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Preliminary numbers show that the overwhelmingly vaccine-averse state of Alabama “literally shrunk” during the first year of the pandemic. During a recent press briefing, per regional Birmingham outlet WBRC, Alabama State Health Officer Scott Harris first made special mention of the recently reported nationwide stats showing that 1 in 500 Americans have died from COVID-19. Lamenting that figure as “staggering,” […]
A fire killed 75 dogs at a Texas pet-boarding facility this weekend. The Ponderosa Pet Resort fire left the animals in the Georgetown facility dead after the Saturday night blaze, with smoke making rescues impossible once fire crews responded to the scene, Georgetown Fire Chief John Sullivan explained. “It was a quick response. Unfortunately, they were met with conditions that […]
Multiple attendees of a baby shower in western Pennsylvania were injured in a shooting that was allegedly preceded by an argument about gifts, local authorities said this weekend. Speaking with local outlet KDKA-TV, Lower Burrell Police Chief John Marhefka said that 25-year-old Isiah Hampton—the alleged shooter—was arrested following the incident. The victims have not been […]
Pfizer has announced the first results from a key trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of 12. In a statement shared Monday, Pfizer and BioNTech said the results from a Phase 2/3 trial showed a “favorable safety profile” and “robust neutralizing antibody responses” in children between the ages of 5 and […]
Chris Rock revealed on Twitter that he’s been diagnosed with COVID-19. He also urged anyone who hasn’t yet gotten vaccinated to do so. “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated,” he wrote. He didn’t reveal if he’s feeling symptoms, but the virus has been hitting […]
The family of Gabby Petito, a “van life” influencer who disappeared last month, is rejecting reports that her fiancée Brian Laundrie is also missing. “All of Gabby’s family want the world to know that Brian is not missing, he is hiding,” the family said in a statement to CNN on Friday. “Gabby is missing.” It is believed that 22-year-old […]
A Michigan dad has filed a $1 million lawsuit after an employee at his daughter’s school cut her hair without permission. Jimmy Hoffmeyer is alleging racial discrimination, ethnic intimidation, and that his 7-year-old biracial daughter Jurnee’s constitutional rights were violated when a school employee cut her curly hair. As the father previously told USA Today, a white student initially cut […]
A 70-year-old Jamaican man by the name of Errol Dixon has reportedly suffered severe injuries after being pulled over by police officers for a broken brake light in Bromley, South East London, earlier this week. Following the victim’s apprehension, the Met claimed a “struggle” ensued after officers stopped the driver. A woman, simply known as Char—who claims […]
A school board meeting in Austin, Texas went off the rails this week after a local mother scolded officials for having a sexually explicit book at the library of one of its middle schools. On Wednesday, Kara Bell interrupted a COVID-19-related board meeting to request that the aforementioned book be removed from her daughter’s school. “I do […]
An FDA panel voted against recommending Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for people 16 years of age and older. The independent panel believes that two doses of the Pfizer vaccine can still safeguard Americans against the transmission of the very contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, and doesn’t think that a booster shot is necessary right now, The New […]
