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The coronavirus pandemic is sadly far from over. Some experts are now reporting that more than 410,000 people are projected to die from the virus in the United States by 2021. This stat comes from the University of Washington’s health institute, which updated its projections on Friday. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is estimating 410,451 […]
Police in Australia arrested and charged a woman with incitement for endorsing an anti-lockdown protest on Facebook. Zoe-Lee Buhler’s partner livestreamed her arrest on the social media platform, which shows Victoria police entering her home with a warrant and handcuffing her in her pajamas. “You’re under arrest in relation to incitement,” one of the officers says, explaining […]
A man has now been charged with assaulting a British Transport Police officer in connection with a fight that began over the wearing of face masks. Footage of the incident, which has since caught unfortunate fire among those who might best be described as anti-maskers on social media, shows the man who declined to vacate a […]
Earlier this week, work on The Batman was once again put on pause after Warner Bros. said a member of the production had tested positive for COVID-19. And in a subsequent report from Vanity Fair citing a “highly placed source,” it was later said the production member in question was star Robert Pattinson. In a new […]
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials, as well as investigators from the state attorney general’s office and additional agencies, raided both the Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center and Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Pennsylvania on Thursday. Per NBC News, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced in August that the Brighton nursing home was one […]
In an internal memo obtained by CBS News, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian informed his employees Thursday that 270 passengers have been added to their no-fly list over their refusal to abide by the company’s policy which requires everyone wear a face covering during flights. “The use of face masks remains a top priority for reducing the spread of the […]
Michael Bloomberg has pledged an enormous donation to four of the U.S.’s historically Black medical schools, in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on the Black community. The donation is also an effort to boost the health and wealth of these communities, The New York Times reports, with Bloomberg set to give $100 million […]
Dwayne Johnson shared on Instagram Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19, along with his wife Lauren and two children, Tiana and Jasmine. “I wish it was only me who tested positive, but it wasn’t, it was my entire family, so this one was a real kick in the gut,” Johnson said. “But I am happy to […]
In a new interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci—head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—said that he is “not concerned” about political pressure when it comes to vaccine trials. The interview, published Tuesday, comes amid fears from many that Trump could prematurely push for a COVID-19 vaccine approval as part of an effort to make himself […]
The Trump administration announced an order Tuesday that will temporarily ban residential evictions for tens of millions of Americans. According to NPR, the moratorium gives the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the authority to prohibit evictions through the end of 2020. The move was made in response to the increasing concern over mass homelessness, as many […]
