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As the death toll for the coronavirus continues to climb in mainland China, a French official has confirmed the first death outside of Asia. USA Today reports an 80-year-old Chinese tourist from the province of Hubei was hospitalized in Paris on Jan. 25, but he died on Friday. His daughter was also placed under isolation, but […]
Advocates for criminal justice reform secured a big win this week: Los Angeles County announced it would dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana-related convictions—some of which date back to 1961. According to the Los Angeles Times, The move was confirmed Thursday by county District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who underscored the way drug war enforcement disproportionately affected people of color. “The dismissal […]
HQ Trivia is no more. CNN Business reports the once-popular game show app officially ceased operations Friday, about three years after its inception. The outlet obtained a company-wide memo from CEO Rus Yusupov, who confirmed the terminations of 25 full-time staffers. The executive explained HQ’s lead investors were no longer willing to back the company, and that a […]
Chinese officials confirmed that 1,716 medical workers have been infected with the coronavirus; six of those cases have resulted in death. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, announced the startling figure during a Tuesday press conference. “At present, the duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy,” he said, as reported by […]
Scientists studying the genomes of West Africans reported this week that they had “detected signs” of an extinct human species that they’re calling a “ghost population.” The discovery was detailed in a study published this week in the Science Advances journal, per a Reuters report from Thursday. “We estimate interbreeding occurred approximately 43,000 years ago, with large intervals of […]
On Wednesday, Wendy Williams teared up during her segment covering the story of Zaya Wade, daughter of NBA great Dwyane Wade. Williams praised Zaya for courageously knowing who she is at such a young age, and preached acceptance from others, saying, “For those of you who don’t understand it or don’t like it — don’t say anything.” One day later, Wendy delivered […]
When it comes to finding love, you gotta crack some eggs to make an omelet. Basically, before you find “the right one,” you’re more than likely going to encounter a few wrongs in the form of some truly bad dates. It’s just something you come to expect, but never would anyone expect what happened to one Massachusetts woman […]
Jeannie Mai has slammed some particularly spiteful trolls who are accusing her of having coronavirus because of her ethnic background. In an appearance on The Real, the television personality said that people were commenting on fashion week photos of her and Jeezy, saying things like, “‘Don’t be catching that corona, Jeezy,’ or ‘She got that […]
A 34-year-old man reported an attempted kidnapping this week in the South Side of Chicago. An arrest was made shortly after the phone call; however, it wasn’t the arrest the man had expected. According to Chicago Sun-Times the incident went down early Wednesday morning in the city’s Grand Crossing neighborhood, where a 34-year-old man got into a dispute with a cabbie. Police […]
The Australian government has identified more than 100 animal species whose futures have been threatened by months of devastating wildfires. An expert panel made up of conservationists, ecologists, and scientists helped compile the list that was released Tuesday, about six months after the unprecedented bushfire season began. The report names the 113 species that require “urgent […]
