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A man was stabbed during a so-called “protest” against vaccine mandates in Los Angeles this weekend. The Los Angeles Police Department said on Saturday they were “monitoring a protest” taking place at the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall. At the time, police claimed they were at the scene to “maintain order” following a fight. […]
A record number of children in the United States were hospitalized for COVID-19 over the weekend, Reuters reports. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed that 1,902 pediatric coronavirus hospitalizations were reported on Saturday, as the highly contagious delta variant has caused a surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country. Kids currently account for 2.4 percent of […]
Live Nation is tightening its COVID restrictions as Delta variant cases surge across the country. According to Rolling Stone, the concert promoter will soon require proof of vaccination or negative test results at live events beginning this fall. Live Nation previously announced it would allow artists to determine their own coronavirus protocols, but decided to update its policy after […]
DJ Khaled revealed that his family contracted COVID-19, but all is now well. The father of two took to Instagram Sunday to share that he and his family—without revealing who in his family he specifically meant—have recovered from the virus. “Fanluv, all our friends and family,” the first image slide read. “Thank you for your calls and prayers! […]
Florida, a state with political leadership hell-bent on standing in the way of protective pandemic measures, saw four educators in the Broward County school system die within a 24-hour period due to COVID-19. Between Tuesday and Wednesday, per CBS Miami, three Broward County school teachers and one assistant died after contracting COVID-19. At least three of the […]
A parent in a northern Nevada school district knowingly sent their child to school following a positive COVID-19 test, thus exposing dozens of students. The Reno-servicing Washoe County School District said in a statement earlier this week, per regional outlet KRNV-DT, that the parent had also tested positive for COVID-19. Furthermore, the parent—who, like the […]
In an interview with CNN’s Alex Vindman and Bianna Golodryga, actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called anti-maskers “schmucks.” Arnie sat down with the two to discuss his frustration at the propagation of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and the vaccine, and criticized people who haven’t been considerate of others throughout the pandemic. “A year and a half […]
While the nationwide vaccination rate is still hovering around 50 percent, recent weeks have seen a mildly encouraging jump in the pace of first doses. Indeed, as CBS News pointed out Tuesday night, the U.S. has now nearly doubled its pace of initial doses when compared with the rate recorded one month earlier. CDC data […]
AMC has reached a deal with Warner Bros. that will allow the beleaguered theater chain (basically all theater chains these days) to show WB’s movie slate in its theaters for 45 days in 2022. Note that in December 2020, AMC made sure to note the negative impact that WB releasing its whole 2021 movie slate on HBO Max would have on […]
I Am Legend screenwriter and executive producer Akiva Goldsman issued a straight-forward response to people who have used the plot of the 2007 film he co-wrote to fuel baseless conspiracy theories that the COVID-19 vaccine will eventually turn you into a zombie. “Oh. My. God. It’s a movie. I made that up. It’s. Not. Real,” Goldsman […]
