Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 12, 2021 at 9:30am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A defendant in a North Carolina trial who was shot by a police officer after he scuffled with sheriff’s deputies inside a courtroom has died, officials said Friday.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that the shooting occurred on Thursday inside the Person County Courthouse in Roxboro after Christopher Thomas Vaughan, 35, tried to take a bailiff’s weapon. News outlets report Vaughan had become enraged after he was found guilty of false imprisonment.
According to reports, Vaughan charged at the judge’s bench after the verdict was returned and was stopped by two deputies. The SBI said Vaughan tried to take the bailiff’s weapon when a Roxboro police officer shot him. Vaughan died at a Durham hospital, according to the news release.
The SBI said the police officer suffered a broken hand and the bailiff suffered a gash on his head and scratches on his neck. An investigation into the incident is continuing, the news release said.
Now Born releases his latest 45 song project "Valedictorian - The Mixtape"
Now Born is not your typical rapper. No other rapper has put out a piece of work, recorded, and released while still in prison-like this one. Not only does "Valedictorian- the Mixtape" have 45 songs, but the lyrics are top-tier and the beats are original. "Valedictorian" features dope samples and stellar production from Wild Life affiliates; Raleigh York, RL Beatz, Marc Valli, Vango One, Trak'd Out, and more. Now Born co-produced multiple songs that appear on "Valedictorian – the Mixtape." The emcee has been incarcerated for 15 years for armed robbery and is on his way home very soon. As he says in one of the tracks on this mix, he plans to hit the ground running. This mixtape collection consists of music that he found ways to record while he was in prison. His music has appeared in movie documentaries and has played on several platforms based in various cities. This independent and determined artist is also an entrepreneur.
Now Born is an author and publisher of 3 books (The Fiery Furnace – A Memoir by Now Born; Moving Target; Promise – A Bloody Love Story) and can be found at wlpublishing.com. Also, Now Born is the founder and creative director of the clothing brand Wild Life Wardrobe. Now Born has been emceeing and recording in between run-ins with the law since he was a youth. Now, as a fully developed man with both the knowledge and understanding of life, his music has substance. His stories are vivid, raw, and his bars are sharp and witty. His sound is soulful, aggressive, and strong. His truth is raw and the sound is guaranteed to grab you whether you are from the east, west, north, or the south. This artist has more music coming soon. For all features or any business-related questions, contact Now Born at wildlife.publishing@yahoo.com.Be sure to connect with Now Born on social media and digital music platforms.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 7:05pm
Pop Smoke's gravesite was found utterly destroyed this weekend -- this after apparent vandals smashed his crypt & apparently tried dragging his casket out.
We're told Pop Smoke's spot on the outer wall of a mausoleum within the grounds seemed to be singled out & horribly vandalized ... with his marble plaque cracked & broken through, almost completely. You can see his full name displayed ... Bashar Barakah Jackson.
There was other debris left scattered on the ground ... including what we're told looked like burned & discarded joints, as well as flowers.
The worst part is that there seems to be drag marks left on the ground ... & another shot of what we're told was right across from the mausoleum appears to indicate the perps might've actually gotten into Pop Smoke's tomb ... either pulling something out, or trying to.
The eyewitness tells us this door-looking thing seemed to be a concrete slab that would presumably sit over PS's casket, separating his body from another right above him. The black rectangular object, we're told, also looked to be part of Pop Smoke's wall enclosure.
It's unclear if the casket was still inside or intact ... but we're told the person who found this notified security, who were supposedly unaware of any such vandalism until being told. The eyewitness also tells us that when they returned to the site some hours later ... Pop Smoke's plaque had been replaced with a blank slab & there was caution tape around the area. Some of the debris had also been cleaned up -- but it was still quite apparent something terrible had happened.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 6:17pm
Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs blesses his fans with some new heat in the form of "Vice Lord Poetry," a freestyle over Drake's "Champagne Poetry" instrumental.
Mr. MooQ, an artist that has been shrouded in a mysterious persona, sometimes an enigma, more times a witty and vibrant living commentary on musicx taking a direction of curious infamy, has released a new video.His latest creation Retro Girl has only been available to view on his YouTube channel, and on streaming platforms for a short time, and it has already garnered the attention of the Independent music scene and is the talk of the trade.Retro Girl is a romantic song that takes you into his heart, to see his love as she was, and freezes that image in time, forever young and beautiful, to dance and love as one for all eternity.In consideration, I would place Mr. MooQ in the same musical realms of his contemporary artists, the late Warren Zevon and the prolific Randy Newman. Both mentioned artist are known for their works including pays on words, creative analogues and taking music and prose to create audio paintings that morph into mental images that entertain and inspire.This latest track is the first since the release of his last song titled “No One”, which listed as the top track in the much respected Digital Radio Tracker chart for the Top 150 Independent Airplay Chart for Independent Music released this season.While presently listing favorably in the Global Top 200 chart simultaneously, it is no surprise that given his musical talent and pedigree of experience, the amazing and mysterious Mr. MooQ shows his fans old and new a brighter side of melodic bliss and continues to traverse the edge of creativity.Mr. MooQ writes and produces music alive with “feeling.” His thought-provoking lyrics are sung with a different spin, combining beautiful melodies with powerful grooves. Though the beats may change and the production will vary, every song tells a story and is written from the heart.For as long as he can remember, Mr. MooQ has always felt a passion and a flair for the creativity of music coursing through his soul. No matter the day’s activities and distractions it seemed music was ever present with melodies and lyrics in his thought processes. So it was natural for him as he grew older to explore how he could incorporate music more fully into his life.As an award winning musical artist and performer, he has enjoyed the accolades of success, including a Cleo in the advertising industry and developing music for numerous industries and commercial productions. He became sought out for his production talents, but still stove for perfecting his personal genre and style.Mr. MooQ has refined his musical sound into a hybrid genre that he refers to as EDM-Lite/Synth/Pop, evolving it to the next level. Calling upon his life experiences, this new music reflects on life’s intricacies and nuances combining thoughtful and witty lyrics with catchy melodies that often are very ‘danceable’, but also thought provoking.Check out Mr. MooQ’s latest musical efforts. You might just find that musical voice for which you have been looking.
Also be on the look out for his Halloween tune Return to the house of Wax ft The New Occupants Slated to be released Sept 15th
Posted by Traps N Trunks on September 11, 2021 at 4:30pm
Music artist, entrepreneur and SAG actor Calico Jonez releases the exclusive soundtrack ‘The World Is Ours’ for the brand new hit Starz show ‘BMF’ starring 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and more. The 13-track project features Gucci Mane, Big Meech, Calico Jonez, Baby Rio, BMF Baby, LilMeech, and more.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 11:33am
Rayshard Brooks' widow wants someone to pay for his shooting death ... so she's suing the City of Atlanta & the 2 police officers involved in the incident that killed him.
Tomika Miller just filed a lawsuit on behalf of Rayshard's estate ... claiming her late husband's shooting death in a Wendy's parking lot on June 12, 2020, was "senseless and unjustified."
According to the lawsuit, Tomika claims Rayshard remained "calm, polite, cordial & cooperative" with cops during a 41-minute interaction until officer Garrett Rolfe began handcuffing Brooks to arrest him & threw him to the ground.
In the suit, Tomika claims the other cop, Devin Brosnan, then threatened Rayshard with a Taser while he was on the ground ... even though she claims Brosnan had not completed the police department's mandatory Taser certification course.
Tomika claims Rayshard stood up while being threatened & gained control of Brosnan's Taser & that's when Rolfe grabbed his own Taser & shot Rayshard with the Taser darts.
In the docs, Tomika claims Rayshard turned his back on the cops & started running away after being tased, with Rolfe chasing after him & firing 3 bullets from his gun, 2 of which struck Brooks in the back & caused him to crumple to the ground.
Tomika claims the cops didn't give Rayshard medical aid after shooting him, & instead, Rolfe went over & kicked Brooks.
In her suit, Tomika claims Rolfe acted with actual malice & an intent to injure Rayshard by using deadly & excessive force.
Rayshard's widow claims the officers acted with deliberate indifference by not rendering medical aid after shooting him.
In the docs, Tomika's also blaming the City of Atlanta, claiming its police department failed to adequately train and supervise its officers & she's going after all of them for unspecified damages.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 11:04am
"Doe or Die II," the highly anticipated follow up to living legend AZ's 1995 debut album. It was just released on 9-10-2021. Check out this fire collaboration off of it titled "Blow That S#%t" featuring Dave East.
"Doe or Die II" available on all streaming platforms
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 9:45am
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ATLANTA (11 Alive) — Atlanta Police are investigating a deadly shooting in a shopping plaza where they said the victim was defending himself as others attempted to break into his car.
Officers said the shooting happened around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon at the Peachtree Battle Shopping Plaza, in Buckhead. According to police, a man was walking out of the Publix in the plaza when he noticed two men breaking into his car.
At that moment, he decided to confront the men & when the situation escalated, "the victim chose to take his weapon & defend himself against the people that were breaking into the vehicle," according to APD Deputy Chief Timothy Peek.
The first suspect was found dead inside of a car.
Police said the other man ran off toward Peachtree Hills firing a gun. Shots were fired back & forth, with the second suspect being wounded on his wrist.
"Because of the quick response, units were able to get into the area, set up a perimeter, and locate a second person a short distance away," Peek said.
After being located by officers, the second man was transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
"What we do know is the victim's vehicle was entered. We do know some of the victim's property was recovered on the scene but not inside the vehicle where it was originally left, " Peek added.
11Alive SkyTracker flew over the Peachtree Road scene where multiple officers were seen in the parking lot. An ambulance was there as well. People were standing outside one of the stores as officers conducted their investigation.
A few witnesses who spoke to 11Alive said they were in a nearby tavern & ducked under the tables after hearing multiple gunshots.
"It appears to be this was a group of people who decided to come out & commit crimes & unfortunately it led to the death of someone," Peek said.
Investigators are also checking to see if the suspects are connected to any other crimes. The investigation is ongoing.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 8:30am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover & Robert McCune pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide health care fraud scheme & could face years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Portis, Vanover & McCune admitted to defrauding an NFL program set up to reimburse medical expenses not covered by insurance for retired players & their families.
McCune could be facing life in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud & health care fraud, 13 counts of health care fraud, 11 counts of wire fraud & three counts of aggravated identity theft. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 19.
The DOJ said McCune orchestrated the scheme that resulted in approximately $2.9 million worth of false & fraudulent claims being filed & $2.5 million paid out between June 2017 & April 2018.
Portis & Vanover each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and could face up to 10 years in prison. According to court documents, Portis was responsible for just under $100,000 & Vanover just under $160,000 in benefits for expensive medical equipment that were not provided.
They agreed to pay back that money. Portis is scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 6 & Vanover on Jan. 22.
The league established the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan after the 2006 collective bargaining agreement to provide tax-free reimbursement of medical expenses up to $350,000 per player.
Portis, Vanover & McCune were originally indicted in the Eastern District of Kentucky in December 2019. Twelve other retired players had previously been charged & pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, including former Chiefs & Saints receiver Joe Horn & longtime defensive back Carlos Rogers.
The FBI investigated the case across the U.S.
McCune, 42, was a 2005 fifth-round draft pick who played eight NFL games at linebacker with Washington & Baltimore.
Vanover, 47, was taken in the third round of the 1995 draft by Kansas City & played 77 games at receiver for the Chiefs & Chargers.
Portis, 40, was a second-round pick of the Broncos in 2002 & won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors that year. The running back played 113 games with Denver & Washington from 2002-2010.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2021 at 8:05am
It’s hard to believe we are 20 years removed from the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. It was a day that shook the world — thousands of lives lost and everyday life changed forever for hundreds of millions.
For many, the memory of that day has never faded. Whether you were working on a military base or in your 6th-grade art class, there is one shared experience that binds Americans: Where were you on 9/11?
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 3:53pm
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MELBOURNE, Fla.(ClickOrlando) – The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released dash camera video showing two deputies who were attacked during a traffic stop on U.S. 192 in West Melbourne on Aug 30.
During the violent attack, the sheriff’s office said Deputy Brian Potters was shot in the leg. The shooter, Paris Wilder, was shot & killed by Deputy Tyler Thoman.
The beginning of the dashcam video shows Thoman & Potters talking to two people outside the vehicle that was pulled over.
Potters notices a 2-month-old baby & a dog in the backseat seated next to a man, later identified as Wilder.
The deputy asked the man to exit the vehicle & the next part of the video shows Wilder exit the vehicle & point an AR-15 style rifle at Potters.
Wilder opened fire on Potters & Wilder appears to get shot during the encounter. Potters yells at Thoman that he has been shot.
Thoman & Potters used the Brevard County patrol car as a barrier between themselves and the shooter.
The video shows Wilder come from behind & hit Potters in the head with the gun and the deputy falls to the ground.
The video shows the suspect repeatedly hit Potters in the head while they are on the ground.
Thoman then fires multiple rounds at the suspect killing him.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey said Thoman saved Potters’ life.
Potters is expected to make a full recovery.
Ivey said Wilder has a criminal history.
The two other people at the traffic stop returned to the scene & cooperated with the deputies after Wilder’s attack.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 2:30pm
Tupac Shakur's "murder car" is up for sale and it's getting lots of offers from interested buyers ... problem is, no one's hitting the magic number -- the $1.7 million asking price.
Honchos at Celebrity Cars Las Vegas, where the 1996 BMW 750IL is on display, tell TMZ ... the whip's been on the market for years, and while they've gotten 30 to 40 offers in the past year, none were willing to pay that very steep price.
No matter, Celebrity Cars is refusing to budge from $1.7 mil -- in part, we're told, because they view Pac's "murder car" as a one-of-a-kind piece.
As we told you, it's the car Pac was riding in, with Suge Knight behind the wheel, when they were shot Sept. 7, 1996 in Las Vegas after a Mike Tyson fight. Pac died 6 days later from his injuries.
With the 25th anniversary of the shooting having just passed, we're told Celebrity Cars believes interest in the BMW is gaining momentum and the car will soon be off their hands.
Celebrity Cars and Pac's "murder car" were featured on a 2018 episode of "Pawn Stars" ... when the asking price was a mere $1.5 mil. A rep for CC told Rick Harrison they were offered $900k and passed. Rick ultimately refused to pay full price.
As for the $200k bump in the asking price, we're told it's based on demand and interest.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 2:27pm
Attention-hungry rapper-reggaeton star Dan Sur has adopted a look that is sure to fill even the most diehard hip-hop fans with dread.
This 23-year-old Mexican goldilocks claims he’s the “first rapper … in human history” to rock an assortment of gold chains as “hair” hanging from hooks he surgically implanted into his scalp.
“The truth is that I wanted to do something different because I see that everyone dyes their hair. I hope not everyone copies me now,” he said in one of the TikTok videos he shared with his 1.9 million followers on the streaming platform.
The flashy entertainer reportedly underwent the bizarre surgery — which involved dozens of gold chains — in April.
“I have it as a hook that is implanted in my head & that hook has hooks and they are all hooked in my skull, under my skin,” Sur said in another viral clip. “This is my hair. Golden hair. The first rapper to have gold hair implanted in human history.”
Some media outlets have proffered that Sur was inspired by rapper Lil Uzi Vert, who went viral earlier this year when he hyped spending $24 million on a “natural” pink diamond embedded into his forehead.
Of course, that didn’t turn out so well: Vert, 26, now claims a fan ripped the precious gem out of his head at the Rolling Loud music festival in July, but he was able to retrieve it. “I’m feeling good,” he told TMZ. “I still have the diamond, so I feel good.”
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 1:55pm
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The Black Soprano Family team shows no signs of slowing down as each member continues to release new projects and visuals. Today, we get an official music video for "Sarah Freestyle" from Rick Hyde off of his "Plates II" album.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 12:23pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police is increasing security in preparation for potential violence at a Sept. 18 rally in which followers of former President Donald Trump intend to show support for people arrested after the deadly January attack on the Capitol.
Department Chief Tom Manger will provide a security briefing to top lawmakers on Monday about the rally. The source said U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell & House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the briefing.
"We have a robust security posture planned for September 18th," the U.S. Capitol Police statement said. "All available staff will be working."
Citing an internal Capitol Police memo, CNN reported on Wednesday that law enforcement officials are bracing for potential clashes & unrest during the rally after seeing a noticeable uptick in violent rhetoric around the event on social media and discussion boards.
The "Justice for J6" rally, planned for the area around the U.S. Capitol, is intended to protest the treatment of the more than 600 people arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 siege of the building. Mobs of supporters of then-President Trump stormed the building while Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden's November election win.
The demonstration is being organized by Look Ahead America, a nonprofit led by Matt Braynard, who worked on Trump's presidential campaign.
The Jan. 6 attack was the worst violence at the Capitol since the British invasion during the War of 1812.
Four people died on the day of the violence, one shot to death by police & the other three of natural causes. A Capitol Police officer who had been attacked by protesters died the following day. Four police officers who took part in the defense of the Capitol later took their own lives.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 11:19am
A man was killed early Wednesday morning after he was crushed by his own vehicle in the drive-through of a McDonald’s restaurant in Vancouver.
Vancouver police say the accident happened around 5:30 a.m. at the McDonald’s at Main Street and Terminal Avenue.
The man was paying for his meal when he dropped his payment card out of his car window.
When he attempted to pick it up, his car rolled forward and pinned him against part of the restaurant.
Vancouver firefighters attempted to revive the man, but he died from his injuries at the scene.
“This is an absolutely heartbreaking scenario. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this man,” said Vancouver police spokesperson Const. Tania Visintin.
The VPD and B.C. Coroners Service are investigating.
According to a McDonald’s spokesperson, staff are being supported through the company’s Employee Assistance Program. The spokesperson did not confirm whether the outlet was closed after the incident.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 10, 2021 at 9:42am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant.
Speaking at the White House Thursday, Biden sharply criticized the tens of millions of Americans who are not yet vaccinated, despite months of availability and incentives.
“We’ve been patient. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us,” he said, all but biting off his words. The unvaccinated minority “can cause a lot of damage, and they are.”
Republican leaders — and some union chiefs, too — said Biden was going too far in trying to muscle private companies and workers, a certain sign of legal challenges to come.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina said in a statement that “Biden and the radical Democrats (have) thumbed their noses at the Constitution,” while American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley insisted that “changes like this should be negotiated with our bargaining units where appropriate.”
On the other hand, there were strong words of praise for Biden’s efforts to get the nation vaccinated from the American Medical Association, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Business Roundtable — though no direct mention of his mandate for private companies.
The expansive rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. And the roughly 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid also will have to be fully vaccinated.
Biden is also requiring vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government — with no option to test out. That covers several million more workers.
Biden announced the new requirements in a Thursday afternoon address from the White House as part of a new “action plan” to address the latest rise in coronavirus cases and the stagnating pace of COVID-19 shots.
Just two months ago Biden prematurely declared the nation’s “independence” from the virus. Now, despite more than 208 million Americans having at least one dose of the vaccines, the U.S. is seeing about 300% more new COVID-19 infections a day, about two-and-a-half times more hospitalizations, and nearly twice the number of deaths compared to the same time last year. Some 80 million people remain unvaccinated.
“We are in the tough stretch and it could last for a while,” Biden said.
After months of using promotions to drive the vaccination rate, Biden is taking a much firmer hand, as he blames people who have not yet received shots for the sharp rise in cases killing more than 1,000 people per day and imperiling a fragile economic rebound.
In addition to the vaccination requirements, Biden moved to double federal fines for airline passengers who refuse to wear masks on flights or to maintain face covering requirements on federal property in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
He announced that the government will work to increase the supply of virus tests, and that the White House has secured concessions from retailers including Walmart, Amazon and Kroger to sell at-home testing kits at cost beginning this week.
The administration is also sending additional federal support to assist schools in safely operating, including additional funding for testing. And Biden called for large entertainment venues and arenas to require vaccinations or proof of a negative test for entry.
The requirement for large companies to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing for employees will be enacted through a forthcoming rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that carries penalties of $14,000 per violation, an administration official said.
The rule will require that large companies provide paid time off for vaccination.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will extend a vaccination requirement issued earlier this summer — for nursing home staff — to other healthcare settings including hospitals, home-health agencies and dialysis centers.
Separately, the Department of Health and Human Services will require vaccinations in Head Start Programs, as well as schools run by the Department of Defense and Bureau of Indian Education, affecting about 300,000 employees.
Biden’s order for executive branch workers and contractors includes exceptions for workers seeking religious or medical exemptions from vaccination, according to press secretary Jen Psaki. Federal workers who don’t comply will be referred to their agencies’ human resources departments for counseling and discipline, to include potential termination.
An AP-NORC poll conducted in August found 55% of Americans in favor of requiring government workers to be fully vaccinated, compared with 21% opposed. Similar majorities also backed vaccine mandates for health care workers, teachers working at K-12 schools and workers who interact with the public, as at restaurants and stores.
Biden has encouraged COVID-19 vaccine requirements in settings like schools, workplaces and university campuses. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Board of Education v oted to require all students 12 and older to be fully vaccinated in the the nation’s second-largest school district.
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said in late July it was requiring all workers at its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, as well as its managers who travel within the U.S., to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4. But the company had stopped short of requiring shots for its frontline workers.
CVS Health said in late August it would require certain employees who interact with patients to be fully vaccinated by the end of October. That includes nurses, care managers and pharmacists.
In the government, several federal agencies have previously announced vaccine requirements for much of their staffs, particularly those in healthcare roles like the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Pentagon moved last month to require all servicemembers to get vaccinated. Combined, the White House estimates those requirements cover 2.5 million Americans. Thursday’s order is expected to affect nearly 2 million more federal workers and potentially millions of contractors.
Biden’s measures should help, but what’s really needed is a change in mindset for many people, said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
“There is an aspect to this now that has to do with our country being so divided,” said Sharfstein. “This has become so politicized that people can’t see the value of a vaccination that can save their lives. Our own divisions are preventing us from ending a pandemic.”
More than 177 million Americans are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, but confirmed cases have shot up in recent weeks to an average of about 140,000 per day with on average about 1,000 deaths, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most of the spread — and the vast majority of severe illness and death — is occurring among those not yet fully vaccinated. So-called breakthrough infections in vaccinated people occur, but tend to be far less dangerous.
Federal officials are moving ahead with plans to begin administering booster shots of the mRNA vaccines to bolster protection against the more transmissible delta variant. Last month Biden announced plans to make them available beginning Sept. 20, but only the Pfizer vaccine will likely have received regulatory approval for a third dose by that time.
Officials are aiming to administer the booster shots about eight months after the second dose of the two-dose vaccines.
Retro Girl is a romantic song that takes you into his heart, to see his love as she was, and freezes that image in time, forever young and beautiful, to dance and love as one for all eternity.In consideration, I would place Mr. MooQ in the same musical realms of his contemporary artists, the late Warren Zevon and the prolific Randy Newman. Both mentioned artist are known for their works including pays on words, creative analogues and taking music and prose to create audio paintings that morph into mental images that entertain and inspire.This latest track is the first since the release of his last song titled “No One”, which listed as the top track in the much respected Digital Radio Tracker chart for the Top 150 Independent Airplay Chart for Independent Music released this season.While presently listing favorably in the Global Top 200 chart simultaneously, it is no surprise that given his musical talent and pedigree of experience, the amazing and mysterious Mr. MooQ shows his fans old and new a brighter side of melodic bliss and continues to traverse the edge of creativity.Mr. MooQ writes and produces music alive with “feeling.” His thought-provoking lyrics are sung with a different spin, combining beautiful melodies with powerful grooves. Though the beats may change and the production will vary, every song tells a story and is written from the heart.For as long as he can remember, Mr. MooQ has always felt a passion and a flair for the creativity of music coursing through his soul. No matter the day’s activities and distractions it seemed music was ever present with melodies and lyrics in his thought processes. So it was natural for him as he grew older to explore how he could incorporate music more fully into his life.As an award winning musical artist and performer, he has enjoyed the accolades of success, including a Cleo in the advertising industry and developing music for numerous industries and commercial productions. He became sought out for his production talents, but still stove for perfecting his personal genre and style.Mr. MooQ has refined his musical sound into a hybrid genre that he refers to as EDM-Lite/Synth/Pop, evolving it to the next level. Calling upon his life experiences, this new music reflects on life’s intricacies and nuances combining thoughtful and witty lyrics with catchy melodies that often are very ‘danceable’, but also thought provoking.Check out Mr. MooQ’s latest musical efforts. You might just find that musical voice for which you have been looking.
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