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As millions of people across the United States celebrate Thanksgiving, Rihanna wanted to take the time to remind her followers to keep in mind the many Native Americans who are “in mourning” today. “Some are celebrating today…many are in mourning,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Sending love to all my Native American brothers and sisters.” Image via Instagram/@badgalriri […]
A school board member in Hackensack, New Jersey—who made headlines last year for disapproving of LGBTQ curriculum—has resigned after accidentally going to the bathroom during a Zoom meeting. Frances Cogelja didn’t know her laptop camera was still on when she took her computer with her to the bathroom during the public comments section of a board […]
The bodies of Danish mink that were culled to curb the transmission of a mutated strain of COVID-19 have started to emerge from the ground due to gas bloating. The carcasses began surfacing from their three feet graves at a military burial site in Holstebro, West Jutland, Business Insider reports. The Danish government ordered in […]
Michael Jordan is doing his part to help fight hunger in America. On the eve of Thanksgiving, the NBA legend announced he had donated $2 million to Feeding America, a nonprofit hunger-relief organization with food banks across the country. Jordan confirmed the donation came from the proceeds he earned from The Last Dance, the wildly popular […]
Faizon Love has filed a lawsuit against Universal Studios. He’s accusing the studio of race discrimination for removing him from the international poster for the 2009 comedy Couples Retreat, Variety reports. The suit also accuses Universal of fraud, breach of contract, and violation of California’s fair employment act and civil rights law. “This film was […]
Police in Walla Walla, Washington recently busted a burglar with over 100 rolls of toilet paper in his ill-gotten haul, KHQ reports. The local sheriff’s office said they arrested a man who had been spotted stealing from a home by someone in the neighborhood. When they tracked the man down a few hours later, they found he was […]
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has written an essay about the grief she and Prince Harry dealt with after she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. Writing for the New York Times, Markle described when she knew something was wrong after she “dropped to the floor” in pain while changing her son Archie’s diaper. “I knew, […]
This week, with Trump still refusing to formally concede despite losing the election, the General Services Administration informed Joe Biden and his team that the usual transition processes could now begin. In a social distancing-friendly interview with Lester Holt on Tuesday night, Biden said key discussions immediately kicked off between his team and the current administration […]
Scotland made history Tuesday by becoming the first country to make menstrual products free and easily accessible for anyone who needs them. CNN reports the Scottish parliament has unanimously passed the Period Products Bill, which requires products like tampons and pads to be available in public facilities free of charge. According to government estimates, the legislation could cost about £8.7 million, or $11.6 million […]
David Dinkins, who made history when he won the 1989 mayoral election in New York City, died Monday at the age of 93. “I intend to be the mayor of all the people of New York,” Dinkins, who became NYC’s first Black mayor at the time of his election, said when taking office. “This administration will […]
