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Philly police are searching for a woman shown in security footage pulling a gun on a Chipotle worker after they told her the restaurant was closing early. According to Philadelphia 10, the incident occurred on Saturday at the Chipotle inside the Roosevelt Mall. When the restaurant’s manager came out to alert guests that they should place their […]
Reports have surfaced that a Metropolitan Police officer choked 13-year-old Black schoolboy Benjamin Olajive during a stop-and-search in South London last Tuesday. The incident unfolded after police responded to reports of a Black person carrying a knife. As a result, police identified Benjamin via CCTV footage. Video footage, which has since been taken down, shows […]
An ad agency in North Carolina took a truly inventive approach to encouraging more people to get vaccinated. Earlier this week, a rolling billboard made its way through the Charlotte area, complete with the message “Don’t get vaccinated” spread across the small truck. At first glance, the truck-set billboard appeared to be boldly advertising for […]
The Golden State Warriors are worried that Andrew Wiggins will miss home games next season because he doesn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle reports sources as saying. According to the publication, the Warriors have attempted to get a doctor to speak with Wiggins about the benefits and safety […]
While the nationwide bus-driver shortage has forced some districts to cancel field trips or even in-class learning, one Boston school came up with an unexpected, and amusing, solution. According to MassLive.com, juniors at Brooke Charter Schools took a party bus on a recent class trip for their AP Language & Composition class. Their teacher Jim Mayers addressed the “funny” situation in […]
Millions of Americans may soon receive a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved a booster shot for individuals 65 and older, as well as any other adult who are at high risk of suffering severe COVID complications. The news comes just days after an […]
A quick-thinking Florida woman was able to fight off an alligator after it latched onto her beloved dog during an otherwise uneventful walk. Suzan Marciano, 74, told regional outlet Palm Beach Post that she was walking her dog Nalu near a lake at Burt Aaronson Park late last month when the golden retriever mix—temporarily off […]
A federal investigation has been launched over Texas’ ban on school mask mandates. The investigation led by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, per a report from the Texas Tribune, was launched on Tuesday and comes four days after the Texas Education Agency announced a new update to its public health guidance. […]
A mother and daughter who posed as plastic surgery specialists were each charged with murder in connection to the death of an aspiring adult film actress following a botched procedure, NBC News reports. Libby Adame, 51, and Alicia Galaz, 23, were arrested early last month after 26-year-old Karissa Rajpaul was pronounced dead at a local hospital following a procedure […]
Before we dive into the latest news from Johnson & Johnson, let’s start with a semi-friendly reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already done so. On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson shared data (still to be peer-reviewed) showing that boosters complementing its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine provided increased protection. In a statement, Paul Stoffels, M.D.—the Vice Chairman of the […]
