Two people in China are being treated for plague, authorities said on Tuesday. It’s the second time the disease, the same one that caused the historic Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, has been detected in the region. According to CNN, a Mongolian couple died from …

Written by @saywooord Donatella Versace has issued an apology after one of the brand’s shirts broke Beijing’s “one China” policy. The shirt, which marks Hong Kong and Macau as countries rather than cities, heavily offended actress and singer Yang Mi, spokesperson for Versace, and forced her to severe ties with …

America’s largest retailer, Walmart announced today that they would be raising the prices on some products as a result of the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese goods, joining other large chain stores like Macy’s.  According to WSVN, Walmart’s Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs told reporters that the company would continue …

All of the NBA’s official Chinese partners have cut ties with the league after the Houston Rocket’s general manager tweeted that he was in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests. Over the weekend, Daryl Morey posted an image on Twitter that read, “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong.” According …

America’s business leaders and expert economists are growing more worried that the United States will enter a recession by the end of 2020, and their primary fear seems to be the protectionist trade policy, according to a report released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics. The survey, based …

Hong Kong has officially withdrawn the extradition bill that ignited months of violent protests. On Wednesday, Security John Lee and other Hong Kong authorities announced that due to “conflicts in the city,” the controversial extradition bill will be dropped. This all comes after Chan Tong-kai, the Hong Kong man wanted …

U.S. regulators have launched an investigation into ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the popular application TikTok. According to Variety, regulators are looking into the potential national security risks due to the fact that ByteDance is based in China. The company obtained Musically for $1 billion in November of 2017, afterward …

How many remember “The Rock” from WWE? “Can you smelllllll what The Rock is cooking?” Well these days, it smells like a whole lot of money as the wrestling star turned actor has been ranked as Forbes Paid Actor of 2019. According to Forbes, the “Jumanji” actor earned $89.4 million …

It’s been a great year of film with record-breaking sales and tons of superhero movies, but audiences can’t seem to get enough of the Joker. The new ’Joker’ movie is exceeding expectations and is well on its way to reaching $1 billion in box office sales. So far, the film …

Nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike at General Motors for better wages and idled plants. Thousands of union workers took to the streets across the Midwest Monday morning after regional leaders in Detroit unanimously voted to authorize the strike this past Sunday. This is …

Two students from the University of New Hampshire have been arrested for allegedly using stolen credit cards to pay for their college tuition. On May 16, police arrested both Chunyang Li and Chenghan Wang in Durham on fraud charges connected to the alleged plot, according to University of New Hampshire …

After a night of drinking, a man woke up to find his penis had been removed. Tan Nan spent a night out with friends in Hunan, southern China, and ending up drinking so much that he went to sleep in public. The next morning, Nan woke up to a sharp …

Actor Nicolas Cage filed for an annulment after only four days of marriage, and now his “wife” is not leaving without a fight.  Although Erika Koike agrees that her marriage to Cage is null and void, she believes that their union doesn’t qualify for an annulment. According to official documents …

LeBron James responds to backlash after he made questionable comments about the controversy between the NBA and China. On Monday night, James called Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “misinformed” and “not educated” when he recently tweeted that he supported Hong Kong protesters’ fight against their authoritative government. For the …

It’s the year of the remakes, and the next one up is the 2016 Italian film #PerfectStrangers. “Insecure” co-creator Issa Rae is set to star in, write and produce the comedy, and she will be teaming up with Spyglass Media Group and Eagle Pictures. The project will be an English …