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While much of the entertainment industry is currently in the middle of a hard pause due to COVID-19, publicists whose clients insist on speaking about the novel coronavirus in any capacity other than “stay inside and wash your hands” have arguably not noticed a change in the work pace at all. Lost alum Evangeline Lilly, for […]
Congress has approved a $104 billion aid package that will combat the devastating consequences of coronavirus. The bipartisan bill, dubbed The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, was passed with a vote of 90 to 8 on Wednesday, just days after it was approved by the House. According to CBS News, the emergency package guarantees free testing for […]
The Intercept has uncovered a video that appears to show a New York Police Department officer planting marijuana inside someone’s car as he conducted a search of the vehicle. It was the second time that he had allegedly done so in just a two-month span. Officer Kyle Erickson conducted a routine traffic stop in March 2018, claiming that the car had a broken […]
A UK man’s extramarital tryst reportedly resulted in a coronavirus diagnosis. According to The Sun, the unidentified 30-year-old tested positive for the disease after secretly traveling to Italy to see his mistress. Insiders say the patient confessed to the affair while speaking to health officials, admitting he had told his unsuspecting wife he was on a business trip within […]
It appears that Florida spring breakers have disregarded social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic. Photos and videos that have surfaced online show Clearwater Beach crowded with thousands of tourists who are swimming and lying next to each other. Despite the fact that coronavirus is fast spreading, people are to going to swim at […]
As you may have noticed overnight and into the morning on Wednesday, Oprah Winfrey‘s name was trending on Twitter due to the spread of a false claim that she had been arrested. A cursory stroll through the related tweets shows that, as Ava DuVernay pointed out, the trending appears to have been kicked off by trolls and […]
As an unforeseen consequence of Italy’s coronavirus lockdown, their air and water appears to be getting cleaner due to the lack of humans being outside to contaminate them. Whether the same can be said for local computer monitors and phone screens? Well, during times like these you take what you can get. As an example […]
Louisiana authorities are investigating a viral video that allegedly shows an officer planting drugs on a black male suspect. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says the incident occurred at around 3 p.m. local time in the area of Commerce Street and 6th Street in Bridge City, Louisiana. Authorities were reportedly responding to a call about a man in […]
A 100-page plan that was put together by the federal government warned that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could impact the country for up top 18 months, the New York Times reported. The plan, which said the coronavirus could hit the population in “multiple waves,” also explored options the federal government has in terms of fighting […]
In an effort to contain the deadly coronavirus, the Philadelphia Police Department will postpone arrests for low-level criminal offenses beginning Tuesday. The department announced the decision in an internal memo that outlined new protocols intended to limit officers’ exposure to COVID-19. The changes come just a day after the city decided to close its courts until at least April 1 — a decision that sparked […]
