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After postponing their game against the Yankees on Friday because of health and safety concerns, the New York Mets team and staff have just tested negative for COVID-19 after getting their test results back from last week following their trip from Miami. “The New York Mets today announced that COVID-19 tests taken on Thursday night and […]
The global coronavirus death toll topped 800,000 on Saturday, as countries around the world urge citizens to follow precautionary measures. According data compiled by John Hopkins University, the United States is still the country with the most virus-related deaths, having tallied more than 176,000 fatalities as of this weekend. Brazil and Mexico trail the U.S. in recorded deaths with 114,250 and 59,610, respectively. Reuters calculates, […]
Musicians, singers, and dancers performing for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards will be semi-exempt from New York City’s state-sanctioned 14-day self-quarantine in a new executive order by Governor Cuomo. As the New York Post reports, performers will be able to participate in the now-outdoor show without having to self-quarantine, and only quarantine when they aren’t on set or […]
If you’re sitting at home bored out of your mind and trying to get creative with activities to do while social distancing, hiking could be the perfect stress-relieving adventure for you. We’re super lucky to live in Canada, where we can find lush forestry, sparkling blue waters, and hair-raising horizons without even leaving the country. […]
While Euphoria is far from alone when it comes to creative projects that—at least in some capacity—remain paused due to COVID-19 being a total shitshow here in the States, it may be uniquely alone in how it’s dealing with the temporary setback. Recent Emmy nominee Zendaya—who, of course, plays Rue on the Sam Levinson-created HBO series—was understandably […]
Scientists have just been approved to release 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys in an effort to decrease the natural mosquito population in the region, Fast Company reports. Oxitec, the U.K.-based company that engineered the mosquitoes, will leave boxes of male mosquito eggs in various areas in the Keys beginning in 2021. The mosquitoes have […]
With Tenet and a couple other films soon set to enter select movie theaters across the U.S., it’s understandably tempting to start pondering if attempting an in-person viewing is truly now a wholly safe endeavor, particularly with regards to something as theater-crucial as Christopher Nolan’s latest. In a new piece from Patrick Gomez for the […]
A day after North Carolina-Chapel Hill sent students home because a bunch of people on campus tested positive for COVID-19, the University of Notre Dame has taken a similar step (albeit temporary, for the moment) by making instruction online only for two weeks in order to try and head-off an outbreak at their school. This […]
While Wuhan, China emerged as ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic—and subsequently underwent the world’s first, and perhaps most severe lockdown—it appears the city is returning back to normal. This past weekend, the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park was crowded with partygoers standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the water, while pools were packed with people floating in […]
Trump, who earlier this month declined to answer a reporter’s question about “all the lying” he’s done to the American people, is being taken to task for his recent lies about New Zealand’s COVID-19 numbers. Addressing reporters, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern noted the (should-be-quite-obvious) differences between the numbers in New Zealand and those here in the U.S. […]
