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A San Diego family is mourning the death of Blanca Estela and Juan Manuel Rodriguez, high school sweethearts who died of COVID-19 just hours apart. According to CNN, the 67-year-olds tested positive for the virus on Jan. 18, along with other members of their household. Their children told the outlet they’re unsure how the family contracted disease, as […]
Less than two hours after bragging on Twitter about how he has personally prospered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moneybagg Yo tweeted out an apology for what he later realized was a “very insensitive” remark. Moneybagg Yo posted a few tweets earlier today where he talked about the money he has made during the pandemic. With businesses struggling to stay afloat and families […]
As we draw closer to a full year of the pandemic here in the States, optimism can be found in the continued rollout of vaccines, despite none of this moving fast enough to bring total peace of mind. In an interview with Savannah Guthrie on Today that aired Thursday morning, Dr. Anthony Fauci—director of the […]
A French nun, who is believed to be Europe’s oldest-living person, has successfully defeated coronavirus at age 116. According The Washington Post, Sister André was among the 81 residents at Sainte Catherine Labouré retirement home who tested positive for the disease last month. Though 10 of those residents reportedly died from the disease, Sister André —birth name Lucile Randon—was said to have […]
The highly contagious strain of COVID-19 that originated in the UK is expected to become the dominant strain in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the Washington Post reports, the CDC released a forecast last month predicting that the variant would become the primary strain in March. Researchers estimate the mutation […]
Tom Hanks gave the world Toy Story, Forrest Gump, Castaway, and other classics. For that alone he’s a legend, but he may have also helped change the trajectory of the country’s deadly plague. Penn State reported this week that Hanks’ battle with COVID-19 might have changed the average person’s perception and attitude toward the virus. […]
Years after being badly burned in a car accident, 22-year-old Joe DiMeo is moving onto a new chapter in his life after becoming the first person to successfully receive a rare face and hands transplant. According to NBC, the New Jersey resident is relearning motor skills after his operation in August through NYU Langone Health. […]
The incarcerated “QAnon Shaman” will finally get his organic food. According to Politco, a federal judge has ordered a Washington, D.C., jail to provide an organic diet for Jacob Chansley, one of the Trump supporters who has been charged in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. The order came just hours after Chansley’s attorney, Albert Watkins, filed an […]
Starting February 12, New Yorkers are going to be hearing a lot more from Jadakiss. The rapper is joining the ranks of 20 iconic voices participating in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new COVID-19 public health campaign made in collaboration with Nicolas Heller, also known as @NewYorkNico. Jadakiss shared the news on Instagram. “Starting February 12th, […]
This week the country passed a hopeful milestone: There are now more Americans who have been vaccinated than have contracted COVID-19. According to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker, 26.5 million people in the country have received one or two doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. That surpasses the 26.3 million documented U.S. cases of coronavirus […]
