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Apparent members of the so-called Proud Boys, designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, were among those who showed up on Wednesday to make a commotion about a Staten Island bar whose pattern of COVID-19 violations had forced a closure. The total number of largely maskless people who decided to risk it all […]
The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs has voted to remove cannabis as a Schedule IV controlled substance, a designation reserved for the most dangerous substances, such as heroin. This particular classification is a subgroup of Category I in that a substance is considered to be “highly addictive and highly liable for abuse,” but also “particularly harmful and of extremely limited medical or […]
A mysterious metal monolith was discovered in California on Wednesday, about two weeks after a similar shiny column was found in a Utah dessert. According to the Atascadero News, the latest structure was spotted atop Atascadero’s Pine Mountain in San Luis Obispo County. Reporter/photographer Luke Phillips shared photos of the structure, which reportedly attracted dozens of curious hikers throughout the day. […]
A Hawaiian couple was arrested this week after they boarded a flight while knowingly infected with coronavirus, law enforcement say. According to ABC News, Wesley Moribe, 41, and Courtney Peterson, 46, were flying from San Francisco to Kauai when authorities discovered the couple had received positive COVID-19 results prior to their flight home. Police say Moribe and Peterson had participated in a mandatory pre-travel program that confirmed […]
As the country faces an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, federal officials are sharing bleak predictions for the upcoming winter months. Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, detailed the unsettling projections while speaking at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event on Wednesday. The CDC director warned that the country’s COVID-19 death toll could reach up to […]
The United States Department of Transportation clarified what animals will be allowed in the cabin of an airplane in a new rule regarding service animals. The just announced rule provides no protections for “emotional support animals,” explicitly writing them out of the category of acceptable service animals, CNN reports. The DOT’s new rule defines service […]
New information about the Paycheck Protection Program beneficiaries is revealing it to be even more of a grift than previously imagined. While the program was beset from the beginning with headlines revealing major companies took up to $905 million intended for small businesses, a new report reveals that the corruption and mishandling of funds went […]
The United States Department of Justice is actively investigating a potential bribery scheme involving officials with ties to the White House. According to CNN, the case was made public Tuesday with the release of heavily redacted court documents in connection to a “bribery-for-pardon” probe. The records, which were unsealed by the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., confirm US prosecutors […]
A Hungarian lawmaker issued a statement Tuesday announcing his resignation as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) after he was busted over the weekend trying to escape a “sex party” during lockdown in Belgium, per The Daily Beast. Jozsef Szajer revealed in a blog post on his personal site that he submitted his resignation Sunday after officers broke up […]
An unknown mass that will buzz past earth in the early hours of December 1 (tomorrow) has NASA scientists a tad confused. As a result, this mysterious object has been given the moniker “2020 SO” by those scientists. Also by “buzz” we mean come within between 31,000-32,000 miles of this planet. No need to freak. The […]
