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Patty Nece hasn’t been inside a retail store for an entire year. Even though most Virginia businesses reopened by July and grocery stores remained opened throughout the pandemic, the 62-year-old hasn’t dared to step inside one since last March, as her obesity puts her at risk for severe COVID-19. Because of her disease, she’s eligible to get the vaccine and has an appointment for her first dose…

Senate Democrats passed their version of the near- $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act Saturday afternoon, but not before making some major changes from the version of the bill passed by the House of Representative last week. Some of the most notable changes between the two relief bills include dropping a provision to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour and reducing the number…

A light of “hope” for Democrats – #CovidReliefBill

Senate Democrats are moving ahead with an updated version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes several tweaks intended to satisfy some moderates ahead of an expected final vote in the coming days. The Senate voted 51-50 along party lines to advance the bill on Thursday. Vice President Harris voted with all Democrats to break the tie and move ahead with the lengthy debate…

[Full Story] Why are fans trending “Proud of Louis” on twitter? – Defenceless

One Direction fans have always been known to be a passionate and loud group of supporters. They’ve shown up in incredible ways for band members Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and former member Zayn Malik in the the band’s 10 years of existence. The fans’ latest feat has been a beautiful way to support Tomlinson — read on to see why fans have said they’re “proud” of the…

The World Needs More Syringes – See How this Indian Man Makes 5,900 Syringes per minute

In late November, an urgent email popped up in the inbox of Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices, one of the world’s largest syringe makers. It was from UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, and it was desperately seeking syringes. Not just any would do. These syringes must be smaller than usual. They had to break if used a second time, to prevent spreading disease through accidental…

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar – More than 19 Myanmar Police officers flee to India

At least 19 Myanmar police officers have crossed the border into India in the latest sign of growing dissent within the security forces and civil service officials who are opposed to the military coup. The first reported case of police fleeing the country came as one of the country’s top diplomats resigned from his post at the United Nations after being promoted to the role of ambassador by the…

“People should be worried about natural mutations of Covid-19” says Dr. Kavita Patel

Thanks to natural mutations, more-infectious and potentially deadlier variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are now racing around the globe and are threatening to turn back the recent progress against the disease due to vaccination. Last week Houston became the first big American city to report the presence of all five variants that have medical experts worried — a California strain called…

U.N. Criticises Pakistan for allegedly killing 23 in Iran’s Boarder

At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province where Revolutionary Guards and security forces have used lethal force against fuel couriers from ethnic minorities and protesters, the United Nations said on Friday. Iran is investigating an incident in which at least two Iranians were shot dead this week at the border with Pakistan, and…

India Man arrested for beheading own daughter in the name of “honour killing”

Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man suspected of beheading his daughter. Sarvesh Kumar was arrested as he walked towards a police station carrying the severed head of the 17-year-old girl. In a video shot by the police, he is heard saying that he was angered by his daughter’s alleged affair with a man he did not like. Hundreds of people are killed each year…

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar – Womens on the front line

Ma Kyal Sin loved taekwondo, spicy food and a good red lipstick. She adopted the English name Angel, and her father hugged her goodbye when she went out on the streets of Mandalay, in central Myanmar, to join the crowds peacefully protesting the recent seizure of power by the military. The black T-shirt that Kyal Sin wore to the protest Wednesday carried a simple message: “Everything will be…

Poll shows Americans’ trust in the Black Lives Matter Movement has fallen #BLM

Americans’ trust in the Black Lives Matter movement has fallen and their faith in local law enforcement has risen since protests demanding social justice swept the nation last year, according to an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll. The debate over the intersection of racism and policing will be in the spotlight again as jury selection opens Monday in the Minneapolis trial of former police officer…

Drake’s hotly anticipated album Certified Lover Boy may still be indefinitely delayed, but the Canadian rapper has given us some new music to tide us over. At midnight on Friday, March 5, Drake released the EP Scary Hours 2, featuring three new songs, guest verses from Lil Baby and Rick Ross, and an accompanying video for the first track on the EP, “What’s Next.” In “What’s Next,” Drake makes it…

What’s with the #askpunk mania & how did CM Punk started it

CM Punk has implied that All Elite Wrestling’s ‘hall of fame worthy’ star set to sign their deal at AEW Revolution is not him. Paul Wight, AEW’s newest addition to their commentary team made his own debut on AEW Dynamite. In an interview with Tony Schiavone, Wight teased that he had a major scoop that would shock the wrestling world. The former Big Show then promised a “hall of fame worthy”…

[COMPLETE] WandaVision Finale’s Details & Conclusion

The Disney+ television show WandaVision is set to conclude Friday, March 5th, but there are still some questions that audiences want the series to answer. With only half an hour left in the limited series, there is a lot of ground to cover. Some overarching mysteries have been revealed – particularly in the story-heavy episode 8 – but a collection of questions about the genre-bending show still…

Korean pop group BTS has grabbed their first Grammy nomination. This nomination does not come as a surprise since the K-pop group has had a successful run this year. BTS has also broken several music records with their brand new single, Dynamite. Find out more details about their first-ever Grammy nomination here. BTS grabs first nomination at Grammys 2021 The music industry is evolving every day…

It’s Official that BTS got the performance lineup for Grammy

K pop band BTS are now set to perform at the Grammys Virtual Concert and it hopefully brings them closer to their dream of winning someday winning a Grammy Award too. After making history for being the first K pop artists to be nominated for a Grammy to then performing at the Grammys and finally presenting an award at the prestigious music award; BTS has come a long way. The Recording Academy’s…

Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu are outspoken critics of the government and have lent their voice to various causes, including the ongoing farmer protests against central laws. Income Tax officials today raided properties linked to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actor Taapsee Pannu in Mumbai over alleged tax evasion, sources said. Both are being questioned by income tax officials in…