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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Mississippi Officials Urge Residents Not to Treat COVID-19 With Meds Designed for Cows and Horses

Health experts in Mississippi and the federal level are urging residents in the state not to ingest ivermectin to treat COVID-19. In case you wanna know what ivermectin is, it is a drug designed to treat illness in livestock—not humans.

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Disgraced Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Continues His Fall, Asked to Give Emmy Back

When the pandemic hit, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had positioned himself as calm during the chaotic, misinformed storm. President Trump had become his foil and Cuomo’s daily press conferences weren’t just must-see TV, they were one of the places where Americans who didn’t vote for Trump could hear an elected…

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As R. Kelly's Criminal Trial Continues in Brooklyn, Disturbing Revelations Mount

Editor’s note: The following contains explicit descriptions of sexual and physical abuse and coercion.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

'Dancing,' a Black Acrobat and Canadian Tuxedos: The Video for Rick Astley's 1987 Jam 'Never Gonna Give You Up' Is The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Like most good things that happen in life, I re-happened upon Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” by accident—and it wasn’t by being Rickrolled, the prank-turned-phenomenon of sending somebody a video link that claims to be one thing—no Amerie...or Ameriie?—but is really a link to the video for Rick Astley’s…

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North Carolina Judges Rule State Must Restore Voting Rights To Former Felons

A three-judge panel in North Carolina ruled 2-1 Monday that the state must restore voting rights for thousands of residents with felonies. Under the current law, residents are barred from voting until they have been fully discharged from probation, parole or suspended sentence.

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