Facebook donates a surplus of over 700,000 respiratory masks to health care workers across the country. Facebook is donating 720,000 respiratory masks to health care workers as shortages of masks plague hospitals across the United States, according to Variety. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook have a surplus of masks to give away after purchasing them for the California wildfires. Zuckerberg announced the donation on Facebook: “Health workers urgently need more protective gear. To help, Facebook donated our emergency reserve of 720,000 masks that we had bought in case the wildfires continued. We’re also working on sourcing millions...
Five students at the University of Tampa tested positive for the Coronavirus during spring break. After video surfaced of thousands of college students partying in Flordia during spring break in the midst of a global pandemic, five Florida college students have now tested positive for COVID-19. Image HNHH According to WKBN, the University of Tampa students were tested during spring break and had been traveling for their time off. On March 17, the school followed others across the country by switching to online classes. “We sincerely wish our students, and any others who may be affected, a full and rapid recovery,” the school’s Twitter account...
The Jordan Aerospace 720 is Jumpman’s latest futuristic-looking shoe. Jumpman has had a busy start to 2020 although due to the Coronavirus, it seems as though things are about to take quite the turn. Regardless, one of the silhouettes that have been picking up steam as of late is the Jordan Aerospace 720. The shoe combines astronaut-like aesthetics with the midsole technology of the Air Max 720. It’s a futuristic design that has received some pretty incredible colorways so far. The latest offering is the “Blue Fury” model which can be seen below. The shoe has an all-over black...
North Korea says Donald Trump sent a personal message to Kim Jong Un about the Coronavirus. North Korea says Kim Jong Un received a personal letter from President Donald Trump regarding the Coronavirus outbreak, according to CNN. Trump, apparently, offered his help with the country’s “anti-epidemic work.” Handout / Getty Images According to a statement from Kim Yo Jong, Kim’s younger sister, Trump “explained his plan to propel the relations between the two countries of the DPRK and the U.S. and expressed his intent to render cooperation in the anti-epidemic work, saying that he was impressed by the efforts made...
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local newspaper. Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for the Coronavirus and is currently in isolation, according to the Niagara-Gazette, a local newspaper near Weinstein’s current location at the Wende Correctional Facility outside Buffalo, NY. Drew Angerer / Getty Images A New York State Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Beast that two inmates at Wende Correctional Facility have tested positive for COVID-19, but the source did not disclose their identities. Juda Engelmayer, Weinstein’s spokesperson, told The Daily Beast on Sunday, “our team… has not heard anything like...
The International Olympic Committee is currently deciding whether to postpone, cancel, or continue with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As the Coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is becoming a likely possibility, according to the Financial Times. Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images The event is currently scheduled to start on July 24, but according to a new report, the International Olympic Committee is considering postponing the games. “Tokyo 2020 will continue to collaborate with all relevant organizations which carefully monitor any incidence of infectious diseases and will review any countermeasures that may be necessary with...
Robert Kraft and the Patriots organization took out a full-page ad thanking Tom Brady in the Tampa Bay Times. Patriots owner Robert Kraft has taken out a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Tampa Bay Times to thank Tom Brady for his time as the Patriots’ quarterback, according to ESPN. Jim Rogash / Getty Images “For 20 amazing years, you gave us everything you had,” the ad reads. “When you arrived as a sixth-round pick — and the best selection this franchise has ever made — no one imagined all you’d accomplish or how much you’d soon mean to an entire...
A production assistant on the CW’s “Batwoman” suffers a spinal injury requiring emergency surgery. While working as a production assistant on the CW’s Batwoman, Amanda Smith suffered a spinal injury on the show’s Vancouver set on March 11, according to Vulture. Tyler Mazzucco, a friend and coworker of Smith’s, told the Vancouver Sun that she was hit by the bucket of a lowering boom lift. Nearby traffic prevented her from hearing the incoming object. “She was literally just sitting there and it came down on top of her,” Mazzucco said. Smith was taken to Vancouver General Hospital for emergency spinal surgery. “A valued...
Nike SB Dunk Mid rumored to return in a “Freshwater” colorway inspired by the classic Nike Air Griffey Max 1. The Nike SB Dunk Mid is reportedly returning to retailers next month in a brand new colorway inspired by one of Ken Griffey Jr.’s most iconic sneakers. As seen in the teaser image embedded below, the mid-cut Dunks borrow design cues from the popular “Freshwater” Nike Air Griffey Max 1. The Seattle Mariners inspired colorway features alternating hits of black and emerald green throughout the upper, while a contrasting white handles the laces and Nike swooshes. Additional details include...
With the majority of the EU in quarantine, streaming activity inevitably went up. But Netflix and YouTube are taking measures so everyone can have access. We can only imagine that those of you who haven’t had to work remotely in the midst of the quarantine has been running up the YouTube and Netflix streams. In Europe, where the Coronavirus pandemic has hit extremely hard, there seems to be a continental crisis surrounding Netflix and YouTube with both companies announcing that they’ll be reducing the streaming quality for the next 30 days. Ken Ishii/Getty Images CNN reports that the increase in...