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White House advisors say the U.S. is moving past its peak in COVID-19 infections. However, a top public health official says there’s a chance the worst has yet to come. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Washington Post on Tuesday that a second wave of the deadly disease is expected to hit this […]
NBA legend Michael Jordan will be donating all of the profits he’ll make from ESPN‘s 10-part docuseries The Last Dance to charity, Forbes reports. According to the publication, Jordan is set to make between $3 million to $4 million from the docuseries, which focuses on the Chicago Bulls‘ 1997–98 season. It’s unclear to which charities Jordan, who’s worth over […]
Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce that he plans to sign an executive order that will temporarily suspend immigration into the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing […]
A Kentucky church is suing the state in hopes of stopping the state from punishing its congregation. Maryville Baptist Church and its pastor, Jack Roberts, filed a lawsuit on Friday, the local ABC-affiliate reports. In the lawsuit, the church argues that Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is infringing on its constitutional rights. In the days leading up to the holiday, Beshear released a statement […]
A spokesperson for Bill Cosby argues that if the comedian caught COVID-19 in jail, he wouldn’t survive. In the statement, Andrew V. Wyatt said the 82-year-old suffers from several health issues: partly blocked arteries, blindness due to glaucoma, and high blood pressures. He also recently had two major surgeries to avert cardiovascular failure. Cosby was […]
Khloé Kardashian is lending a hand to some of the most high-risk groups for COVID-19. The 35-year-old reality star reportedly spent the past week traveling to Los Angeles-area grocery stores to pay for elderly shoppers’ groceries. According to TMZ, Kardashian made stops at various Ralphs and Trader Joe’s locations during senior hours, a designated shopping time—typically the first hour […]
If there’s something that’s not equivalent to the horrors of the Jim Crow South and segregation, it would be social distancing. White House adviser Stephen Moore, however, would seemingly argue against that point as he described COVID-19 protestors as the “modern-day Rosa Parks.” “I call these people modern-day Rosa Parks,” Moore told The Washington Post. “They […]
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted industries across the board, including farming. Now Cranney Farms in Oakley, Idaho, is donating almost two million potatoes, so they don’t go unused. CEO Ryan Cranney told CNN that his potatoes are largely sold to grocery stores and restaurants to make french fries. However, the almost nationwide stay-at-home orders have […]
A Connecticut man is in custody after he broke into a closed restaurant and spent four days drinking liquor and eating food. The New Haven Police Department reportedly found Louis Angel Ortiz asleep with a bottle of rum inside a local restaurant on Tuesday. Police were responding to reports of a robbery in progress when they discovered the 42-year-old man. […]
Two high school students in Georgia were expelled after posting a racist TikTok using negative African American stereotypes. In the thread by Twitter user Camden, you can watch the aforementioned TikTok shared on Thursday with the two students. It shows the teenagers using racial slurs and making derogatory remarks about African Americans like “eat watermelon […]
