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During a round of press he did on Tuesday, White House health advisor Anthony Fauci referred to COVID-19 as his “worst nightmare,” and warned that the world’s fight against the pandemic is not nearly a wrap. As Fauci put it, the virus is “something that’s highly transmissible. … In a period—if you just think about it—in a […]
With an increasing number of states lifting restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 22 states have reported a rise in new cases of the virus. As of June 9, over two million Americans have been infected, while more than 110,000 have died. In recent days, 20 states have seen a decrease in new cases, CNN reports, but […]
On the same day that some good coronavirus news was made when the World Health Organization stated that COVID-19 transmission from asymptomatic people is “very rare,” some bad coronavirus news was made when Texas announced they hit a one-day record for the number of hospitalizations attributed to the disease. According to CNBC, 1,935 Texans are […]
Barack Obama is hosting the Dear Class of 2020 livestream to celebrate all the students who graduated from school this year but were unable to have graduation ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to appearances by the former President and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé will deliver a poignant speech to the 2020 class. Other […]
Lady Gaga’s latest album Chromatica had a stellar debut, scoring the pop star her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Chromatica had a bigger opening week than any other 2020 album by a woman, earning 274,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 4, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Approximately 205,000 of the sales came from albums, […]
New York City is set to begin Phase One of reopening certain businesses under social distancing guidelines on Monday, June 8. Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed on Wednesday that he plans to begin the city starting with roughly 32,000 shuttered construction sites opening back up this week. This will be followed by those working in wholesale, manufacturing, […]
A Maine factory that produces coronavirus testing supplies said it will have to discard all nasal swabs that were made during Donald Trump‘s Friday visit. The news comes after Maine officials expressed concern over the state’s shortage of medical swabs, which has limited its testing capacity and overall mission to combat the spread of the virus. A spokesperson for Puritan […]
The NBA is back, and a call between the league and the players union looks to reveal what new rules might be in place as regular season play prepares to commence again. The NBA is set to begin the process to continue the 2019-2020 season—which is set to include a 22-team format and supposedly eight regular-season games before […]
Kevin Durant sat down with The Undefeated on Friday to talk about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, how he’s been holding up after contracting COVID-19 back in March, and what his plans are with the NBA starting back up in July. Durant talked about what his initial emotions were like after seeing George Floyd’s murder, and how […]
Immigration advocacy groups are demanding detention centers stop using a powerful disinfectant that has allegedly caused serious side effects among detainees. According to Yahoo! News, Freedom for Immigrants and Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice filed the complaint with the Department of Homeland Security on May 21, claiming Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in California and Florida are using a toxic […]
