Election officials acknowledged on Tuesday that 100,000 New York City voters received defective absentee ballots, raising doubts about the city’s ability to handle a pandemic-era presidential […]
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Disney Lays Off 28,000, Mostly at 2 Theme Parks
Disney has announced that it will be eliminating tens of thousands of jobs at its resorts in California and Florida after suffering difficult losses from […]
Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in a Texas City’s Water Supply
The unfortunate death of Josiah McIntyre, a 6-year-old Texas resident, has led to a thorough investigation of the city of Houston’s water supply for a […]
Atlanta Rapper Lil Yachty Arrested after Driving 150 MPH on Freeway
Rapper Lil Yachty was arrested and charged with reckless driving and speeding after the Georgia State Police say he was driving over 150 mph on […]
Lawyer Says Officer Thought Jacob Blake was Trying to Kidnap Child
After over a month since the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake at the hands of Kenosha, Wisconsin police, a new development rises. An attorney for […]
Data Leak Reveals Trump Campaign Tried to Suppress Black Vote in 2016
United Kingdom outlet Channel 4 News reported a massive data leak from the Trump campaign’s 2016 database used for ad targeting on TV and social […]
Pelosi: New COVID-19 Relief Package Coming Soon
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people and businesses with economic stress ever since the first, and currently only, round of stimulus checks. Democrats and […]
California Will House Transgender Inmates by Their Gender Identity
Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of laws aimed at protecting the LGBTQ+ community, including a law requiring California to house […]
NY Times: Trump Paid $750 in US Income Taxes in 2016, 2017
The New York Times obtained President Donald Trump’s tax information for the last two decades revealing his federal income taxes, struggling properties, vast write-offs, decade-long […]
El Salvador Woman Freed After Six Years in Jail Following Still Birth
A woman who was previously sentenced to 30 years in jail due to a stillbirth that was decided to be her fault has been released […]