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As we continue down the government’s “roadmap out of lockdown”, one of the major tests is the advent of large social gatherings, particularly in-door ones like awards ceremonies. Festivals are already tentatively scheduling in events for later in the year, but now it’s been announced that the BRIT Awards will be an in-person event and that […]
A Republican senator is no longer permitted to fly with Alaska Airlines after refusing to follow their mask policy. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed this decision to the Anchorage Daily News, noting Alaska state senator Lora Reinbold’s repeated instances of not following the company’s travel rules. “We have notified Senator Lora […]
President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will be sending additional supplies and support to India as the country sees a spike in COVID cases, CNN reports. The aid, which will help manufacture the vaccine, fund vaccine manufacturers and fund medical equipment, comes after India reported nearly 350,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Per CNN, that the spike […]
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use, once again. According to the New York Times, United States health regulators ended the pause on the single dose shot on Friday afternoon, after an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged officials to resume its use. The vaccine was one of three shots […]
A Texas school board candidate has been given a citation for assault following an alleged altercation with a Nordstrom Rack employee that took place earlier in April. As you’re likely aware by now, any very bad moment you have can go viral, provided the stars all align. Reckon with that accordingly. Why do we bring […]
In what Twitter users are already calling “the Arnold Palmer,” a New Hampshire man experienced something of a virus mix-up Tuesday morning, getting a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in place of what was supposed to be a second Moderna dose. The man, Craig Richards, said he initially got his first dose of Pfizer in March at the same […]
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has suggested that it’s “likely” people will be needing a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine within 12 months of being fully vaccinated. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, like most other COVID-19 vaccines with the exception of Johnson & Johnson, requires two shots. Bourla has suggested that people might have to get vaccinated against […]
Are you a remote worker looking for some extra cash and a change of scenery? Then West Virginia has an offer for you. The state’s tourism office recently announced the launch of Ascend WV, a public-private program that promises $12,000 to those who are willing to relocate to the Mountain State. The initiative is specifically aimed at […]
Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres, which are owned by Decurion, will be closing down its multiple locations amid financial difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Deadline reports. The beloved Cinerama Dome, which opened up in 1963 and is located on Sunset Boulevard, will also be closing. The popular theater was featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a […]
On Saturday, officials in the California city of Burbank resorted to putting a chain-link fence around a restaurant, the Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill, because it was repeatedly defying COVID-19 mandates. This move comes as demonstrators continue to rally on both sides of the issue, according to NBC Los Angeles. City police Lt. Derek Green […]
