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It was like a holiday miracle for Debra Mejeur. Last week, the Michigan resident received a call from an Illinois animal shelter informing her they had located her black Labrador retriever named Lola. It was pleasant, and fairly shocking surprise, as Mejeur had lost the service dog years ago during a family trip to the suburbs of […]
Taylor Swift is spreading comfort and joy during this particularly difficult year. According to TMZ, the singer-songwriter has made a hefty donation to two mothers who are struggling due to the global health crisis. The recipients, Nashville resident Nikki Cornwell and Michigan resident Shelbie Selewski, each received $13,000 from Swift, who heard about their struggles in a […]
In an effort to help people meet travel restriction requirements, American Airlines will begin offering travelers at-home COVID-19 tests. The new initiative, which starts Wednesday, is a partnership with LetsGetChecked, an at-home testing company. The airline will be the first to offer at-home testing for its domestic flights. The tests will cost $129, and travelers […]
The Supreme Court has rejected a long-shot bid by Republicans to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The decision was announced Tuesday with no noted dissents or comment from the nation’s highest court. “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is […]
A woman died from COVID-19 just weeks after giving birth. CNN reports that Erika Becerra was eight months pregnant when she tested positive for the virus. Because she was sick, she was induced and gave birth to a healthy baby boy in Detroit on Nov. 15. Becerra was intubated following the delivery because she couldn’t […]
Though he didn’t mention him by name, on Monday an activist in Staten Island clearly referenced Pete Davidson by repeatedly mentioning the borough’s “King” during a press conference over a local bar co-owner, Danny Presti, who was arrested/released after allegedly reopening a bar in violation of state-mandated COVID-19 protocols, and for also allegedly hitting a deputy with his car. […]
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit Monday against both President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as part of their latest sad attempt at tossing out hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots and subsequently overturning the election results in Wisconsin, Law & Crime reports. The suit, which has been signed by Donald Trump and Mike Pence, […]
In today’s monolith round-up, a trio of somewhat mysterious new structures have been spotted over the past few days on Britain‘s Isle of Wight, San Luis Obispo, California, and near the Joshua Tree National Park, representing the latest development(s) in a stunt that hopefully has some sort of payoff at some point. While it would be nice […]
Haim Eshed, former director of Israel’s security space program, claimed in a recent interview that aliens have chosen to remain hidden because “humanity is not ready yet.” According to the Jewish Press, Eshed made these revelations(?) in 7 Days, the Shabbat edition of Yedioth Aharonoth, a daily newspaper in Tel Aviv, and took his assertions a […]
With Americans making up about 20 percent of the global COVID-19 death toll, there’s no question that the U.S. government failed in its response to the pandemic. Now the Trump administration appears to be taking yet another L as the country gears up to roll out new vaccines. According to a new report from the New […]
