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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19. The progressive representative from Seattle blames her Republican colleagues, claiming they refused to wear masks and take precautions while the members of Congress were in hiding during the Capitol riots. “Too many Republicans have refused to take this pandemic and virus seriously, and in doing so, they […]
Two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a press release shared by the park. Zoo officials believe the coronavirus was spread to two of the gorillas by an asymptomatic park employee. Three gorillas began to exhibit symptoms last Wednesday. Tests returned on Friday from the California Animal Health and […]
Ashanti and Keyshia Cole’s Verzuz battle has been delayed once again. Verzuz’s official Twitter account made the announcement on Friday, citing Wednesday’s events in Washington D.C. and surging COVID-19 cases as the rationale for postponing the event. “This has been an emotional week,” Verzuz wrote. “In addition, as COVID-19 numbers continue to increase, safety is […]
Even before COVID-19 hit, UK nightlife was struggling, and now that we’re approaching a full year since the first lockdown restrictions we’re introduced, nightclubs and venues have never been in more danger. As a response, campaign group #SaveNightclubs has been lobbying on behalf of the sector since last April and one of their latest suggestions appears to be gaining […]
If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that people won’t be made to suffer mild inconveniences if a problem doesn’t personally affect them. Professional and college sports carried on farcical seasons of sports while athletes collapsed from a raging virus. So it makes sense that the season would close with the daughter of the […]
Joe Biden has reiterated his support for $2,000 stimulus checks, but says he needs Americans’ help to make it happen. During a Monday night rally in Atlanta, the president-elect urged Georgia residents to vote blue in the state’s Senate runoff elections, claiming a failure to do so would prevent another round of much-needed stimulus payments. Biden’s comments came […]
In a special message to Jeopardy! viewers filmed back in October, Alex Trebek—who died in November at the age of 80—urged everyone to join him in his push for a “kinder society” amid the ongoing pandemic. The message, per Vulture, was initially slated to air during the Christmas holiday period but has instead been debuted […]
Thanks in large part to those who insisted on traveling for the holidays during a goddamn global pandemic, Los Angeles County health officials are expecting the next few weeks to potentially be the worst of this entire era. In a memo sent out to ambulance workers last week, as excerpted in this CNN report, just […]
A hospital in California suspects that an inflatable costume may be behind a massive COVID-19 outbreak that has infected at least 44 employees, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. A Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center employee briefly wore the air-powered costume in the emergency room on Christmas Day to “lift the spirits” of fellow co-workers, but may have unknowingly […]
While the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations have been slow to start, the U.S. has increased the number of inoculations in recent days, bringing the total dispensed shots to around four million. The Associated Press reports that Dr. Anthony Fauci also said that President-elect Joe Biden’s vow to administer 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office is “realistic,” while dismissing Trump’s […]
