Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said during a press conference Friday that the decision to eliminate all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March was based on modelling data and encouraging hospitalization trends.

She added that the government “does not make decisions that are this important to Manitobans based on protests,” referring to the anti-mandate protests taking place outside the legislative building, as well as near the Canada-U.S.

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Ukraine at ‘turning point,’ Zelenskyy says, as Russia closes in on Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine was at a “strategic turning point” in the war as Russian forces bombarded cities across the country and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on Kyiv, with satellite images showing them firing artillery as they closed in on the capital.

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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Are we in the undertow of an inevitably wider war?

We’re now past two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and there remains hope that the Russian advance can be stalled long enough for sanctions to so badly damage the invader’s economy that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be forced – one way or another – to end his war.

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Police investigate fatal North Vancouver shooting in grocery store parking lot

RCMP say a person has died after a shooting in the parking lot of a Real Canadian Superstore in North Vancouver and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in. Emad Agahi reports.

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Covid-19 update: India reports 3,614 fresh cases, 89 deaths in last 24 hours

Covid-19 cases continued the declining trend with the country logging 3,614 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the Covid-19 tally to 4,29,87,875, as per the Union Health Ministry updated data. Additionally, India on Saturday recorded a massive decline in Covid-19 deaths logging 89 fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 5,15,803, as per Health Ministry data.

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Local man who had near-deadly bout with COVID-19 still dealing with lingering symptoms

PHILADELPHIA - A Bucks County man who was one of the first people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the area during the onset of the pandemic said he's still experiencing symptoms long after recovering. Rico Rodriguez was in the hospital for two months with coronavirus in early 2020 and needed to be on a ventilator. He said most of his time spent in the hospital was a blur and he lost 45 pounds. "My doctor said when I first woke up that my lungs will come back, maybe not 100%, so I still do have breathing issues and shortness of breath from the longs sentence," Rodriguez said.Two years later, Rodriguez now considers himself a COVID-19 long hauler – a term for people still experiencing symptoms long after surviving the disease. Long COVID is usually diagnosed many weeks after a bout with COVID-19.

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Kristen Stewart Revealed How 'Spencer' Helped Her Understand Mental Health Struggles

Kristen Stewart makes a casual arrival for her Spencer conversation held at 92Y in New York City on Friday (March 11).

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China sees biggest surge in Covid-19 cases in two years, locks down Changchun city. 5 things to know

omicron variant spawning outbreaks at a scale only seen at the peak of the start of the pandemic, China’s daily Covid-19 caseload exceeded 1,000 for the first time in two years. Here is a look at what is going on in the country.

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Pennsylvania man returns home to find armed burglar, shootout erupts, police say

COATESVILLE, Pa. - Authorities say a Pennsylvania man had a brief shootout with a burglar who stole two guns and a video game console from the victim's apartment Friday morning.Officers from the City of Coatesville Police Department were called to a property on East Lincoln Highway for reports of a shooting. According to investigators, the victim returned home to find a man armed with an AR-15 standing in his doorway. After a brief struggle, police say the suspect fired at least 7 shots and the victim returned fire with his legally-owned firearm. No one was struck during the brief shootout, according to police.The AR-15 used in the shooting was stolen from the victim's home along with another gun and a Playstation 5, police said. Authorities did not provide a description of the suspect.

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Birthday toy swapped out for a pound of pot

SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. - When a Spalding County girl celebrated her eighth birthday, she got a present no one ever imagined. Her parents said someone had taken a toy out of a box and replaced it with marijuana.The girl's dad said from the outside, it looked like a regular box with a toy in it.

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Russian NHL star Ovechkin faces calls to ‘do more’ to condemn Ukraine war

Russian NHL star Alexander Ovechkin is making his way across Western Canada this week as his team, the Washington Capitals, take on the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.

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3-year-old dies after being pinned between grandmother's car door, tree in Mayfair: police

"It's an absolute tragedy, there's nothing more to be said about it," Pace said. "It's not something that was intentional in anyway, it was just a tragic set of circumstances that lead to the death of this poor, innocent little girl." PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a child was killed when she tried to open her grandmother's car door while she was parking and became pinned between the door and a tree. Emergency responders were called to the 3000 block of Aldine Street around 8 p.m.

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Uber adds fuel surcharge for drivers struggling with recent gas price hikes

LOS ANGELES - Rideshare drivers have been hit hard with the recent spike in gas prices and soon rideshare customers could be impacted as well. The recent surge in gas prices has prompted Uber to add a fuel surcharge in order to help drivers and couriers struggling with the recent financial burden. "Beginning Wednesday, March 16, consumers will pay a surcharge of either $0.45 or $0.55 on each Uber trip and either $0.35 or $0.45 on each Uber Eats order, depending on their location—with 100% of that money going directly to workers’ pockets," Uber wrote in a press release. "We know that prices have been going up across the economy, so we’ve done our best to help drivers and couriers without placing too much additional burden on consumers. Over the coming weeks, we plan to listen closely to feedback from consumers, couriers and drivers.

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Changes to regulated health professionals vaccine order causing confusion

The province is taking a step back on one of its COVID-19 orders and extended health care workers now only have to report their vaccination status. The previous version of the order required all workers to be vaccinated and the change is causing some confusion for those involved.

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Some Edmontonians, businesses struggle with no mandatory masking

It’s only been a few days since the City of Edmonton dropped its mandatory mask bylaw. But after two years of masking up, how are Edmontonians and businesses dealing with this new found freedom? Chris Chacon takes a look.

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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Sign Letter Highlighting Vaccine Inequity on COVID-19 Pandemic Anniversary

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are signing their names on an open letter which called out loosening COVID-19 policies across the world.

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The losses and lessons learned after 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic

After six million people died, public health measures that came and went, and an unprecedented vaccine rollout, the world is marking two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Winnipeg high school students dedicate song to health-care workers

River East Transcona School Division has released a music video dedicated to lifting the spirits of Manitoba’s health care workers.“The project began when we had our first choir meeting of the year,” Kildonan East music teacher Janet Isaac-Martens said.“Our students and I were having ideas on how we could perform when we couldn’t perform to an audience.”About 65 students from Kildonan East Collegiate, River East Collegiate and Murdoch MacKay Collegiate spent months working on the collaborative virtual video.“A boost to them is kind of necessary,” Kildonan East Grade 12 student Aiden Ordonez said. “To just reach out on our end and let them know that they’re appreciated.

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Speculative and misinformed: Govt rejects report claiming Covid-19 death toll in India much higher

Covid deaths between January 2020 and December 2021 were around eight times higher than reported.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Experts fear impact of unfiltered social media clips of war on kids, teens

PHILADELPHIA - Social media feeds have been flooded with raw footage of war ever since Russia invaded Ukraine over two weeks ago. Experts wonder what kind of impact this kind of unfiltered and often times unsolicited footage is having on social media's most impressionable users. The Washington Post reported Friday that the Biden Administration hosted 30 of the top social media influencers to brief them on the situation in Ukraine.

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Why does Dolly Parton cover her hands? The singer's beauty and health reason for wearing gloves

Dolly Parton is often seen wearing gloves. While some of her gloves are glamorous, other times she wears fingerless, skin coloured gloves that are hard to see.

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COVID-19: Masks still required in some indoor public spaces, despite lifting of B.C.’s mandate

Junior hockey: With mask mandate lifted, teams hoping to see increase in fans This is not the only place still requiring masks. Airports fall under federal mandates and Transport Canada regulations still state that everyone must have a mask or face covering during their journey.Kelowna International Airport director, Sam Samaddar, explains where masks must be worn.“As you enter and go through the pre-boarding screening, you will have to have a mask and really maintain that through boarding an aircraft and also on board the aircraft,” Samaddar said.Samaddar is concerned about travellers not following the rules, now that the provincial mask mandate has been lifted in most other indoor settings.

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Alberta steps up with $79.5M transit money for struggling cities, matches federal funds

Edmonton’s transit system will get federal and provincial funding to make up for pandemic revenue shortfalls. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

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COVID-19: B.C. reports three new deaths, fewest cases in ICU since mid-August

B.C. health officials released a written report with daily COVID-19 numbers on Friday, March 11 — the second anniversary of officials declaring the pandemic.

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'Come on guys! He's right there!': Pursuit suspect tries to evade LAPD by laying next to vehicle

LOS ANGELES - One suspect is in custody after leading the Los Angeles Police Department on a chase through South Los Angeles Friday morning. FOX 11's Stu Mundel was live in SkyFOX over the scene. The pursuit began shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, with police responding to a stolen vehicle call. The vehicle involved was a silver, four-door mid-sized vehicle.The chase didn't last very long.

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18,699 community cases; 853 in hospital; 17 in ICU; 7 deaths

Today we are reporting 18,699 new community cases, 853 people in hospital with the virus, and seven additional COVID-19 related deaths.

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Ghost guns: What are they and why they are an issue nationwide

A semi-automatic pistol is seen among a sample of ghost guns seized by the Oakland Police Department. (Stephen Lam/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The popularity of ghost guns is becoming a growing problem nationwide based on the easy access for consumers to purchase and make them. The homemade guns are untraceable and unregulated by the government. Ghost guns are homemade firearms that are purchased online and can be made for under $500.

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'He didn't deserve this': Man slain in Philadelphia's 100 homicide was "hardworking" father, fiancé

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities believe a Philadelphia father and soon-to-be husband was shot and killed during an attempted robbery Thursday night to become the city's 100th homicide so far this year. Family members say 28-year-old Bryheem Barr was walking to his car to go to work just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of North 53rd and Arch streets when the deadly shooting happened. According to police, Barr was found shot multiple times and driven to Penn Presbyterian Hospital by officers where he died. A police source told FOX 29's Kelly Rule that they believe the deadly shooting happened during a robbery and the shooter took Barr's legally-owned firearm.Bryheem Barr, 28, was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in West Philadelphia.

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Battle brewing between Ontario government and school boards over masking

Two school boards in the GTHA have indicated they want to keep masking rules in place past March 21. The Ford government is telling them to get in line, but some experts say the timeline doesn’t make scientific sense. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Toronto opera singer commemorates those lost to COVID-19

It’s been two years since the WHO made the declaration and the world was officially plunged into a pandemic. Now in 2022, there’s been much talk about moving on and returning to normal.

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Saturday snow: Winter weather to return following pleasant and mild Friday

PHILADELPHIA - The Delaware Valley will enjoy a pleasant weather day Friday before conditions take a turn Saturday as rain and snow are expected to fall throughout the day. Friday’s high temperatures are expected to reach about 60 degrees with mostly sunny skies. The script will flip in a big way on Saturday as the outskirts of a large winter storm stretching from the Midwest to New England will impact the Delaware Valley. As the storm approaches temperatures will plunge back into the 30s and 40s Saturday morning. Philadelphia and the surrounding areas will begin to see rain in the morning before another drop in temperatures changes precipitation to snow for most.The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Carbon and Monroe counties through 7 p.m.

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Mask mandate removal worries immunocompromised Ontarians

Doing away with the mask mandate is good news for some, but for others, it’s cause for real concern. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Alberta surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 deaths 2 years after pandemic began

COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.More than 4,000 Albertans have lost their lives to the disease since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.In the last 24 hours, 11 deaths were reported to Alberta Health. The province’s death toll from COVID-19 has now reached 4,003.The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 declined slightly overnight, to 1,045 people.

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Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges, grand jury determines

HOUSTON - Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will not be indicted on criminal charges following a grand jury hearing on Friday afternoon. The grand jury began hearing evidence on Friday on the same day that deposition took place. Watson was no-billed nine times. Attorney Rusty Hardin held a press conference Friday after a grand jury determined Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges.The grand jury’s decision came about a year after the women first filed their suits, accusing Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis, or kissing them against their will during massage appointments.

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Police say woman gave birth on sidewalk and walked away

Portland police officers at the scene where a woman gave birth and allegedly walked away and left the child on a sidewalk. (Portland Police Bureau) An Oregon woman gave birth to a baby girl on a sidewalk and then walked away and left the child, authorities said Thursday. The Portland Police Bureau said officers and first responders received a report Wednesday of a woman who had given birth just before 11 a.m. They were dispatched when it was reported the mother allegedly walked away. Officers arrived on bicycle and checked on the newborn, who was being cared for by paramedics, police said. "They said the mother, the woman, was stumbling away eastbound on Market with a lot of blood and amniotic fluid all over her," officer Kirby-Glatkowski told KOIN-TV. The mother was not cooperative and was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, police said. "My partner and I went to try and engage her, contact her, talk to her see what was going on.

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NYPD: 83-year-old convicted killer had latest victim's leg in her wheelchair

NEW YORK - An 83-year-old ex-con who did two stints in prison — each time for killing a woman — is now charged with murder once again after police found human body parts in and near her apartment and obtained video of her riding a motorized wheelchair with a severed human leg in the seat.A grand jury has indicted Harvey Marcelin, who identifies as a transgender woman, on charges of second-degree murder, evidence tampering, and concealing a dead body in connection with the death of Susan Leyden, 68, of Brooklyn.Leyden's torso was found in a shopping cart on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in the Cypress Hills section on March 3. Police said the body was in a large plastic bag inside the cart.

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First-time homebuyer? Real estate experts offer advice in crazy market

first-time homebuyers and likely not the first story you’ve heard, especially lately: tight inventory, multiple offers on rundown properties and houses selling for well over the asking price — sometimes by hundreds of thousands of dollars.Last year, the housing market sizzled across the nation, with annual existing-home sales hitting their highest mark since 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR)."After an initial lull in 2020, the market has been red hot and getting hotter," said Ron Melendez, a senior agent in Los Angeles with Compass’s The Stephanie Younger Group.So, how can first-time homebuyers navigate the process without becoming burned out, deflated or giving up altogether? If you’re a prospective first-time homebuyer hoping (or praying) home prices will decline in 2022, most experts agree: don’t count on it."If people are waiting for a price to decline, well, it’s not going to happen," Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the NAR, told FOX Television Stations. BRAMPTON, ON - MARCH 10: Houses continue to draw a premium price, as this recent SOLD sign shows. Inventory continues to be low which helps to drive up the prices for those looking to buy.

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Q&A: Dr. Alex Summers, London-Middlesex MOH, reflects on 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 a global pandemic, changing the world overnight and marking the start of what would become one of the deadliest pandemics in world history.London had already seen one confirmed case of the virus by the time the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, while the province had recorded at least 42 cases, along with its first death. (The death wouldn’t be officially confirmed as COVID-19-related until the following week.) School boards ‘expected’ to follow province in lifting mask mandate, Ontario government says Two years later, the London-Middlesex region has seen more than 32,500 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 — an undercount due to testing eligibility changes — and has recorded more than 350 deaths, while across Ontario, more than 1.12 million people have tested positive and 12,227 have died during the pandemic.Globally, more than 454 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 while more than six million people have died, according to figures released by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University.To mark the two-year anniversary of the pandemic, 980 CFPL’s Mike Stubbs sat down with Dr.

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The history of daylight saving time

A clockmaker in his workshop, 1881. (Bildagentur-online / Universal Images Group / Getty Images) According to Prerau, the concept of daylight saving time can be attributed to three people.The first was Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century.

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Former Temple business dean sentenced in rankings scandal

PHILADELPHIA - A former dean of Temple University’s business school was sentenced Friday to a year and two months in prison in a scheme to falsely boost the school’s rankings.Moshe Porat, 75, was first convicted in November of federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges.Prosecutors have said he boosted the university’s online MBA program to the top spot on the U.S. News & World Report rankings for four years in a row.

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Millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once COVID-19 public health emergency ends

our health care system, serving millions of children, pregnant women, seniors, those living with disabilities and other adults, and its enrollment only skyrocketed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.However, millions of Medicaid enrollees risk losing their coverage once the official public health emergency ends in the United States. One analysis by the Urban Institute, an economic and policy think tank, projects this could be as many as 15.8 million people, depending on its end date. The analysis, co-authored by senior fellow Matthew Buettgens, aims to highlight the massive scale of coverage transition that awaits — and what happens to those losing coverage.

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Global COVID-19 deaths may be 3 times higher than recorded

Today in The Lancet researchers say excess deaths data indicate that the global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic may be more than three times higher than officially record.

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News Scan for Mar 11, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children 5 to 11 years old in the United States remained low during the first 11 weeks of vaccine eligibility, especially in high social vulnerability index (SVI) areas. The research was published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).The Pfizer-BioNTech was approved for emergency use in 28 million eligi

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The Wanted's Tom Parker shares health update amid inoperable brain tumour battle

Tom Parker has been seen using a wheelchair following his return from a cancer treatment facility in Spain.Earlier this week, the singer made an emotional return to the stage with his The Wanted bandmates at their Bournemouth gig after he was forced to pull out of several shows due to intense cancer treatment.The dad-of-two joined Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaren and Jay McGuinness, emerging from underground while sitting on a throne. Bandmate Siva took over his lines in their hit song, Glad You Came while he sat with a pair of sunglasses on.Now, Strictly star Max George has shared behind-the-scenes snaps with his pal, who was left sitting in a wheelchair.The Walks Like Rihanna singer was wearing a leather jacket along with a pair of black aviator style Ray-Bans and a cream beanie hat as he offered a peace sign towards the camera.Captioning his post, Max typed: "I mean...

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Strictly's Shirley Ballas details 'difficult' and 'tough week' amid recent health woes

Shirley Ballas, 61, has been the head judge on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing since the departure of Len Goodman in 2017.The ballroom dancer has taken to Instagram to share that she has had a "tough week" in the midst of her recent health issues.Shirley took to her Instagram story to share a video of herself at the Mamma Mia party, held at London's O2 Arena.She captioned the video in view of her 237,000 followers: "OMG what a tough week personally. (sic)"I needed this show to lift my spirits and it did.

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Gabby Petito's family files lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents, claims they knew Brian murdered Gabby

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Gabby Petito's family has filed a civil lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents, accusing them of knowing that Brian had murdered their daughter and attempting to help him flee the country. The lawsuit seeks over $100,000 in damages for causing the Petitos pain and suffering along with mental anguish.The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Sarasota County by Gabby's mother, Nichole Schmidt, and father, Joseph Petito, listing Brian's parents Chris and Roberta Laundrie as defendants.The complaint gives a brief timeline of Gabby Petito's disappearance and death, before revealing new accusations not previously released by the FBI."It is believed, and therefore averred that on or about August 28, 2021, Brian Laundrie advised his parents, Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie, that he had murdered Gabrielle Petito," the lawsuit states.

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Man shot in the head in East Mount Airy double shooting, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man is fighting for his life after police say he was shot in the head Friday afternoon in Philadelphia's East Mount Airy neighborhood. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 1900 block of Washington Lane just after 2 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police found a 28-year-old man shot once in the head and hand, and a 21-year-old man who was hit multiple times in the leg. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESBoth victims were taken by ambulance to Albert Einstein Medical Center. The 28-year-old was placed in critical condition and the younger victim is expected to recover, police said. No arrests were reported immediately following the shooting.

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Putting 'spring' in Spring Training: Here is what weather awaits as baseball begins

ratified a new contract after a 99-day stalemate on Thursday, paving the way for the season to finally begin, albeit it a little later than originally scheduled.But players are expected to report to their team's facilities to begin spring training by Sunday, and it looks like the weather couldn't be any better.In Arizona, the weather looks sunny and near 80 in Phoenix and its surrounding suburbs where the Cactus League teams play.In Florida, while thunderstorms and possible severe weather is in the forecast for the northern third of the state on Friday and Saturday, conditions improve for Sunday as the Grapefruit League gets under way. Highs will reach around 70 for the east coast sites like Jupiter, Port St.

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McMaster researchers say new ‘repellent wrap’ appears to resist all viruses and bacteria

McMaster University researchers in Hamilton say a promising pathogen-repellent wrap they’ve created could protect against contamination on high-touch surfaces such as door handles and railings.The so-called ‘RepelWrap’ is a simple plastic wrap with a built-in microscopic structure that helps to repel things like bacteria and viruses.Dr. Leyla Soleymani, associate professor Tohid Didar and others with the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering published their first proof-of-concept research in December 2019, on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic.The inventors believe their licensed technology has huge potential amid a worldwide viral crisis that led to more than 450 million COVID-19 cases between 2020 and 2022.“So … if you touch with a contaminated hand a regular surface, contamination will get transferred to it,” Soleymani told 900 CHML’s Good Morning Hamilton.“But if you touch the repel wrap, it doesn’t get contaminated.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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