmed they have enough signatures to trigger a vote on his leadership.
The Anti-Recall campaign now has six weeks to convince tens of thousands of petitioners to withdraw their support, and if they don't, the state legislature will have to debate whether a vote would be too expensive. Police in New Orleans have released a picture of a man in a full-tube vodka costume who they have accused of stabbing someone last Saturday night. Officials said the man is believed to be a street performer and the head of his costume came off during altercation, but unfortunately police only have a picture of the suspect in full costume. China will soon confirm that its population has dropped below the 1.4 billion mark, even though Beijing has relaxed most of its notoriously strict family planning policies.
Officials say they will handle the release of the information carefully since it could have a huge impact on how Chinese people see their country and their government. That's all for today. Check back every weekday morning and afternoon for more of the news you need to know. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts.