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SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. - Two beaches on Long Island reopened for swimming on Monday after a shark attacked a lifeguard over the weekend. Lifeguards at the beaches at Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue Beach County Park started their shifts an hour early on Monday morning to scan the water for signs of sharks, Suffolk County spokesperson Nicole Russo said. The beaches reopened at 10 a.m. Lifeguards on paddle boards patrolled the shoreline.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that they say left one man dead on Monday afternoon in West Oak Lane.At 4:32 p.m., on the 2000 block of East Washington Lane, police say a 39-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest. Medics pronounced the man dead on scene at 4:33 p.m., according to police. MORE HEADLINES1 hurt in July 4th road rage shooting blocks from Independence Hall, police sayPolice: Juvenile's failed robbery attempt in Old City turns violent after man shot with woman, baby in carPolice: 6-year-old and 7-year-old hospitalized after being shot in WilmingtonNo arrest was made in this incident and police are actively investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police. 

PHILADELPHIA - Crowds of people in Philadelphia feel as though the Fourth of July is not a day to celebrate as many gathered for pro-choice rallies to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.Protesters demanded that the government restore nationwide legal abortion rights outside of Independence Mall in Old City on the Fourth of July.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A teenager is being sought in connection to a deadly shooting in the basement of a Delaware County home that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy. Jermaine Young, 16, is wanted on several charges, including third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, according to an affidavit. Officer from the Upper Darby Police Department were called to a home on the 6900 block of Ruskin Lane shortly before 7 p.m. Friday night. According to investigators, police found the 14-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

MUMBAI : The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on Monday agreed to look into the Covid-19 policy claims that were rejected by insurance companies.  This comes after a public interest litigation was filed by a Manav Seva Dham (petitioner), a social services’ trust against various insurance companies before the Bombay High Court.  According to the petition, it has been alleged that various insurance providers engaged in a number of offences, misusing policyholder funds, rerouting funds through additional businesses, and paying exorbitant overriding commissions to banks and their agents.  “The insurance companies are unjustly denying their Covid-19-related claims, it claimed, even in the midst of the ongoing pandemic Covid-19, in which the country’s residents have not only lost their jobs but also depleted their money", it said.  Additionally, the petitioner submitted that Insurance companies have caused wrongful losses to the policyholders.  Essentially the petitioner asked the court to ass an order to ensure that the insurance claims submitted by the policyholders due to Covid-19 pandemic were not arbitrarily rejected.  The petition stated that due to the widespread pandemic the general insurance companies received a significant lot of claims from the policyholders. More than 80, 000 claims were received by the non-life insurance industry.

Fourth of July parade in the Chicago-area suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, according to local officials. Police are actively looking for the shooter.At a press conference on Monday, law enforcement officials told media that the shooting was “very random” and “very intentional,” and it appears the shooter was on a roof with a high-powered rifle.

CHICAGO - A mass shooting suspect who opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, remained at large on Monday, with police warning residents that the individual should still be considered armed and dangerous. The parade began around 10 a.m. local time and was suddenly halted about 10 minutes later after shots rang out, killing at least six people and wounding 24 others. The suspect likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said. HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 04: First responders work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.

COVID-19 vaccine doses.Interim Leader Peter Tabuns says details are needed now that a federal immunization panel is recommending the shots and Quebec has moved ahead with fourth doses for all adults.He says the NDP want easy and equitable access to the shots, including community clinics and availability in doctors’ offices.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The Highland Park Fourth of July parade was suddenly halted when shots were fired about 10 minutes after the parade kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday, striking an unknown number of parade-goers and sending hundreds of people running for safety.A law enforcement source tells Fox 32 News that one person was fatally shot and there are multiple other people who were wounded in the shooting.A Chicago Sun-Times reporter saw blankets covering three bloodied bodies and five other people wounded and bloodied near the parade’s reviewing stand. Several witnesses said they heard multiple shots fired.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police on Monday (4) revealed that the criminal gangster gunned down during a shooting with police was wanted for multiple crimes including murder dating back to 2004.Sri Lanka Police said the Colombo Crimes Division was conducting an investigation into an incident where one man was gunned down and another was injured at the Bastian Mawatha Private Bus Terminal in Colombo on the 30th of June 2022.Thereafter, detectives received a tip-off that the suspect who carried out the shooting was hiding in a house in Ihalagama, Gampaha.Based on the information CCD officers had visited the premises early morning on Monday (4), and the suspect upon seeing the approaching police officers had fled using a motorcycle.Sri Lanka Police said that CCD officers chased after the suspect and discovered the motorcycle abandoned.Thereafter, the suspect opened fire at the police officers, and police officers returned fire injuring the suspect.The suspect was 41-year-old Ihala Vithanage Joseph alias Josa, and he died upon admission to the Gampaha Hospital.Police officers recovered a T-56 Assault Rifle used by the suspect to fire at police officers, a magazine, 5 live rounds, 4 bullet casings, a motorcycle, a helmet, and a traveling bag from the location where the suspect was shot and injured.Detectives have uncovered that the slain gangster had committed multiple crimes on the instructions of notorious underworld gangster Stanley Kennedy Fernando alias Bumma.In addition, he also shot dead a woman opposite the Welikada Prison on the instructions of slain underworld leader Makandure Madush.Sri Lanka Police said the suspect Josa had committed multiple crimes including murder, attempted murder, heroin possession,

Channel 4 television personality announced last year that he had received the devastating diagnosis after doctors discovered he had a 4. 5cm stage three tumour. In April, Merlin underwent surgery to remove the tumour but his health battle isn't over yet.

Alonzo Coleman is pictured in a provided image after winning $250,000 in Virginia’s Bank a Million game. (Credit: Virginia Lottery) A Virginia man won a $250,000 lottery prize after taxes using numbers that came to him in a dream.Alonzo Coleman, a retiree who lives in the Henrico, Virginia, area, played the state’s Bank a Million game, in which individuals pick six different numbers from 1 through 40.

AUDUBON, N,J, - A routine grocery run turned violent when officials say an 80-year-old woman became the victim of a stabbing.Police responded to reports of a stabbing in the parking lot of Acme on West Nicholson Road in Audubon Sunday afternoon.An 80-year-old woman was loading groceries in her car when she was reportedly stabbed multiple times. She is still recovering at a local hospital in stable condition, according to officials.Altirik Higgins, 40, was taken into custody in connection to the stabbing.

FILE IMAGE - Night view of an illuminated red sign for the emergency department or emergency room at a hospital in Walnut Creek, California, on March 15, 2022. (Photo by Gado/Getty Images) Recreational marijuana use was linked to an increased risk of a visit to the emergency room and being admitted to the hospital for any reason, a recently-published observational study suggests.The research, published on June 27 in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research, states that marijuana use was associated with 22% greater odds of an emergency room visit or hospital admission for any cause. Acute trauma, which is something that occurs due to a single event such as a car crash, was the most common cause at 15.1%, followed by respiratory health reasons (14.2%) and gastrointestinal issues (13.3%).The Canadian researchers linked national health survey and health records data for more than 35,000 residents of Ontario who were between the ages of 12 to 65, spanning the period between January 2009 and December 2015.

Kate Garraway has thanked her fans helping to find her husband Derek Draper's medication after she accidentally left the supplies in a taxi.The Good Morning Britain presenter got herself and her 54 year-old husband into hot water after she mistakenly left Derek medication in a cab after a weekend hospital visit.She previously took to twitter pleading with her fans for help with a call to action:READ MORE:Kate Garraway found 'new ways' to love Derek after heartbreaking Covid hellShe wrote: " @BC_Lostproperty help!! Have just brought derek home in a mobility black cab from hospital for a weekend visit & have left a case with all his meds and kit in the front!"Adding: "The driver recognised me but may not know it’s there - please look & get in touch - need urgently!!"But thanks to the help of a dedicated fan, the vital medicine was returned to the couple after a follower who remarkably knew the cab driver got in touch with the Life Stories broadcaster.The loyal fan responded: "I know the driver Kate as he mentioned he'd taken you and your husband to me this evening. I’m trying to get in touch right now."And after the situation was resolved and the supplies were retrieved, Kate made sure to give an update her worried followers.Taking to Twitter this morning, she wrote: "It’s been returned! Thanks to all who reached out - the message got to driver lovely Robert who has returned it - phew and thanks to all.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Police in Delaware are investigating after two young children were shot in Wilmington. According to police, the shooting happened at 12:19 a.m. on Monday morning on the 2300 block of North Pine Street. Authorities say police located two boys, ages six and seven, with gunshot wounds. The boys were taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition, according to officials. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe shooting remains under investigation and no additional information was released, police say. This is a developing story.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned a former inmate who received a life sentence when she was a teenager for killing her former pimp.It’s the final step in an official redemption that has spanned more than a decade and three governors of both political parties.Hers was among nearly three dozen such pardons and clemencies Friday that also affected older and younger offenders.

American politician Aaron Burr (1756 - 1836) fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton (1757 - 1804) with a shot from his pistol during a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, July 11, 1804. Former Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton and Burr, who served as Vice Pre BOSTON (AP) - A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display — though not exactly in the room where it happened.The founding father's letter will be the featured piece at the Commonwealth Museum's annual July Fourth exhibit, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin’s office says.

85 sequences have been uploaded so far, mainly from India (from 10 states) and 7 other countries.No transmission could be tracked based on sequences outside India yet. Admiting with him, Thomas Peacock, a scientist at Imperial College London, also said sub-variant is worth "keeping a close eye" on Why the emergence of the new variant can be alarming? Explaing the logic behind it, Fleishon explained in the recent past there has been a trend of second generation variants based on Omicron sub-lineages, namely BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, and BA.5. This was based on Omicron lineages with mutations in the S1 section of the spike protein and specifically in the part of the spike protein which the virus uses to connect to and gain entry into cells.

shared a snap of her leg in a cast from hospital on Instagram and revealed she had broken her fibula. Dr Hilary says Covid travel restrictions could return as UK cases riseMet Office national morning forecast for July 4 - Light showers with sunny spellsBlood Red: Mohamed Salah Contract Details Outlined After Contract ExtensionWhat Impact Could Mo Salah's New Contract Have On LFC's Future DealingsRoyal Mint reveals the rarest 50p coins to collectFabio Carvalho UNVEILED as a Liverpool FC Player at AXA Training CentreBlood Red: Pep Lijnders reveals phonecall to Jurgen Klopp about ‘new player’ Kaide GordonLove Island: Gemma calls Billy a 'player'Royal Blue: James Tarkowski Signing Confirmed On Free TransferBlood Red: The Future of Roberto Firmino in Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool SideEverton Provide Bramley Moore Stadium Update | Drone ShotsGangs of youths run riot in 'lawless' area of LiverpoolBlood Red: Julian Ward Role In Mohamed Salah Contract & Transfer DealsRoyal Blue: Richarlison Completes £60m Move As Everton Eye Jesse Lingard The former X Factor star addressed her painful injury on today's edition of Loose Women.

FILE IMAGE - An American flag at a fireworks store in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, US, on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Fourth of July marks "America’s birthday," a U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Homicide detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in Kensington. According to authorities, the shooting happened on the 600 block of E Indiana Avenue in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Police say a woman was shot twice and killed. No additional details have been released by authorities and police have not said if any suspects are in custody. Identification of the victim is still pending. This is a developing story.

The current wave of Covid-19 cases is having a huge impact on hospitals and people seem less likely to be isolating when they have early symptoms, the Covid-19 lead with the Irish College of General Practitioners has said.

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to Covid-19.

PHILADELPHIA - A man, who was with his female companion and a baby in Old City, was shot during a failed robbery attempt, according to police. Philadelphia Inspector D.F. Pace told FOX 29 that reports of the incident came to police around 12:10 a.m.

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., the U.S., on Sunday, July 4, 2021.

Covid variants were first picked up in South Africa but they might soon become prevalent in Europe and the US, according to health experts. These two subvariants are also thought to be behind the UK surge in cases. Currently, the Government data reports a 33.

Covid lottery". "There is a population who say they've never had Covid and then there are those poor souls who've had it several times," she said. "It is a very complex area which is now attracting a lot of research.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are working to learn more after a woman was found shot to death in Frankford. Police say the incident happened on Sunday night when officers received reports of a shooting inside an apartment building on the 1300 block of Arrott Street. Officers had difficulty getting into the apartment, according to authorities, but once inside they found a woman, 37, shot inside. Authorities say the woman was shot in the forearm as she was in a defensive position trying to protect herself and once in the chest, which was the fatal shot. She was pronounced dead inside the apartment, according to police. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESTwo spent shell casings were found on scene near the victim suggesting she was shot at close range, authorities say. Police believe the motive of the shooting is domestic-related, Inspector D.F.

Shopping malls, theaters and places of worship have been asked to ensure that huge crowds do not gather Amid a surge in COVID cases, the Chennai Corporation on Monday made wearing of masks mandatory in public places.  Moreover, shopping malls, theaters and places of worship have been asked to ensure that huge crowds do not gather. In a press statement issued by the Chennai Corporation, it said that following increase in number of positive cases across the city, the need to follow safety protocols have been announced. COVID cases are on a rise in Tamil Nadu again.

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Criminal Gangster was shot dead by police during a shootout in Yakkala.Police Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police Nihal Talduwa said that a T56 firearm was also found in the possession of the deceased suspect.According to reports, the gunned-down gangster was identified as Ihala Vithanage Joseph Kumara alias Elpitiye Joseph (41).It is reported that he was a close associate of Underworld Gangster Ganemulla Sanjeewa, and is suspected to have carried out the shooting at Bastian Mawatha, Colombo on 30th May 2022.

Covid travel restrictions could return for several countries this summer, causing disruption to people's holidays, according to Good Morning Britain's resident GP Dr Hilary Jones. Over the last two years, the sudden introduction of restrictions has seen holidaymakers scramble back to the UK as quickly as possible.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court today ordered the Attorney General to prepare a report detailing the sectors that a given priority in fuel purchasing, and distribution.The Attorney General was ordered to submit this report before the 12th of July 2022.Th Supreme Court made the order after taking into consideration two Fundamental Rights applications filed by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.The applications were called up in the presence of Justices Vijith Malalgoda, Mahinda Samayawardena, and Arjuna Obeysekera.

Stray Kids have postponed two dates from the North American leg of their ongoing ‘Maniac’ tour after three members contracted COVID-19.Over the weekend on July 2, Live Nation announced on Twitter that the group’s Atlanta (July 3) and Fort Worth (July 6) shows have been postponed after three members of the boyband tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.“Lee Know, Felix and I.N received positive results on self-testing kits performed on July 2 (local time), thus immediately visited a hospital to receive PCR tests and were diagnosed with COVID-19,” wrote Live Nation. The concert organiser also shared that the boyband, along with all staff members of their tour had been undergoing daily self-testing.Live Nation noted that all members of the group had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and had been staying in single rooms throughout the tour.

Living with COVID-19 plan, the focus of this new phase is on protecting those who are most at risk from the virus.A new set of guidance from UKHSA provides important public health advice for people with symptoms of respiratory infections, such as COVID-19; people with a positive COVID-19 test and their contacts; and advice on safer behaviours for everyone. UKHSA has also published a set of public health principles for businesses, organisations and employers to consider in managing the risk to their workforce from respiratory infections, such as COVID-19.Dame Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of UKHSA, said:As we learn to live with COVID, we encourage people to keep following simple steps to help keep themselves and others safe.The pandemic is not over and how the virus will develop over time remains uncertain.

The Government has launched a further low cost Covid-19 loan scheme for businesses.

This marked a marginal rise from Sunday, when 16,103 people had tested positive Marking a marginal rise from Sunday, when 16,103 people tested positive, India reported 16,135 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the overall caseload to 43,518,564, the Union health ministry said on Monday. As many as 24 people succumbed to the disease taking the total number of fatalities to 525,223. The cumulative tally of active patients continued to rise with 113,864, up from 111,7111 on Sunday.  Meanwhile, with 13,958 people recuperating in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries rose to 42,879,477.

jobs because of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the work environment.“It’s very hard to make the argument that you need to physically come to work five days a week,” said Sarah McVanel, chief recognition officer and founder of Greatness Magnified, a company that helps organizations retain top talent and combat burnout.McVanel says that COVID-19 presented Canadians with a different reality that changed the way people think about work.Grocery store, alcohol sales down in April as prices rose: Statistics CanadaAccording to a report released by Statistics Canada on May 24, the number of job vacancies at the beginning of April hit just over one million, up more than 40 per cent compared to last year amid a tight labour market pushing up wages and fuelling inflation concerns.The agency said on its website that employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill 1,001,100 vacant positions, up 23,300 from March of this year and a gain of 308,000 compared to April 2021.Vacancies in the health care and social assistance sectors reached a record high of 136,800, up five per cent from the peak of three months earlier and up 90.9 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic pummelled the economy, according to a report by Statistics Canada, which was released on May 21.

NEW DELHI: India recorded 16,135 new covid cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the active caseload to 1,13,864, as per data released by the Union health ministry on Monday. Fatalities stood at 24. The national capital's active cases stand at 3,268, while Maharashtra has 22,485 cases, Haryana has 2,475 cases, and Kerala's stand at 29,527.

A decision to open temporary court rooms in cinemas during the pandemic has cost taxpayers almost £30million, it can be revealed. The Odeon chain has raked in £26,166,092 over the last two years while Vue was paid £1,882,356 by the Scottish Courts service, figures ­uncovered by the Record show.

Due to winter illnesses putting pressure on primary care providers, the Ministry of Health would like to remind employers that they can consider the text messages it sends to people positive with COVID-19 and their household contacts, as proof of needing time off work.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - A 17-year-old boy was shot in the stomach and is fighting for his life in Southwest Philadelphia.Police were called to the 1900 block of South 67th Street Saturday night, just after 9, on the report of gunshots, according to authorities.Responding officers found the teen with a gunshot wound to his stomach.Police rushed the teen to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was placed in critical condition.Police are searching for the shooter and a motive.

Today we are reporting 6,498 community cases and 487 current hospitalisations.

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Northfield Police Department is asking for the public's help finding a six-year-old girl after her mother was found dead in their home this weekend.Police said they responded to a call around 11:50 a.m. Saturday at a residence in the 600 block of Maple Brook Ct and discovered Lisa Wade, 39, who died of an apparent suicide.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets following a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come from the vehicle during the pursuit, and officers said they feared he was preparing to fire when they discharged their weapons, authorities said.Police on Sunday released video the mayor called "heartbreaking" of the pursuit and shooting of Jayland Walker, 25, while pleading for peace and patience from the community while the state investigation into the shooting continues. It was not yet clear how many shots were fired, but Walker sustained more than 60 wounds.

HOUSTON - The Austin, Texas, woman accused of killing cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson is in jail in Harris County awaiting transport back to Travis County.34-year-old Kaitlin Armstrong arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston Saturday after being arrested by US Marshals in Costa Rica last week. Armstrong is charged with murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old Moriah Wilson at a home on Maple Avenue in East Austin on May 11. Armstrong was captured Wednesday in a remote Costa Rican beach town after 43 days on the run.

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Northfield Police Department is asking for the public's help finding Elle Ragin after her mother was found dead in their home Saturday.Police said they responded to a call around 11:50 a.m.

ALTOONA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania prosecutor has ruled that a late police sergeant was justified in using deadly force that resulted in the accidental shooting death of a jail guard during a hostage situation at a county courthouse last fall.Authorities said an inmate had been taken from the Blair County jail to the courthouse in Altoona for a hearing in November when he allegedly disarmed corrections officer Rhonda Jean Russell. A police sergeant fired a shot at the inmate but hit 47-year-old Russell, a 14-year veteran who was pronounced dead at UPMC Altoona.District Attorney Pete Weeks said last week that the use of deadly force by the police sergeant, who officials said died several months later of natural causes, was justified under the law.