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The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be requiring all of its employees in the US to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Per Forbes, Disney is the latest company to introduce the safety measure, which will require all salaried employees and non-union staff to be fully vaccinated. This…
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A restaurant has sparked a debate on social media after forcing customers to prove they are unvaccinated before they can be served. Per NBC News, the controversy was provoked by a Pasadena-based Italian restaurant named Basilico's Pasta e Vino. In a Facebook post on July 22, owner Tony Roman shared…
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California has banned state-funded travel to five more states over their latest anti-trans legislation, the New York Times reports. State attorney general Rob Bonta announced on Monday, June 28, that Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia were being added to the list of states where California state employees…
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Two 92-year-old twins have been reunited after being separated for a year due to lockdown. Per BBC News, twins Minnie Walsh and Patrick Speed, who hail from Hull in England, spent their entire lives close by each other - apart from a two-year period when Patrick was posted to India…
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A couple who are both in their 90s have tied the knot in a heartwarming ceremony after finding love during lockdown. Per The New York Times, Joy Morrow-Nulton and John Shults, who are both 95-years-old and have been widowed twice, first started dating in May of 2019 but went on…
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The state of West Virginia is giving away free guns, trucks, and cash prizes in a bid to encourage people to get vaccinated. Per CNN, Governor Jim Justice announced the new vaccination incentive scheme in an official statement made on Tuesday, May 1. Gov. Justice stated that the COVID lottery…
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It seems as though Will Smith is his toughest critic. The actor, 52, called his post-lockdown body "so nasty" as he hit the gym to shed the pounds he gained this year. In a post made on his official Instagram account, Smith shared a short video with his 53 million…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are asking fans to celebrate Archie's birthday with a $5 donation. The former royals released a statement on their Archewell foundation website on May 6, asking fans to donate $5 for a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine for a vulnerable person on Archie's second birthday.…
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A TikToker has revealed what flight attendants are "really doing" when they greet passengers on an airplane. Kat Kamalani - who works as a flight attendant - has shared some rarely-known trivia of what really happens before an aircraft takes off. Taking to TikTok, Kamalani explained why flight attendants often…
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Spirit Airlines deplaned an entire flight reportedly due to a two-year-old girl not wearing a mask. As reported by the Independent, the incident caused a two-hour delay in the flight from Orlando to Atlantic City on Monday (April 5). Footage of the family arguing with airline staff over the fact…
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Sarah Palin has opened up about some of her "bizarre" COVID-19 symptoms. The politician explained that she is currently suffering loss of taste and loss of smell, warning that the virus can "really knock you down". According to People magazine, the 57-year-old former governor of Alaska appealed to the public…
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More than 3.7 million people in England can stop shielding from today, but for comedy and sci-fi writer, Eddie Robson, a whole year of effectively being isolated from the world was life-changing. The 42-year-old, who has Crohn's disease and asthma, was experiencing issues with anxiety prior to the first Covid-19 lockdown.…
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A widowed mother-of-five has received financial support from one of the world's biggest celebrities: Taylor Swift. As reported by USA Today, 48-year-old Theodis Ray Quarles passed away back in December after being rushed into hospital the day before for "breathing difficulties". The next day, his wife, Vickie Quarles, received a…
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Bill Gates has revealed that he predicts life will be back to normal following the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of 2022. In an interview with Polish newspaper Gazeta and television broadcaster TVN24, 65-year-old Gates said of the pandemic: "This is an incredible tragedy." This comes after he wrote in…
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Today marks the one year anniversary since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced in the UK, and what a wild, wild ride it's been. While it was initially bizarre to live in what felt like a dystopia, for the most part, we managed to adjust to the "new normal". I…
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A teenage girl set up a fake cosmetics website so that people can report domestic abuse while pretending to shop. According to the New York Times, domestic abuse has soared worldwide amid the coronavirus lockdowns still ongoing in many countries. With many people forced to stay at home with their…
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Facebook has banned anti-vax misinformation and will take down any posts saying vaccines cause autism. This comes in the wake of social media platforms taking more responsibility for the spread of misinformation after Donald Trump's repeated unfounded claims of widespread electoral fraud saw him permanently banned from almost every platform…
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An OnlyFans model has spoken of her humiliation after being forced to cover up because her crop top was “too small” to fly in. Earlier this week, Isabelle Eleanore from Australia, who is also an Instagram model, was on a Jetstar flight from Gold Coast to Melbourne. The 28-year-old boarded…
