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Graphic: Atlus Games So recent events have left a good chunk of us with an ungodly amount of free time. Weeks have felt like years. You’ve probably gotten through Tiger King, caught up on your shows and you might have already even finally beat those games you got over Christmas …
Read More »2020 Time Capsule #11: ‘Captain Crozier’
Just before the 2016 election, and then again after its results became clear, I did a series of Atlantic items on a challenge I thought the press was not prepared for. The challenge was dealing with a major political figure—Donald Trump—who fit no previous pattern of how presidents or other …
Read More »Here's Why Niecy Nash Left Her Church Group
Niecy Nash turned to the church earlier in her life to help her through some tough times. But, in a new documentary series about faith, she admits she didn’t always find what she needed. In an interview for UMC.tv’s four-part docuseries Behind Her Faith, Nash, 50, admits, “I ran from …
Read More »In Response To COVID-19 Pandemic, Google To Provide Free Internet Access to California
Google HQ in Mountain View, CA (iStock/SpVVK) California governor Gavin Newsom announced this week that schools K-12 through college statewide would remain closed for the rest of the academic year due to a mandatory stay-at-home order to stop the spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus. As a result of …
Read More »Candace Owens Is Thinking About Running For Congress
Image: Instagram The 2020 presidential race is still going. While some political commentators already have predicted their pick for a candidate, some are considering running for office this year. Conservative activist and commentator Candace Owens is one of them. Owens told Fox News Thursday that she had decided to look …
Read More »A Navy Captain Wrote a Letter Begging for Help With the Coronavirus Onboard His Ship. He Was Removed From Duty
The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus.Photo: Bullit Marquez (AP Images) Captain Brett Crozier was worried about sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which had been battling the coronavirus, so he sent an email explaining the complexity and the urgency of …
Read More »Chinese Americans Have Seen This Before
Read: Everyone thinks they’re right about masks “For the people who are connected to Wuhan, the overwhelming sentiment is terrible déjà vu,” Tony Fan says. Fan, 32, grew up near Atlanta, and he and his wife have family in and around Wuhan. They moved to Hong Kong a few years …
Read More »Jeezy's Sister Is On The Frontlines Of Fighting Coronavirus
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals are receiving praise for doing God’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeezy’s sister is one of those fighting the coronavirus. Taking to his Instagram account, the Atlanta rapper explained to his fans what she’s experiencing. “Message, I want to take this time to shout …
Read More »Meet The Woman Behind The Startup Aimed To Fight World Hunger And Climate Change
Dr. Lisa Dyson, founder of Air Protein (Image: Air Protein) Climate change has posed a serious threat to our future with the rising temperatures and unpredictable natural catastrophes causing massive devastation to communities around the globe. This is also impacted by our mass meat industry and sourcing for common food …
Read More »Cops in 4 of NJ's Blackest Cities Are Now Conducting Coronavirus Traffic Stops
Photo: Stan Honda (Getty Images) In case you’re wondering how police were going to use the coronavirus epidemic to target black people, don’t worry, someone is already on it. Even though a stay-at-home order is in effect for the entire state of New Jersey, four neighboring police forces have united …
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