covid-19
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White House Takes Credit for Ending COVID-19 Pandemic as Coronavirus Numbers Hit Daily Records
In news that can only be described as “y’all niggas is tripping,” the White House’s science policy office released a list of President Donald Trump’s first term accomplishments and right at the very top as if America doesn’t have news stations and Google alerts on their phone, they listed “ending the COVID-19 pandemic.” Notice the…
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Mike Pence's Closest Staffers Are Testing Positive for COVID-19, But the VP Has No Plans to Quarantine
About five members of Vice President Mike Pence’s inner team now have coronavirus, a troubling outbreak that nonetheless seems not to have thwarted Pence’s plans to travel across the country campaigning in the coming days. The first case reported this weekend was that of the Vice President’s Chief of Staff, Marc Short, who a spokesperson…
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'We Need Each Other:' The Beautifully Inventive Ways Black Folks Have Connected While Socially Distant
“The way that we have manifested community under the backdrop of all of this, it has been so Black. It has been so beautiful.” — Aisha Nyandoro, CEO at Springboard to Opportunities, 2020 The Root 100 Honoree text Aisha Nyandoro has attended a wedding, her book club, gone to happy hour, and played spades—all on…
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Anonymous NBA Agent Rips League for Allowing Black Lives Matter to 'Really Hurt the Business': 'Who Are You Helping?'
In the immediate aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, America underwent a short-lived racial reckoning in which white people pretended to give a shit about the Black plight, and Black folks failed miserably to fully capitalize off of it. One of the best examples of this was…
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Odell Beckham Jr. Offers Up His Magic DNA to Manufacture a COVID Vaccine. I'm Joking, but He Does Seem to Think He's Immune
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is really out here trying to trump Trump’s re-Trump-ulousness…Trump-diculousness… This man out here saying he’s immune to COVID-19, just like y’all’s president did after he caught COVID-19. According to Yahoo Sports, OBJ recently missed two days of practice due to an illness that turned out not to be…
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Saving Lives on the Frontlines: 3 Root 100 Honorees Names You Need to Know
“We are just doing the best we can. It is a medical war zone who were unprepared for. ” – Arabia Mollette, Emergency Physician, 2020 The Root 100 Honoree text Each year, The Root 100 list celebrates Black achievement by honoring the top pioneers, leaders, activists, and public figures in the African American community. During this…
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Trump Bashes Dr. Fauci During Campaign Call: 'He’s a Disaster and an Idiot'
President Trumprona Virus opened his anus-shaped mouth to bash the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, claiming that he and the rest of the scientists working to stop the spread of the coronavirus are all “idiots.” “People are tired of COVID. I have these huge rallies. People are saying whatever. Just leave us alone.…
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Man Arrested in Connection to Threat to Kidnap the Mayor of Wichita Over Face Mask Ordinance
That’s it: America officially produces the weirdest terrorists. On Friday, police in Wichita, Ks., arrested a man for threatening to kidnap and kill Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple. In case you’re wondering to yourself, “What egregious acts of oppression are leadership in Wichita imposing on their citizens to prompt such passionate contempt for the city’s mayor?”—don’t…
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Nigerian Army Threatens Action Against 'Trouble Makers' as Government Bans Police Brutality Protests in Nation's Capital
The Nigerian military has issued a warning to the public amid weeks of anti-police brutality protests, calling on “subversive elements and troublemakers to desist.” While protesters have actually been the target of violence this week as they continue demonstrations against the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the warning from an army spokesman has been widely…
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As the Coronavirus Continues to Play Musical Chairs With the NFL, the Colts Practice Facility Closes While the Falcons Re-Open
Despite President COVID-45’s insistence that the coronavirus is “disappearing,” this pandemic is still very much alive—as evidenced by the fact that 21 states have just set record weekly averages for new cases this week. That being said, participating in a full-contact sport is probably one of the last things anyone should be doing right now. But…