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As if 2020 needed anymore regrettable recognition, a new study has determined that last month was the hottest September ever, besting the previous high, which was set just last year, the New York Times reports. The Copernicus Climate Change Service found that last month topped the average for September 2019 by 0.05 degrees Celsius. Another organization known […]
With the second presidential debate cancelled over Trump’s refusal to participate remotely, Biden and Trump are hosting their own town hall style events. Biden is set to participate in an event hosted in Philadelphia with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, while Trump will take part in a similar event moderated by NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie. The decision […]
There are certain things you can get away with in this country if you aren’t a minority, like say, assault a police officer while he’s trying to make an arrest. In June, police were called to the home of New York State Supreme Court Justice Mark J. Grisanti and his wife Maria Grisanti in Buffalo, New York because the […]
So you want to be rich, right? It’s easier said than done. As I’ve discovered writing several books on personal finance and innovation, not many people have access to money, or know where to begin investing it. As an example, four in 10 folks say they can’t handle a $400 emergency, and 61% lack the savings […]
Stacey Abrams and an assortment of athletes and artists from the More Than a Vote coalition have linked up to launch a new animated video focused on the history of voting and the multitude of possible ways to be involved with the 2020 presidential election. “Fair Fight Action is happy to partner with the athletes and […]
Jay-Z‘s Team Roc, Until Freedom, and The Gathering for Justice have organized a rally in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on Thursday, Oct. 15 as a call for justice for Alvin Cole, who was shot and killed by Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah in February. According to a press release, organizers and speakers—like Cole’s family, State Rep. David Bowen, and […]
In its sixth week in theaters, Tenet earned just $2.1 million domestically, pushing its U.S. total to $48.3 million. The Christopher Nolan-directed film has undoubtedly felt the absence of the New York market. While 48 states have reopened their indoor movie theaters in some form, New York has remained closed since March at the behest of Governor […]
Amy Coney Barrett is facing additional criticism over a controversial ruling in a workplace discrimination case. The conservative Supreme Court nominee was pressed on the issue during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, when Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed concern over Barrett’s position on racial bias in the criminal justice system. Barrett told the former presidential candidate she was convinced such bias […]
Checking the news in 2020 is a bit like reading the first few pages of a horror movie script every morning. A virus raged halfway around the world at the tail-end of winter, mummies tombs are being popped open, and now the murder hornets have escaped. Washington-based researchers reported they have lost track of a […]
Amy Cooper, the white woman who went viral for accusing a Black man of threatening her in Central Park, reportedly made a second call in which she falsely told the police that a birdwatcher “tried to assault her.” The New York Times reports that Cooper not only called police to say the Black birdwatcher, Christian Cooper, had […]
