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Ad Age reports that in an act of solidarity with the measures taken to slow down the spread of COVID-19, McDonald’s Brazil worked with the ad agency DPZ&T to repurpose its iconic golden arches to reflect the demand for social distancing. The new logo showed some space between the arches, and included the statement, “Separated for a moment so that […]
More than two months after first closing off the city, China has announced it will soon ease the lockdown on Wuhan. The announcement was made Tuesday, per CNN‘s report, and also included word that “similar lockdown measures” would be lifted Wednesday for other cities in Hubei province. The move comes as the region has seen a dramatic […]
50 Cent appeared on “My Monday Morning,” a Wall Street Journal series where self-motivated people reveal how they start their week. Like many across the world, 50 is embarking on another week of self-isolation, and while others are trying to find any way to entertain themselves as they remain stuck inside their homes, the multi-hyphenate is placing an importance on making sure […]
Hoosiers, Oregonians, Michiganders, New Mexicans, Washingtonians, and whatever people from Wisconsin are called are about to have much more boring lives in the immediate future on account of their states issuing “stay at home” orders on Monday. This should affect a good chunk of the 36 million people who call those six states home. Additionally, the […]
While speaking to Tucker Carlson on Fox News, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that older people are ready to risk their lives so that the American economy can get back to business as usual after being heavily impacted by the spread of COVID-19. “No one reached out to me and said, as a senior citizen, are you […]
On Monday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit against Ava DuVernay and Netflix over a scene from the Central Park jogger case-based miniseries When They See Us. That series was created and directed by DuVernay, and aired on that particular streaming platform in May 2019. The suit which was dismissed on Monday was actually filed in […]
An Arizona man has died after taking the medication that Donald Trump had publicly declared as a possible treatment for COVID-19, Banner Health reports. His wife is currently in critical condition. The couple is in their 60s. The couple ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive that’s commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks, became sick within 30 minutes, and were rushed to […]
As COVID-19 containment efforts continue worldwide, more and more people are rightfully starting to draw attention to a facet of this era that’s been previously overlooked in mainstream news’ wall-to-wall coverage of the virus. But in a New York Times piece published Monday, that issue—namely the safety fears of Chinese-Americans—takes precedence. “I feel like I’m […]
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president James Bullard believes that the coronavirus pandemic could cause the U.S. unemployment rate to balloon to upwards of 30 percent in the second quarter, Bloomberg reports. In the face of such an alarming assessment, Bullard tried to strike a slightly more hopeful tone when discussing how the Federal Reserve is still searching for […]
Earlier this week, horrifying images of thousands of spring breakers crowding onto Florida’s Clearwater Beach in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic surfaced online, sparking widespread outrage. Now, five Florida college students have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The students—who attend the University of Tampa—were tested during spring break, CBS-affiliated WKBN reports. They vacationed together, along with other […]
