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In a new study, researchers have suggested there’s substantial evidence to point towards a coronavirus epidemic that hit East Asia around 20,000 years ago. The research shows that the epidemic, which was present in the region for multiple years, left traces of itself in the genetic make-up of people from the region. “It should make us […]
As long as people exist, there will always be pandemics and outbreaks. But has there been anything like the novel coronavirus in the last two decades? COVID-19 nearly brought the entire world to a standstill, and despite the fact that Atlanta strip clubs and hookah bars appeared to stay open, even as more of the […]
Things are looking up for a 20-year-old Oklahoma man who walks two-and-a-half hours—or eight miles—each way to get to his job as a cook at Buffalo Wild Wings. On a particularly hot day recently, Michael Lynn drove by Donte Franklin who was on his way to work and offered him a ride. “I was going down 12th […]
A beachfront condo tower in the Miami, Florida area partially collapsed early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead. Overnight, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department announced they were on the scene of a partial building collapse in the town of Surfside. At the time, more than 80 units were confirmed to be on the scene, […]
The family of a Brooklyn man who died in prison has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Federal Bureau of Prisons staff, saying he died as jail guards stood by and watched. Jamel Floyd passed away on June 3 in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, with his mother Donna Mays alleging that his death could […]
Some of entertainments biggest stars are rallying behind Britney Spears. On Wednesday, the 39-year-old pop icon publicly addressed the court with an unsettling account of her controversial conservatorship. Spears pleaded with the judge to end the guardian oversight, which was first implemented in 2008 following her public breakdown. She told the court the conservatorship has essentially […]
Earlier this month, a woman in South Africa claimed to have broken a world record by giving birth to 10 babies at once. Now, the provincial government says the woman had not even been pregnant recently. BBC reports no hospitals in the Gauteng province have a record of decuplets being born. According to South Africa’s Eyewitness News, […]
The city of Toronto is facing criticism for what many are calling an excessive use of police force at the clearing of a homeless encampment in a public park on Tuesday. Police barricades and bulldozers were in full effect at a city-enforced eviction of one of Toronto’s larger tent encampments in Trinity Bellwoods Park. While […]
Portland police will no longer prioritize low-level traffic infractions. City Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell announced the procedural change Wednesday, citing their shared goal of improving public safety and increasing equity. Under the directive, officers are advised to no longer stop motorists for minor offenses, including expired tags, broken headlights, and other harmless “equipment issues.” […]
Nicki Minaj has weighed in on Michael B. Jordan’s appropriation controversy. On Tuesday evening, the Trinidadian-born rapper shared an Instagram post calling on Jordan to rename his newly launched rum brand J’Ouvert. Nicki included a screenshot of another user’s “History Lesson” on the significance of J’Ouvert within Caribbean culture. “I’m sure MBJ didn’t intentionally do anything he thought Caribbean ppl would […]
