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Elon Musk made a COVID-era bet with his friend Sam Harris -- and the outcome ended their friendship, Harris says.

Elon Musk Lost a Bet That COVID Would Quickly Fade, and What He Did Next Says a Lot About Him as a Person

By Frank Landymore

Jay Varma, who led New York's COVID response during the height of the pandemic, bragged about breaking his own rules on video.

NYC’s Top COVID Official Threw Sex Parties During Height of Pandemic While Telling Everyone Else to Socially Distance

By Frank Landymore

Novo Nordisk has found that its obesity drug Wegovy reduces the risk of COVID-19 death by a third, compared to those who took a placebo.

RX and Medicine

New Study Finds Wegovy Reduces COVID Death Risk By 33 Percent

By Noor Al-Sibai

Anthony Fauci, who became synonymous with the American government's response to the COVID pandemic, was struck with the rare West Nile virus.

Dr. Fauci Hospitalized With Rare Disease

By Sharon Adarlo

In a bid to crackdown on pro-Palestinian protestors, lawmakers across the country, Republican and Democrat, want to criminalize masks.

Deranged Politicians Are Trying to Ban Wearing Masks

By Frank Landymore

The Zephyr face mask sold by Razer claimed to offer N-95 protection despite never being certified, according to the FTC.

Government Forcing Razer to Pay $1.1 Million to People Who Bought Its Bizarre RGB Mask

By Frank Landymore

Researchers estimated that thousands died in six countries during the first COVID-19 wave due to the use of hydroxychloroquine.

17,000 People Died From Taking Hydroxychloroquine, Scientists Estimate

By Sharon Adarlo

The population of the European Union has slid by more than half a million since 2020, according to the number crunchers at Eurostat.

The Population of Europe Now Appears to Be Falling

By Sharon Adarlo

Tired of COVID-19 precautions? So is the CDC, apparently. The new guidelines were just released, and they're shockingly lenient.

The CDC’s New COVID Guidelines Are Pretty Stupid Even by American Standards

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In light of the confirmed New York case of — checks notes — POLIO, here are all of the trending contagions to watch out for this summer.

A Brief List of Bizarre Diseases Currently Spreading in the United States

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some things last forever. Some things, like President Biden's no-handshake policy for his ongoing Israel visit, last, like, five minutes.

Biden Stops Shaking Hands to Fight COVID Spread, Forgets Minutes Later

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) is getting clowned on Twitter for sending out a bizarre tweet about cancer they haven't deleted yet.

CDC Mocked for Bizarre Tweet About Cancer Causing Cancer

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The US Food and Drug Administration's newest head, Robert Califf, M.D., says pandemic misinformation is the US' leading cause of death.

Health & Medicine

Head of FDA Says Misinformation Is Now the Leading Cause of Death

By Lonnie Lee Hood

More universities host online class and use eye tracking software to detect exam cheating because of COVID-19. Students say it's awful.

College Students Say Crying In Exams Activates “Cheating” Eye Tracker Software

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has tested postive for COVID-19, a disease that may have come from bats, 40 years after he bit the head off a live bat.

In Epic Revenge, Bats Infect Ozzy Osbourne

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Dr. Fauci Says the “Pandemic Phase” of COVID Is Over, Then Says Pandemic Is Actually Still Happening

Dr. Fauci Says the “Pandemic Phase” of COVID Is Over, Then Says Pandemic Is Actually Still Happening

By Lonnie Lee Hood