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I take no pleasure in writing this, but I have been enlisted to inform you that the current POTUS said something on-brandishly stupid over the weekend. Speaking during a Fox News town hall-styled event in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Trump—asked about his treatment of reporters—compared himself to the 16th president of the US by […]
An NYPD cop is under fire after engaging in a violent confrontation in which he struck a bystander and dragged him to the ground in the East Village. Officials say the officer’s response came about following a refusal to social distance. The scene, which was definitely chaotic, was captured by a witness who posted footage […]
Washington state cops believe that fake nurses are committing porch piracy—a.k.a stealing packages from residents’ homes, TMZ reports. The local police department in Kennewick, Washington shared images of two women in nursing scrubs who are going to various neighborhoods and grabbing packages in broad daylight. “Officers are currently investigating a case of porch piracy and […]
As thousands of airplanes have been grounded around the world, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly believes it’s safe to travel again. Even as the coronavirus pandemic persists, Kelly says that Southwest has instituted new sanitation and social distancing policies, while rejecting the idea that the virus can be quickly transmitted within the confines of an […]
A new drug has been approved for emergency use to treat COVID-19. The CEO of Gilead Sciences, Daniel O’Day said the drug, remdesivir will be doled out to patients who are in dire need of treatment. “We are now firmly focused on getting this medicine to the most urgent patients around the country here in […]
New York City authorities are making it clear that the shelter-in-place policy is still in effect despite the warm weather. The New York City Police department issued over 50 summonses on Saturday, with most of them going to those who ignored the social distancing policies, the New York Post reports. “In parks specifically yesterday, we issued 43 […]
A woman died after an apparent run-in with an alligator on a South Carolina island. On Friday at 5 p.m., deputies responded to a call on Kiawah Island of an “an alligator encounter with an adult female,” according to Capt. Roger Antonio, a spokesman for the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. The Charleston Post and Courier […]
As the coronavirus sweeps through the nation’s correctional facilities, New York City has provided inmates at Rikers with a way to occupy their time. Officials told the New York Daily News on Friday that thousands of inmates were given off-brand handheld gaming devices similar to a Nintendo Game Boy. In March, the city used taxpayers’ dollars […]
An Alabama man was arrested Thursday after allegedly trespassing on Walt Disney World property. According to USA Today, Orange County officers found 43-year-old Richard McGuire camping on Discovery Island, which has remained abandoned for two decades. Authorities reportedly searched the theme park by foot, boat, and helicopter before they discovered McGuire sleeping in one of the island’s buildings. Though police […]
As the rapid spread of COVID-19 continues across the world, nature decided to throw a new crazy interval into the equation. Reports from Blaine, Washington suggest that an Asian giant hornet—normally found in eastern Asia—is suspected to be the culprit of major bee massacres across the state, as well as some attacks on people. What researchers dub the […]
