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Many communities in Rochester have cancelled their July 4th fireworks celebration this year due to COVID-19, but that hasn’t stopped individuals in the city and outlying areas from setting off fireworks. The explosions can be heard every night and residents have been complaining. In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Police Chief La’Ron Singleterry said […]

Yesterday, In his daily news conference from Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned that he is taking into account a quarantine procedure for visitors from other states. In the state of New York, The COVID-19 hospitalization and death rate numbers have been at an all time low, while data shows it spiking in other states like Florida and Arizona. Experts […]

Regal Cinemas have announce that they will be reopening their theaters by July 10. The Cineworld Group owned theaters have been closed since March, when the coronavirus pandemic was first realized. CEO Mooky Greidinger gave a statement, saying: “We are thrilled to be back and encouraged by recent surveys that show that many people have […]

On Tuesday morning, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was on the TODAY show to comment on the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks by police officers in her city. “That could have been any one of us. That could be any of our kids or brothers. In this case: It was someone’s father.” Rayshard Brooks died […]

Officials at the treasury department are beginning to suggest that Americans should receive another round of stimulus checks to aid in the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been a couple of different ideas being floated around. One, which was passed by democrats in the senate, is called the HEROES Act. It […]

Officials in Albany are saying that visitors will soon be allowed again to visit loved ones in hospitals and group homes after almost 3 months of restrictions. New York has continued to see lower hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus and on Monday, there were only 25 deaths reported statewide due to COVID-19. While still […]

District Attorney Paul Howard of Fulton County has issued warrants for the arrest of the police officers involved in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. A felony murder charge has been put on Garrett Rolfe, the individual who actually fired the shots that fatally wounded Brooks. He is also being charged with 11 other instances […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has decided that it won’t make mask wearing mandatory on commercial aircraft, but it will leave the decision up to individual airlines. The main reason behind their stance on the issue is that the Center for Disease Control is in charge of essential rules and the FCC is in charge of […]

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that low-risk youth sports will be authorized to continue on July 6 with the phase 3 re opening plan. Low-risk sports include baseball, softball, gymnastics, field hockey, cross country and crew. Social distancing regulations will still be in place for those attending, and there can be no more than 2 […]

On Sunday, June 14, Beyoncé sent an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, demanding that charges be pressed against the officers who were involved with the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Breonna Taylor was a victim of a narcotics raid gone wrong when officers executing a no-knock warrant fired shots that ended up […]