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Data shared by New York‘s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision this week shows an alarming outbreak of coronavirus at an upstate prison. The Elmira Correctional Facility in New York was reporting 588 positive COVID-19 tests among a total population of 1,515 as of Tuesday. As detailed in a CBS News report on the widely […]
Three people have been killed in a knife attack in the French city of Nice. The attacker, who killed two women and a man at the Notre Dame church, was later wounded by local police and hospitalized. The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office is now investigating the killings, according to the Associated Press. Police are reportedly not […]
Federal agencies released an advisory Wednesday, warning the health sector about a “credible” cyber crime threat to U.S. hospitals. The joint warning was issued by the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. It urged hospitals and health-provides to increase security measures, as experts have received […]
A Dallas man’s enthusiasm for Halloween has led to several visits from Texas police. And he seems pretty proud of it. As pointed out by the Dallas Observer, artist Steven Novak has caused a bit of stir in his East Dallas neighborhood, where he used his creative skills to stage an elaborate murder scene in his front yard. […]
Since 2010, per a new report, Trump has had an estimated $287 million in debt forgiven. The majority of that amount was in connection with a development for a Chicago skyscraper. The debt and related maneuvering is detailed in a new report from the New York Times, which revealed on Tuesday after obtaining tax records […]
The New York Police Department is being dragged to court over its “brutal response” to peaceful protesters. Per NBC News, Charlie Monlouis-Anderle—who uses they/them pronouns—claims to have been participating in a peaceful protest on June 3 for George Floyd when NYPD officers arrived at the scene in full riot gear and surrounded the protesters on all […]
Colin in Black & White, the forthcoming limited Netflix series created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, has found its lead. Jaden Michael, whose previous credits include The Get Down and Wonderstruck, will star in the series as a young Kaepernick during his high school years. Image via Netflix The first entry in the six-episode […]
As part of a partnership with the skateboarding company DGK, as well as the youth development program the Chill Foundation, Virgil Abloh (and those companies, obviously) are providing custom skateboards, skating lessons, and protective equipment to children who are members of select Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. According to a press release, 25 custom DGK […]
As the cold weather sets in, COVID-19 cases are surging in the U.S., exactly what health experts anticipated, with infections mounting across almost every state. Daily average deaths in the country have increased by 10 percent during the last two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 deaths on Sunday according to Johns Hopkins University, the […]
While wearing face masks have become the norm, many people still refuse to use them. Delta Airlines has issued a statement saying that it banned over 400 people from flying for not adhering to mask policies. “As of this week, we’ve added 460 people to our no-fly list for refusing to comply with our mask requirement,” Delta […]
