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An Illinois Walmart was hit with a wrongful-death lawsuit after two of its workers died from coronavirus complications. According to NPR, the family of 51-year-old Wando Evans is suing the retail giant for willful and wanton misconduct, reckless disregard, and gross negligence. Evans, who had worked for Walmart at their Evergreen Park location for 15 years, reportedly told a manager […]
The coronavirus pandemic has inflected a major blow to the entertainment industry—and Apple Music is looking to assist a sector that is often overlooked. On Tuesday, the streaming giant announced it had launched a $50 million advance royalty fund for independent record labels and distributors. According to a letter obtained by Rolling Stone, Apple Music informed the imprints they […]
Fans will have to wait at least a week before the next installment of Quarantine Radio. The show’s host Tory Lanez took to Instagram on Tuesday claiming the platform had revoked his live streaming privileges until March 14. The rapper posted a screenshot of an app message that read: “Based on previous use use of this feature, your […]
Baltimore officials are investigating a video in which an officer appears to intentionally cough around residents of a public housing complex. The footage was posted on social media this week and shows an unidentified sergeant walking outside the Perkins Homes in East Baltimore. The woman behind the camera taunts the approaching officer, shouting: “Hey officer friendly with the cherry cheeks.” The sergeant […]
Four members of a Louisiana family died within days of each other after contracting coronavirus, local outlets reported Tuesday. The victims were 86-year-old New Orleans resident Antoinette Franklin and her three sons Herman Franklin Jr., 71, Anthony Franklin Sr., 58, and Timothy Franklin, 61. Family members told WDSU that the Franklins became ill around the same time, but it […]
Roseanne Barr, the ousted producer of the Roseanne spinoff series The Connors, offered up a wild conspiracy theory during her appearance on the YouTube series Quarantined With Norm Macdonald. Namely that she thinks the COVID-19 pandemic is a ploy to kill the Baby Boomers generation. “I think we’re being forced to evolve. You know what it is, Norm? I think they’re […]
In memos obtained by Axios, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, issued grim warnings in late January for what could lie ahead for the United States if the White House failed to effectively respond to the growing coronavirus threat. Navarro argued in a memo dated on January 29 for “an immediate travel ban on China.” That […]
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 […]
Billie Eilish let fans in on her social distancing routine in a new interview with the Telekom Electronic Beats podcast. The interview, out Tuesday, sees Eilish touching on a variety of topics ranging from her recent fostering of two puppies named after To Kill a Mockingbird characters to her evolved thoughts on the cruciality of […]
The city of Crowley, Louisiana implemented its coronavirus curfew last week, and in an effort to alert residents of when the curfew was in effect, the police department wanted to use a siren that could be easily differentiated from the identifiable sound of a police car. Little did they know at the time that their choice of siren was taken from the […]
