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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who banned indoor dining in the city due to the pandemic, apologized after a picture of him eating inside at a restaurant in Maryland on Sunday, August 30, circulated on social media. According to 6ABC, the mayor's office confirmed that he was eating inside a friend's restaurant when he was in Maryland. Their statement...

SEATTLE — A protest that was held in Seattle “in solidarity with Kenosha,” on Monday, August 24, ended up in multiple fires being set according to the police.  The protest started around 9 p.m. on Cal Anderson park as a demonstration over the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake. Videos uploaded to social media by Kitty Shackleford show that people...

UNITED STATES—The Washington state Senate passed a bill that would keep any presidential candidate off the 2020 election ballot unless they release their tax returns. Washington senators voted with a 28-21 margin to approve the bill. Senator Patty Kuderer sponsored the bill that would require that any individual running for President of the United States to provide 5 years of...

SAN FRANCISCO—Giants manager Bruce Bochy, 62, underwent a heart procedure on Tuesday, April 18 to repair what team officials have described as an ablation surgery. He will miss two games against the Royals in Kansas City as a result. Bochy has reportedly been treated for heart-related complications three times in three seasons. At the start of spring training for the 2015...

SAN FRANCISCO—A group of 26 swimmers participated in a historic 11-mile swim across The Dead Sea to bring attention to the "environmental degradation" of the waters. The swimmers' journey began in Jordan and ended in Israel—totaling 7 hours of swimming. Amongst the league of swimmers was New Zealand born and San Francisco resident, Kim Chambers, 39. The Dead Sea is the...

COLUMBUS, MS—Sky Juliett Samuel, 18, an employee at Jack's Family Restaurant, turned herself in to the Columbus Police Department after she was accused of smearing menstrual blood on a customer's hamburger. Samuel was reportedly working at the restaurant on January 7 when she smeared her saliva and menstrual blood on a drive-thru customer's hamburger before giving it to them. The unnamed...

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA—John Beeden, a 53-year-old British explorer has completed the first non-stop solo row across the Pacific Ocean from North America to Australia. Beeden reportedly left from San Francisco on June 1 with the goal of reaching Cairns in north-east Australia late November. Beeden was delayed due to rough waters, strong winds and currents from bad weather, and spent a total of...

HOLLYWOOD—Multiple allegations of sexual harassment have emerged against longtime Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in recent days which has led to his ouster from The Weinstein Company. Weinstein, who is the head of Miramax and started The Weinstein Company is responsible for popular films like "Shakespeare in Love" which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1999. The Weinstein Company announced that...

SAN BRUNO—At least three people are injured after a woman opened fire at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno on Tuesday, April 3 at 12:46 p.m. Authorities have identified the shooter as Nasim Aghdam, 39, who died on the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The San Bruno Police Department indicated in a press release they received numerous...

PORTLAND, OR—The Portland Police Bureau declared a riot at the protest outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland on Wednesday, August 19. Protesters threw softball-sized rocks at police officers, set fires, broke windows, and vandalized the building during the demonstration outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building the Portland Police Bureau reported. Joshua Buckley, 30...