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The popular social media app TikTok has been considering different ways it can separate itself from the large Chinese technology company that owns it, ByteDance, as a U.S. ban looms. One of those avenues is for American investors to buy out the app. In a statement released by TikTok, they said that keeping the app running is their main […]
On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James added his name to the #FreeWOJ movement with a pretty hard to misinterpret tweet that said “#FreeWOJ!!!” with some fist bump emojis: James’ tweet comes during the same weekend in which it was reported that ESPN had suspended their star NBA writer/reporter Adrian Wojnarowski (see “Woj,” which I’m pretty sure you already […]
According to a new study published on Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a strain of flu that’s been found in pigs in China could have the ability to leap to humans and cause another pandemic. As such, researchers behind that study say the situation has to be closely monitored. […]
China has mad the decision to suspend poultry imports from a Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas over COVID-19 concerns. In addition to the temporary suspension of imports from the plant, per an NPR report, China’s General Administration of Customs office has confirmed that any products that have already arrived in the region will be seized […]
On Monday, President Trump abruptly ended his latest press briefing after a contentious dispute with a pair of reporters. This dispute began after one reporter, CBS News’ Weijia Jiang, asked a question about testing. “You have said many times that the U.S. is doing far better than any other country when it comes to testing,” Jiang […]
A new study suggests that coronavirus may be able to persist in male semen for a prolonged period of time. After testing 38 males at the Shanqui Municipal Hospital in China between January and February at the height of the countries infection rate, CNN reports that the journal JAMA Network Open cited that around 16 percent […]
A McDonald’s in Guangzhou, China has been temporarily closed down after displaying a sign that stated black people were banned from entering the restaurant. “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant,” the sign read. “For the sake of your health, consciously notify the local police for medical […]
A new study shows that New York’s COVID-19 outbreak largely originated in Europe. The research indicates that the virus started circulating in New York by mid-February, prior to the state’s first confirmed case on March 1—and that it was brought to the area by travelers who arrived from Europe, not Asia. “The majority is clearly European,” […]
Hopefully, you’re reading this article and watching the accompanying video while honoring stay-at-home guidelines. As COVID-19 containment efforts continue here in the U.S.—with Dr. Fauci and others urging Americans to take the novel coronavirus with the utmost seriousness—some of our fellow humans overseas are starting to begin their transition back into a semi-normal life. In […]
The NBA has been suspended indefinitely since March 12 after Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive for coronavirus. Since then, a number of NBA players have contracted the virus, including Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, Marcus Smart and Christian Wood. It’s why the NBA hasn’t returned to finish the season, as the COVID-19 […]
