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Masks were the first to go. Then, hand sanitizers. Now, novel coronavirus panic buyers are snatching up … toilet paper? Retailers in the US and Canada have started limiting the number of toilet paper packs customers can buy in one trip. Some supermarkets in the UK are sold out. Grocery stores in Australia have hired security guards to patrol […]

If someone had simply stopped and double-checked some math, they might have saved MSNBC’s Brian Williams and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay some embarrassment and an apology Thursday night. Instead, both Williams and Gay marveled on-air in reaction to a Twitter user’s post about Mike Bloomberg’s campaign spending. Trouble is, the post had gotten the math all wrong – […]

President Donald Trump suggested during an interview on Fox News Wednesday that many people with mild coronavirus symptoms could still go to work and get better. This goes against advice from medical professionals around the world who say that infected individuals should remain in isolation. “A lot of people will have this and it’s very mild. They’ll get better […]

A California woman working with Black Lives Matter was stunned to find herself looking into the barrel of a gun after showing up on the doorstep Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. According to Law & Crime, Melina Abdullah, professor of Pan-African Studies at California State University, shared a disturbing video Monday morning of Lacey’s husband David cocking a […]

For the first time, a U.S. survey found that black children appear to be more likely than white kids to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities. Previous studies had found the diagnosis was far more likely in white kids. It’s not known what might have driven the change described in […]

Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models to compel users to buy new ones. The proposed settlement agreement requires Apple (AAPL) to pay the owners of specific iPhone models $25 per affected device, totaling a minimum of $310 million and a maximum of $500 […]

NBC news has projected Sen. Bernie Sanders as the winner of the Nevada Democratic Caucuses.  National polls have shown Sanders leading the Democratics attempting to get the nomination of the party. Sanders is polling second being Joe Biden in South Carolina. Click here for more details

Three family members of an 11-year-old Missouri girl who gave birth in a bathtub earlier this month after allegedly being raped by a teenage boy are facing multiple criminal charges. A man and woman are each charged with child endangerment and a 17-year-old boy faces charges of incest, statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12. All live in the […]

George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida, is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. As well as former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg for $265 million, claiming both 2020 Democratic presidential candidates defamed him in an attempt to “garner votes in the black community.” The lawsuit filed in Polk County, Fla., Tuesday […]

Several employees at a Wendy’s location in Michigan are fired after the restaurant came under fire for an online video of a young man submerged in one of the kitchen sinks. The TikTok video, later posted to a community Facebook page, was taken at Wendy’s in Greenville, Michigan. It shows a shirtless man in a soapy […]

A Ball State University professor who called the police when a black student wouldn’t switch seats will not be back to teach for the rest of the semester, the school said. “The decision was made to ensure continuity in the curriculum, eliminate any unnecessary distractions, and help our students complete the appropriate course expectations,” Kathy […]

On Thursday, before the 49ers’ game against the Rams, Eric Reid continued his protest during the national anthem by taking a knee. On Friday, President Donald Trump had an idea as to what should happen to players like Reid. Speaking in Huntsville, AL, Trump told a group of his supporters during a campaign rally, “wouldn’t […]