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A Dunkin employee has been sentenced on a reduced count after previously being charged with manslaughter in connection with the fatal punch of a customer who used a racist slur against him. An Associated Press report this week revealed that 27-year-old Corey Pujols of Florida has pleaded guilty to felony battery and been sentenced to two years […]
President Joe Biden is soon set to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency, multiple reports claimed this week. According to Bloomberg, the order—which the publication’s sources said is expected to be signed by Biden this week—will see federal agencies being directed to examine possible regulatory changes in the crypto space. Notably, the order has been “in the works” […]
There are only a few things promised in this life: death, taxes, and McDonald’s being unable to make your McFlurry because their ice cream machine is “out of service.” Well, a startup company that tried to fix that age-old issue is now suing the fast-food chain for $900 million. According to The Hill, the founders […]
Toronto has been fighting to be known as a music city for years. Though many of the city’s concert venues, bars, and clubs have shut down due to a myriad of infrastructure issues— on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—one Toronto resident is memorializing these spaces in a small way. Andrew Smith started building community […]
With the pandemic now going into its third year, the worldwide COVID-19 death toll has topped six million. The latest figure comes from the team behind the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with a subsequent report from the Associated Press highlighting that remote Pacific islands are now seeing “outbreaks and deaths” after […]
Days after the acquittal of Brett Hankison, the 45-year-old ex-cop who stood trial for firing 10 rounds of bullets into the home of Breonna Taylor, killing her and endangering her neighbors—a new report has come out that says Blacks are still being killed by the police at a higher rate than any other group. In […]
A Georgia man says he intends to sue an Atlanta spa over a chemical peel that left him with severe injuries. Neyo White went viral last month after posting a TikTok video in which he described his horrific experience. The man claimed the face peel was performed on Feb. 17 at Diamond Facez Skincare Bar, an establishment where he previously […]
Local churches are calling on the Russian Orthodox Church to condemn Russia’s assault on Ukraine. ABC News reports the head of the Polish bishops’ conference this week pushed for the Russian Orthodox Church to urge Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war against the embattled country. In a letter to Patriarch Kirill, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki warned, […]
An 18-year-old student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school and opening fire on two staffers. According CBS News, the incident occurred Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas. Authorities say the suspected gunman was called into the office at around 10:30 a.m. that day over suspicions he had a firearm. […]
New York City will end several COVID-19 protocols on Monday. Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that masks will be optional for public school students, K-12, and staff starting this coming week. “I know there are some parents who state they still want their children to wear their masks, you can,” Adams said. “But for those […]
