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Joey Badass expands his philanthropic efforts by launching a new campaign in support of NYC’s homeless students. The Brooklyn native joined forces with the Fund for Public Schools, the non-profit partner to the NYC Department of Education. The Fund is dedicated to meeting the needs of the city’s 1.1 million public school students by providing seed funding to all […]
Two studies published in the journal Science on Wednesday suggest monkeys that recovered after becoming infected with COVID-19 appear to develop an immunity to the virus, Reuters reports. One study involved researchers at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) infecting nine monkeys with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and re-exposing them after they had recovered about one […]
In a move being touted as the first of its kind, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials said Tuesday that ultraviolet light lamps will be used to disinfect subway cars and buses in New York City starting early next week, CNN reports. The MTA purchased 150 UV lamps from a Denver-based startup company called PURO Lighting as […]
Mike Schultz, 39, thought that his age and active lifestyle meant that he wouldn’t be seriously affected by COVID-19. “I knew what I thought going in [about the coronavirus]. I didn’t think it was as serious as it was until after things started happening,” he told Buzzfeed News. “I thought I was young enough for it not to […]
The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about scammers that are using the coronavirus pandemic to steal account information. The FTC released a report on Tuesday explaining that there are scammers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers. Contact tracers are being used by state health departments to get the names and phone numbers of infected patients. […]
Wear a mask, fuckers. In recent days, a video has gone unfathomably viral in which an individual shopping at a Costco is seen having his cart taken away while being told to exit the establishment due to his equal parts selfish and idiotic refusal to wear a mask for COVID-19 containment reasons. “I’m not doing it […]
As of Wednesday, all 50 states are now partially reopened despite many health officials advising against the loosening of social distancing guidelines amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns. Connecticut, per CNN, was the final state to start lifting certain restrictions by allowing some businesses to reopen their doors. As of May 19, the CDC was reporting more than […]
New York University will resume in-person classes in the upcoming fall semester, as other schools have opted to keep their campuses closed over coronavirus concerns. The university announced its decision Tuesday in an email sent by Provost Katherine Fleming, who stressed the move was subject to change as we get a clearer understanding of the global health situation. “When this […]
A Virginia family has returned a pile of cash totaling nearly $1 million after coming across that sum sitting out in the middle of the road. Sounds like somebody’s seen No Country For Old Men. On Saturday afternoon, the Schantz family was driving through the state’s Caroline County when they found a pair of bags stuffed […]
Ahmaud Arbery’s family attorney says they want William Bryan, the man who recorded the incident, to be punished for his involvement in Arbery’s tragic death. “We are going to continue to push for the arrest of William Bryan for recording and participating in the ambush of Ahmaud Arbery,” one of the Arbery’s attorneys, S. Lee Merritt, […]
