Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A woman has been arrested and charged after deliberately coughing and spitting on supermarket produce while shouting: The On March 25, officers were called to Gerrity's Supermarket in Pennsylvania at around 2:30PM following reports that a woman was deliberately coughing and spitting on "$35,000" worth of food. The woman - later…
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Dr. Fauci, the government's foremost infectious diseases expert, has predicted that the United States could have millions of cases of COVID-19 and experience over 100,000 fatalities from the pandemic. The doctor made this revelation during an interview with CNN's State of the Union on Sunday morning. Listen to Dr. Fauci…
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Today co-host Hoda Kotb was moved to tears live on the air on Friday as she wrapped up an interview with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Brees spoke about his $5 million donation in aid of those infected with COVID-19 in Louisiana. “We’ve got to stick together right now,”…
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A generous man in Florida has been praised for leaving an eyewatering $10,000 tip at Skillets restaurant on Vanderbilt Beach Road, CBS reports. The patron, a regular at the restaurant, handed the money to the store's manager, requesting that each of the 20 employees receive $500 each. Per the Naples…
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The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation announced today that it will be donating $1o million to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic - adding to the list of fashion houses joining to fight against the coronavirus. The funds will reportedly be split across different initiatives, including the Emergency Assistance Foundation,…
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The co-owner of Gerrity's Supermarket has spoken out on Facebook about how one store in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, was forced to throw away "$35,000" of food after a woman "purposely coughed" on it. Taking to social media, Joe Fasula - the co-owner of the grocery store chain - spoke out…
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A New Jersey man has been arrested on a terror charge over an alleged supermarket cough incident during the coronavirus pandemic, NBC News reports. George Falcone, 50, of Freehold, was charged on Tuesday by the New Jersey attorney general for allegedly coughing on a Wegmans supermarket employee on Sunday, and…
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As the coronavirus outbreak becomes increasingly drastic, some youngsters have been criticized for their response to it. Last week, for instance, one young man named Brady Sluder went viral after telling CBS News that he would continue partying in spite of the COVID-19 crisis. "If I get corona I’ll get…
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Earlier this week, we told you about a viral video that has been circulated on social media showing a man licking the items on an entire Walmart shelf amid the global coronavirus pandemic. You can watch the disgusting video below: In the video, the young man looks at the camera…
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A major New York hospital system has banned the presence of birthing partners in the delivery room, amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, it recently revealed in a statement. The move will also exclude partners of the pregnant individual - even mothers and fathers of the unborn child - from being…
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With the coronavirus causing chaos around the world, and with worry that our national healthcare systems will be unable to cope with a sudden influx of sick people, more and more countries are initiating lockdowns. That means that all but the essential shops and businesses are shutting down and movement…
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Per the John Hopkins University records, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of 15,328 lives, as of Monday, March 23. In addition, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has now reached 350,536 people. Today, the US became the third worst-hit nation in the world, with…
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As of Monday morning, the number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the US hit 35,225, making it the nation with the third-highest number of infections in the world, as per John Hopkins University records. The US now ranks third behind Italy (with 59,138 confirmed cases) and China…
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US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams has provided a warning to the US public that the COVID-19 crisis will get worse over the next seven days, and has held those refusing to self-isolate to blame. During his interview on the TODAY show Monday morning, Adams said: "I want America to…
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Air pollution has reportedly plunged in New York City, as a result of the mass quarantining caused by the recent coronavirus pandemic. According to researchers at Columbia University, traffic levels in the city have dropped by a whopping 35% compared with 2019, and emissions of carbon monoxide have fallen by…
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The United States is extending its Tax Day from April 15 to July 15, the Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced on Twitter today (Friday, 20 March). According to Mr. Mnuchin, he was acting "at President Donald Trump's direction". The Treasury Secretary wrote: "At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day…
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Throughout the world, many people, particularly those in the service industries, are facing financial uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, one landlord has suspended rent for his tenants during the pandemic and has taken to social media to encourage others to do the same. The landlord in…
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A Tik Tok of a mother crying in Walmart because there were no diapers left is going viral. This comes as an increased number of people around the world have been stockpiling essential goods after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, leaving many vulnerable people…
