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A week before declaring a national emergency, Donald Trump described the coronavirus outbreak as a “problem” that no one saw coming. He would go on to blame China for allegedly spreading misinformation and covering up the severity of the disease, suggesting Chinese officials were to blame for the U.S.’s lack of preparedness. “It could have been stopped in its […]
In the latest episode of Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith admitted that she had become worried about her daughter Willow‘s “excessive weed smoking.” Joined by Jada’s mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones, the family’s three different generations of women discussed how the coronavirus pandemic can impact people battling addiction before highlighting their own struggles. Banfield-Jones opened up about being off […]
Donald Trump says that he will “take a look” into whether he should pardon Joe Exotic. “I know nothing about it. He has 22 years for what? What did he do?,” Trump asked about the Tiger King star. “He allegedly hired someone to murder an animal rights activist but he said he didn’t do that,” New York […]
A top U.S. health official has advised the public to break a long-held greeting custom of shaking hands. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a prominent member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, explained his reasoning during a Tuesday interview with reporter Scott Thurman. The doctor said abstaining from hand-shaking was an important measure to prevent further spread of COVID-19, and insisted […]
The man at the center of a wild viral video has racked up nearly $10,000 in damages. On Tuesday, a video started to go viral showing a Los Angeles area Studio 6 motel that was flooded due to activity in one of the rooms. According to the man taking the video, Prophet Amen Ra, the presumed suspect exited the […]
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans now believe the federal government has done a poor job with regards to halting the prevention of COVID-19 spread. The CNN poll, conducted by SSRS, found that 55 percent of Americans would agree that the government hasn’t made a good effort at spread prevention, marking an […]
Last week an Illinois mayor called out his own constituents for ignoring a ‘stay-at-home’ order issued by the governor, which was/is intended to greatly limit the spread of COVID-19. That order prohibits public/private get-togethers “of any number of people outside a single household or living unit.” Brant Walker, the mayor of Alton (which lies across […]
Convicted felon Martin Shkreli, who is known for raising the price of the drug Daraprim from less than $15 to $750, is trying to convince the powers that be to let him out of prison so that he can find a cure to the coronavirus pandemic that is impacting the world. The “Pharma Bro” posted an 11-page paper […]
An Illinois Walmart was hit with a wrongful-death lawsuit after two of its workers died from coronavirus complications. According to NPR, the family of 51-year-old Wando Evans is suing the retail giant for willful and wanton misconduct, reckless disregard, and gross negligence. Evans, who had worked for Walmart at their Evergreen Park location for 15 years, reportedly told a manager […]
Baltimore officials are investigating a video in which an officer appears to intentionally cough around residents of a public housing complex. The footage was posted on social media this week and shows an unidentified sergeant walking outside the Perkins Homes in East Baltimore. The woman behind the camera taunts the approaching officer, shouting: “Hey officer friendly with the cherry cheeks.” The sergeant […]
