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The popular social media app TikTok has been considering different ways it can separate itself from the large Chinese technology company that owns it, ByteDance, as a U.S. ban looms. One of those avenues is for American investors to buy out the app. In a statement released by TikTok, they said that keeping the app running is their main […]
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his soon-to-be ex-wife Kellie are each facing nine counts of tax crimes, TMZ has learned. These charges are pertaining to their alleged failure to pay state taxes in Minnesota, as well as aiding and abetting the filing of false or fraudulent returns, and failing to file returns. Prosecutors claim both […]
Donald Trump is preparing to send hundreds of federal agents into Chicago as part of his so-called effort to combat city violence. The president announced the move from the White House on Wednesday, claiming he had “no choice” but to expand the Justice Department initiative known as “Operation Legend.” The Trump administration launched the program earlier this month in Kansas […]
California has surpassed New York state for the most coronavirus cases. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the unfortunate milestone via Twitter on Wednesday, confirming the Golden State has posted a single-day record of new infections over the last 24 hours. According to his tweet, the state had recorded an additional 12,807 confirmed cases on Tuesday, bringing its […]
On Sunday, Kanye West took a stage in Charleston, South Carolina to hold his first-ever campaign rally, complete with a bullet-proof vest and the year ‘2020’ cut into his hair. During that rally he made the first of (enter your best guess here) suspect comments that will generate headlines until this social experiment comes to an end. […]
According to multiple reports, Georgia Representative and Civil Rights icon John Lewis died on Friday. He passed away with in hospice care at the age of 80. In December 2019, the congressman revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – […]
As Black Lives Matter protests continue in Portland, Oregon, officers with no identification and unmarked vehicles have reportedly been arresting protesters. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that demonstrators warned each other of federal officers in camouflage grabbing people off the street, with some driving in unmarked non-government rental cars. These same federal officers were told by Portland Mayor […]
The White House Press Secretary claimed “science is on our side,” while defending Donald Trump‘s calls for schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kayleigh McEnany made the argument during Thursday’s White House press briefing, when asked about the U.S. school districts that planned to conduct the fall semester exclusively online. McEnany reiterated Trump’s stance that students should return to […]
NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has advised six presidents on matters pertaining to domestic and global health issues, has recently found himself in the White House’s crosshairs as the Trump administration looks to soil his credibility amid their unacceptable and destructive response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The White House released a memo Sunday with […]
The head of the New York State Troopers is demanding that all of its members be pulled from New York City in direct response to the legislation criminalizing the use of chokeholds by police, which was signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier today, the New York Post reports. In a letter submitted on Wednesday, Thomas Mungeer, president […]
