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Updated Dec 21, 2020 Fauci Says He Personally Vaccinated Santa Claus Against COVID-19 Anthony Fauci told kids not to worry about St. Nicholas and the coronavirus, but some questions remain unanswered. Dr. Anthony Fauci laid to rest any concerns that kids might have about Santa and COVID-19, announcing that he personally vaccinated the jolly old guy. “I took a trip up there to the North Pole, I went there and I vaccinated Santa Claus myself,” Fauci said Saturday on CNN, responding to multipl...

She Alleged That A Bachelorette’ Contestant Raped Her. The Shows Investigation Was A Letdown. Uzoma "Eazy" Nwachukwu was framed as a desirable romantic prospect and became a fan favorite. How should the show have responded to an assault allegation against him? By Emma Gray and Claire Fallon ABC Uzoma "Eazy" Nwachukwu and Bachelorette Clare Crawley on Season 16 of "The Bachelorette." Lauren already knew that Uzoma “Eazy” Nwachukwu would be on “The Bachelorette” when it p...

Updated Dec 21, 2020 To Reform Police, Biden Judicial Nominees Must Come From Beyond Prosecutors Table Criminal justice reform advocates want more "background diversity" when President-elect Joe Biden makes his picks for federal judges. As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in just over a month, police reform advocates say that he needs to look beyond prosecutors to fill open spots on the federal bench if there’s to be any hope of implementing changes to hold law enforcement o...

Meghan McCain Slams Trump After He Rails Against The Late John McCain Again The president called the senator, who died more than two years ago, "one of the most overrated people in D.C." in a tweet this week. Meghan McCain pushed back on President Donald Trump after he went after her father, the late Sen. John McCain, in a bizarre tweet on Thursday night. In the tweet, Trump shared a Breitbart article titled “New Peter Strzok Texts Undermine Official Narrative on Start of ‘Russia Collusion...

The numbers are staggering. California reported 52,000 new cases on Thursday, about the same number the entire country was averaging in mid-October. More than 16,000 people statewide have been hospitalized with the coronavirus or suspected cases of it, with more than 3,000 of them in the ICU. There were 393 deaths recorded Wednesday, setting a new single-day record in the state. Some local officials have taken today’s numbers as a cue to tighten their own restrictions. “COVID-19 cases are s...

Updated Dec 18, 2020 Health Secretary Alex Azar Says His Wife Has COVID-19 “I will be carrying out the duties of my office while strictly adhering to CDC guidelines for essential workers," he wrote in a staff email obtained by Politico. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told staffers at the agency Thursday that his wife, Jennifer, tested positive for COVID-19, according to Politico. “Today, my family learned that my wife Jennifer has tested positive for COVID-19,” Azar wrote i...

Chadwick Boseman in "Ma Raineys Black Bottom." In his final movie performance, Chadwick Boseman plays a desperate man. Levee, a horn player in blues queen Ma Rainey’s band, is young, volatile, explosive and constantly striving to get more out of life than what’s been dealt to him. Over the course of an afternoon, as he and the band congregate in a music studio to work on Ma’s latest record, Levee’s outward bravado and inner pain eventually result in a tragic but not altogether surprisin...

Updated Dec 18, 2020 Selling Nudes On OnlyFans Kept These Families Afloat This Year Feeling abandoned by the government, struggling mothers have flocked to online sex work to survive the coronavirus pandemic. By Jesselyn Cook ILLUSTRATION: ISABELLA CARAPELLA/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES It was late July, and Rachel, a 30-year-old single mother living in Minnesota, didn’t know what to do. She’d just been laid off from her job at a casino after being furloughed for months due to the pandemi...