Jan. 13, 2021: NBA Bans Hugging, Netflix to Release Weekly Movies and More

Welcome to Word on the Street where we discuss the top five most interesting links of the day. Here is what’s hot for Wednesday, January 13, 2021:

NBA Bans Hugging in Additional COVID-19 Restrictions: In order to curb the spread of COVID-19 between NBA players, the NBA and the NBPA have agreed to additional restrictions, including banning hugging by NBA players as well as other restrictions on social gatherings.

Netflix to Release a Movie Every Week of 2021: Netflix will release a movie every week in the year 2021, featuring movie stars including Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Jason Momoa, Jonathan Majors and others.

International Travel to US Will Require COVID-19 Test: Starting January 26, The United States will require all international travels arriving in the country to show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test before boarding a plane. This will apply to both United States citizens as well as foreigners.

Major Changes to Vaccine Plan: The Trump administration will start releasing more doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to states immediately instead of holding back the second dose.

Amazon Removes QAnon Merchandise from Its Marketplace: Amazon is working to remove all QAnon promoting products from its store. Baseball caps, t-shirts and books related to the conspiracy group will be removed. Amazons says that merchants that continue to try to sell these products could be banned from the site.