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Year: 2021

GoFundMe is banning fundraising for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events

GoFundMe will no longer allow people to fundraise for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events after pro-Trump protesters used the platform to rake in cash ahead of storming the US Capitol. “Due to the violence, GoFundMe has removed numerous fundraisers intended to raise money for travel expenses,” a spokesperson for the company told

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Yelp will tell you if local businesses are enforcing masks and social distancing

Customers observing coronavirus violations at businesses and restaurants can now complain on Yelp. The crowd-sourced review platform is expanding its Covid-19 section on profile pages to include information about enforcement of social distancing and if staff are wearing masks with new indicators activated by user reports. Yelp said Tuesday that the changes aim to “instill

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U.S. asking states to speed Covid-19 vaccines to people over 65, others at risk, no longer hold back 2nd dose

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to people older than 65 and others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of the two-dose shots. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the Trump administration is asking states to open up vaccines to

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Videos of passengers being removed from planes do not indicate federal no-fly status yet, TSA says

Videos of belligerent passengers at airports — some donning pro-Trump outfits — being forced off planes or denied boarding are circulating widely on social media, with many users describing the scenes as airport officials informing people that participated in the Capitol riot that they’re on a no-fly list. But that’s not necessarily the case. Though

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