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Singapore has come up with a unique way to get citizens to adhere to social distancing regulations. Reuters reported on Friday that authorities in Singapore are using a robot dog to enforce coronavirus guidelines. The remote-controlled, four-legged machine was built by Boston Dynamics and first deployed last week as part of a two-week trial. “Let’s keep Singapore healthy,” the yellow and […]
Last month, Carnival Cruise Line announced it would resume their cruises by August. While that might sound a little premature due to the coronavirus pandemic, especially considering how the Diamond Princess became an early hot spot for the virus, TMZ reports that Carnival Cruise Line has received a massive influx of bookings since it announced the […]
The alleged motive for Ahmaud Arbery‘s murder is starting to crumble. Initially, Gregory and Travis McMichael claimed they killed Arbery because they believed him to be a suspsect in a string of burglaries in the area. However, Glynn County Police Lt. Cheri Bashlor told CNN on Friday that the neighborhood’s last reported break-in happened on Jan. 1, nearly two months before […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that 73 children in the state have contracted a rare inflammatory illness that is possibly linked to COVID-19. The governor also confirmed a 5-year-old from New York City died Thursday from the condition, which doctors call “pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome.” According to NBC News, nearly 100 kids have been diagnosed […]
A new study suggests that coronavirus may be able to persist in male semen for a prolonged period of time. After testing 38 males at the Shanqui Municipal Hospital in China between January and February at the height of the countries infection rate, CNN reports that the journal JAMA Network Open cited that around 16 percent […]
One of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery reportedly had ties to the victim years before the deadly incident. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Barnhill confirmed former Georgia police officer Gregory McMichael was involved “with the previous prosecution” of Arbery. The DA reportedly revealed this information in a letter […]
Following a report that Joe Exotic‘s legal team would be ramping up its massive campaign to secure a presidential pardon for the Tiger King subject and meme-inspirer, a reliably bizarre video has been released in which the team pleads directly to Trump regarding what they feel is “a failure of justice.” “They say everything is […]
A Virginia man crafted an elaborate scheme to defraud bankruptcy court. Russell Geyer pleaded guilty to a number of crimes in federal court on Wednesday, after faking his own death to conceal assets from federal bankruptcy court and fraudulently using a Florida attorney’s identity to cover up his plot, KTRK-TV reports. The 50-year-old pleaded guilty […]
A Canadian-born doctor on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic has had her green card application denied, a decision she called a “slap in the face.” In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Dr. Julia Iafrate said that she is still treating patients in New York despite the bad news. “I’m putting my life on the line every […]
Spike Lee has once again paid tribute to the city that raised him. On Thursday night, the Academy Award-winning director/writer debuted his short film titled, New York, New York. Lee described the three-and-a-half-minute video as a “love letter” to the city and all of its residents, as they persevere through the coronavirus pandemic. The film is soundtracked by Frank […]
