Democrats Call Trump’s Bluff On Military Bases Named For Confederate Officers

“This is nothing but typical bluster,” Chuck Schumer said after Trump threatened to veto the defense spending bill.

Black And Asian Americans Have Experienced More Racism Due To COVID-19: New Survey

Black and Asian Americans worry that wearing a mask might make them a target for racism, the Pew Research Center found.

Trump Mocked For Claiming His Face Mask Makes Him Look Like ‘Lone Ranger’

The notoriously mask-averse president is now claiming he is “all for masks” and thinks “masks are good.”

Pregnant Meghan Markle Was ‘Unprotected’ By The Royal Family Against Tabloid Lies

In court docs, the Duchess of Sussex’s legal team continued to deny Meghan’s participation or advance knowledge.

Houston ICUs Surpass 100% Capacity As Texas Medical Center Makes Beds Available

Texas Medical Center responds to its ICU overflow by shifting staff and equipment as COVID-19 cases surge in the state.

Dish Aims to Become Fourth Biggest Wireless Carrier Now That Boost Mobile Buy Is Official

As part of T-Mobile’s contentious mega-merger with Sprint, one of the Federal Communications Commission’s stipulations was that new T-Mobile would have to sell off some its holdings, including Boost Mobile. And today, in a deal worth $1.4 billion, Boost Mobile’s new owner Dish has finally begun its attempt to become…

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Rapid Antibody Testing Won’t Reliably Tell You If You’ve Had Coronavirus, Review Finds

A new review out Wednesday paints a sorry picture about the state of antibody tests meant to find out whether you’ve ever had covid-19. It suggests that these tests range wildly in accuracy from manufacturer to manufacturer, with tests that quickly return results at the doctor’s office faring so badly that they…

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Cinemark Will Require Face Masks in Movie Theaters, After All

Cinemark will, in fact, require you to wear a face mask in its theaters after first releasing a murky policy that encouraged—but did not require—face coverings. That policy naturally received blowback as we have been, and continue to be, in the midst of a deadly pandemic.

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Eau de Space perfume uses old NASA recipe to smell like the cosmos

Have you ever wondered what space smells like? Astronauts who have been there reported that it is unlike anything you’d have experienced on Earth…that is until NASA replicated the scent using a secret recipe. A new Kickstarter campaign seeks funding for what it claims is a commercialized version of that scent recipe acquired, in part, using multiple Freedom of Information … Continue reading

Sling TV responds to streaming price hikes with a one-year 'guarantee'

One day after Google increased the cost of a base YouTube TV subscription to $65 per month, Sling TV says it will maintain the price of its streaming service for one year. As part of a new limited-time promotion, both new and existing customers won’t…