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The Omicron COVID-19 variant has arrived in North America, after two cases were identified in Canada, NBC News reports. The two people recently traveled to Canada from Nigeria, according to Ontario health officials. “We continue to urge the federal government to take the necessary steps to mandate point-of-arrival testing for all travelers irrespective of where they’re coming […]
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has legally changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom. The player is set to become a U.S. citizen on Monday. The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news on Twitter Sunday, writing, “Kanter will be his middle name, Freedom his new last name.” The name change arrives on the heels of […]
Michael Blackson was sworn in Wednesday, officially making him a U.S. citizen. TMZ caught up with Blackson as he reflected on his U.S. citizenship. “It [America] made me this bigger, better person that would help the world. America has been nothing but a blessing to me, and I’m happy to be a citizen,” he said. “Just like everybody […]
Kamala Harris is making history, once again. The vice president will be the first woman to assume a temporary transfer of power from President Joe Biden while he’s under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, CNN reports. It’s typical for the VP to take over presidential powers during an operation like this. Biden visited Walter Reed Medical […]
A new survey shows an overwhelming number of American workers support the idea of a four-day workweek. Of the 4,000 full-time workers surveyed by Goodhire, a study evenly divided into each “working generation,” consisting of Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers, 83 percent were in favor of working four days per week. Gen Z was […]
A California man facing charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol has fled to Belarus in attempt to seek political asylum there. NBC News reports Evan Neumann, 48, discussed his departure in an interview Monday with a Belarusian news channel, revealing that his lawyer had recommended he flee to Europe. Neumann, who […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave approval for children aged 5 to 11 to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. CDC […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Seventeen missionaries—made up of 16 Americans and 1 Canadian—were kidnapped in Haiti Saturday, and police believe a local gang […]
If you bought chicken products in the United States over the last decade, you may be eligible to receive a payment from a $181 million class action settlement. USA Today reports people who bought chicken from Jan. 1, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2020 from the following companies could be entitled to some money back: Fieldale Farms […]
In an effort to reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions, the European Union is set to remove the United States from its safe travel list. According to the New York Times, the E.U. Council will on Monday announce its decision to take six countries off its non-binding list: the U.S., Kosovo, Israel, Montenegro, Lebanon and North Macedonia. As a result, citizens of the aforementioned […]
