Biden co-hosts 2nd global COVID-19 summit as US nears 1 million deaths

Austin St John of the 1990s hit TV series Might Morphin Power Rangers was arrested at his luxury home in Texas this week.According to TMZ,the 47-year-old actor - who played Red Ranger Jason Lee Scott on the show - was handcuffed and arrested after federal agents showed up at his homein the upscale neighborhood of McKinney holding AR-15 guns.It was added that the agents 'raided' his residence.St John was allegedly charged with wire fraud in a very large federal criminal case about COVID relief loans for small businesses, it was claimed, with the actor being accused of scamming the government out of $3.5 million.If convicted he could go to prison for a maximum of 20 years.He was arrested along with 17 other people in what was a very large and organized scam. No peace now:Austin St John of the 1990s hit TV series Power Rangers was reportedly arrested at his home in Texas this week.

Ellen Barkin tell it, Johnny Depp was a controlling, jealous and angry man even back in the 1990s, when the two dated.“Where are you going?” Barkin said Depp would ask her. “Who are you going with? What did you do last night?”Barkin added: “I had a scratch on my back once that got him very, very angry because he insisted it came from me having sex with a person who wasn’t him.” TikTok creators take aim at Amber Heard with degrading memes amid Johnny Depp trial Barkin recalled her relationship with Depp during a previously taped deposition that was played in a Virginia courtroom Thursday by lawyers for Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard.Heard’s attorneys are trying to undermine Depp’s libel lawsuit against her.

Two types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been newly classified as variants of concern in the UK.

Gas prices have been hitting fresh records for the past 11 consecutive days amid the energy supply crunch in the U.S., according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), which noted that the stretch of record-high prices as the pump is "unprecedented."Speaking with Fox News Digital, Andrew Gross, the national spokesman for AAA Inc. revealed that drivers should expect elevated prices throughout the summer, especially if the war in Ukraine rages on. The national average for a gallon of gas was $4.59 on Friday, a slight increase from the day before and a new record high.Thursday’s record was 16 cents higher than the week before, nearly 50 cents higher than the month before and $1.55 more compared to the same time last year. All 50 states had a national retail price over $4 a gallon on Thursday, according to AAA, with Oklahoma offering the cheapest gas at $4.03 a gallon and California offering the most expensive gas with an average of $6.06.Tighter supply and increased demand have pushed gas prices higher, according to the association."Demand is up," Gross told Fox News Digital as he explained what is contributing to the elevated prices."Typically this time of year we are in a little bit of a lull.

THONOTOSASSA, Fla. - A child is in a hospital after Hillsborough County first responders saved him from an overnight house fire.The fire ripped through the home on Joe Ebert Road in Thonotosassa – almost burning it to the ground. After sunrise, the remnants of the home were seen scorched and scattered around the property: burned-out beams, ash, and a barely-standing house that is no longer livable.Late Thursday night, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue received a 911 call stating that not only was there a fire raging, but there was a young boy trapped inside.

Takeaway giant Domino’s has confirmed that they’ve brought back a fan-favourite pizza just in time for the weekend. It comes after it was taken off the menu during the pandemic due to staff shortages.

Neighbours star Alan Fletcher was forced to address concerns about his health after he appeared in a recent episode with a shaved head.The 65 year old explained that he was "fit and healthy" and the cause of his hair loss was due to alopecia areata - an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. In a video shared to the official Twitter account for the soap Neighbours, which is set to come to an end this summer, Alan spoke of his health after receiving worried messages from fans.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - A Delaware County school bus driver is now facing charges after authorities say he was found to have been taking 'upskirting' photos of female students. Bruce Garner, a 70-year-old bus driver who worked for the Marple Newtown School District, is facing 139 counts of invasion of privacy, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children and related offenses.Authorities say their investigation began on May 17, when Upper Providence Township police were called to investigate a report inappropriate conduct involving a school bus driver. After speaking with a female student and her mother, detectives say they determined that the school bus driver was taking pictures up the skirts of teen and pre-teen girls with his cell phone on his route. Authorities obtained a search warrant for Garner's phone and conducted forensic analysis on the device. An arrest warrant was approved by the District Attorney's Office based on the evidence recovered from the phone. Authorities in Delaware County say they are investigating allegations that a Marple Newtown School District bus driver took 'upskirt' photos of young female students.Officials say there is no evidence to suggest that Garner had physical contact with any of the teenage victims.Garner was taken into custody at his Lansdowne home and was arraigned.Delaware County's Special Victims Unit went on to identify three teen victims.

monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America.Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously been seen only among people with links to central and West Africa. But in the past week, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, U.S., Sweden and Canada all reported infections, mostly in young men who hadn’t previously traveled to Africa.France, Germany, Belgium and Australia confirmed their first cases of monkeypox on Friday."I’m stunned by this.

COVID on Friday, with 163 in intensive care.This is down by 42 for hospitalizations and a decrease of five for ICUs since the previous day. Last Friday, there were 1,453 hospitalizations with 168 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 61 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 deaths rise as hospitalizations drop in Manitoba In recent weeks, the number of Manitobans hospitalized with the virus has decreased, but COVID-19 deaths in the province are on the rise, with 16 new deaths reported between May 8 and 14, up from 11 announced the previous week.Global News will stream the press conference on this page. 

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Samagi Jana Balavegaya has decided to suspend the party membership of Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara who obtained Cabinet positions on Friday (20).The Samagi Jana Balavegaya earlier said it would institute disciplinary action against its members who obtained ministerial positions in the government led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickrmesinghe.SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament that is it against the policy of the Samagi Jana Balavegaya and its alliance, to join with the government.“We decided to engage with the government positively from the opposition, without joining the government,” the MP said on Friday (20).SJB MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara obtained Ministerial positions on Friday (20).Harin Fernando was sworn in as the new Minister of Tourism and Lands.Manusha Nanayakkara was sworn in as the new Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment.

COLOMB0 (News 1st); Sri Lanka appointed 9 new Cabinet Ministers of Friday (20).1. Nimal Siripala De Silva – Ports, Naval and Aviation Services2.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has recommended that Litro distribute 60% of its daily output of LP Gas Cylinders to the Colombo and Gampaha Districts.The large population and limited access to alternatives were cited as reasons for the recommendation, a statement noted on Friday.The management of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd has been summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on Friday (20) to inquire into the current gas shortage and related solutions.While expressing views in Parliament on Thursday (19) on the need to expedite the gas distribution process Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed to summon the Litro Gas before the COPE to look into the matter.Chairman of Litro Eng. Vijitha Herath told COPE that there is a shortage of 3.5 Million gas cylinders in the local markets, and from two gas tankers that reached the country 80,000 gas cylinders are being distributed daily via a network of 42 Chief distributors and Sub-agents.He said the inclement weather made it difficult to connect the buoy in Muthurajawela, and thus the vessel was moved to the Colombo Port resulting in a delay in the distribution process.The Litro Chairman also said that USD 160 Million from the Indian Credit Line was allocated for gas purchases, and Litro will be using USD 120 Million of that amount.He said another USD 80 Million will be available from the World Bank, and that will be used for Term Tender purchases of LP Gas.COPE had recommended the Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, and the Finance Secretary explore the possibility of using SLIC reserves to provide financial support to Litro, considering the fact that Litro comes under the purview of SLIC.

HADDON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A New Jersey man's seven-year journey to walk around the world is nearing its conclusion is his home state. Good Day Philadelphia first met 26-year-old Tom Turcich back in April 2015, when he set out to travel the world by foot. At the time, the now 33-year-old Haddon Township native explained how he decided to embark on the trip after the death of his friend, Ann Marie, who was just 16. His goal was to walk across seven continents by 2020, but he hit some speed bumps after he came down with a bacterial infection while traveling through South America. The infection kept him off his feet through the fall of 2016 as he returned to New Jersey. "I lost about 45 pounds and was just in agony all of the time," Tom recalled.

Adult Video News: AVN.“He passed away at the hospital and doctors did everything they could,” West, 32, said. “He was sick with pneumonia at the hospital and didn’t make it.”The bereaved skin flick star continued, “I loved Logan with all my heart and his family and I are grieving. … It is devastating that Logan is gone.”Born February 7, 1988 in Toluca Lake, California, Long entered the adult entertainment in 2016.

FILE IMAGE - Actress Marnie Schulenburg attends the NHL and Esquire season launch party at Esquire North on Oct. 2, 2007, in New York City.

Emma Heming Willis is opening up about her mental health.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are looking to identify and locate multiple suspects in a series of robberies that occurred late last week and over the weekend. Police believe the incidents may have been carried out by the same group of suspects who were targeting watches and other high-end valuables. The first incident occurred just before 11 p.m. on May 12, on the 100 block of South 30th Street. Police say the victim was walking down the block when three male suspects got out of a gray 2013-2022 BMW 530i and pushed him against a wall.

The restaurant chain is offering an extra $10 bonus gift card with the purchase of a $50 gift card through June 26, and the bonus gift card expires on Aug. 7, 2022.

The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JVCI) has recommended that the government provides an autumn Covid-19 booster programme in preparation for winter.

Bruce Willis – has reflected on her family life, and the importance of satisfying her own ‘basic baseline needs’.‘I struggle with making the time for self-care every day. I put my family’s needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero,’ she said.‘That amount of care for everyone else within my household had taken a toll on my mental health and overall health, and it served no one in my family.’Her comments come after Hollywood legend Bruce was diagnosed with aphasia, which is a language disorder that affects ‘the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write’.Meanwhile, Emma noted that she finds comfort in exercise, even if she isn’t able to ‘mother herself perfectly’.She told The Bump: ‘Someone told me not long ago that when you over-care for someone, you end up under-caring for yourself.

Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G telecommunications network will be a blow to an already tense relationship with China, experts warn.Although it’s not yet clear if China will retaliate beyond strong condemnation of Canada’s decision, experts say the possibility exists that the risk has increased for Canadian travellers and businesses in China.“This will be seen as a slap in the face to the Chinese government,” said Christopher Parsons, a global security and cybersecurity researcher with the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.“If I were a Canadian company and had a lot of business in China right now, I’d be calling my accountants and figuring out what my exposure was, with some concern that there might be the prospect … of a retrospective ban on one of our companies as well.” Canada formally bans China’s Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks The decision was also largely expected, even though it took years for the government to act.

FILE IMAGE - Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk denied a sexual assault claim from a former flight attendant, whom the company reportedly paid $250,000 as part of a severance agreement in 2018.Musk, in a Thursday tweet following the story, claimed the story should be "viewed through a political lens."The attendant worked on a contract basis in the cabin crew for SpaceX's corporate jet fleet.

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea - President Joe Biden is opening his trip to Asia with a focus on the computer chip shortage that has bedeviled the world economy, touring a Samsung computer chip plant that will serve as model for a $17 billion semiconductor factory that the Korean electronics company plans to open in Texas.The visit Friday is a nod to one of Biden's key domestic priorities of increasing the supply of computer chips. A semiconductor shortage last year hurt the availability of autos, kitchen appliances and other goods, causing higher inflation worldwide and crippling Biden's public approval among U.S.

NEW DELHI: Vaccination centres are not allowed to ask for proof of travelling abroad from those seeking a booster, or precautionary, dose, the health ministry said on Friday.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Could there soon be a ban on menthol cigarettes? The FDA is giving the idea another try, but how do smokers feel about it?"There might be a riot. We need our nicotine," Dawn said.Dawn says there may be no stronger brand loyalty in North Philadelphia than the one folks feel for Newport menthol cigarettes."I don’t know. They’re fresh.

PHILADELPHIA - A woman has died after an ATV crash in the city's Holmesburg neighborhood late Thursday night. The incident occurred on the 7700 block of State Road near Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility around 9 p.m.Police say a 29-year-old woman was on an ATV when she collided with a driver in a Kia sedan. The collision knocked the woman off of the ATV and onto the street.The driver of the sedan stopped and attempted to help her, according to police.

NEIGHBOURS star Alan Fletcher has broken his silence after sparking health concerns after appearing with a shaved head. The actor was forced to reassure his fans that he was OK in a Twitter video after he debuted his new look during an episode.

The wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne clutched a pair of navy high-heels and numerous purses as she walked towards a waiting car.Sharon looked to be in good spirits after sparking concern with a frail snap of herself earlier this month.She was seen sitting in a large bed with an IV attached to her arm while simply captioning the snap "Covid", alongside two angry face emojis.It comes after Sharon jetted back to the States from the UK to be with Ozzy after he tested positive for the virus.

COVID-19 Vaccination Centre or state government should require formal proof of overseas travel for people seeking a prophylactic dosage prior to travelling abroad. This information has already been shared with the states/UTs.

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The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has issued updated interim policy recommendations for the use of the Ad5-nCoV-S recombinant (Ad5-nCoV) vaccine against COVID-19. This article provides a summary of those interim recommendations; you may access the full guidance document here.

Danniella Westbrook's daughter Jodie Jenkins has opened up about her mum's recovery and says she is doing great. The stunning 20-year-old spoke exclusively to the Daily Star about her EastEnders star mum and how she has been getting on with her health recovery.

Ulrika Jonsson has confessed she is "nearing" the time for a hip replacement. The former Gladiators host, 54, admitted the news was difficult to take in because she saw it as a sign her body is "falling apart."Speaking to Mail Online, she said: "I've got a couple of friends who have had hip replacements and they're a bit older than me and I just thought that's not really something I want to be contemplating already."Ulrika admitted that she is a very active person and spends a lot of her time gardening or walking, so the news of her hip made her panic."For me it was a bit of fear and panic because you just think it's not really something you can halt.

Drymen is getting desperate for help to tackle “disgusting” wild toileting issues say community councillors.

coronavirus from skin swabs taken from people with or without Covid.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House as the United States passes one million deaths from COVID-19 on May 13, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The number of people killed by COVID-19 in the United States has reached 1 million, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday.The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days. It is roughly equal to how many Americans died in the Civil War and World War II combined.

NEW YORK - When Joe Biden talks about his decision to run against President Donald Trump in 2020, the story always starts with Charlottesville. He says it was the men with torches shouting bigoted slogans that drove him to join what he calls the "battle for the soul of America."Now Biden is facing the latest deadly manifestation of hatred after a white supremacist targeted Black people with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and left 10 people dead, the most lethal racist attack since he took office.The president and first lady Jill Biden are to visit the city on Tuesday, where their first stop will be a makeshift memorial outside the supermarket.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorised the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, the regulator said.

In this photo illustration, free iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid tests from the federal government sit on a U.S. Postal Service envelope after being delivered on February 04, 2022 in San Anselmo, California.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the National Peace Officers Memorial Service at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S.

daily positivity rate has declined to 0.58% and the weekly positivity rate dipped to 0.69%, according to the ministry.

The Biden Administration observed a grim milestone today as the country topped 1 million COVID-19 deaths.

The death toll in US from covid has crossed one million, according to White House. "We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible, as we have with more testing, vaccines, and treatments than ever before," US President Joe Biden said in a statement.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russia's invasion of Ukraine when he travels to an Illinois farm to emphasize how U.S. agricultural exports can relieve the financial pressures being felt worldwide.The war in Ukraine has disrupted the supply of that country's wheat to global markets, while also triggering higher costs for oil, natural gas and fertilizer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the second global Covid summit on 12 May at the invitation of US President Joe Biden. The summit will be held virtually, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday .

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned voters unhappy with soaring inflation and his stalled domestic agenda against turning power over to "ultra-MAGA" Republicans in the midterm elections as he increasingly tries to cast former President Donald Trump and his adherents as a political foil.Speaking at the White House less than six months before the elections, Biden acknowledged that he could "taste" the country’s dissatisfaction with Washington, particularly over rising prices, but he sought to channel the anger against the GOP."Look, I know you’ve got to be frustrated," he said. "I know, I can taste it.