Category: The Black Vote

North Dakota hospitals at full capacity amid COVID-19 surge

North Dakota hospitals are reportedly at full capacity amid surging coronavirus cases and a shortage of healthcare workers. On Monday, Gov. Doug Burgum announced a new measure to address the dire situation, allowing COVID-19-positive healthcare workers who are asymptomatic to continue working on coronavirus patients, the Grand Forks Herald reported. The shortage in healthcare workers

Oklahoma state reps test positive for COVID-19

Two Oklahoma state representatives announced Thursday that they’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, according to local reports. The GOP lawmakers, Reps. Kevin Wallace and Tammy Townley said in separate statements that they have both contracted the deadly virus, according to local television station KOCO News 5. In his statement, Wallace said he did not participate

British government OKs plan to build traffic tunnel near Stonehenge

The British government on Thursday approved a controversial plan to build a traffic tunnel near the ancient Stonehenge monument, enraging critics who blasted the plan as “shameful.” The plan was OK’d by England’s Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps after proponents argued the proposed two-mile tunnel would reduce traffic on the A303 highway near the landmark, the

AOC defends ‘defund the police’ mantra after Dem losses

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended her support for “defund the police” Thursday night after an election season in which Republicans weaponized the mantra to paint Democratic opponents as anti-cop and soft on crime. Democratic leaders complained that two issues closely associated with AOC — defunding the police and socialism — contributed to Democratic losses in House

Bridge collapses live on news in North Carolina amid heavy rain

Shocking local television footage shows the moment part of a bridge collapsed as a reporter stood just a few feet away amid heavy rains in North Carolina on Thursday. During the newscast, reporter Amber Roberts, of a local Fox affiliate in Charlotte, was showing viewers a flood of running water underneath a bridge and damage to

California becomes second state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

California on Thursday became the second state after Texas to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Golden State has recorded at least 1,000,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18,126 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, the data shows. The morbid milestone comes nearly 10 months after the

California becomes second state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

California on Thursday became the second state after Texas to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Golden State has recorded at least 1,000,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18,126 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, the data shows. The morbid milestone comes nearly 10 months after the

First cruise ship to resume on Caribbean has COVID outbreak

There are even more cases of COVID-19 aboard that first cruise ship to venture into the Caribbean since March. Five people on the SeaDream 1 cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, the ship’s captain has told passengers, CNN reported Thursday night. News of the first passenger catching the virus broke Wednesday. The ship

More Americans tabling Thanksgiving travel plans amid COVID-19

Some 50 million Americans are expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday — a sharp decrease that could be the largest one-year drop since the Great Recession in 2008, according to a new forecast. The data, released by the American Automobile Association this week, suggests fewer Americans will take to the road, rails and

Virginia man with autism serving 10 years for crash gets conditional pardon

A Virginia man with autism who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a crash that left a New York man permanently disabled has been granted a conditional pardon, officials and his attorney said. Matthew Rushin, 22, is expected to be released early next year after he agreed Monday to Gov. Ralph Northam’s terms,

Rep. Max Rose concedes race to Malliotakis following bitter campaign

First-term Democratic Staten Island Rep. Max Rose conceded Thursday that he lost his re-election bid to Republican challenger Nicole Malliotakis following a hard-fought, bitter campaign. Rose, in a statement, acknowledged that he could not close the yawning, 37,000-vote lead Malliotakis had in the machine count from Election Day last week, with the absentee ballots now

Turkmenistan unveils 19-foot monument of golden dog

Who’s a gold boy? The president of Turkmenistan this week unveiled 19-foot statue, gold-coated sculpture of his favorite breed of dog on a bustling traffic circle in the Central Asian country’s capital city. The gilded statue, which towers over the streets below from atop a grand pedestal in Ashgabat, honors the Central Asian shepherd dog

British man stabs friend in brawl over heated chess match

Now he’s in check. A British man was tossed in jail for stabbing his friend three times in a brawl over a heated game of chess, according to reports Thursday. Ian Lewis, 56, was playing his friend, Louise Bailey, when he became so agitated he flipped the board over — and then plunged a knife

North Korea calls nuclear watchdog a ‘marionette’ of the West

North Korea rebuked the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency as “a marionette dancing to the tune” of the West, signaling Pyonyang’s continued hostility toward international monitoring. North Korean Ambassador Kim Song’s dismissive words came Wednesday at a U.N. General Assembly meeting, after the International Atomic Energy Agency condemned Pyongyang’s ongoing nuclear activities as “a clear violation”

Biden plans sweeping change of Trump’s immigration agenda: report

Joe Biden is planning a major overhaul of President Trump’s immigration agenda, reversing his Muslim travel ban and freezing deportations for 100 days, according to a new report. The incoming Biden administration is bullish about its ability to undo many of Trump’s signature immigration policies because so many were created with executive action, one source

California nurse dies after fall on hike stranded her for 2 days

A “passionate” California nurse has died after a fall on a hike left her stranded for two days in freezing temperatures, authorities said. Cassandra Bravo, who worked at Loma Linda University Medical Center, was hiking a trail on Mt. Whitney Thursday when she slipped and fell about 100 feet down rocky terrain, news station CBS

Rep. Matt Gaetz gets flirty with Tiffany Trump on Twitter

Does President Trump approve? Rep. Matt Gaetz reacted with a flirty series of emojis — in the order of fire, heart, heart eyes and thumbs up — to a photo posted by first daughter Tiffany Trump Wednesday evening. Tiffany TrumpTwitter The photo was taken last Tuesday during an election night ceremony at the White House.

7, including Americans, killed in helicopter crash in Egypt

Seven people were killed, including five Americans, on Thursday when a helicopter belonging to a multinational peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai desert, according to Israeli and Egyptian officials. The Israeli official told Agence France-Presse that the crash involved the Multi-national Force and Observers, which was co-founded by Israel in 1979 when it signed a

Biden’s suggested sign language name resembles that of gang

The deaf community is voicing opposition to a possible American Sign Language shorthand gesture for President-elect Joe Biden — because it looks like a Crips gang sign, according to a report. The C-shaped sign, one of several being considered to replace B-I-D-E-N, is meant to evoke his signature Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses, the Los Angeles Times

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Florida teens attack boy and his mom over romantic dispute

A group of Florida teens allegedly ran over the mother of one of their rivals with a van on Tuesday due to an ongoing romantic dispute, police said. The initial argument started on social media when the woman’s son, whose name has not been released, began arguing with 15-year-old Kimberly Stone. Stone threatened to “hit”

Black market for negative COVID-19 tests pop up across the globe

A black market for negative COVID-19 tests has popped up across the globe as more countries require travelers to prove their negative status before entering, a report said Wednesday. In France, seven people were arrested last week for allegedly hawking doctored coronavirus tests at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, The Associated Press reported. The suspects,

Black market for negative COVID-19 tests pop up across the globe

A black market for negative COVID-19 tests has popped up across the globe as more countries require travelers to prove their negative status before entering, a report said Wednesday. In France, seven people were arrested last week for allegedly hawking doctored coronavirus tests at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, The Associated Press reported. The suspects,

Lori Vallow now eyed in 2018 death of third husband

Cult mom Lori Vallow-Daybell — who is at the center of an Idaho case connected to the deaths of her two children — is now also being eyed in the 2018 death of her third husband, according to a report on Wednesday. Police in Phoenix are reviewing the case into Joseph Ryan’s April 3, 2018,

Lori Vallow now eyed in 2018 death of third husband

Cult mom Lori Vallow-Daybell — who is at the center of an Idaho case connected to the deaths of her two children — is now also being eyed in the 2018 death of her third husband, according to a report on Wednesday. Police in Phoenix are reviewing the case into Joseph Ryan’s April 3, 2018,

Arizona Republican AG: Biden will win Arizona

Arizona’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday said it’s highly unlikely that President Trump will win the state over Joe Biden, as he dismissed unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Mark Brnovich noted that Trump would need to be named on at least 65 percent of the 50,000 ballots left to count

Caribbean cruise passenger tests positive for COVID-19

A passenger aboard the first cruise in the Caribbean since the onset of the pandemic reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The preliminary positive, the results of a rapid test on SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1, was reported by Gene Sloan, a senior travel reporter covering the voyage for The Points Guy. Sloan said