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COVID-19 relief payments enacted by Congress ultimately helped the country report an overall drop in poverty last year, fresh U.S. Census data shows. The official poverty rate for 2020 has been determined to be 11.4 percent, meaning a single percentage point increase from the 2019 rate of 10.5. While this marks the first increase in […]
Nicki Minaj revealed Monday that she will not be attending this year’s Met Gala due to the event’s vaccination mandate. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. If I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met,” Nicki wrote. “It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now.” During the […]
Nicki Minaj has revealed that she came down with COVID-19, and that she has yet to get her vaccination. The hip-hop superstar took to Twitter Monday to share with fans that she won’t be attending this year’s Met Gala in New York City, explaining that she got COVID-19 while getting ready for the MTV Video […]
A hospital in upstate New York will temporarily stop delivering babies in light of several maternity staff members resigning over a COVID-19 mandate. NBC New York reports Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, New York parted ways with six maternity unit workers this week after the individuals objected to a September 27 deadline to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 […]
At least 13 gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have contracted COVID-19, according to initial test results. The zoo shared the news on its website Friday, after staffers noticed some of the gorillas were demonstrating mild symptoms, including coughs, nasal discharges, and a slight loss of appetite. Shortly after the observations, the Animal Care and Veterinary Teams collected fecal […]
The Los Angeles Unified public schools will now mandate that all eligible students take the COVID-19 vaccination by the time the calendar year closes. The Los Angeles Unified School Board put the matter to a vote in a special meeting, with the decision being unanimous, CNN reports. Fears of skyrocketing cases due to the delta […]
Justin Trudeau is going viral again this week for the way he answered a question asked by a representative of Canadian right-wing website Rebel News. The prime minister essentially called out the organization—which recently won a federal court case granting them access to the leaders’ debates—for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and other issues. NDP […]
Kodak Black’s philanthropic mission continues. According to TMZ, the controversial rapper has made a generous donation to the child of Jennifer Sepot, the 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale officer who died from COVID-19 complications last month. Black’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, said his client had learned about Sepot’s death in a news article and was particularly moved by the tragedy because […]
After being away for two months on summer vacation and allowing other hosts to take over the show in his absence, Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night television show on Tuesday. Kimmel opened the episode with some jokes and remarks about the pandemic and unvaccinated people putting others at risk. “Dr. Fauci said that if hospitals get […]
Three Vermont state troopers have resigned following allegations related to fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Per a statement released by the Vermont State Police, two troopers—identified as Shawn Sommers and Raymond Witkowski—handed in their resignations on Aug. 10. The previous day, another trooper had “raised concerns with supervisors” about their conduct. Trooper David Pfindel, meanwhile, resigned […]
