Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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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…
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As of the most recent situation report from the World Health Organization, there has been 167,511 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, and the number of deaths as a result of the disease has now reached 6,606. These numbers continue to grow by the hour. Per CNN, the disease…
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Tom Brady, 42, has released a statement declaring his departure from the New England Patriots after 20 seasons with the franchise. [caption id="attachment_12587159" align="aligncenter" width="617"] Credit: PA Images[/caption] Confirmed his departure from the team in a statement, Brady said: "To all my teammates, coaches, executives and staff, Coach Belichick, RKK…
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A police department in Newport, Oregon, is urging residents not to call 911 because they've run out of toilet paper. Naturally, with everything happening in the world right now, tensions and anxieties are running higher than they perhaps usually would, as communities all over the world come to terms with…
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President Trump has reportedly "offered large sums" for exclusive US access to a coronavirus vaccine. The news was broken by German media, per the Guardian, who revealed that the president offered a German medical company large sums of money for exclusive US access to a vaccine. Now, the German government…
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If you were looking for a soundtrack for the current pandemic plaguing our planet, then fear not, because it seems the people have spoken and chosen R.E.M.'s 'It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)' to play us all out. You may as well…
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Yesterday, Disney announced that all of its theme parks around the world will be closing their gates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as keeping their theme parks in their Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo resorts shut, Disney announced that all theme parks in Paris, Orlando, and…
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As per the most recent situation report from the World Health Organization, there have been 132,758 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, resulting in 4,955 deaths. In the United States, the number of confirmed/presumed cases of the disease surpassed 2,000 as of Friday afternoon, and the death toll across…
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President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is now under "national emergency" as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The POTUS is also invoking The Stafford Act - allowing for extra federal funding and access to emergency funds. Speaking at a press conference from the Rose Garden…
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Former US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning is recovering in hospital after attempting suicide on Wednesday, her lawyers have confirmed, according to the BBC. The publication also reports that police from the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office have confirmed Manning was involved in "an incident" at a detention center in Virginia where…
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As the U.S women's national soccer team (USWNT) continues with their equal pay lawsuit, attornies for the U.S Soccer Federation have put forth the argument that male soccer players carry "more responsibility within U.S soccer" than their female counterparts. The lawsuit, which was filed in March of 2019, in Los…
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Border officers in California have found a Mexican national hidden inside the seats of a car, crossing into the United States, Fox News reports. The discovery, made on Monday, has since been branded an “inhumane” smuggling by the Southern Californian border patrol. According to the publication, an 18-year-old woman -…
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Trading in US shares was suspended after oil price plunges and coronavirus fears lead to stocks plummeting in early trading, the BBC and others are reporting. The Associated Press wrote on Twitter, "Trading temporarily halted on Wall Street as oil price plunge and coronavirus fears cause stocks to plummet in…
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A blind man has reportedly failed the reading portion of his citizenship test after the federal government refused to provide the questions for him in braille. According to a report by CBS Chicago, Mexican immigrant Lucio Delgado, who is disabled and blind, came to the United States six years ago…
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In a seemingly irrational response to the global coronavirus crisis, a disturbing video of a hate crime has gone viral on social media this week, showing an NYC subway car passenger spraying Febreze at an Asian man while shouting abusive at him. According to a recent report by the New…
