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Despite advice from the U.S. government amid the COVID-19 pandemic, plenty of Americans are still traveling. To curb the spread of infection, citizens have been told to keep traveling to a minimum. Of particular note are all the college students going down to Florida for Spring Break, understandably inspiring angry posts online about their reckless […]
Due to the large-scale coronavirus restrictions, countless people have been put out of work and are unable to afford necessities, like groceries, utilities, and, perhaps their largest expense, rent. We’ve seen that as the crisis becomes increasingly severe, more and more Americans have been overcome with financial anxiety, wondering how they’ll be able to pay their landlords once […]
A beloved flight attendant for American Airlines has passed away after contracting coronavirus. Paul Frishkorn, a Philadelphia-based flight attendant and union representative died this week, CNN reports. While the cause of death hasn’t yet been revealed, according to the outlet, his voicemail greeting said that he was “very ill” and waiting to hear if he had COVID-19. […]
While Italy has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, one 101-year-old man has made a miraculous recovery from the virus. Known only as Mr. P, CNN reports the elderly man was admitted to a hospital Rimini, Italy last week after he tested positive for the coronavirus. While older people are more vulnerable to the virus, […]
Rihanna is among those specifically shouted out by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for helping with COVID-19 containment efforts. Late Thursday afternoon, Cuomo thanked the recent PARTYNEXTDOOR collaborator for donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to the state. PPE is an umbrella term for a number of exposure-minimizing wearables that potentially includes gloves, safety glasses, respirators, body […]
R. Kelly filed a motion through his attorney Steven Greenberg on Thursday asking for his release from the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center on bond as he awaits his next trial later this year, claiming that he cannot remain at Chicago MCC, especially since he is “within the group of people the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has categorized as most-at-risk for contracting […]
The United States hit an unsettling milestone on Thursday, becoming the country with the most confirmed cases of coronavirus. According to the Johns Hopkins University dash board, more than 83,000 people in the U.S. have been infected with the deadly disease. China—where the outbreak began in late 2019—is currently at 81,782 confirmed cases, while Italy is at 80,589. President Donald Trump was questioned […]
Like many of you, Stephen Curry has a lot of questions about the novel coronavirus that continues to devastate countries around the world. So, in an effort to get all the facts and spread important information, the NBA star conducted an interview with one of the nation’s leading health experts: Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Curry […]
Protesters in Mexico are fed-up with the relaxed approach to the United States border in Ambos Nogales, demanding stricter coronavirus screening. USA Today reports that protesters have gathered to block the Mexico-bound lanes at the Arizona-based border, voicing their disapproval of the Mexican government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A small handful of demonstrators decked […]
People with large platforms should be spreading useful information about the COVID-19 pandemic, but M.I.A. decided to take an opposite approach. In a series of tweets Wednesday, the anti-vaxxer said she would “choose death” rather than be subjected to any vaccines. “If I have to choose the vaccine or chip I’m gonna choose death,” she tweeted. “Have a healthy life. […]
