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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials, as well as investigators from the state attorney general’s office and additional agencies, raided both the Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center and Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Pennsylvania on Thursday. Per NBC News, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced in August that the Brighton nursing home was one […]
Authorities say an investigation is underway after video showed a vehicle driving through a group of demonstrators in Midtown Manhattan. According to the Gothamist, the incident occurred Thursday night near the Times Square pedestrian plaza, where a black Ford Taurus rammed through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters. Footage captured the vehicle honking and pulling up to a line up people who […]
In an internal memo obtained by CBS News, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian informed his employees Thursday that 270 passengers have been added to their no-fly list over their refusal to abide by the company’s policy which requires everyone wear a face covering during flights. “The use of face masks remains a top priority for reducing the spread of the […]
An activist group that’s pushing for legalization of weed in Israel used a drone to drop baggies of marijuana over a main square in Tel Aviv on Thursday. Prior to the drop, the group hinted at the prospect of free marijuana from the air using a drone. “The time has come,” the Green Drone pro-legalization group wrote […]
Michael Bloomberg has pledged an enormous donation to four of the U.S.’s historically Black medical schools, in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on the Black community. The donation is also an effort to boost the health and wealth of these communities, The New York Times reports, with Bloomberg set to give $100 million […]
Bill Barr insists the police shootings of unarmed African Americans aren’t racially motivated. The Attorney General made the comments during an appearance on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, claiming there was a “false narrative” about racial biases within criminal justice system. Barr told Blitzer that there were some situations in which a Black person […]
Diddy and Dr. Steve Perry have announced the launch of Capital Prep Bronx, a charter school that aims to provide high-quality cirriculum to underserved students. The school, located in Co-Op City, will kick off its inaugural semester on Sept. 8 with a fully remote schedule. Nearly 200 6th and 7th graders will initially comprise the student body, with plans […]
An 11-year-old girl is recovering after being the victim of a brutal racist attack at the hands of a 12-year-old boy, the Kansas City, Kansas Fox affiliate reports. Nevaeh Thomas was playing with her friends near her apartment building on Friday night when the boy, whose race has not been reported, started to verbally harass her. After he […]
Surely, we’ve all wondered—in some way or another—if it might be possible to just strap oneself to a bunch of balloons and float around with nary an existential worry in sight. On Wednesday, noted illusionist and doer of preposterous things David Blaine actually fucking did it. “It’s gonna be right here in Page, Arizona, which is […]
For his first major interview since wrapping up his time in the Star Wars universe, John Boyega—who will soon be seen in Steve McQueen‘s upcoming Small Axe series—said what’s long needed to be said about the franchise. The resulting piece from Jimi Famurewa, out via British GQ on Wednesday, is an enthralling and truly candid […]
