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According to a memo obtained by CNN from the National Basketball Association, head coaches that are fully vaccinated will no longer need to wear masks during games. The memo was sent to all the teams on Saturday and clarifies that coaches don’t have to wear masks to “facilitate in-game coaching duties, and in light of vaccination rates […]
LeBron James violated the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols this week by attending a promotional event for Lobos 1707, a tequila brand that he backs. ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports that James went to a photoshoot alongside several high-profile guests, including Drake and Michael B. Jordan, the night before the Los Angeles Lakers’ play-in game against the Golden State […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Biden, fears that many Americans are “misinterpreting” the most recent update to the CDC’s guidance on wearing masks. Speaking with Mike Allen for Axios this week, Fauci stressed the importance of fully reading and absorbing the guidance, noting that the most recent update was meant to signify […]
Only 12 people on the internet are responsible for the majority of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter’s most popular misleading claims and lies about COVID-19 vaccines, research has found. Imran Ahmed, the chief executive officer of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, shared that the 12 people— expertly coined as the “Disinformation Dozen”—produce “65% of the shares of […]
Just three days after the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, clarified Sunday that new mask guidance for vaccinated individuals does not grant permission for widespread removal of masks. “We are asking people to […]
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are not only effective against COVID-19, but may also help prevent future pandemics. Researchers at Duke University came to this concluding after testing mRNA-based vaccines similar to the jabs used on lab monkeys. According to their findings, which were published in Nature this week, these variety of vaccines induced “broadly neutralizing” antibodies that appeared to protect against Sars-CoV-2—the infection […]
It seems Lollapalooza will return to Grant Park in the upcoming months. Sources tell Variety that the City of Chicago has given the go-ahead for the four-day music festival, which is expected to take place in late July at near-to or full capacity. The news comes as cities across the country take major steps in reopening, and just weeks after […]
A Florida man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in coronavirus relief funds. According to the Department of Justice, 29-year-old Miami resident David Tyler Hines is accused of falsifying federal applications to secure $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans, which were intended to help small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. […]
Fresh off the release of his new Amazon Prime documentary The Boy From Medellín, J Balvin sat down for an interview with Complex’s Speedy Morman. In an extensive, hour-long conversation on the latest 360 With Speedy Morman, Balvin spoke about the doc, his fears of becoming a father, and surviving an armed robbery attempt in his home country […]
On May 4, the Iowa Cubs held their season opener in Principal Park, ending a 604-day hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. While the game ended in a 3-0 loss to the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the MLB’s Chicago Cubs still had to feel like winners because minor league baseball was officially back in Iowa, and […]
