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On Friday, it was announced that the U.S. Justice Department will file a lawsuit against the state of Georgia following its continued efforts to enact controversial voting restrictions. The Washington Post reports that the lawsuit aims to tackle Georgia’s Election Integrity Act, which Stacey Abrams among others have labeled as “racist” and a “redux of Jim Crow.” […]
Although female artists have made huge strides within the world of hip-hop, many still find it difficult to be in the male-dominated industry. Even Cardi B, one of the most commercially and critically successful rappers in the game, has had to deal with this kind of pressure. The Grammy-winning artist addressed the topic via Twitter on […]
In a new study, researchers have suggested there’s substantial evidence to point towards a coronavirus epidemic that hit East Asia around 20,000 years ago. The research shows that the epidemic, which was present in the region for multiple years, left traces of itself in the genetic make-up of people from the region. “It should make us […]
As long as people exist, there will always be pandemics and outbreaks. But has there been anything like the novel coronavirus in the last two decades? COVID-19 nearly brought the entire world to a standstill, and despite the fact that Atlanta strip clubs and hookah bars appeared to stay open, even as more of the […]
Things are looking up for a 20-year-old Oklahoma man who walks two-and-a-half hours—or eight miles—each way to get to his job as a cook at Buffalo Wild Wings. On a particularly hot day recently, Michael Lynn drove by Donte Franklin who was on his way to work and offered him a ride. “I was going down 12th […]
A beachfront condo tower in the Miami, Florida area partially collapsed early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead. Overnight, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department announced they were on the scene of a partial building collapse in the town of Surfside. At the time, more than 80 units were confirmed to be on the scene, […]
The family of a Brooklyn man who died in prison has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Federal Bureau of Prisons staff, saying he died as jail guards stood by and watched. Jamel Floyd passed away on June 3 in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, with his mother Donna Mays alleging that his death could […]
Some of entertainments biggest stars are rallying behind Britney Spears. On Wednesday, the 39-year-old pop icon publicly addressed the court with an unsettling account of her controversial conservatorship. Spears pleaded with the judge to end the guardian oversight, which was first implemented in 2008 following her public breakdown. She told the court the conservatorship has essentially […]
Earlier this month, a woman in South Africa claimed to have broken a world record by giving birth to 10 babies at once. Now, the provincial government says the woman had not even been pregnant recently. BBC reports no hospitals in the Gauteng province have a record of decuplets being born. According to South Africa’s Eyewitness News, […]
An Indiana grandmother has avoided jail time for her role in the U.S. Capitol riots. According to the Associated Press, 49-year-old Anna Morgan Lloyd became the first defendant to be sentenced in connection to the Jan. 6 attack, which resulted in multiple deaths. She was ordered to perform 120 hours of community service, pay $500 […]
