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Face masks will now be an indefinite requirement when riding in an Uber. The ride-share company has extended its mask guidance for the U.S. and Canada as American states continue to see a surge in coronavirus cases. The company had previously announced that masks were mandatory for drivers and riders through June. “Extending our ‘No […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday that requires all residents to wear face masks in counties with 20 or more confirmed coronavirus cases. The mandate comes as the Lone Star state experiences an alarming surge in COVID-19 infections as well as virus-related hospitalizations. Texas officials announced Wednesday they had tallied more than 8,000 new cases in […]
Prior to President Trump’s Tulsa rally, health experts articulated their concerns about the large gathering, which they said could possibly become a “super spreader” event. Now, former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has contracted COVID-19 and subsequently been hospitalized in Atlanta, less than two weeks after attending the rally, CNN reports. “On Monday, June 29, Herman […]
Over 360 elephants have been found dead across Botswana since the beginning of May, and conservationists have yet to figure out what is causing their deaths. Botswana is home to more African elephants than any other country on the continent, and director of conservation at U.K.-based charity National Park Rescue Dr. Niall McCann told the BBC the way in which the elephants […]
A California man who conceded on Facebook that it was stupid to have risked his health and the health of others by attending a party during a pandemic died one day after sharing his message of regret. 51-year-old Thomas Macias started feeling unwell after the Lake Elsinore party earlier this month, ultimately taking to Facebook […]
People are going to risk their lives and the lives of those around them by seeing Vanilla Ice perform on Friday in Austin, Texas. Ice, thanks to a legal loophole spotted by the Austin Chronicle on Wednesday, is set to do the usual ’90s throwback thing at Emerald Point Bar & Grill on July 3. […]
Sports leagues are being forced to play without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the NFL is reportedly looking to avoid that fate by asking fans to sign a waiver to attend games. NFL wants fans in stadiums come September, but they might have to sign a Covid-19 waiver. My story https://t.co/Gs6Zc3JI6Z […]
Hotel beds are always kind of gross, even under the best of circumstances. But that’s doubly true during a worldwide pandemic. On that note, Inside Edition recently conducted a sting operation to determine just how much of a shit high-end New York City operations give when it comes to sanitizing their rooms during the time of the coronavirus. As […]
Filip Filipi’s music is good for the world. No, seriously, it’s a veritable good-deed-doing machine developed to generate funds for humanitarian work. It also happens to absolutely fucking bang. As the founder and president of 28 Jun, an international organization that has raised over $7 million worth of humanitarian, medical, and disaster relief aid for […]
Reminding us all once again that vaccines are only effective among a population that’s willing to do the right thing, Dr. Fauci is warning that hopes for COVID-19 herd immunity are dashed if too many people remain opposed to basic science. Speaking with CNN over the weekend, Dr. Fauci—director of the National Institute of Allergy […]
