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'They Stop Yelling At You When They Get Intubated': South Dakota Nurse Says Patients Are Denying COVID-19 to Their Dying Breath
Though a couple COVID-19 vaccines are coming down the pipeline, the Republican-led push to deny that the disease is fatal or even exists has fed into a deep delusion that will likely have dangerous consequences for people in this country beyond 2020. Case in point: An emergency room nurse in South Dakota—where daily COVID-19 cases…
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Hope on the Horizon: An Almost 95 Percent Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Is Coming Soon From Moderna
There is light at the end of the tunnel. Moderna, a biotechnology firm, says that it has developed a COVID-19 vaccine, which trials show is 94.5 percent effective against the coronavirus–even for people with severe cases. Moderna announced the news about the promising vaccine on Monday, revealing that its tests on around 30,000 people have…
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The 'Million MAGA March' Didn't Meet Its Target Number, but Brought Violence to D.C. as Expected
Saturday’s “Million MAGA March” in Washington D.C. failed to live up to its name, in that only thousands of people—nowhere near a million—gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to protest the right of their fellow Americans to vote for someone other than Donald Trump to be President. According to a report from the…
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Trailer for HBO Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me Promises a Gripping Production This November
The promised HBO adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ award-winning nonfiction work Between The World and Me is set to premiere in a matter of days, and the network has released a stunning trailer to further build anticipation. The trailer features a veritable who’s-who of Black Hollywood. As previously reported by The Root, the cast for the…
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Trump Campaign Dumps Voter Fraud Hotline After Deluge of Prank Calls, Still Refuses To Dump Campaign
Despite the 2020 presidential election being decisively called for President-elect Joe Biden, who this week cemented his victory with wins in Georgia and Arizona, the Trump campaign is still working its grift to hold onto power. As part of its bid to allege widespread voter fraud—despite there being absolutely no evidence of this—the Trump campaign…
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Rep.-Elect Cori Bush Wore a 'Breonna Taylor' Mask to Congress and Republicans Thought it Was Her Name
Whenever I think I can no longer be surprised by the GOP’s utter lack of anything resembling humanity, another piece of evidence jumps out to remind me. Cori Bush, a first term congresswoman recently elected to the House to represent Missouri’s 1st district, showed up to Congress on Friday wearing a mask bearing the name…
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Alex Trebek, Longtime Jeopardy! Host, Has Died at 80
It’s the end of an era. Alex Trebek, the silver haired, sharp-minded host of the classic game show Jeopardy! has died at the age of 80. The show confirmed the news of Trebek’s death on Sunday, sharing on Twitter that he passed peacefully early in the morning. Trebek had been battling stage four pancreatic cancer,…
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As Trump Refuses to Concede, His Campaign Displays Its Dwindling Relevancy in Parking Lot of a Random Landscaping Company in Philly
Surprising no one, Donald Trump is refusing to accept the results of the election that has made him a one term president. After multiple networks called Pennsylvania for Joe Biden on Saturday, projecting that the former Vice President had secured 284 electoral votes—more than enough to win the Presidency—the Trump campaign sent out a statement…
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Biden and Harris Shoutout Black Voters in Victory Speeches, People Take to the Streets in Celebration of Donald's Defeat
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris strode out to deliver a victory speech on Saturday night with the powerful singing of Mary J. Blige (no, not Beyoncé) playing alongside her, an apt lead-up to the Senator’s remarks that specified the role of Black women in securing the win for her and Biden. Dressed in a fresh white…
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Induction of Whitney Houston and Notorious B.I.G into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to Air on HBO This Weekend
After announcing in January that Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are among the 2020 Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Foundation behind the exhibit soon had to swerve from its planned live induction ceremony this May in Cleveland due to considerations of COVID-19. Luckily, fans of the powerhouse singer…
