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After much speculation, Andrew Yang is one step closer to joining the race for New York City mayor. NYC’s Campaign Finance Board confirmed Wednesday that Yang has filed paperwork for the 2021 elections, joining more than 30 other candidates who are seeking to replace current NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, whose term is coming to an end. The 45-year-old tech entrepreneur entered the […]
A church in Murdock, Minnesota was just granted a conditional use permit to operate a white-only church in the town. NBC News cited that the Asatru Folk Assembly—which originated in Northern Europe and allows only white people to practice its religion—had the permit approved by the Murdock City Council this month. The organization has been labeled a “neo-Volkisch […]
As many expected, Donald Trump has begun issuing a series of pardons ahead of the end of his presidential term. On Tuesday, the lame duck announced pardons for several Trump loyalists, war criminals, and other questionable characters. According to CNN, Trump is pardoning his former campaign aide George Papadopoulos and Dutch lawyer Alex Van der […]
A part of the massive 5,500+ page government funding/COVID-relief package that is expected to be passed through Congress in the next few days will include a legislative priority for the entertainment industry that will bump up the penalty for operating a for-profit illegal streaming service from a misdemeanor to a felony. Under the new law a violation of […]
Despite being behind bars “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli just can’t stop making headlines. Apparently one New York journalist did get a bit lost in Martin’s sauce, as a new Elle feature reveals how former Bloomberg News reporter Christie Smythe fell in love with the notorious grifter while covering his various legal battles and controversies. Smythe would […]
In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, students from Johns Hopkins School of Public health shared their creative and informative take on Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 hit “WAP.” “Yeah I’m asking that you wear a mask please / When you’re going to the shop you’ve got to wear a mask […]
Republican and Democratic congressional leaders finally struck a deal on a long-awaited $900 billion relief package on Sunday, following a months-long stalemate after passing the CARES Act back in March. According to the New York Times, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the deal on the Senate floor. “We can finally report what our nation […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday that tighter restrictions would be put in place over the holiday season as a new more contagious strain of the coronavirus has resulted in a record number of daily cases, CNN reports. The United Kingdom will enter a Tier 4 lockdown, which requires many businesses to remain closed, and for people to […]
Breonna Taylor‘s mother, Tamika Palmer, isn’t stopping until her daughter receives justice and she wants the oncoming president to join her in her fight. The Washington Post ran a full-page ad in its Thursday edition. This ad was a candid, open letter from Palmer addressed directly to President-elect Joe Biden. In the letter, she asked the […]
Mulatto is doing her part to encourage voter turnout in Georgia. On Friday, the Atlanta rapper pulled up to a polling site in DeKalb County where she treated voters to an impromptu performance of “He Say She Say.” The surprise concert took place as residents hit the polls to cast their early ballots for the Georgia Senate runoff […]
