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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the port of Memphis seized thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards last week coming from China en route to New Orleans. The Washington Post reports federal agents intercepted a package disguised as paper greeting cards. The agency said it was the 15th such shipment that night and inside […]
A man was stabbed during a so-called “protest” against vaccine mandates in Los Angeles this weekend. The Los Angeles Police Department said on Saturday they were “monitoring a protest” taking place at the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall. At the time, police claimed they were at the scene to “maintain order” following a fight. […]
A double-decker party boat with 53 people on board capsized in Texas on Saturday night during a severe thunderstorm, leaving one person dead, NBC News reports. The incident occurred 40 miles from Houston on Lake Conroe, in Conroe, Texas, when the boat was nearly halfway through a 90-minute cruise, KPRC of Houston reports. According to ABC 13, children as young […]
Tensions in Afghanistan have reached a breaking point as the Taliban has reached the country’s capital of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani has fled to Tajikistan. According to CNN, the U.S. flag has been lowered at the embassy in the country, signaling the final step in its evacuation, as diplomats and US representatives have all been brought to […]
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck near Haiti on Saturday has the U.S. Geological Survey claiming that casualties could be “high.” “High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” the USGS shared. “Past events with this alert level have required a national or international level response.” There have been fatalities and damage in relation to the earthquake, Haiti’s Civil […]
Snopes, the popular fact-checking site, has suspended its co-founder over plagiarized content. According to BuzzFeed News, the outlet confirmed it was retracting 54 articles published by David Mikkelson, who helped launch the site in 1994 alongside his ex-wife Barbara Mikkelson. The decision was announced after BuzzFeed presented Snopes with dozens of articles containing plagarized material lifted from publications like the […]
Rihanna’s Fenty brand has been sued by a musical artist who alleges that she received death threats because the company played the wrong version of her song during Savage X Fenty’s 2020 fall show. The musical artist—who filed the suit anonymously—said that Fenty played the wrong version of her song, titled “Doom,” that includes a […]
A parent in a northern Nevada school district knowingly sent their child to school following a positive COVID-19 test, thus exposing dozens of students. The Reno-servicing Washoe County School District said in a statement earlier this week, per regional outlet KRNV-DT, that the parent had also tested positive for COVID-19. Furthermore, the parent—who, like the […]
A United Kingdom man was sentenced to six years last month after reportedly going to three banks and passing notes to cashiers, demanding they hand over money. The only problem with his plan was that his notes were hard to understand. Alan Slattery, 67, was sentenced after his two-week robbery stint, according to Sussex Police. His […]
Lil Baby admits he’s hesitant to speak on certain issues and events that dominate headlines; but when it came to the Black Lives Matter protests, he felt it was important to support the cause through his music rather than a simple Instagram post. “I’m not into social media like that. I post on social media and […]
