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Baltimore will no longer waste time and resources prosecuting low-level crimes. On Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced to the media that the city will stop prosecuting drug possession, prostitution, minor traffic violations, and other low-level offenses. Per NBC News, the city created this initiative at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the virus’s spread in local […]
Juicy J’s controversial medical advice has landed him in hot water. The Three 6 Mafia member took to Twitter on Friday, advising his fans to think twice before getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Juicy told his followers that instead of getting the shot, they should simply continue taking precautionary measures like wearing masks and taking supplements. “If I was […]
A landlord in New York City is being accused of cleaning out his tenant’s apartment while he was battling coronavirus in the hospital, Gothamist reports. Ryo Nagaoka, 65, returned to his home Wednesday night to discover that everything but his piano and pet tortoise had disappeared. “They thought he died,” neighbor Sierra Zamarripa said. “He came back last night […]
After reports of a vaccine shortage and the potential for a third surge in infections, the UK now faces another hurdle in its roadmap out of lockdown: a shortage of bouncers. According to the UK Door Security Association (UKDSA), the body representing security staff, many door staff have moved sought work in other industries thanks to […]
Pfizer has kicked off work on an early-stage clinical trial of an oral COVID-19 antiviral therapeutic. The company said on Tuesday that it was progressing to multiple ascending doses after completing the dosing of single ascending doses in a phase 1 study of adults to look into the safety and tolerability of what they describe […]
Results of a late-stage study on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine were announced on Monday, adding another boost of optimism to the pandemic era that’s kept us all on pause for more than a year now. The vaccine in question is named AZD1222 and was co-invented by the University of Oxford and its company, Vaccitech. Per a phase […]
People across the country gathered on Saturday for vigils and protests to fight the surging violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, following last week’s fatal shootings at Atlanta-based spas. The incident left eight people dead, six of whom were women of Asian descent. The Wall Street Journal reports that hundreds of demonstrators met near […]
Joey Badass has vowed never to return to Disney World. On Saturday, the Pro Era rapper took to Instagram to share his tense interaction with theme park employees, after his relative was allegedly denied entry due to COVID-19 safety policies. Joey claimed that his autistic cousin wasn’t allowed into Disney World because he refused to wear a mask. […]
If foreigners were hoping to travel to Tokyo for this year’s Olympics, then their dreams have officially been shattered. The Associated Press reported on Saturday that International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee and local organizers decided in an online meeting that spectators from abroad will be barred from the games. […]
For many Black kids growing up in America, finding out our roots has been an arduous task. Even with an annual Black History Month, we’re normally given the same stories on the same amazing Black figures in history. Without doing our own research, we may never learn about the likes of James Baldwin or Ruby […]
