Jan. 29, 2021: Legend Cicely Tyson Passes Away, Dogecoin Value Skyrockets, 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 Friday, January 29, 2021:

Acting Legend Cicely Tyson Passes Away: Cicely Tyson, actress whose numerous roles have defined elegance and grace and Blackness in film, on TV and in theatre, has passed away at the age of 96.

Redditors Cause Dogecoin Cryptocurrency to Soar: Following calls to put money into AMC and Gamestop stock, Redditors have marshalled viral support into the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. This has caused the value of the Dogecoin to jump over 300%.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine 85% Effective: A Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine for COVID-19 has proven about 85% effective on preventing severe COVID-19 complications. According to data from the phase 3 U.S. trials, it is approximately 72% effective in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms.

Acclaimed NCAA Basketball Coach John Chaney Passes Away: Former Temple men’s basketball coach John Chaney has died. Chaney joined Temple in 1982, and revitalized the program, which previous to that, had not made the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons.

World’s Most Dangerous Botnet Taken Down: Law enforcement authorities across several countries have taken down a network of what they describe as the “world’s most dangerous malware.”