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A viral video of a Florida man screaming at an elderly woman in Costco is showing us just how dangerous the ongoing debate about masks has become. Despite everyone, from Bernie Sanders to Mitch McConnel, promoting the fact that wearing masks prevents the spread of coronavirus—as doctors and scientist have proved—the lasting impact of a lethargic […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez announced on Monday that he will be signing an emergency order that will close businesses in the area, the local Fox affiliate reports. Mayor Giménez’s order will close dining rooms, ballrooms, banquet facilities, party venues, gyms, and fitness centers, and short-term rentals in Miami-Dade County. Restaurants will still be allowed to stay open, […]
Health officials have confirmed the presence of a rare, deadly, brain-eating amoeba in Florida’s Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa and several other cities. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health announced that a person in the county had been infected with naegleria fowleri, a single-celled living amoeba that can cause a serious brain infection called […]
Florida has, once again, broken its single-day record for new coronavirus cases. According to the Washington Post, officials reported an additional 11,458 cases on Saturday, breaking its previous single-day record that was set just two days ago. The alarming figure puts Florida on track to possibly surpass New York’s catastrophic one-day peak (April 15) of 11,571 cases. The Sunshine State has now tallied more […]
The political rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump seems to create an environment where hatred and bigotry can thrive. Unfortunately, the President doesn’t actively combat this notion. In fact, he promotes it. On Sunday morning, President Trump quoted tweeted a protest happening in Florida‘s Sumter County retirement community, The Villages. In the video, Democratic senior citizens were holding signs […]
Florida, in a move that should sadly surprise literally zero people, has become the latest state to surpass 100,000 total COVID-19 cases. The state’s Department of Health said in its latest update on coronavirus stats on Monday that the current total of agency-confirmed cases is 100,217. Florida has also seen 3,173 deaths. Per WKMG-TV, a regional Orlando outlet, there was […]
Florida, one of several states plowing ahead with a campaign built on pretending COVID-19 isn’t a real thing, may soon bag the distinction of becoming the “next large epicenter” of the virus. In fact, conditions in the state are rife with possibility for an outcome health officials warn could be truly dire. In an interview with CNN […]
With an increasing number of states lifting restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 22 states have reported a rise in new cases of the virus. As of June 9, over two million Americans have been infected, while more than 110,000 have died. In recent days, 20 states have seen a decrease in new cases, CNN reports, but […]
On the same day that some good coronavirus news was made when the World Health Organization stated that COVID-19 transmission from asymptomatic people is “very rare,” some bad coronavirus news was made when Texas announced they hit a one-day record for the number of hospitalizations attributed to the disease. According to CNBC, 1,935 Texans are […]
Kodak Black has reportedly just had several of the weapons charges placed against him in Florida dismissed, according to The Blast. On Friday afternoon, the Florida rapper had both felony charges of “possession of a firearm by a prohibited person” dismissed after his lawyer and the Florida State Attorney were able to work out a deal to have Kodak […]
