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Heather Fawcett was faced with a major dilemma this month: She could either put her family’s life at risk or potentially see her alleged attacker walk free. She chose the latter. According to The Oregonian, a judge has dismissed the assault charges against Pedro Sanchez, an Oregon man who is accused of attacking Fawcett with a hammer five years […]
Sports and media figures are paying tribute to Sekou Smith—the revered sports analyst who died at 48 following a battle with coronavirus. NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the tragedy in a statement Tuesday night, expressing condolences to Smith’s family and recognizing his contributions to the sports world. “The NBA mourns the passing of Sekou Smith, a beloved member of the NBA […]
We’ve got another case of a Florida Man doing very Florida Man things. This specific Florida man, who was ironically named “2020 paramedic of the year,” was arrested after assisting in the theft of COVID-19 vaccine doses. According to NBC, the 21-year-old named Joshua Colon was arrested on Monday and now faces charges of forgery, fraud, […]
On Monday the Minnesota Department of Health announced they have found a more contagious COVID-19 variant in a local citizen, marking the first confirmed U.S. case of the virus offshoot which had first turned up in Brazil. Note that, with this variant, while it is “more contagious,” it’s not known whether it’s more severe. According to a […]
On Monday, the largest movie theater chain in the world, AMC Theatres, put out a statement saying that declaring bankruptcy is “off the table.” That statement should offer some reassurance to both shareholders and, more applicably for the general public, anybody who still yearns to go to a movie theater again at some point in their freaking lives. […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci has openly spoken about the death threats he received while working under the Trump administration, but now we’re learning how bad it got. In a new interview with The New York Times, Fauci said he received an envelope filled with an unknown powder. “[O]ne day I got a letter in the mail, I opened it up and […]
The restaurant industry has taken a huge hit during the coronavirus pandemic, and no one has felt that pain more than waitstaff and cooks. Operating at reduced capacity, waiters are barely making minimum wage now that business and tips are scarce. One Colorado resident decided to provide some relief to seven employees of a local […]
Young and affluent Los Angeles residents are flocking to clinics attempting to score COVID-19 vaccinations at risk of being discarded. According to a report for the Los Angeles Times, these young, mostly white “vaccine chasers” form unofficial lines outside of local clinics and community centers to receive a dose of the dwindling Pfizer or Moderna […]
With Donald Trump’s fake reserves and ongoing issues with distribution, the CDC’s new director announced this week that it may be a few months until the COVID-19 vaccine is available for the general public. The prediction made by director Dr. Rochelle Walensky contradicts the Trump administration’s previous claim that the vaccine would be widely available by […]
A Texas doctor has been accused of stealing multiple doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and giving them to friends and family members. The doctor in question, however, has argued that he only took the doses as a way of making certain they wouldn’t be wasted amid the ongoing pandemic. Hasan Gokal, a health department doctor in […]
