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Florida’s Orlando residents have been urged to curb their water consumption due to a recent surge in COVID hospitalizations. According to WESH, city mayor Buddy Dyer made the request during a press conference Friday, telling the public to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars for at least one week. Dyer explained that the Orlando Utilities Commission […]
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is in hot water after claiming that unvaccinated black people are the reason for the recent surge in COVID-19 infections across the country. During an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Thursday night, Patrick addressed Democrats who are criticizing his state’s handling of increased COVID cases, claiming that the virus is spreading […]
A pharmacist in Chicago was arrested on Tuesday after it was discovered he was allegedly selling real COVID-19 vaccination cards on the internet. According to a press release from the Justice Department, 34-year-old Tangtang Zhao was a licensed pharmacist who was indicted on 12 counts of theft of government property after investigations found that he allegedly […]
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 […]
New Zealand, in stark contrast to other parts of the world, doesn’t fuck around when it comes to pandemic lockdowns. In a statement on Tuesday, a rep for the country’s Ministry of Health said a Devonport man—described as 58 years old and unvaccinated—had tested positive for COVID-19 after first becoming symptomatic this past weekend. For […]
A Black police officer in Syracuse filed a lawsuit against the city’s police department, claiming “blatant and extreme racism” and an attitude of “Jim Crow culture” toward Black employees. Brandon Hanks, 28, was reportedly denied entry into the department’s gang violence task force this year because officers in his department said he was a “gang member” and “narcotics trafficker” […]
According to a report from The New York Times, the United States is expected to recommend that people receive a COVID-19 booster shot about eight months after becoming fully vaccinated. As was the case when COVID-19 vaccines first started rolling out, nursing home residents, health care workers, and older people will likely be prioritized to receive the extra […]
An ex-accounts manager for a University of South Florida medical school-affiliated non-profit has issued a guilty plea to an embezzling scheme that involved nearly $13 million. Most of that money was pushed through an adult website, with some of it eventually being funneled back to him. According to a report from the Tampa Bay Times, 59-year-old Ralph […]
A Houston man requires surgery after being shot six times nearly two weeks ago, but the procedure hasn’t been done yet because the hospital’s intensive care unit is at full capacity with about one-third of its occupancy consisting of COVID-related cases, The Washington Post reports. Joel Valdez was shot outside of a Kroger in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, […]
Several celebrities got together to sing a song again, and the internet has thoughts. Brought together by the NYCNext organization, Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind” got an “Imagine”-style spin from some familiar faces in Zeshan B, Sara Bareilles, Victoria Clark, Cautious Clay, Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Flower, Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Brian Newman, Kelli […]
