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An arrest warrant has been issued for an Ohio man who accosted an NBC/MSNBC reporter during a live on-air spot Monday morning in Gulfport, Mississippi.  According to WLBT, the man has been identified as Benjamin Eugene Dagley. Dagley now faces charges for the following: two counts of Simple Assault, one count of Disturbance of the Peace, and […]

Multiple states are currently struggling to keep pace with COVID-19 cases, with five now reported to have less than 10 percent of their ICU beds left. The latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services, as spotted by Madeline Holcombe for CNN on Tuesday, shows that the following states are nearly out of […]

The United States has launched a drone strike against ISIS-K, a faction of the Islamic State that claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing at the Kabul airport earlier this week. “U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an ISIS-K planner,” Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, in a statement […]

With the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine now having received full approval from the FDA, the hope among health experts is that many of those who have thus far refused to get vaccinated will finally see the light. In fact, as Dr. Anthony Fauci explained on Monday, COVID-19 could be under much better control by the first half of […]

At least 22 people have been killed after record-breaking rainfall caused extreme flooding throughout Middle Tennessee, AP reports.  The staggering death toll belongs entirely to Humphreys County, which saw up to 17 inches of rain in less than 24 hours on Saturday, breaking the state’s single-day record by more than three inches. Meteorologists said the parts of Middle […]

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine is expected to receive full regulatory approval as soon as next week. According to the New York Times, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was looking to complete the authorization process by the end of this week. However, sources close to the agency said regulators were continuing paperwork and negotiations with the company as late as Friday. […]

Researchers at the University of Hull in England have determined that a plastic additive found in certain ocean pollution can elicit a response from hermit crabs that is comparable to sexual attraction.   The study, which was conducted along the Yorkshire coast, shows that oleamide, a noted pheromone for particular ocean species, such as shrimp, causes the respiration rate of hermit […]

A man was stabbed during a so-called “protest” against vaccine mandates in Los Angeles this weekend. The Los Angeles Police Department said on Saturday they were “monitoring a protest” taking place at the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall. At the time, police claimed they were at the scene to “maintain order” following a fight. […]

A record number of children in the United States were hospitalized for COVID-19 over the weekend, Reuters reports.  Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed that 1,902 pediatric coronavirus hospitalizations were reported on Saturday, as the highly contagious delta variant has caused a surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country. Kids currently account for 2.4 percent of […]

In an interview with CNN’s Alex Vindman and Bianna Golodryga, actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called anti-maskers “schmucks.” Arnie sat down with the two to discuss his frustration at the propagation of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and the vaccine, and criticized people who haven’t been considerate of others throughout the pandemic. “A year and a half […]