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Millions of Americans are set to lose Medicaid insurance as a safety net put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its expiration date. CNN reports 15 million Americans will be kicked off Medicaid, which is administered by the state and federal government and provides free health insurance to people with low incomes. In April, Arizona, […]
The Canadian government will prohibit the installation of the popular social media platform TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices for security purposes Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced via a statement. “Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices,” the release wrote. “Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity” on the heels of the three unidentified high-altitude objects being shot down. Two of the objects were shot down by fighter jets in the U.S. states of Alaska and Michigan while the third was in Canadian airspace. “I just […]
Tyre Nichols’ family has filed an appeal to the United Nations to seek justice for the 29-year-old’s death at the hands of police, and to generally address police violence in the U.S. The letter to the UN, obtained by the Independent, reads, “The family of Tyre Nichols and his legal representatives are appealing to the […]
Chicago has earned the No. 1 spot on Orkin’s “Top 50 Rattiest Cities” list for the eighth consecutive year. The pest control company ranked the most rat-infested cities based on the number of new residential and commercial rodent treatments confirmed between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022. New York came in second, with Los Angeles, Washington, […]
Keanu Reeves isn’t opposed to becoming a U.S. citizen. In fact, he seems pretty excited about the idea. The 58-year-old Canadian actor addressed the topic during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Reeves, who was there to promote his new comic book BRZRKR, spoke about his early acting career and his decision to move from Toronto to […]
A member of the Federal Communications Commission is renewing calls for a TikTok ban. FCC commissioner Brendan Carr is urging Apple and Google’s parent company to removed the popular platform from its app stores. Carr outlined his position in a June 24 letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, citing concerns over a recent BuzzFeed News report that examined leaked audio […]
Victims of the so-called “Havana Syndrome” are expected to draw six-figure payments from the government. According to the Washington Post, the Biden administration is preparing to compensate U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers who suffered from “Anomalous Health Incidents” while abroad. The mysterious ailments, widely known as Havana Syndrome, were first reported among officials who were working in Cuba’s capital […]
Police are searching for two men suspected of stealing nearly 1,100 gallons of fuel from a gas station in Florida. Fox 35 reports the St. Cloud Police Department responded to a Central Florida gas station on June 1 after 1,093 gallons of diesel fuel was reported stolen from the establishment. According to police, the two suspects, […]
Residents in New Mexico are seeking help after planned burns by federal officials turned into the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history, NBC News reports. Since April, federal officials have shared that the fire has destroyed 430 homes across 500 square miles, and thousands have been displaced from their homes due to evacuations as well. As […]
