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A California resident finds herself in hot waters after she posted a photo of a Starbucks Barista on her social media page. Her Facebook post aimed to shame Lenen Gutierrez for denying her coffee under the “No Mask, No Transaction” Policy implemented in all restaurants. In the caption, she wrote, “Meet Lenen from Starbucks who refused to serve me cause I’m not wearing a mask. Next time I will wait for cops and bring a medical exemption.”  When her post went viral, Lenen responded with a video explaining what his side of the story is. The barista said that when the woman…

The Biden Cancer Initiative, established in 2017, has reportedly paid millions to some of the top executives, but much less to cure or stop cancer in comparison.  Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden founded the nonprofit organization. However, it was later proven that the money did not go to cancer patients but went towards staff compensation and provided six-figure salaries for its top executives.  As reported by Fox News, the Biden Cancer Initiative spent nearly 65% of its expenditures on paying top executives. More than 25% of the donations are left for administrative overhead and fundraising costs. …

MINNEAPOLIS — The city council has voted unanimously and approved a measure leading to abolish the police department in their city. This comes after nationwide protests and civil unrest, particularly calls to defund police and law enforcement in general. The city council vote was 12-0 in favor of leading towards abolishing the police department. This will not automatically eliminate or disband the police, but it is a step in that direction. What happens next is legislative process that will require support from the city residents in an upcoming election being held this November. “The vote to abolish the police force…

Destiny 2’s latest updates have these swords are outta control (in a good way) and ridiculous in terms of power (and I love every minute of it). Lots of other updates are in place as we dive into the dark, but the swords stand out and Falling Guillotine is just so darn good. Temptation’s Hook is solid too, and looks funky, but we’ve got Dark Drinker 2.0 on our hands and we can’t put it down. The two new swords will both be acquired from this season’s Umbral Engrams, and Big Purple can also be attained by progressing through your…

Business owners in Seattle have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city in regards to the “Occupied” protest zone.  The area is known as “CHOP” and previously known as “CHAZ” – but it’s causing problems for business owners and some of them have resorted to legal action against the city of Seattle. The class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court summarized the complaints of dozens of businesses, residents, and property owners. Some have experienced threats after taking photos of protesters in the designated areas and others who were cleaning graffiti off their properties. On June 14, Car Tender auto shop’s…

Dixie Chicks have announced that they will officially change their name amid the current cultural environment regarding protests for racial justice. The band, which consists of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire from now on, will be called “The Chicks.” This Thursday, they changed their website URL and Instagram handle. Their Wikipedia page has also been updated.  According to the Rolling Stone, the newly named band only offered a statement on their website, stating, “We want to meet this moment.” In their press release, they thanked ‘The Chicks’ of New Zealand, saying, “A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out…

American entrepreneur and billionaire Mike Cuban goes against Sean Hannity in his live appearance on the media personality’s show. Cuban is leaning towards former Vice President Joe Biden against current U.S. President Donald Trump. He believes that Biden is ready to be a president while Trump, as he claimed, only “wants to run a campaign.”  The article by Forbes breaks down the heated debate that ended with Hannity telling Cuban he’s “nuts.” Now, Cuban’s words are not to be taken lightly. He is known for his sharp, business mind. Being the owner of NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, with an estimated net worth…

A classic movie that was once removed from HBO Max makes its return, but comes with a little bit extra. ‘Gone With The Wind’ was previously pulled from the catalog amid the protests and calls for racial justice, but now HBO Max is bringing it back. ‘Gone With The Wind’ was pulled when civil rights activists criticized the film, but that didn’t last long. Now the move will be available on the streaming service once again and it also has extra content that will help contextualize the movie. The contextual content is two conversations that were recorded to help give…

It was the late 1970’s and then Senator Joe Biden had voted in support of allowing racially segregated private schools to retain their tax exempt status. This vote came with quite the push-back from activists and civil rights groups. It also put Joe Biden in somewhat of a showdown or at odds with the Carter administration. The year was 1979 and Biden was just one of the 54 senators who made the vote. They opted to keep what’s called the “‘Dornan rider’ —a provision that barred the IRS from revoking the tax-exempt status of segregated private schools, sometimes called “white…

Michael Flynn lands a victory as an appeals court has ordered a judge to dismiss his case. It was the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia who ordered that a federal judge will, or must, dismiss the case against Michael Flynn, who is the former national security advisor for President Donald Trump. This ruling means that Flynn will not face any jail time and his court battles are likely over. The vote took place with three judges, giving Flynn a 2-1 ruling in his favor. That allowed U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan to permit the…

Microsoft gives up its video-streaming service, Mixer. It is quite a surprise, especially since they are pushing their content creators and other users to move to Facebook instead. As reported by Byberry, the social media tech giant created and launched Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming is a new competition against veteran video streaming services such as Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer.  According to the source article by CNBC, the company decided to retract their service due to its failure to dominate the market. Microsoft is still in the race when it comes to game development, console hardware, and cloud service. However, they have given…

Fortnite’s latest update grabbed the attention of gamers and non-gamers alike. That is because the shooting game removed all police cars in their latest update. Epic Games did this, not as a political statement, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Fortnite creators removed police cars as a response to #BlackLivesMatter protests. The source from Epic Games stated that the online game creator made this move to remove all police cars in the game. This move is not a political act but more of a culturally aware step to tend to users who are currently dealing with sensitive issues.  Epic Games…

The current cultural and civil unrest pushed out an investment advisory company from Seattle to move its headquarters to Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor. Smead Capital Management’s President and CEO Cole Smead told KTAR News 92.3 FM  that despite Seattle having lower taxes, the quality of life is said to be better in Phoenix.  He told the news outlet, “The unrest that has taken place in the city of Seattle, there really is not a downtown business community today.” Smead also cited that candidate recruitment is harder and that the cost of living there is higher with a low quality compared to that of…

France’s history is safe for now as President Emmanuel Macron stated his country will not allow any sort of “false rewriting of history” and that colonial-era statues will remain where they are. Macron also made a strong statement to be tough against bigotry and racism, but stressed that protesters or rioters would not be permitted to harm statues in any way. Macron stated, in a video posted by TIME: “We will be inflexible when it comes to tackling racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination, and new strong decisions will be made to reinforce the egality of chances… But this noble fight is…

Amazon Game Studios released a breakdown on their upcoming MMORPG, New World. The comprehensive breakdown is solely on how the character progression works.  As reported by Games Radar and New World, the progression is divided into three categories; Core Attributes, Trade Skills, and Weapon Mastery. In GR’s report, Amazon Game Studios described the CA as a point system, which they’ve stated, will, “ultimately govern a large part of how powerful you are relative to the various hostile creatures and other players in Aeternum.”  The Core Attributes, as stated on the website, is divided into 5; Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Focus, and Constitution. For strength,…

Call of Duty: Warzone trends on Twitter after the update file on Xbox demands an enormous 84GB file size. Yes, the update is so massive that it is almost on par as its full base game. The situation is currently being held in control with Activision investigating the matter.  As reported by Game Radar, the size of the update file is big. In comparison with the update size on PS4 clocks, which is at 32 GB, the update file is by far the largest download size. The 32 GB update size on PS4 clocks, compared to that of the Xbox’s 84…

After Activision delayed the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 4, the wait is finally over. Season 4 is here, officially going live at 11:00 p.m., on June 10. The update comes with bonuses, such as changes to Warzone, new battle pass, maps, and modes.  According to Forbes, Call of Duty will come with a massive update. The file size will exceed 50 GB in its premium PC version. However, it comes with the benefit of having the Infinity Ward compressing a bunch of assets. It will mean that the smaller eventual file size comes with a…

Sony Interactive Entertainment plans to launch the event for PlayStation 5. This is their second attempt to launch after it was postponed.  VentureBeat reported that the company is currently planning to give a glimpse of PlayStation 5’s games this Thursday, at 1 p.m. Pacific time. They aim to offer fans and potential customers a closer look at the upcoming next-gen console software that can only be deemed as epic.  Sony decided to continue to move ahead of their plan a week after its postponement. The event was supposed to be held last Thursday, June 4. However, the launch had to be…

A recent report by the New York Times suggested that former President George W. Bush would not support or vote for President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. A spokesperson for George W. Bush has posted a message on Twitter saying that the story on NYT is “completely made up” and explains that the former president is retired from duty, but has not indicated how he plans to vote in the 2020 election. The spokesperson is Evan Smith and he said, “In an email to @texastribune’s @ragajus, George W. Bush spox @kyfredchicken denies @nytimes report: “This is completely made up.…

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has spoken out and defends the efforts of protesters calling for the demand to defund the police amid the George Floyd protests. The calls for defunding police stem from the far-left as they suggest it is a way to go against police brutality and even racial injustice. However, it appears defunding police would simply be a monetary hit and would likely not change anything. Either way, Ocasio-Cortez is still making her case and support known to the protesters. She did this during a debate. But the voice of AOC does not go unmatched. She is likely…