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An Arizona woman has been accused of abusing her children and step-kids for neglecting to wear COVID-19 protective masks. According to AZCentral, 32-year-old Sarah Michelle Boone was arrested last Saturday night after she allegedly assaulted three children. Officers say she had kicked one of the children while he was on the floor, hit another in the face, and picked up […]
Atlanta’s mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has made an impassioned plea to the public amid Georgia’s latest coronavirus updates: “Please wear a mask.” Bottoms made the request via Twitter on Thursday night, shortly after Georgia officials reported a single-day record in coronavirus cases. “We’ve hit a record high # of COVID cases in GA,” Bottoms tweeted. “Hospitals are over capacity, […]
Protestors targeted the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on New Year’s Eve to send a message about the dire economic hardships facing so many Americans. According to TMZ, Pelosi’s San Francisco home was vandalized Thursday evening. The people involved spray-painted her garage door with the words “Cancel Rent!” and “We Want Everything” in black. […]
A Baltimore police officer has been indicted for assaulting a man on crutches who allegedly declined to wear a face-covering at a local supermarket. NBC News reports that Andre Maurice Pringle was charged with one count of second-degree assault and one count of misconduct in office after he allegedly shoved and slammed Brandon Walker to […]
On the eve of Joe Biden‘s inauguration, a special ceremony will take place honoring the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19. The Presidential Inaugural Committee, per the Associated Press, announced on Thursday the tribute is set for the night of Jan. 19. The special moment will feature what’s said to be “the first-ever […]
A hospital worker in Wisconsin who is said to have intentionally destroyed hundreds of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine was arrested this week. In a statement shared on New Year’s Eve, the Grafton Police Department announced the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital employee—who had already been fired—was arrested for tampering with and causing the destruction of […]
Tony Hawk, bless his heart, still can’t get recognized unless he’s carrying a skateboard with him, at least if his tweets are anything to go by. The skateboarding legend has historically had a lot of trouble when it comes to people genuinely believing it’s him they’re meeting. In the past, he’s gone viral for his […]
As we send 2020 off into the ether, we might as well be subjected to a few more collective sighs. Some frontline healthcare workers, despite having priority access and despite fucking science, are apparently declining to take the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s the takeaway from a new Los Angeles Times report, out Thursday, i.e. New Year’s […]
With After Hours currently enjoying a multitude of well-earned appearances across a litany of year-end lists, The Weeknd is giving fans some insight on where he’s at creatively during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with TMRW as part of a special limited edition 100-page zine project, Abel reflected on how the pause of touring […]
A New York resident has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending a Republican holiday party that went viral this month. James Trent, chair of the affiliated Queens Village Republican Club, told the Queens Daily Eagle, he began experiencing flu-like symptoms just two days after attending the indoor, maskless Christmas party hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club. The event, […]
