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A University of Missouri professor faced backlash this week over what many have called a racist and xenophobic comment. According to the the Columbia Missourian, the remark was made Monday while Joel Poor, an associate professor for the Trulaske College of Business, was leading a marketing class via Zoom. At some point during the lecture, Poor asked […]
Multiple people were arrest in Miami for allegedly violating safety regulations by hosting illegal bars and gatherings, the local CBS affiliate reports. The first batch of arrests took place on Friday at a warehouse that was converted into a strip club. Per reports, the building was outfitted with a stage, stripper pole, and a bar. […]
A wedding in Maine has led to an outbreak of 53 confirmed COVID-19 cases. NBC News reports that the wedding and reception, which took place on Aug. 7, defied state attendance limits, resulting in the death of one person whose infection has been tied to the event. Around 65 people attended the reception at the Big […]
The COVID-19 crisis has denied graduates around the world of the special day when they walk across the stage to receive their diploma in front of their family, friends, and fellow students. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay found a way around this problem. Well, sorta. IIT Bombay held a “virtual reality” convocation on Sunday where every single […]
A 34-year-old private security guard who had been holding employment at a retirement community in Orange County was arrested on Monday after authorities suspected that he was pretending to be a federal law enforcement agent, according to the OC Register. A freshly unsealed federal complaint lays out the allegations against Donovan Pham Nguyen, including the charge […]
The owners running a popular farm/petting zoo in New Jersey are reportedly very pissed off after a bunch of allegedly wayward teens got onto their grounds after hours and abused the animals. Said allegedly wayward teens then managed to get away. The farm in question (Abma’s Farm) has been run by four generations of the same […]
A Black man is in serious condition after being shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Graphic footage, per the Associated Press, shows police shooting at the man’s back seven times as he walked away and got into the driver’s side of an SUV. Following the shooting, which police claim was preceded by their arrival on […]
Hot 97 announced Sunday that it cut ties with Pasquale Raucci, also known as Paddy Duke, amid accusations made against him contained within the HBO documentary Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn. “After watching HBO’s Storm over Brooklyn, HOT97 was shocked and took swift action. Paddy Duke is no longer employed by HOT97,” the station’s tweet reads. “The march for […]
Twitter has flagged another tweet from Donald Trump for making “misleading” allegations about voting and election integrity. On Sunday morning, Trump fired off a series of tweets in response to a Fox News segment, one wherein he made unfounded claims about ballot drop boxes being a “voter security disaster” and a “big fraud.” He also said […]
A police raid on a Peruvian nightclub ended in the deaths of at least 13 people, who were crushed while attempting to escape. Authorities entered the Thomas Restobar Club in Lima after discovering it was violating coronavirus guidelines, with the partygoers dying right at they tried to leave, BBC reports. Another six people were injured, […]
