Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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United Airlines is requiring all 67,000 of its US employees to be fully vaccinated. The decision was announced today (Friday, August 6) by the airline company, who said that all of its US-based employees need to get vaccinated by October 25 or risk termination of their employment, NBC News reports.…
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An overloaded van crashed on a remote south Texas highway, killing at least 10 people and injuring 20 others. The tragic collision was confirmed by Sgt. Nathan Brandley of the Texas Department of Public Safety, per People. On Wednesday, August 4, the vehicle, which was carrying around 30 passengers, crashed…
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Joe Biden has called for Andrew Cuomo to resign after a sexual harassment probe claimed that he harassed 11 women. The president told reporters at the White House, per CNBC: "He should resign." When asked if he could be forcibly removed from his position if he chooses not to resign, the…
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Barack Obama has significantly scaled down his 60th birthday party after receiving backlash for inviting nearly 500 guests amid soaring Covid-19 cases. The former president turns 60 today (August 4), and had initially planned to celebrate the milestone this Saturday with a huge party of 475 guests at his mansion…
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A drunk Frontier Airlines passenger was reportedly duct-taped to his seat after he allegedly groped female flight attendants and punched a male cabin crew member. Per NBC News, Maxwell Berry, 22, was arrested on Sunday, August 1, at Miami International Airport and was charged with three counts of battery after…
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A fourth officer who defended the Capitol building during the January 6 riot has been confirmed dead by suicide just hours after a fellow officer's tragic death. Gunther Hashida, 43, was found dead at his home on Thursday, July 29, according to a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan [DC] Police Department,…
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Barack Obama has been criticized for planning to throw a birthday party with nearly 500 guests amid a nationwide spike in Covid-19 cases. The former president turns 60 on August 4, and per Axios, he will be ringing in the milestone with a huge celebration at his 7,000-square-foot mansion in…
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The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be requiring all of its employees in the US to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Per Forbes, Disney is the latest company to introduce the safety measure, which will require all salaried employees and non-union staff to be fully vaccinated. This…
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Joe Biden was caught off-guard after his aide let him know that there was something on his chin. The US president, who was in a meeting with governors and officials, received a handwritten note and picked it back up to read the notes back, displaying the aide's message to photographers.…
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A woman admitted she couldn't help but send her ex an "I regret breaking up with you" text after he won a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Hayden Wilde, 23, of New Zealand won bronze in the men's individual triathlon event in Tokyo, prompting his ex-girlfriend to rethink her decision…
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Two Fox News anchors have been slammed after they gave out "acting awards" to traumatized Capitol Hill cops in what's been described as a "despicable stunt". Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson gave out the mocking awards on Tuesday, July 27, which was also the first day of the US Capitol…
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A Black woman has responded after being wrongly accused of child trafficking. According to ABC News 7, 21-year-old Lakeyjanay Bailey was recently traveling from Denver, Colorado, to Dallas, Texas, along with her four-year-old adoptive younger sister Olivia. Lakeyjanay is African American, while her sister Olivia is Caucasian; which led to…
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On day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, US gymnastics trailblazer Simone Biles has been forced out of the women's team gymnastics final. The 24-year-old competed in Team USA's first rotation on vault on Tuesday, July 26 - completing a 1.5 twist on a 2.5-twisting Yurchenko, but suffered a…
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Matt Gaetz claims that members of the Democratic party are "scared" of Donald Trump running for the position of House Speaker in the future. According to Newsweek, the 39-year-old Florida Representative made these remarks on Twitter, after Pennsylvania Democratic Representative Brendan Boyle's introduction of the MEMBERS Act. Taking to Twitter,…
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Nearly 1,000 shootings have taken place in the US in just one week, with 430 deaths being recorded last week alone as gun violence continues to surge. The alarming number of shootings took place between July 17 and 23 as hundreds of innocent people lost their lives in crossfires. According…
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Lara Trump has made her stance on wearing face masks clearer than ever during her appearance on Fox News last week. The regular Fox contributor, and wife of Donald Trump's son Eric, explained that she's actually "thrilled" when her children get sick. Her comments came in response to President Biden's…
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Rodney James Alcala - known to the public as 'The Dating Game Killer' - has been found dead in his prison cell at the age of 77. Per the New York Post, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Saturday that Alcala died of natural causes at a…
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A woman has taken to social media to call out the "disgusting" treatment of female reporters while working out in the field. Sharing the unsettling moment to Twitter, Spectrum News 1 reporter Brianna Hamblin was preparing for a TV broadcast from Rochester, New York. However, with the camera rolling and…
