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Texas Tech is looking into a viral video of a woman saying she was infected with the coronavirus attending a house party full of university students. The video was originally posted on Snapchat then uploaded to Twitter on Saturday. In the clip, the unnamed woman is heard yelling that she does “have COVID” and that “the whole […]
A Charleston couple has issued a public apology over a jewelry line that many criticized as both tone deaf and exploitative. According to the Post and Courier, Paul Chelmis and Jing Wen recently launched a jewelry collection called “Wear Their Names,” a take on the “Say Their Names” phrase that aims to bring more attention to […]
Researchers described this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as a coronavirus “superspreading event” that came with a hefty monetary price. According to a new report by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, the 80th annual rally is suspected to have caused over 250,000 COVID-19 cases, which could collectively cost public health agencies about $12.2 billion. The rally took place […]
Oregon authorities arrested at least two people on Monday after pro-Donald Trump rally in Oregon turned violent. According to Oregon Live, officers arrested 53-year-old Ty Parker and 37-year-old Trenton Wolfskill for allegedly assaulting counter-protesters outside the state capitol. The outlet reports far-right groups, such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer, traveled to Salem after attending another rally in the […]
“God is not done with California,” Sean Feucht, a self-described “founder of multiple movements” and a “lover of Jesus Christ,” bragged over the weekend. Perhaps to his surprise, neither is COVID-19. Feucht, further described in this CBS Sacramento report as a pastor associated with Bethel Church in Redding, also boasted about an alleged attendance of more than 12,000 […]
If you’re looking for a potentially uncomfortable read, the kind that depicts treading the London underworld paths they don’t mention in the guidebooks, then pick up Gabriel Krauze’s Booker-longlisted debut novel, Who They Was. While UK street culture has become a source of inspiration around the world, with homegrown music, films and TV shows regularly regarded […]
A fire that’s caused the evacuation of thousands of people and destroyed more than 7,000 acres has now been determined to have been caused by at least one idiot. In a public statement shared on Sunday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shared an update on the cause of the El Dorado Fire, revealing […]
Though we would surely all be better off if we gave Candace Owens and similar so-called conservative voices exactly zero attention, it’s not hard to see why Cardi B felt it was imperative to respond to her recent barrage of attempted (and failed) disparagement. Late Sunday, Cardi responded to a tweet from Owens in which […]
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, has come out with a public condemnation of multiple people who she says are profiting off the death of her son. Obtained by TMZ, Cooper-Jones’ entire letter on that topic can be read here, which is what I would personally suggest. But we’ll also do our best to summarize […]
A Brooklyn couple was taken off of a New York City ferry in handcuffs Saturday night after they refused to follow the captain’s order requiring everyone to wear a face covering, Gothamist reports. The two were headed back home from Manhattan when they were asked to get off the boat while it was docked at Brooklyn […]
