On Monday, the LGBTQ community was granted a major coup after the Supreme Court ruled that a landmark anti-employee discrimination law also applied to gay, lesbian, and transgender people. But ultimately, this victory was bittersweet in light of two violent deaths of black transgender women in the United States the …
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In the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by a white police officer while in custody, people all over the country have united to protest police violence and call for charges to be brought against the police officers responsible for his death. Others have …
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UPDATE #3 (6/29): Broadway theaters will likely remain closed for the remainder of 2020. Monday, the Broadway League said that theater owners and producers will refund or exchange tickets purchased through January 3. UPDATE #2 (5/12):Broadway theaters will remain shuttered through the summer,The New York Timesreports. The Broadway League said …
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Roy Horn, one-half of the famed lion-taming duo and longtime Las Vegas staple Siegfried & Roy, died Friday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 75. “Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried Fischbacher said in a statement. …
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As much of America continues to self-quarantine, the propensity to go stir crazy increases with each passing day. Celebrities are no different: bored out of their minds while sitting at home indefinitely. Maybe they are ceaselessly launching Instagram Lives just for some human connection. Maybe they’re teasing us with some …
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In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, government and health officials have issued mandates and guidelines to help slow the spread of the illness, from the shutdown of Broadway to shelter-in-place — and as a result, many people are struggling to maintain a semblance of normalcy. For some, cannabis …
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Following the postponement of the NBA and NHL’s seasons, Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the 2020 season’s Opening Day will be delayed “at least two weeks” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, MLB stated that all spring training games would be canceled immediately. “Following a call with the 30 …
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Members of John Dillinger’s family have called off their efforts to exhume the Depression-era gangster’s body. The decision comes a month after a lawsuit that argued for the exhumation was dismissed without prejudice by an Indiana court. In July 2019, Michael C. Thompson, Dillinger’s nephew, filed a permit with the …
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In February 2016, Ramona Flour, a sex worker, traveled to New York City to spend a weekend with her partner. Like so many visitors to New York, she spent most of her time sightseeing, and an Instagram from her trip shows her mugging with a dinosaur at the American Museum …
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The Hallmark Channel has apologized and reinstated four previously-pulled commercials from the wedding planning website Zola that featured two brides kissing after facing a wave of criticism, The New York Times reports Hallmark axed the ads last Thursday after the conservative group One Million Moms, which is part of the …
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