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The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports the media will not be allowed to attend the formal nomination of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte later this month. “[W]e are planning for all of the Charlotte activities to be closed press: Friday, August 21 – Monday, 24th given the health restrictions and limitations in […]
As the United States currently leads the globe in cases and deaths due to COVID-19 forcing nationwide shutdowns of several establishments including clubs in certain states, footage has surfaced on social media that appears to show employees of the L.A. sheriff department going to a party at a bar. The video that surfaced from a progressive activist group shows […]
Hours before the first day of school began, an Indiana junior high had its first confirmed case of coronavirus. According to NBC5, a student at Greenfield Central Junior High School tested for the virus earlier this week, but his/her results weren’t known until Thursday. Superintendent Harold Olin said the Hancock County Health Department notified the school about the infection, […]
A 54-year-old New Jersey woman had her left tibia fractured on Wednesday after a fellow Staples customer threw her to the ground because she had been asked to wear her mask correctly. The incident is just the latest in an ever-growing list of ridiculous (sometimes violent) shit that has resulted from people taking our current face-covering culture war to […]
Contrary to early beliefs, young people are not immune to contracting and transmitting COVID-19. After one Georgia summer camp sent a sick counselor home, the CDC was able to track more than 250 positive cases among the camp’s staff and campers. A new research paper released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows just […]
It appears the Miami Marlins have made MLB insiders “very unhappy.” Earlier this week, it was reported that the team had at least 14 confirmed coronavirus cases among its players and coaching staff; This alarmingly high number had jumped to 21 by Friday morning. Though none of the players who tested positive have exhibited serious symptoms, the MLB has postponed […]
CNN Business has learned that California Pizza Kitchen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday. The filing is due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the pizza chain’s business, as the lingering ban on indoor dining across the country has prevented CPK from making money off of on-premise service, which accounts for 80 percent of its sales. “The unprecedented impact […]
The New York Times reports New Jersey elected leaders and public health officials have grown concerned about the state’s rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. Last week, New Jersey recorded its lowest seven-day average of new coronavirus cases (224) since early April. That average has risen to 416 new cases every day, which represents […]
This week a jump in reported COVID-19 related deaths, thanks to new data, revealed the severity of Texas’ crisis as one of the nation’s coronavirus hotspots. That data also illustrated the wide discrepancy in deaths by race, with Hispanic residents disproportionately representing 47 percent of the state’s fatalities. Hispanic Texans make up only 40 percent of the overall […]
The Bad Boy Records rapper formerly known as Loon has been granted an early release from prison by U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle, the New York Post reports. Loon, who was born Chauncey Hawkins before legally changing his name to Amir Junaid Muhadith after converting to Islam in 2008, filed for a “instant compassionate release” motion in early […]
