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The average American is typically a lot closer to living on the streets than we’d like to admit. That’s been thrown into stark relief by the coronavirus pandemic, with many people losing what little they had and others experiencing long-term joblessness or food insecurity for the first time. In short, times are hard all over. […]
A prison in downtown St. Louis was briefly overtaken by inmates in an uprising that began this morning and lasted several hours. The inmate revolt began early on the morning of Feb. 6 while a guard and an inmate were in a scuffle. Authorities claim that other inmates jumped the guard, incapacitating him before freeing other […]
Tom Hanks gave the world Toy Story, Forrest Gump, Castaway, and other classics. For that alone he’s a legend, but he may have also helped change the trajectory of the country’s deadly plague. Penn State reported this week that Hanks’ battle with COVID-19 might have changed the average person’s perception and attitude toward the virus. […]
Black History Month has to be more than a running list of “Did you know?” fun facts. It has to be more than regurgitated Instagram posts with red, black, and green borders or an opportunity for advertisers and TV stations to break out their dashiki-print art treatments. Black history is everyone’s history. Just as there […]
Years after being badly burned in a car accident, 22-year-old Joe DiMeo is moving onto a new chapter in his life after becoming the first person to successfully receive a rare face and hands transplant. According to NBC, the New Jersey resident is relearning motor skills after his operation in August through NYU Langone Health. […]
Jamaica is seeing a shortage in marijuana, caused by heavy rains and a subsequent drought, a boost in consumption, and fewer marijuana farmers. The Associated Press reports that the current situation regarding the island’s mostly illegal market is the worst it’s ever been. Unrelenting storms from last year’s hurricane season battered marijuana fields, which was followed by […]
A mother of eight may be fleeing from federal law enforcement thanks to her involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6. According to Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate, FBI agents raided the home of Rachel Powell on Thursday, searching for evidence of her whereabouts and her role in directing the violent mob that stormed the […]
David Hogg is getting into the pillow business. On Thursday, the gun reform activist and Parkland shooting survivor announced he was creating a rival company to MyPillow—a pillow manufacturer owned by Trump supporter/conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell. The 20-year-old tweeted that he and software developer William LeGate were planning to launch the business’ website within a few weeks; however, he […]
There’s not a lot of wiggle room in the phrase “shooters shoot.” Defendant Demetrius Lewis proved that he’s down to spit game no matter the circumstances when he flirted with the judge at his own bond hearing. Lewis was called before Broward County Judge Tabitha Blackmon on Thursday to discuss his bond for an upcoming attempted […]
The House of Representatives has stripped Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments. According to the CNN, Thusday’s vote was 230-199, with congress members voting largely down party lines. All Democrats and 11 Republicans voted in favor of the resolution, citing concern over Greene’s inflammatory rhetoric and support for baseless QAnon conspiracy theories. The Georgia lawmaker and outspoken Trump […]
