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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York’s entertainment venues can reopen at limited capacity beginning next month; however, some industry insiders say the decision simply doesn’t make financial sense. According to the New York Times, the state’s arts and entertainment venues will be permitted to resume live productions starting on April 2 with a number of restrictions in place. Each […]
President Joe Biden slammed GOP lawmakers who’ve repealed COVID-19 restrictions within their states, going as far as to describe the moves as “Neanderthal thinking.” On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced they were eliminating statewide mask mandates and would allow businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity. Though health experts have cautioned against such rollbacks, […]
The guaranteed income program in Stockton, California, has been deemed a success. It was just two years ago when the city launched the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, an initiative that aimed to prove the effectiveness of a universal basic income. According to the Associated Press, 125 residents were selected to receive a guaranteed monthly payment of […]
Amid calls from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and others to step aside, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a news conference on Wednesday, marking his first such event in roughly a week. Late last month, Gov. Cuomo asked Attorney General Letitia James and Janet DiFiore—chief judge of the Court of Appeals—to jointly appoint an […]
Capitol police are boosting security at the Capitol building this week due to what’s described as “concerning intelligence” in connection with a far-right conspiracy theory centered on the erroneous belief that single-term POTUS Donald J. Trump will resume his presidency. More specifically, the conspiracy theory asserts that March 4—a date which held inaugurations for many years […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is rescinding many of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, including its statewide mask mandate that went into effect exactly eight months ago. The Republican lawmaker announced his decision during a press conference Tuesday, arguing that his constituents have sufficiently adhered to coronavirus safety measures to the point that they’re no longer necessary. Abbott said he believed it […]
Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to powerful politicians, passed away on Monday in his Washington home. He was 85 years old. The New York Times reports that his daughter, Vickee Jordan confirmed his death in a statement. A cause of death isn’t yet known. Vernon was born on August 15, 1935 […]
On Monday, several Democrats, headlined by Senators Elizabeth Warren, as well as reps Pramila Jayapal (Washington) and Brendan Boyle (Pennsylvania), and co-sponsored by Bernie Sanders, proposed a new tax that would take 3 percent annually on wealth that surpasses $1 billion, in addition to a 2 percent tax of households and trusts with wealth valued between $50 million and […]
Will Smith stopped by Crooked Media’s Pod Save America podcast where he once again floated the idea of running for political office one day. “I think for now I’ll let that office get cleaned up a little bit and then I’ll consider that at some point down the line,” Smith said. “I absolutely have an opinion, I’m […]
A rooster equipped with a three-inch blade tied to its leg slashed open the groin of its owners during the staging of an illegal cockfight in southern India last week, according to authorities. The bird was reported to have been fluttering out of panic when it accidentally gashed 45-year-old Thangulla Satish. Police inspector B. Jeevan says that Satish […]
