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After mounting pressure from citizens, the Nigerian government has decided to end its controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Sunday, BBC reports. SARS has habitually been accused of harassment, unlawful arrests, torture, and murders. One of the alleged murders sparked outrage and protests across the country. The hashtag #EndSARS became the movements rallying cry and spread […]
Military forces from Armenia and Azerbaijan are currently fighting over the area of Nagorno-Karabakh, with many assessing the situation as the worst it’s been in more than 25 years. As of Wednesday, the fighting showed zero indication of slowing down, with ensuing clashes—at the time of this writing—having already resulted in hundreds of deaths. The independence of […]
Though Dr. Michael Ryan of the World Health Organization (WHO) declined during a recent special session to directly agree with the assessment that Donald J. Trump‘s reported COVID-19 diagnosis was “inevitable” given his general disregard for pandemic-appropriate behavior, one would be hard-pressed to approach anything nearing shock regarding the failed steak salesman’s current situation. Instead, […]
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott ignited outrage on Thursday after issuing a proclamation that would make absentee voting much more difficult within the state. The controversial order limits the number of mail-in ballot drop-off sites to just one per county, and will effectively close all drop-off satellite locations beginning Friday. Abbott claims the move was intended to […]
A 34-year-old private security guard who had been holding employment at a retirement community in Orange County was arrested on Monday after authorities suspected that he was pretending to be a federal law enforcement agent, according to the OC Register. A freshly unsealed federal complaint lays out the allegations against Donovan Pham Nguyen, including the charge […]
The Senate is officially on break for the remainder of August, despite failing to reach a coronavirus relief deal. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the decision Thursday, amid stalled negotiations over the next stimulus package. The Senate is expected to return on Sept. 8; however, there’s a slim chance the Senate can be recalled if House Speaker […]
D.L. Hughley isn’t convinced that Kanye West is consumed by his mental illness. During Sunday’s conversation with Chanel Omari on Fanroom Live, D.L. Hughley explain that he believes Kanye West has some levels of mental illness but this disorder isn’t an excuse of ‘Ye’s behavior. “There is no doubt that he suffers from some level of […]
As if having a reality show star as the president wasn’t wild enough, things could get even crazier as Donald Trump may be plotting on adding his face to one of America’s most famous monuments. The New York Times reported on Saturday that Trump and the White House reached out to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last year […]
TikTok is reportedly planning to take President Trump to court over an executive order that bans the app in the United States. Sources tell NPR that TikTok plans to file the federal lawsuit on Tuesday. A person—who is involved in the pending lawsuit, but was not authorized to speak for the company—claims the paperwork will be filed in the U.S. […]
Paying no heed to COVID-19, an illicit rave reportedly took place on Saturday night under Brooklyn’s Kosciuszko Bridge. This gathering is said to have drawn hundreds, and comes at a time in which bars and clubs remain closed in NYC due to the pandemic. Videos circulating on social media claiming to show the rave captured some in attendance […]
