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The CDC is expected to revise its guidance regarding masks for those who are vaccinated amid concerns over variants. On Tuesday, Apoorva Mandavilli reported for the New York Times that the CDC was widely believed to be set to recommend this week that those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 “resume wearing masks indoors under certain […]
The U.S. Department of Justice say that federal law does not prohibit private businesses and public agencies from requiring vaccination against COVID-19, per an option from the department’s Office of Legal Counsel. While news of this determination from the DOJ first hit the cycle this week, featured in pieces from CNN and Politico mere hours […]
A man who had COVID-19 was arrested after disguising himself as his wife so that he could board an Indonesian flight traveling from Jakarta to Ternate. “He bought the plane ticket with his wife’s name and brought the identity card, the PCR test result, and the vaccination card with his wife’s name. All documents are […]
Four of the biggest drug companies in the world have agreed to pay $26 billion to settle an opioid crisis lawsuit. According to NBC News, a group of state attorneys general confirmed the landmark deal Wednesday, after years of negotiations with Johnson & Johnson and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corp. The companies are accused of […]
A woman managed to steal £4.2 million worth of diamonds, equivalent to around $5.7 million, by posing as a gemologist and replacing the valuable stones with regular garden pebbles. The elaborate heist took place at the Boodles showroom on New Bond Street in Mayfair, central London. According to The Guardian, Lulu Lakatos allegedly pretended to be examining seven diamonds […]
A California couple has been charged in connection to the deadly El Dorado Fire that ravaged the region for weeks. According to CBS affiliate KCAL 9, defendants Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez are accused of sparking the fire after setting off a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device for their gender reveal party. The blaze began on Sept. […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul got into heated exchange over the origins of coronavirus. The tense back-and-forth took place Tuesday during a hearing on Capitol Hill, where the Kentucky GOP senator accused Fauci of lying to Congress during his testimony back in May. Paul pointed out that Fauci previously denied the claims that the National […]
According to new research, the annual environmental impact of wild pigs across the globe is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 1.1 million cars. The pigs do this by uprooting soil constantly in a search for food, with a group of international researchers estimating that doing this causes them to pump out about 4.9 […]
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed Roy Moore’s defamation lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday, Deadline reports. “Defendants have moved for summary judgment, arguing that Plaintiffs’ claims are barred by both a waiver clause in the agreement that Judge Moore signed prior to the interview and also by the […]
A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly shooting a police officer and two federal agents on July 7 when he thought they were rival gang members in his area. According to the Chicago Sun Times, 28-year-old Eugene McLaurin faces a maximum of 20 years with one count of using a dangerous and deadly weapon to assault an […]
