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Increasing frustration over the coronavirus lockdowns has ignited protests across the United States. And it seems these demonstrations are just getting started. Over the past week, thousands of Americans have gathered at the capitals of their respective home states, in an effort to pressure lawmakers to lift stay-at-home orders. Though experts say the mandates are key in curbing the […]
Dr. Phil McGraw of Dr. Phil fame is getting criticized for comments he made about COVID-19 deaths while on Fox News‘ The Ingraham Angle. McGraw, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology, compared COVID-19 deaths to those from car crashes, cigarettes, and swimming pool accidents while arguing against the lockdowns that have impacted the nation’s economy in […]
Bill Cosby will not be one of the beneficiaries of the order issued by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf for the temporary release inmates amid the COVID-19 pandemic, TheWrap reports. Gov. Wolf’s order limits the temporary release to inmates considered to be “non-violent and who otherwise would be eligible for release within the next 9 months or who are considered at high […]
A newly published report has offered a glimmer hope in the ongoing fight against coronavirus. According to STAT News, COVID-19 patients at a Chicago hospital have experienced “rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory symptoms,” after receiving treatments of remdesivir—an antiviral medicine developed by Gilead Sciences Inc. The outlet cites data from the University of Chicago Medicine, where 125 coronavirus patients were […]
Online scams are increasing as people continue to spend time at home and in front of phone and computer screens due to the global pandemic. Lafayette, Louisiana police are advising the public to remain vigilant about sharing personal information after a new Facebook challenge, which asks people for their info. “One of the most recent ones […]
TV personality and frequent pseudoscience advocate Dr. Oz is back at it with a Fox News-presented argument about reopening schools in the US amid COVID-19. Schools, Oz said this week, represent what he believes is “a very appetizing opportunity.” From there, Oz referred to something he recently read in the somewhat controversial medical journal the […]
Noting in a statement that it’s “crazy” to him that public housing residents are “still expected to pay rent” amid COVID-19 containment efforts, Saturday Night Live star Michael Che has announced that he will be paying a month’s worth of rent for all 160 apartments in the New York City Housing Authority building where his late […]
Los Angeles officials may prohibit large-scale events for the rest of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak. This of course, would be a major blow to the Entertainment Capital of the World as well as sports and music fans across the country. The city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti addressed the potential ban during an appearance on CNN with Wolf Blitzer. Garcetti […]
Thousands of demonstrators descended on Michigan’s state Capitol on Wednesday for “Operation Gridlock”—a protest against the state’s newly extended stay-at-home order. The demonstration was organized by the conservative groups Michigan Conservative Coalition and Michigan Freedom Fund, which have been vocal critics of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus response efforts. The Democratic governor expanded the state’s lockdown last week with additional restrictions […]
The first-round of stimulus checks have found their way into Americans’ bank accounts, and while this would seem to be a good time for a social experiment to learn what crazy things people would do with free(ish) money, it turns out it’s actually much more dull (and practical) when played out in real-life. Early data […]
