Category Archives: Political News
Just call us “The Chicks”
Country music trio Dixie Chicks on Thursday changed its name to simply The Chicks, the latest move in U.S. pop culture to drop associations with the nation’s racist past. “We want to meet ...
Jun 26, 2020
Play ball: Major league baseballl is getting ready for a 60-game season.
Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of bringing a group of teams to Disney World (like the NBA and MLS)...
Jun 25, 2020
Garcetti: Stay in.
L.A. Mayor Garcetti Tells Residents To Stay In (Los Angeles, CA) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is warning residents to stay in if they can amid rising coronavirus cases. Los Angeles County h...
Jun 25, 2020
The end of the line for Splash Mountain
(Anaheim, CA) — Disney is going to change its Splash Mountain ride theme from a film criticized as racist to one with the first black princess. The Magic Kingdom ride was themed after the 1946 f...
Jun 25, 2020
Oregon mask rule reversed
People Of Color Mask Rule Canceled (Newport, OR) — An Oregon county is reversing its decision to allow minorities to be exempt from wearing masks because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lincoln Cou...
Jun 25, 2020
A million dead people got stimulus checks. How do you think mailing ballots will work out?
More Than A Million Dead People Got Stimulus Checks (Washington, DC) — The government sent stimulus checks to more than a million dead people. The Government Accountability Office says the check...
Jun 25, 2020
Grab a coffee and a COVID test: UC San Diego plans ongoing COVID-19 testing this fall
For the University of California, San Diego, the key to returning to some in-person education on campus during the pandemic may be testing — but not the academic kind.Beginning in the fall, the ...
Jun 24, 2020
Update: There WILL be a baseball season- beginning July 23 or 24
Updated: (New York, NY) — Play ball! Major League Baseball and its players have agreed to start the 2020 regular season. In a tweet, the players union said all issues have been resolved. Commiss...
Jun 23, 2020
“Prostesters” finally stopped from vandalizing a public statue
Vandals tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police. WUSA-TV in Washington reports that police used pepper spray to move ...
Jun 23, 2020
Yep, you’re hearing a lot more fireworks in your neighborhood
LAPD Seeing Massive Influx of Fireworks-Related Calls (Los Angeles, CA) — The Los Angeles Police Department says they’re seeing a soaring number of fireworks-related calls ahead of the 4th...
Jun 23, 2020