Mark Pygas
Product LeadLocation: Scarborough, United KingdomEducation: University of HullMark is a writer from the United Kingdom.
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Trending Patient In 30s Dies After Attending "COVID Party" and Calling Virus a "Hoax"
Chief Medical Officer of Methodist Healthcare Dr. Jane Appleby explained that the patient became critically ill after attending a party hosted by someone diagnosed with the virus.Trending Dentist's 60-Second Hack to Make Face Masks Fit Better Is Going Viral
She recently took to TikTok to share a "hack" that makes face coverings fit better.Trending Pair Wearing Trump Merch Who Painted Over Black Lives Matter Mural Charged With Hate Crime
David Nelson, 53, and Nicole Anderson, 42, have been charged with misdemeanor vandalism charges, including a hate crime.Trending 'Harry Potter' Fan Creates Face Mask That Shows the Marauder's Map as You Breathe
The 'Harry Potter' inspired face mask starts off looking dusty and black, but as you breathe into it, the Marauder's map is slowly revealed.Trending TikTok Teens are Trolling Trump By Pretending to Buy Millions of Dollars in Merchandise
Digital shopping cart abandonment is a massive problem for online retailers and can cause a number of issues, and TikTok teens are taking full advantage.Trending Starbucks Barista Gets $20,000 In Tips for Standing up to "San Diego Karen" Who Wasn't Wearing a Mask
Social media users have raised nearly $20,000 in tips for Lenin Gutierrez, a Starbucks barista from San Diego who refused to serve a woman while she wasn't wearing a mask.Trending Professor Suspended After Allegedly Telling Vietnamese Student to "Anglicize" Her Name
A professor from Laney College in Oakland, California, is under fire after he allegedly told a Vietnamese student to "anglicize" her name because he thought that it sounded like an insult in English.Trending J. Alexander Kueng, Ex-cop Charged in George Floyd Killing, Confronted by Woman at Grocery Store
A woman confronted one of the police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd at a grocery store in Plymouth, Minnesota, over the weekend.Trending People are Boycotting Taco Bell After Worker was Allegedly Fired for Wearing 'Black Lives Matter' Mask
The Internet is calling on people to boycott Taco Bell after a video appeared to show a worker being fired before wearing a mask that read "Black Lives Matter."Trending A Cop Is Being Called "Officer Karen" After Video About Waiting for Her McMuffin Goes Viral
A police officer has been dubbed "Officer Karen" by the Internet after a video of her talking about her experience trying to get a McMuffin went viral.Trending Guy's Twitter Thread About Shadowing a Cop for the Night Goes Viral Amid Calls to Defund Police
A Twitter thread about a police ride along by Sean Trainor, a professor at the University of Florida, has gone viral.Trending Two Men Could Lose Jobs After Reenacting George Floyd's Death In Front of Black Lives Matter Protesters
During a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Franklinville, New Jersey, protesters recorded two men, later identified as James and Joe Demarco, attempting to antagonize them.Trending White Lawyer Arrested After Spitting on 17-Year-Old Black Protester, Assaulting Another
Stephanie Rapkin was caught on video spitting on a 17-year-old taking part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Trending "Phoenix Karen" Slapped in the Face After Telling Native American Woman to "Go Back to Mexico"
A woman in Phoenix, Arizona, was slapped across the face after telling a Native American woman to "go back to Mexico."Trending Black Business Owner Claims White Landlord Evicted Him for Going to Black Lives Matter Protest
Jeremiah Johnson, who runs a fashion and retail business called Stylent Brands, claims that he was thrown out of his rented office space by his white landlord.Trending New Zealand Declares Itself 'Virus-Free' and Lifts All Social Distancing Restrictions
New Zealand has not seen a new case of coronavirus in more than two weeks.Trending D.C. Mayor Paints 'Black Lives Matter' Sign Near the White House and Renames Street 'Black Lives Matter Plaza'
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had city workers and protesters paint a massive Black Lives Matter sign painted on the street that leads to the White House.Trending 18 Powerful Moments from Peaceful Protests over the Death of George Floyd
Protests over the death of George Floyd have now spread across the United States and the world, and while some have resulted in violence, the majority are peaceful.Trending Police Officer Approaches Black Couple at Beach and Tells Them: ‘I Won’t Let You Down’
One officer in Beverly, Massachusetts, is earning praise after approaching a black couple sitting in a park to talk to them.Trending "Outraged" Food Truck Owner Shares How Much GrubHub Deducted From Earnings to Encourage People Not to Use Delivery Apps
Giuseppe Badalamenti, the owner of Chicago Pizza Boss in Westmont, Illinois, recently took to Facebook to share his March payment from GrubHub.Entertainment Nickelodeon Responded Perfectly to Parents Who Said Their Kids Were Scared By Their Black Lives Matter Tribute
Yesterday, children's television channel Nickelodeon went offline to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and mourn the death of George Floyd.Trending Man Lets 70 Protesters Shelter in His Home After Police Dispersed Them During Curfew
Rahul Dubey let 70 protesters stay in his home for the night after police used tear gas against them.Trending Man Threatens to Call Cops on Black Men Using Their WeWork Office's Gym
The man repeatedly asked the group what office they worked in, before saying that he was going to call 911.Trending Black Female Officer Confronts Cop Who Pushed Woman on Her Knees to the Ground
After a cop pushed a protester on her knees to the ground, he was confronted by a female officer who was not happy at all.Trending Black CNN Reporter and Camera Crew Arrested While Live Reporting on Minneapolis Protests
CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez, producer Bill Kirkos, and photojournalist Jeff Zucker were arrested live on television.Trending Police Officers Joined Protesters Marching Against Brutality In Many Cities
Despite images of police clashing with protesters, in many cities, police joined the demonstrators.Trending Man Raises $10,000 to Help Clean Up Minneapolis After Protests Turned Violent
Marvin Applewhite started a GoFundMe campaign to help clean up Minnesota after protests turned violent.Trending New Zealand Discharges Last Coronavirus Patient With No New Infections In Five Days
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been praised for her response to coronavirus, and it seems to be warranted.Trending "Central Park Karen" Fired After Video of her Calling Police on Black Man Goes Viral
Amy Cooper, who the Internet has dubbed "Central Park Karen" after a video of her calling the police on a black bird-watcher went viral, has been fired from her job amid backlash.Trending Woman Who Called Cops on Black Man Who Asked Her to use Leash Returns Dog to Shelter After Backlash
The woman, dubbed Central Park Karen, told the cops that she was being threatened by a black man who asked her to leash her dog in a wildlife area.Trending California's Poppy Bloom Is so Bright, It can be Spotted by NASA's Satellites
NASA shared photos taken by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite, which show the vast blooms of the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.Trending Jason Derulo Tried to Eat Corn Off a Power Drill and Chipped His Teeth
We've all seen videos of people eating corn on the cob off a power drill. And apparently, so had singer and songwriter Jason Derulo.Trending News Report from 'Go Topless Jeep Weekend' Goes Viral Because 'Not Even SNL Could Write Something This Ridiculous'
Thousands of people descended on Bolivar Peninsula to take part in the tradition, and judging by this local news report that has since gone viral, it was a pretty crazy time.Trending Former Coronavirus Skeptic Warns Others to Take It Seriously After Being Hospitalized
In a Facebook post, the former skeptic revealed that his wife is on a ventilator and may not survive.Trending Priest Turned Into a Meme After Using Squirt Gun for Holy Water at Socially-Distanced Service
The priest went viral after using a squirt gun to bless parishioners at a socially-distant service.Trending German Café Reopens and Uses Hats with Pool Noodles to Enforce Social Distancing
Cafe & Konditorei Rothe in Schwerin has come up with an interesting way to enforce social distancing.Trending Harvard and MIT Researchers Are Developing a Mask that Lights Up When It Detects Coronavirus
Researchers are working on a face mask that would light up when it detects coronavirus.Trending Photo of French Preschoolers Playing in Chalk Squares Provides Glimpse at a Post-Lockdown World
Local reporter Lionel Top was at a preschool in Tourcoing, France, as it reopened.Trending You Might be Able to Get a $5,000 One-Time Payment, but It Would Come Out of Your Social Security
The Trump administration is considering allowing people to borrow $5,000 against their social security checks amid the coronavirus pandemic.Trending Target Security Guard's Arm Broken After Fight With Men Who Refused to Wear Masks
The California brothers have been charged with felony battery charges after tackling a security guard to the floor and breaking his arm.Trending Restaurant Criticized for Allowing Hundreds of Customers to Dine-in on Mother's Day
C&C Coffee and Kitchen in Castle Rock opened its doors on Sunday, despite the state banning dine-in eating.Trending Video of Praying Mantis Eating a Murder Hornet Goes Viral Because That's What We Need Right Now
Video of a praying mantis killing and eating a murder hornet has gone viral, and people are all for it.Trending College Student Whose Dad Died of Coronavirus Denied Project Extension by Professor
Saige Kratenstein, a student at the University of Maryland, took to Twitter to share her professor's response after requesting the extension.Entertainment 'Simpsons' May Have 'Predicted' all of 2020 After Episode with Flu from Asia and Killer Bees Resurfaces
A Season 4 episode titled "Marge in Chains" contains a flu that sounds like coronavirus and killer bees that may have predicted murder hornets.Trending Woman Cuts Hole In Face Mask to Make It 'Easier to Breathe'
A TikTok video posted by clerk Joe Samaan has gone viral in which a woman states that she cut a hole in her face mask to make it "easier to breathe."Trending Texas Park Ranger Pushed into Austin Lake for Trying to Enforce Social Distancing
Brandon James Hicks was arrested for attempted assault on a public servant following the confrontation at Austin Lake.Trending 18 Pictures of Georgia 'Reopened,' Providing Us a Glimpse at What a Post-Lockdown America Looks Like
Starting Friday, some non-essential businesses in the state of Georgia were allowed to start reopening.Trending Elon Musk Criticized for Tweeting 'Free America Now' Over Coronavirus Lockdowns
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted "FREE AMERICA NOW" on Wednesday in reference to coronavirus lockdowns.Trending Family Designates Sidewalk as Monty Python ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’ Area to Bring Laughs During Lockdown
Liz Koto and her family have declared the sidewalk outside of their Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, home as “the jurisdiction of The Ministry of Silly Walks.”News Shailene Woodley Was Just Released From Jail After Live Streaming Her Arrest
Shailene Woodley live-streamed her arrest for trespassing while protesting the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.