REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he's considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, possibly saving Americans as much as 18.4 cents a gallon."Yes, I’m considering it," Biden told reporters after taking a walk along the beach. "I hope to have a decision based on the data — I’m looking for by the end of the week."The administration is increasingly looking for ways to spare Americans from higher prices at the pump, which began to climb last year and surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Gas prices nationwide are averaging just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA.RELATED: George Mason University poll: Americans expect inflation to get worseThe Biden administration has already released oil from the U.S.

strategic reserve and increased ethanol blending for the summer, in additional to sending a letter last week to oil refiners urging them to increase their refining capacity.

Yet those efforts have yet to reduce price pressures meaningfully, such that the administration is now considering a gas tax holiday.

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Canada’s inflation rate hit 8.1% in June, driven by higher gas prices

inflation in Canada hit 8.1 per cent in June as prices on gasoline surged, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday.Gasoline prices were up 54.6 per cent year-over-year and 6.2 per cent month-to-month in June, contributing the most to the headline inflation jump, the agency said.Also in the transportation basket, prices for passenger vehicles were up 8.2 per cent in June, the second biggest driver of inflation last month. Statistics Canada added prices for used vehicles into its consumer price index (CPI) calculations in May.Food prices were meanwhile up 8.8 per cent year-over-year, the same jump as the month before.

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DA: Montgomery County man arrested for sexually assaulting blind, deaf, mute 70-year-old woman

Malquan Craig MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Officials say a handicapped elderly woman is the victim of sexual assaults, and now the man allegedly responsible is in custody. Malquan Craig, 23, has been arrested and charged with indecent assault of a mentally disabled victim, indecent assault and invasion of privacy.The victim, a blind, deaf and mute 70-year-old woman, was sexually assaulted by Craig on several occasions in 2020 and 2021, according to the DA's office.She was reportedly under the care of the suspect's girlfriend, a certified nursing assistant employed by H.A.P., at the time of the assaults.Officials say Craig sexually assaulted the woman in the car while his girlfriend was inside restaurants picking up takeout. Several videos of the assaults were reportedly found on the suspect's phone.Craig is being held at Lancaster County prison on unrelated charges.

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Latest details on vaccine eligibility to come from Manitoba government Wednesday

Manitoba’s plans for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 coming this week: health minister Health minister Audrey Gordon said Tuesday that details about the Moderna pediatric vaccine, which was approved by Health Canada for infants and preschoolers last week, were set to be announced in the coming days.Global News will stream the news conference on this page.

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Covid-19 staff absences and bed shortages piling pressure on strained NHS services, say health chiefs

Covid-19 is once more piling pressure on an already strained NHS, according to Greater Manchester health chiefs. Staff absences as a result of coronavirus are seeing shortages in hospitals, GP surgeries, and community care.

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Mega Millions jackpot soars to $630 million after no top winner on Tuesday

ATLANTA - Feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot has soared past an estimated $600 million for just the fifth time in history. After no one matched all six numbers during Tuesday night’s drawing, the Mega Millions prize reached a staggering $630 million with a $359.7 million cash option. If won at that level, it would be the fifth largest prize ever offered in the game, and the largest since $1.050 billion was won in Michigan in January 2021, lottery officials said. The record Mega Millions jackpot is $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina in October 2018.The next drawing is Friday, July 22 at 11 p.m.

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Free gas giveaway: Philadelphia church giving away free gas at Sunoco stations in Logan, Oxford Circle

A customer refuels a car at a Royal Dutch Shell PLC gas station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Following last month's winter storm in Texas, the national gas price average has jumped nearly 40 cents to $2.86, repor PHILADELPHIA - As the price of gas continues to hover in the $4 range, many across the country are still struggling to keep their tanks full, but a local church is once again stepping in to help. The Philadelphia church Dare To Imagine is having another free gas giveaway in the city. "The cost of gas remains a source of great financial strain for everyone," the church's pastor Kevin R.

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Recall: Blueberries may have elevated levels of lead

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FBI: 'Armed and dangerous' suspect still on the loose after robbing Citizens Bank in Port Richmond

Philadelphia FBI looking for bank robbery suspect in Port Richmond. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia FBI are asking for the public's help in their search for a bank robbery suspect.A man entered the Citizen Bank branch at 3500 Aramingo Avenue around 12:25 p.m.

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Putin's face twitches and legs wobble amid fresh health fears as he's forced to wait

Vladimir Putin was made to wait ahead of an agonising meeting with Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Made to wait for a painful 48 seconds, the sickly 69-year-old looked visibly pained by the delay.Shortly after entering the room he was meeting in with a slow walk, the warmonger appeared to lose his footing slightly.READ MORE: Vladimir Putin admits Ukraine sanctions are causing 'colossal problems' in RussiaFighting to keep composure, the tyrant can be seen shifting his weight from foot to foot to retain stability, his face twitching in front of waiting photographers, lenses aimed at the Russian president. Discussions about the health of dictator have been ongoing for some time and this latest wobble is the just latest in a line of signs that Putin might be ill.

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Mike Patton opens up about agoraphobia diagnosis and mental health struggles behind Faith No More tour cancellation

Faith No More frontman Mike Patton has opened up about his mental health struggles following the band’s axed tour dates.Last year, Mike Patton announced that all their shows had been cancelled citing mental health reasons.“I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now. I don’t feel I can give what I should at this point and I am not going to give anything less than 100 percent. I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon,” he said at the time.Now, he has spoken at length about his mental health struggles.“It’s still going on but it’s better,” he told Rolling Stone.

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Centre flags low testing, vaccinations in states showing Covid-19 surge

vaccination in many states undergoing the present surge," said VK Paul, member (health) of Niti Aayog. In view of this, Paul urged the states to improve the testing in areas with high positivity, increase surveillance as per the revised surveillance strategy and speed up Covid vaccination. Further, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan directed that all districts reporting higher positivity rates need to undertake adequate testing with a higher proportion of RT-PCR tests. “Any laxity will result in deterioration of the situation in these districts," he said, adding that states should conduct surveillance as per a revised surveillance strategy issued on 9 June. Stated were also directed to report district-wise SARI (severe acute respiratory illness) and ILI (influenza-like illness) cases on a daily basis.

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Department forming winder plan for 'perfect storm' of influenza and Covid-19

The Department of Health is working on plans for a potential severe early influenza season, combined with Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses the Minister for Health has said.

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Georgia newlywed talks about the cancer symptoms he almost overlooked

ATLANTA - Charles Farmer of Cherokee County, Georgia, was twenty-something and newly married, when he started feeling like something was off.He loves dancing, but started feeling pain, sometimes it was in his groin, sometimes it was all over, sometimes he had a stranger tenderness in his breasts.At first, Farmer did what a lot of young guys would probably do: nothing."I felt like it was something that would go away, or I thought maybe I pulled a muscle or something," Farmer remembers. "And I'd felt that pain down there before.

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Australia covid-19 hospitalisations near record, people urged to work from home

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Australians urged to work from home amid Covid surge

Australians admitted to hospitals from Covid-19 neared record levels as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major coronavirus outbreak.

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21 teens who died in South African tavern all had toxic methanol in blood

Methanol, a toxic form of alcohol that is often used as a solvent, pesticide or fuel, may be the cause of the death of 21 teenagers at a bar in East London, South Africa last month.

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‘Young people should not drink’: World study challenges alcohol guidelines

A study, the first of its kind in the world, has found that people under the age of 40 risk their health if they drink more than a few sips of beer or wine per day, and recommends that young people not drink alcohol at all.

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India sees big jump in daily Covid cases today; deaths surge to 2,603 in 24 hrs

coronavirus and two fatalities. While Telangana reported 658 Covid cases. The daily Covid infection in Karnataka surged to 1,151 on Tuesday while in Tamil Nadu, 2,142 cases were reported.

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PM Modi lauds all vaccinators for 200-crore covid-19 vaccinations landmark

200-crore vaccine doses showcases the strength of the democratic, compassionate and service-oriented ethos of the nation. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also congratulated the country on achieving this landmark in only 18 months. He stated , “this extraordinary achievement will be etched in history".

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Elderly woman says her keys were swiped by car thief outside Philadelphia dollar store

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia senior citizen is hoping someone will return her vehicle after she says it was stolen in the parking lot of a local dollar store.The 80-year-old woman who wanted to only be identified as Shirley told FOX 29 that she was outside the Dollar Tree on Front and Olney streets when someone came up behind her, reached into her pocket and took her keys. The alleged thief then hopped in Shirley's 2016 Jeep Compass and sped off. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"At first I thought it was somebody playing with me, you know, touching me like that, but then after he took the keys I went running behind him and I was screaming," Shirley said. The navy blue Jeep has a license plate number starting with PD and a scratch on the drivers side fender. Shirley said she chased the thief and needed to jump out of the way to avoid getting hit as he took off. "I’m almost 80-years-old, you know? Why would you…out there praying on old people like that? You have a mother and a grandmother.

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Inflation in Canada soared 40 years ago. Is today’s price surge any different?

Inflation in Canada continues to surge despite the Bank of Canada’s efforts to tamp down on price growth, with some economists and the central bank’s own governor expecting an even higher reading in the June report due Wednesday.

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Limp Bizkit postpones UK and European tour due to Fred Durst’s unexpected health concerns

Limp Bizkit announced they postponed the UK and European leg of their tour due to unforeseen health concerns for their frontman Fred Durst. The band didn’t disclose what condition Durst is suffering from or what the concerns were, but they apologized to their fans for the sudden cancellation and any inconveniences they caused them. "For personal health concerns and based on medical advice given by my personal physician to take an immediate break from touring, Limp Bizkit will sadly have to postpone their 2022 Uk and European tour," they said in a statement on Instagram.

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12-year-old boy fatally shot in basement of Detroit home; 13-year-old in custody

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday night in the basement of a Detroit home.Police said the victim was with a 13-year-old and two 19-year-olds at the home in the 11300 block of Bramell around 9 p.m. A man who is believed to be the father of the victim was upstairs, possibly asleep, police said. Two handguns were recovered, including the one used to kill the victim.

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No delay in rolling out of Covid booster shots: Advisory body on immunization

Covid-19 precautionary doses. NTAGI Chairman Dr NK Arora said the issue of the rollout of precaution doses or additional doses was discussed right from the beginning of October-November 2021. According to a report by ANI news agency, Arora said, "In October 2021, we had already covered 100 crore dose mark and by October to November, 60-70% of the adult population had received at least one dose and about 50% both doses.

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2022 primary: Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen wins Democratic nomination

FILE - Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress, in Dirksen Senate Offic (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/POOL)ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for a second term on Tuesday, while both parties closely watched the highly competitive primaries to replace term-limited Republican Gov.

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10,320 community cases; 744 hospitalisations; 17 in ICU; 34 deaths

Today we are reporting 10,320 community cases, 744 current hospitalisations, and 34 deaths.

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Biden signs landmark, bipartisan gun violence bill: 'Lives will be saved'

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school."Lives will be saved," he said at the White House. Citing the families of shooting victims, the president said, "Their message to us was to do something.

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Biden welcomes Wounded Warriors to White House, praises members as 'spine of America'

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed members of Wounded Warriors Project to the White House for the annual solider ride, praising the current and former military service members as the "spine of America."More than two dozen veteran and active duty troops rode two laps around the South Lawn as part of the multi-day cycling event. The tradition of the soldier ride at the White House began in 2008."You are the best that America has to offer," Biden said.

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Biden reacts to Supreme Court gun decision: 'Deeply disappointed'

WASHINGTON - President Biden is "deeply disappointed" with a Supreme Court gun decision that struck down a New York law restricting access to concealed carry permits Thursday.Biden released the statement hours after the Supreme Court released its decision. The New York law had required permit applicants to provide specific reasons for needing a firearm. "Since 1911, the State of New York has required individuals who would like to carry a concealed weapon in public to show a need to do so for the purpose of self-defense and to acquire a license," Biden wrote.

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Offshore wind boosted as President Biden, East Coast governors team up

Photo of the Deepwater Wind offshore wind farm at Block Island in Rhode Island. (Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images) ((Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images))WASHINGTON - The White House is launching a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden's plan for climate change.Biden and other top administration officials will meet with governors and labor leaders Thursday at the White House to announce commitments to expand important segments of the offshore industry, including manufacturing facilities, ports and workforce training and development.The partnership comprises governors of both parties from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.Missing from the compact is Virginia, where Republican Gov.

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Biden to urge Congress to suspend federal gas and diesel taxes for 3 months

FILE - Chevron gas pumps are seen on June 14, 2022, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — a move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year.The Democratic president will also call on states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide similar relief, the White House said.At issue is the 18.4 cents-a-gallon federal tax on gas and the 24.4 cents-a-gallon federal tax on diesel fuel.

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Biden visits COVID-19 vaccine clinic as kids 6 months and up receive their 1st shot

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend.Biden visited a vaccination clinic in Washington, D.C., where some of the first shots were given to young children in the last major age group ineligible for vaccines, hailing it as an important pandemic milestone that will support the country’s recovery. While anyone aged six months and up is now eligible for vaccines, the administration is cautioning that it expects the pace of shots for the youngest kids to be slower than older ones, as parents are more likely to rely on their children's pediatricians to administer them."The United States is now the first country in the world to offer safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old," Biden said at the White House.President Joe Biden speaks with children while visiting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the District of Columbia's Department of Health in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

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Biden signs off on hefty pay raise for federal firefighters through 2023

FILE - US President Joe Biden meets with smoke jumpers and other firefighting professionals during a tour at the National Interagency Fire Center at Boise Airport on Sept. 13, 2021, in Boise, Idaho.

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Juneteenth federal holiday: What’s open and closed on Monday

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S., people gathered this weekend at events filled with music, food and fireworks. Celebrations also included an emphasis on learning about the past and addressing racial disparities. President Joe Biden signed legislation last year making June 19 the nation’s 12th federal holiday. June 19, 1865, was the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to order freedom for the enslaved Black people in the state.

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Joe Biden falls off bike near Delaware beach home, says, ‘I’m good’

President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn’t hurt.

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Video: Biden says 'I'm good' after falling off bike in Delaware

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn't hurt."I'm good," he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service Agents quickly helped him up.

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