In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis that killed over 213,000 Americans, and counting, the number of drug overdose deaths are continuing to rise as the pandemic drags on. Substance abuse and addiction is a long-term health crisis. Nearly 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, according to the […]
On November 9th, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, announced plans of slaughtering millions of minks in Denmark due to their ability to rapidly mutate the coronavirus. With the continuation of creating a COVID-19 vaccine, many countries have been taking necessary precautions to keeping the number of cases low. Due […]
Amid national spikes of COVID-19 cases, Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a lockdown to be enacted on Monday November 16, and local and state leaders nationwide are urging residents to stay home, while issuing new restrictions. Lightfoot announced on Twitter, “A stay-at-home Advisory for Chicago will go into effect on […]
There is a social movement occurring in Nigeria and parts of the United States. The movement known as #EndSARS started as a hashtag on Twitter calling for the abolishment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), due to police oppression and brutality. This came after a viral video of two young […]
Netflix will be increasing standard and premium monthly subscriptions -effective immediately for new members- to make the streaming site more efficient and bring value to its customers. The new price hike includes an extra $1 for the standard plan, which was originally $13, and the premium plan will increase $2 […]
The recent lawsuit against Google is one of its first antitrust suits; the company, owned by Alphabet, has the power to build markets, communicate and form public opinion. The Justice Department and eleven states who have become involved in the suit aim to establish measures and limitations against the technology […]
A powerful typhoon traveled through the Philippines before hitting central Vietnam and causing multiple landslides, leaving various towns and villages destroyed and several declared dead on October 23rd. Typhoon Molave had 85 miles-per-hour winds. Because of the ferocity of the storm, power has been lost for millions of people and […]
Most of us have been cooped up for the last few months and are more than ready to leave the familiar walls of our home, even just for a while. Although the COVID crisis is still very real, many places in Long Island have created spaces for socially-distant fun for […]
When there is a four-alarm fire raging in an apartment building at 3 A.M, who do you call? The Fire Department. When there is an issue in your local town like a litter-filled playground or an ever-growing pothole that you can’t seem to avoid every time you drive to work, […]
On Sunday, October 25th, the United States Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that Santa, Mrs. Clauses and his elves will be used to perform a public advertisement for the coronavirus vaccine, but the plan was scrapped. As the cases of COVID-19 continue to exceed across the United States, […]
