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As should have been expected, and while it assuredly deserves no amplification whatsoever, Ted Cruz attempted to make light of the controversy surrounding his recent mid-pandemic (and mid-Texas tragedy) Cancun trip during a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) speech on Friday. “God bless CPAC,” Cruz, speaking in a sort of half-scream manner, said on Friday. […]
Jeremy Lin is speaking up about the rise in Asian hate crimes, which have spiked following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Santa Cruz Warriors guard took to Instagram to further discuss the subject, after having appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area’s segment, Race in America: A Candid Conversation. He also suggested he’s been called names during games. […]
A new study shows 38 percent of Americans would sacrifice having sex for a year just for the opportunity to travel again in the near future, per CNBC. In the UK, the number is slightly higher at 40 percent. The survey conducted by the travel search site Trivago finds that when presented with that same ultimatum, 48 […]
The quest for a minimum wage hike has hit another roadblock. According to the Washington Post, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the provision to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour cannot be included in Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill. The decision marks a significant blow for Democrats who were hoping to […]
With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the country at alarming and new variants reportedly being detected, researchers have noticed that the common flu seems to have taken a backseat to the pandemic. “This is the lowest flu season we’ve had on record,” Lynnette Brammer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said of the disappearance of […]
Facebook has banned the Myanmar military from its platform, as well as Instagram, “with immediate effect.” In a press release shared Wednesday night, a rep for the Mark Zuckerberg-fronted social media service said the ban includes the remaining Myanmar military (known as the Tatmadaw) and military-controlled state and media entities. Additionally, ads from military-linked commercial […]
It was a good day for GameStop and an even better day for WallStreetBets. Shares of the video game retailer was priced at $91.71 at market close on Wednesday, marking a near 104 percent increase from the previous day. According to CNN Business, the spike occurred in the final hour of trading, prompting the New York Stock Exchange to halt […]
A recent report has ranked Toronto and Vancouver among the most expensive cities for real estate in the world. The report, published by the Urban Reform Institute and Frontier Centre for Public Policy, showed that Toronto is “severely unaffordable,” a category for markets found to have a price-to-income ratio of 5.1 or more. The city […]
On Valentine’s Day, delivery driver Chelsea Timmons found herself stranded in Austin amid the brutal winter storm that left a good chunk of Texas without power. Fortunately for her, the driveway she was stuck in belonged to a generous couple, who invited her to stay for several days while they waited for the storm to […]
Canadians have evidently reached peak COVID fatigue as a new study reveals that a significant amount of people are planning to break the country’s pandemic rules during spring break. Insights West, a Canadian market research company, surveyed 1,614 English-speaking Canadians about how often they follow COVID-19 restrictions in their province. Following provincial restrictions and guidelines day-to-day, about 48 […]
