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A Virginia mother is calling for justice after her teenage son was fatally shot by state police. According to the Richmond-Times Dispatch, 18-year-old Xzavier Hill was killed Jan. 9 following an alleged high-speed chase on Interstate 64. State police say officers began pursuing Hill after he was spotted in Henrico County driving 98 miles per house in a […]
If you’ve been feeling dumpier than usual lately, know that you’re not alone. New research suggests Canadians are among the saddest and most anxious people in the world at present. Gee, thanks for that factoid, science. UK-based online contact lens shop Lenstore compiled data from 10 health metrics for 24 countries, basically by sleuthing a […]
Bernie Sanders produced another relatable meme after his appearance at the inauguration, and now someone has made a website that can place the senator anywhere in the world. Created by software engineer Nick Sawhney, the new site allows you to enter an address and see Bernie sitting outside anywhere on Google Maps with his mittens on. […]
A Connecticut man has been apprehended after a viral video showed him assaulting an officer with a riot shield during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. NPR reports that Patrick Edward McCaughey III was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assaulting an officer, civil disorder, entering restricted grounds, and disorderly conduct. The Department of […]
The 2021 edition of the Glastonbury Festival has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, shared on Thursday, organizers said 2021 will be “another enforced fallow year” for the iconic festival. ‘With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced […]
The Capitol riots were made up of a wide swath of conservative and far-right true believers. As more and more names of those involved have come out, we’ve seen Donald Trump die-hards, QAnon zealots, small business conservatives, and anti-government militiamen. The people storming the Capitol ranged from zip-tie carrying coup larpers looking to take hostages to […]
Following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol this month, law enforcement across the country began bracing for the possibility of more right-wing violence. Federal agents warned that Trump loyalists were planning armed protests in all 50 states as Joe Biden prepared to officially take office. But thankfully for the public, those threats never came to fruition, as the pro-Trump demonstrations drew […]
POTUS didn’t waste any time. Just hours after he was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, Joe Biden began rolling back some of Donald Trump‘s most contested policies. Associated Press reports Biden signed a total of 17 executive actions—15 of which were orders—that cover everything from climate change and the U.S.-Mexico border wall to the coronavirus pandemic and the […]
In a letter sent to the Biden administration Wednesday, Amazon offered to assist with the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, and meet his goal of inoculating 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office, Reuters reports. The letter from Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, informed Biden that the company has “an agreement in place” […]
Vogue is the latest publication to prove that bullying sometimes works. The magazine is set to publish a limited print edition of its February issue featuring different photographs of Vice President Kamala Harris. This move is in response to the wave of backlash Vogue received for electing to dress this historical figure in such a casual fashion for Harris’ original cover. […]
