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The Los Angeles Unified public schools will now mandate that all eligible students take the COVID-19 vaccination by the time the calendar year closes. The Los Angeles Unified School Board put the matter to a vote in a special meeting, with the decision being unanimous, CNN reports. Fears of skyrocketing cases due to the delta […]
Kodak Black’s philanthropic mission continues. According to TMZ, the controversial rapper has made a generous donation to the child of Jennifer Sepot, the 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale officer who died from COVID-19 complications last month. Black’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, said his client had learned about Sepot’s death in a news article and was particularly moved by the tragedy because […]
After being away for two months on summer vacation and allowing other hosts to take over the show in his absence, Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night television show on Tuesday. Kimmel opened the episode with some jokes and remarks about the pandemic and unvaccinated people putting others at risk. “Dr. Fauci said that if hospitals get […]
Three Vermont state troopers have resigned following allegations related to fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Per a statement released by the Vermont State Police, two troopers—identified as Shawn Sommers and Raymond Witkowski—handed in their resignations on Aug. 10. The previous day, another trooper had “raised concerns with supervisors” about their conduct. Trooper David Pfindel, meanwhile, resigned […]
In his first podcast since testing positive for COVID-19, Joe Rogan responded to the backlash he received for saying he would be using Ivermectin. Rogan also went after CNN’s coverage of his diagnosis in which people on the network criticized him for touting unproven treatments. “Do I have to sue CNN?” Rogan asked guest Tom Segura in reference to their coverage […]
A leading marijuana law reform organization has shared a detailed response to a headlines-spurring study that was making the usual rounds on Tuesday morning. The study in question appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week before being featured in a CNN piece, notably under a headline informing readers that “young adult cannabis consumers [are] […]
The U.S. has now surpassed 40 million total cases of COVID-19. The latest update to a running tally from NBC News shows the nation has now recorded 40,000,070 cases (as well as 651,690 deaths) since the start of the pandemic. CNN-cited data from Johns Hopkins University, meanwhile, shows that more than four million of the total […]
A doctor in Florida is making headlines after announcing she will no longer serve patients who are not vaccinated amid climbing COVID-19 cases in the state. NBC Miami reports Dr. Linda Marraccini, a family practice physician based out of South Miami, sent a letter to her patients saying she is refusing to treat any unvaccinated patients in person. Marraccini says she […]
After previously experimenting with sobriety last year, Chrissy Teigen is celebrating her longest streak ever without alcohol. Teigen took to social media on Saturday to mark her 50-day sobriety streak, posting a video on Instagram of her laying on a yoga mat with her two children. “Today is my 50 day sobriety streak!” Teigen captioned the clip. “It should […]
An Oklahoma doctor claims rural hospitals have been overwhelmed with ivermectin overdose patients so much that gunshot victims are having trouble finding immediate care. Dr. Jason McElyea, an ER physician in Sallisaw, shed more light with KFOR on the dangers of ivermectin —an antiparasitic drug that is being studied as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Though the medication is widely used to kill parasites […]
