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A Lyft passenger went into a full-on racist rant after the driver asked him to wear a face mask, which the driver caught on video. The driver picked up the racist rider on May 28 in Las Vegas, and the situation quickly soured when the driver asked him to put on a mask. The passenger begins […]
All Californians are now required to wear a face covering whenever they are outside, KTLA reports. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the statewide order earlier today after Los Angeles County reported a new record number of coronavirus cases (2,126) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the state as a whole appears to be trending in the wrong direction with confirmed […]
Included in the NBA’s plan to restart the 2019-2020 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando is that players will be given the option to wear Oura smart rings to detect if and when they begin showing symptoms of COVID-19 According to the NBA’s new health and safety memo for the restart of the season, players will be receiving […]
As if a global pandemic and the persistence of racist ideologies masquerading as policing and/or “heritage” weren’t enough, 2020 is also bringing us another presidential election. If you’re unfortunate enough to also remember how everything ultimately shook down for the United States back in 2016, then you need no reminder of what’s at stake as Americans once […]
Florida, one of several states plowing ahead with a campaign built on pretending COVID-19 isn’t a real thing, may soon bag the distinction of becoming the “next large epicenter” of the virus. In fact, conditions in the state are rife with possibility for an outcome health officials warn could be truly dire. In an interview with CNN […]
As the country grapples with economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, questions remain about how the live music industry will move forward following the unprecedented crisis. On Wednesday, Rolling Stone published an internal Live Nation memo that outlines a proposed business model that will shift more of the financial burdens to artists and agents. Live Nation states that come 2021, monetary guarantees for artists […]
It seems New York City will enter phase 2 of its reopening plan sooner than expected. During his daily briefing on Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the city was on track to lift additional coronavirus restrictions as soon as Monday, exactly two weeks after phase 1 began. Previous projections from lawmakers, including Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, had the […]
Issa Rae is set to star alongside Dan Levy, Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, and Kaitlyn Dever in HBO’s new coronavirus-themed comedy special, Coastal Elites, The Wrap reports. In it, they’ll portray characters that live in either New York or Los Angeles who are dealing with the results of the coronavirus pandemic. Per HBO, Coastal Elites will attempt to highlight the “universal pursuit of […]
A study conducted by Yangzhou University in China suggests that the act of flushing a public toilet could potentially spread coronavirus to the next person who uses that same stall, the Washington Post reports. “Flushing will lift the virus up from the toilet bowl,” co-author Ji-Xiang Wang said via email. And here’s the part where it gets disgusting, and potentially turns […]
It’s only June, but it’s already been a difficult and trying year for many Americans. Now, a new poll indicates that people in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they’ve been in almost 50 years, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Associated Press reports that the new findings come from the COVID Response […]
