Emily Istre of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been caring for the squirrel since March, when she rescued it, and named it Williamina. Her mom found the baby squirrel in her backyard, dehydrated and with an infected eye. She tried without any luck to contact the state wildlife agency and people who rehabilitate squirrels through a list …
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We’re all a little crazed these days, but some of us more than others. Like the city official who tossed his cat during a zoom meeting. Oh, you didn’t hear about that? Apparently he was drinking a beer during the said city officials meeting as well, and the people didn’t like that. And what’s more …
The unsung victims throughout coronavirus quarantines are cats. Previously, they ruled supreme during office hours. Kings of their castles, they tolerated their owners in the evenings and on weekends, because Monday through Friday, they had the house to themselves. Now, they’re suffering constant companionship as people shelter-in-place, conducting all business from home. As cat people …
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We’re all at home these days, for the most part. People are working from home, kids are “going to school” from home, and most of the US in under strict stay-at-home orders. Life looks a lot different than it did and people are going on camera more than ever. Even American Idol is set to …
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We’re yet to experience the long-term effects of the pandemic. In the short term, the spread of the coronavirus operated as a great equalizer between celebrities and everyone else. Perhaps not in terms of testing and access to health care. As far as quarantine goes, they fill their mansions with the exact same amount of …
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As COVID-19 sweeps across the United States, daily activities have largely been put on hold. Restaurants are closed to all except takeout, school is taking place remotely, and even non-essential medical care is canceled. One thing the pandemic hasn’t stopped, though, is recreational marijuana usage. Where legal dispensaries remain open, and even where marijuana use …
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Cabin fever is taking on a new meaning across the world. I’ve watched my friends go from tracking days in quarantine on Instagram by posting their #OOTD to weeks of silence. America is weary. What was pitched as a two-week shutdown to flatten the curve of new cases will last months longer. Some have taken …
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We’ve all gotten a little more comfortable these days, whether it’s snacking and vegging out more or wearing day PJs just to change into sleep PJs later in the day. Some of us have gotten even more comfortable than that with what they wear. In Taneytown, Maryland, one local is taking his comfort to a …
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Head east on I-70 from Columbus, Ohio and 95 miles later, right in the middle of nowhere, you’ll hit Middlebourne. It’s a small town, where the typical news is about the sheriff’s department getting a new K-9 officer, or a surprise pizza party for first responders. But the Wednesday before Easter, the news took a …
Police found a “very sweet” pit bull at the wheel of a 1996 Buick that had crashed. The unidentified man, 51, is now facing several charges including DUI, reckless driving, hit-and-run and felony eluding. The man from Lakewood, Washington, hit two other cars before speeding off Interstate 5. But what the cop saw, well, I …
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