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A Kenyan governor is facing backlash after including alcohol in COVID-19 care packages. In addition to traditional food staples, Nairobi Gov. Mike Sonko also sent a few small bottles of the popular cognac, Hennessy in the packages. Sonko confirmed the inclusion during a media briefing on Tuesday, CNN reports. He rationalized the inclusion by saying […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) would prefer that access to alcohol be “restricted” during COVID-19 containment efforts. Earlier this week, WHO’s regional office for Europe shared an update to its Health Topics guide largely focused on shutting down the idiotic conspiracy theory centered around the idea that one could somehow consume an alcoholic beverage that’s […]
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that people may soon be able to engage in “safer at-home coronavirus testing.” Per CNN, the FDA said it’s collaborated with US Cotton for a newly designed Q-tip-style swab exam that notably uses swabs that are shorter than the ones currently used by doctors and nurses for collecting samples […]
Online scams are increasing as people continue to spend time at home and in front of phone and computer screens due to the global pandemic. Lafayette, Louisiana police are advising the public to remain vigilant about sharing personal information after a new Facebook challenge, which asks people for their info. “One of the most recent ones […]
TV personality and frequent pseudoscience advocate Dr. Oz is back at it with a Fox News-presented argument about reopening schools in the US amid COVID-19. Schools, Oz said this week, represent what he believes is “a very appetizing opportunity.” From there, Oz referred to something he recently read in the somewhat controversial medical journal the […]
As the coronavirus continues to spread, so does the use of video-conferencing software Zoom. People across the country have used the app to connect “face to face” while adhering to social distancing guidelines. Company meetings, school lessons, exercise classes, church sermons, and even casual conversations have all been conducted via Zoom, making remote work easier and self-isolation more bearable. But Zoom’s surge […]
Norman Powell has every right to be mad, upset, disappointed. The abrupt coronavirus-prompted suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season has put the Raptors guard’s career-year on hold. In his fifth season, Powell was averaging 16.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals—all career-highs—while shooting 39.8 percent from three-point range and 50.2 percent from the field overall. He […]
Noting in a statement that it’s “crazy” to him that public housing residents are “still expected to pay rent” amid COVID-19 containment efforts, Saturday Night Live star Michael Che has announced that he will be paying a month’s worth of rent for all 160 apartments in the New York City Housing Authority building where his late […]
A man released from a Florida jail due to coronavirus concerns is back in custody for his suspected hand in a murder, CNN reports. Per the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Joseph Williams has been arrested on several charges including second-degree murder with a firearm. Williams was originally arrested on March 13 for possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Yet […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the delay of 2021’s new slate of emojis. The forthcoming release is now set for 2022, CNN Business reports. Unicode Consortium—the non-profit that reviews emoji standards and supervises new releases—announced this week that its schedule has been pushed back by six months. The global health crisis has delayed the nonprofit’s […]
