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Health officials say a New York man has tested positive for polio, marking the first known U.S. infection in nearly a decade. The New York State Department of Health say the unnamed patient was unvaccinated and may have contracted the disease from someone who received the oral polio vaccine. According to the New York Times, the OPV […]
It’s not unique or particularly revelatory to state that, especially lately, it often feels like the world is ending and nobody gives even the most teeny-tiny of shits about it. Perfectly illustrating this facet of modern life is a recently-made-viral clip of a report from U.K.-based outlet GB News featuring weather expert John Hammond. As […]
The Beastie Boys will finally be honored through a Manhattan corner that’s been instrumental in their careers. The New York Post reports the three-man rap crew of Ad-Rock, MCA, and Mike D will have the Lower East Side corner of Ludlow and Rivington streets renamed to “Beastie Boys Square.” The corner is significant because it’s […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that he says will allow gun violence victims to sue firearms manufacturers, saying such companies have been “shielded from the mass destruction they cause” for too long. Assembly Bill 1594, per a press release from Newsom’s office on Tuesday, allows for individuals—as well as local […]
Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, died Friday after being fatally shot. The assassination occurred early into a campaign speech in Nara, according to the Associated Press. World leaders expressed shock over the killing, including current Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who called the attack “barbaric.” During a subsequent press conference, Prime Minister Kishida […]
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner was reported earlier this year to have been arrested at an airport in Moscow, with questions still surrounding the widely condemned incident months later. While the arrest itself took place back in February, the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury player still remains detained in Russia, which was recently determined to […]
A rapper who boasted about committing unemployment fraud has agreed to a plea deal. According to the Department of Justice, 33-year-old Fontrell Antonio Baines, aka Nuke Bizzle, has confessed to illegally obtaining COVID relief funds in the summer of 2020. Baines is accused of bragging about the scheme in the music video for “EDD”—a reference to the Employment […]
Brittney Griner sent a handwritten letter to the White House, pleading that President Joe Biden not forget about her as she nears almost five months behind bars in Russia. “As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I […]
A Florida county has been forced into quarantine after officials confirmed the presence of a dangerous snail species. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the finding last week, when a master gardener reported seeing a Giant African Land Snail in the New Port Richey area of Pasco County. According to the department, the […]
In a long sought victory for health care and immigration activists, California will become the first state to offer all undocumented immigrants. The Associated Press reports Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a $307.9 billion operating budget, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people ages 26-49, and pledges to make low-income adults eligible for the […]
