Andrew Blake
Articles by Andrew Blake
Concerts are ‘super spreaders’ and promoters are putting profits above health, says Neil Young
Neil Young said he thinks concerts have become COVID-19 "super-spreaders" and slammed the nation's largest music promoters for letting artists perform live again at this point in the coronavirus pandemic. Published August 28, 2021
TikTok bans viral ‘milk crate challenge’ videos
TikTok has begun to ban videos showing the newly popular so-called "milk crate challenge" in which a person dangerously attempts to ascend and descend stairs made of stacks of plastic milk crates. Published August 28, 2021
Rep. Louis Gohmert touts ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment contrary to warnings from CDC, FDA
Rep. Louie Gohmert pushed ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 late Friday despite recent warnings from both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration. Published August 28, 2021
Rolling Stones tour set to start next month despite death of drummer Charlie Watts
The Rolling Stones remain scheduled to hit the road again soon for a U.S. concert tour despite the recent death of Charlie Watts, the legendary British rock group's longtime drummer of more than 50 years. Published August 27, 2021
Capitol Police officer threatened for shooting Ashli Babbitt should ‘suck it up,’ widower says
The widower of Ashli Babbitt said the U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot his wife must "suck it up" and deal with the violent and racist threats he has been receiving since the deadly Jan. 6 riot. Published August 27, 2021
Kid Rock says most of band has COVID-19, cancels Texas concerts
Kid Rock canceled plans to perform Friday and Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, citing multiple positive cases of COVID-19 among the musician's band. Published August 27, 2021
CDC warns against using parasite drug ivermectin for COVID-19 amid spike in poison-control calls
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning against using the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 after rapid spikes in the number of prescriptions being filled as well as increases in hospitalizations and calls to poison control. Published August 27, 2021
Jan. 6 committee interested in ouster of CISA director fired by Trump
Former President Trump's removal of Christopher C. Krebs from his role leading the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is being scrutinized by the select committee investigating Jan. 6. Published August 26, 2021
Rep. Thomas Massie slammed for tweet comparing COVID-19 vaccine passports to Holocaust
Rep. Thomas Massie was asked to apologize Thursday after the Kentucky Republican shared an image on Twitter that likened private businesses requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to the Holocaust. Published August 26, 2021
Florida hospital removes ER doctor for advertising $50 mask opt-out letters for school kids
A hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, has begun distancing itself from a doctor who recently started advertising $50 medical exemption letters to area parents who do not want their children masked at school. Published August 26, 2021
Ilhan Omar asks Biden to pardon leaker Daniel Hale for shining ‘vital light’ on drone program
Rep. Ilhan Omar wrote President Biden on Thursday to request that he pardon Daniel Hale, a U.S. Air Force veteran serving a 45-month prison sentence for leaking secrets about the government's drone program. Published August 26, 2021
OnlyFans suspends plans to ban sexually explicit content from popular subscription service
OnlyFans reversed course Wednesday and halted plans to prohibit "sexually explicit" content from its popular user-generated, subscription-based service. Published August 25, 2021
FCC seeks record $5 million fine for conservative operatives over mail-in voting robocall
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed that conservative operatives Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl be ordered to pay a fine of $5,134,500 for robocalls they made discouraging mail-in voting. Published August 25, 2021
Nirvana members sued by ‘Nevermind’ baby for child porn over 1991 album cover
Spencer Elden, a 30-year-old California man who was the naked baby on the cover of the 1991 Nirvana album "Nevermind," has sued the band's surviving members for child pornography and sexual exploitation. Published August 25, 2021
Patagonia severs ties with Wyoming ski resort after its owner hosted a Freedom Caucus fundraiser
Popular outdoor clothing brand Patagonia said it was pulling its products from stores at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming after one of the resort's owners hosted a fundraiser for the House Freedom Caucus. Published August 21, 2021
Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor ‘very, very sick’ with COVID-19, cancels appearances
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor said he is sick with an apparent breakthrough case of COVID-19, causing the Grammy-winning singer to abruptly cancel plans to appear in Michigan this weekend. Published August 21, 2021
Owen Shroyer, Infowars host, charged with entering restricted area during Capitol riot
Infowars host Jonathon Owen Shroyer has been charged with misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol after the FBI said it found video from the riot showing him inside a restricted area. Published August 21, 2021
Nine Inch Nails cancels shows over COVID-19 concerns, delays ‘celebratory’ return to live music
Nine Inch Nails has canceled all live performances the rock band had scheduled for 2021, joining the growing list of touring artists to call off concert plans over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Published August 21, 2021
Russian lawyers for Paul Whelan ask Moscow court to let American finish his sentence in U.S.
Lawyers representing Paul Whelan, an American citizen imprisoned in Russia, have asked a court in Moscow to let him serve out the remainder of his sentence in the U.S. Mr. Whelan's twin brother David confirmed the petition had been filed but raised concerns about potentially allowing the transfer to move ahead. Published August 21, 2021
Capitol bomb-threat suspect Floyd Ray Roseberry slapped with WMD, explosives charges
Floyd Ray Roseberry, the North Carolina man arrested for threatening to blow up the U.S. Capitol building this week, was formally charged in D.C. federal court Friday and ordered to remain in custody. Published August 21, 2021
