SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday morning that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for many users, according to reports.The website DownDetector, which shares user-reported issues on websites and other platforms, showed thousands of complaints regarding the Facebook-owned apps around 11:45 a.m.

ET. The largest issue appeared to be centered on Facebook itself with more than 86,000 people reporting problems with the website and the server connection.Instagram had also received more than 67,000 reports of issues.Many Instagram users, about 44%, reported issues with the app, according to the site.

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Southwest cancels hundreds of more flights Monday after weekend disruption

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of more flights on Monday after a weekend filled with "operational challenges" and severe weather left thousands of customers facing delays and cancelations. The Dallas-based airline has canceled 348 flights Monday and delayed another 303 flights, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks cancellations and delays.On Sunday, Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 29% of its schedule, due to air traffic control issues and weather challenges at its Florida airports. That was the highest rate by far of the major U.S.

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Gun violence killing an increasing number of American children

Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shootings from more than 7,500 law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources. That number spiked to 1,375 in 2020 and this year is on pace to be worse.

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Officials issue warnings as dangerous social media challenges emerge in schools

PHILADELPHIA - Officials from local schools have begun issuing warnings as dangerous social media challenges emerge and impact the school year. TikTok challenges taking place in schools has officials on alert and now taking action.Students all over the nation have been participating in challenges such as the devious licks challenge or the bathroom challenge. It includes everything from filling soap dispensers with urine to vandalizing school property.

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Boston Marathon 2021 finally begins after 30-month hiatus

BOSTON - The 125th edition of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon delayed due to the pandemic, finally kicked off on Monday for the first time since April of 2019. Light rain and weather in the 50s greeted the runners participating in the 26.2-mile race to Copley Square in Boston, which is expected to include roughly 20,000 participants who qualified.The race in 2020 was postponed until September because of the pandemic, then called off for the first time in its history since the first race in 1897.

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Pensioner hit with £100 fine over 'post Covid catch-up with pals' in KFC car park

A talkative pensioner who visited a fast-food joint was hit with a £100 fine after meeting up with friends for a 'post Covid catch-up'.

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Tornadoes hit Oklahoma as severe weather sweeps across Central US

COWETA, Okla. - Multiple reported tornadoes swept through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage as a severe weather system also brought heavy rain, lightning and gust winds to several states across the region.There was no immediate word of deaths or injuries from the tornadoes.

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2021 Nobel prize for economics awarded to 3 US-based economists

STOCKHOLM - Three U.S-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called "natural experiments."David Card of the University of California at Berkeley was awarded one half of the prize, while the other half was shared by Joshua Angrist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Guido Imbens from Stanford University.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the three have "completely reshaped empirical work in the economic sciences.""Card’s studies of core questions for society and Angrist and Imbens’ methodological contributions have shown that natural experiments are a rich source of knowlege," said Peter Fredriksson, chair of the Economic

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I'm A Celebrity stars set to 'quarantine for two weeks' to avoid Covid headache

I’m A Celebrity producers will enforce a compulsory two-week quarantine for celebs this year to keep them safe in camp, according to reports. Bosses are said to be make sure that each celebrity isolates alone to avoid some of the problems the BBC have had with Strictly Come Dancing.

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Sheriff: MCSO deputy remains on life support, suspect shot and in critical condition

AVONDALE, Ariz. - A Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy is now on life support after being assaulted while taking a man with felony warrants into custody on Saturday, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The deputy was found by another deputy critically injured and unconscious near Van Buren and Dysart Road, close to an MCSO substation on Oct. 9.

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90,000 jobs lost in UK nightlife sector due to COVID, says new report

COVID.CEO of the NTIA Michael Kill said that the data, which shows 86,000 job losses in the night time cultural economy sector since 2019, proves that “it is the worst possible time to introduce vaccine passports, which will further damage a sector essential to the economic recovery”.In a foreword to the report, Co-Chair of the APPG for the Night Time Economy and Conservative MP Christian Wakeford said that the government “must not leave this vital sector behind” as the UK continues to recover from the pandemic.Writing a statement following the publication of the report, Kill said: “We are pleased to be able to present today this important and timely piece of work quantifying, for the first time, the size of the night time economy in the

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Nova Scotia Sikh man’s murder sparks fear among community over possible hate crime

Police in Nova Scotia are still offering few answers on the murder of Prabhjot Singh Katri, a Sikh man who was fatally stabbed in Truro in September.

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B.C. woman fined $60K for feeding bears thought she was helping them

Whistler woman handed $60,000 in fines for regularly feeding bears Witnesses recalled seeing up to five bears at once at Stevikova’s luxury Kadenwood home, and reported hearing her addressing one bear by the name of “Lilly.”Stevikova was found to have bought bulk produce to feed the bears, including up to 10 cases of apples, 50 pounds of carrots and pears, and up to 15 dozen eggs, all on a weekly basis.“(She) told one witness she was feeding the bears and felt that they needed help, as they looked skinny and she was concerned for their welfare and told another that she was feeding the bears so that people in Whistler would not complain about them and the conservation officers would not kill them,” according to the ruling by B.C.

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Pumpkin problems: ‘Challenging year’ for some farmers amid extreme weather

Halloween up ahead, pumpkin season is in full swing in Canada.For farmers across the country who start planting end of May, it’s an important time of the year. Harvest typically starts around Labour Day weekend in mid-September.

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NJ school considers banning fans from high school football games due to rise in fights

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A New Jersey high school is considering new security measures at football games after a spate of fights among fans in the stands caused a recent game to be suspended at halftime. "Some of the options are no fans, which isn't a good option," Pennsauken High School Athletic Director Billy Snyder said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESSeveral fights reportedly broke out at Pennsauken High School's Friday night home game against Camden High School and forced the game to be canceled at halftime.Pennsauken High is the latest school forced to alter plans for football games due to violence or threats of violence.

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B.C. mom concerned over 9-day COVID-19 school exposure notification delay

A B.C. mother is speaking out about delays in COVID-19 notification at schools after her daughter’s class was left waiting nine days to be told of exposures. Kamil Karamali reports.

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Australia’s most populous city reopens after more than 100 days of covid lockdown

Australia’s most populous city on Monday exited more than three months of lockdown.

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Man sought for starting two fires inside SEPTA stations, police say

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA police are searching for a man accused starting two fires inside a pair of SEPTA stations on the Broad Street Line line this weekend. Authorities say the suspect was inside the Susquehanna-Dauphin Station around 11 p.m.

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North Carolina university giving students 'wellness day' to address mental health

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is giving students the day off from classes on Tuesday to focus on their mental health."I encourage every student to use this time to rest and to check in with each other during that day," Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said in a statement Sunday.

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Police: Teen shot twice in the leg in North Philadelphia driven to hospital by officers

PHILADELPHIA - A teenage boy is recovering after police say he was shot twice in the leg Sunday night in North Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2600 block of North 22nd Street for reports of a shooting. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice found a 16-year-old boy shot twice in the left calf and rushed him to Temple University Hospital. No arrests were reported immediately following the shooting. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Hawaii earthquakes: 2 strong shakes off Big Island coast

no tsunami was expected as a result of the quake, though said many areas may have experienced strong shaking. It’s not clear year if any damage was done or if anyone was injured. The USGS’ self-reporting data showed some felt the shake as far away as Kauai.At a gas station on Oahu, the refrigerator display doors were opened by the shaking and items fell to the ground.This is a developing story.

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Nashville parents charged after car left running with baby inside is stolen

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The parents of a one-year-old boy have been charged with child endangerment after leaving their child alone in an unlocked, running car in a supermarket parking lot on Wednesday, police said. RELATED: Mom arrested after 12-year-old gives birth to 24-year-old man's childAccording to officials, surveillance video of the parents, know identified as Ruhumuriza Mukunzi, 29, and Nyirankumi Nyirankumi, 26, arrived at the grocery store at 6 p.m. and walked inside.

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Whistleblower: Facebook harms children, weakens democracy

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before U.S. Congress that the social media giant fuels hate and prioritizes profits before the safety of its users.

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Live to 130 years old? Study suggests it’s possible

Royal Society Open Science Journal, it may be humanly possible. Researchers collected data on supercentenarians, people 110 years and older, and semi-supercentenarians, people between the ages of 105 and 109.The data showed reaching such an age is still highly unlikely.

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Pennsylvania woman charged in slayings of 2 in Surf City says she's being framed

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A Pennsylvania woman charged last week in the slayings of her 87-year-old father and his girlfriend at his New Jersey Shore home says she is being "framed."Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, was arrested Oct. 4 in Landenberg, in southeastern Pennsylvania just north of the Maryland state line.

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Facebook rolls out new controls for teens, parents

NEW YORK - Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and "nudging" teens if they are repeatedly looking at the same content that's not conducive to their well-being.The Menlo Park, California-based Facebook is also planning to introduce new controls for adults of teens on an optional basis so that parents or guardians can supervise what their teens are doing online. These initiatives come after Facebook announced late last month that it was pausing work on its Instagram for Kids project.

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Paul McCartney blames John Lennon for Beatles breakup

LONDON - Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise.Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s "This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air on Oct. 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to disband The Beatles."I didn’t instigate the split," McCartney said.

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‘Chilling effect’: How whistleblower Frances Haugen unfriended Facebook

Facebook hired Frances Haugen to help correct dangerous distortions spilling across its platform, she had seen enough.The idealism she and countless others had invested in promises by the world’s biggest social network to fix itself had been woefully misplaced. The harm Facebook and sibling Instagram were doing to users was rivaled only by the company’s resistance to change, she concluded.

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Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over forecasted winds in Texas

Star Trek" actor William Shatner will be on board.RELATED: William Shatner says he's 'terrified' of upcoming Blue Origin space trip"Yes, it’s true; I’m going to be a ‘rocket man!’" the 90-year-old tweeted earlier this month. He added: "It’s never too late to experience new things."Shatner will become the oldest person to go to space.

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Passenger not charged after flight makes emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport

NEW YORK - An airline passenger whose behavior aboard a flight Saturday prompted an emergency landing and evacuation at LaGuardia Airport was released with no charges filed.According to a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, an investigation by the FBI, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Port Authority concluded no criminal charges were warranted.A passenger reported the man acting erratically on the Republic Airways flight from Indianapolis to LaGuardia, which prompted the pilot to declare an emergency landing.

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Quebec reports 612 new COVID-19 cases, 400 of which are inadequately vaccinated

COVID-19 cases and three more virus-related deaths on Sunday.Of the new reported infections, 400 were among those who were either not vaccinated or two weeks removed from a first dose.#COVID19 – En date du 9 octobre, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/8wcudQPPdm— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) October 10, 2021Health officials said hospitalizations dropped by one to 296, while the number of patients in intensive care dropped by four to 80.The seven-day case average is 546.The province’s public health institute says about 90 per cent of Quebecers aged 12 and older have received at least one dose, while 85 per cent are considered fully vaccinated with both doses.Message aux 15k employés du réseau de santé non

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. facing calls to resign over LGBTQ ‘filth’ remark

RALEIGH, N.C. - Despite the growing calls for North Carolina Lt. Gov.

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ATM explosion reported in West Philadelphia, authorities say

Stock image of generic crime scene tape. PHILADELPHIA - An ATM explosion was reportedly early Sunday in West Philadelphia, according to authorities. The incident happened at approximately 2:45 a.m. on the 4000 block of Lancaster Avenue at a 24-hour convenience store. According to police, an unknown device was used to cause an implosion on the ATM which was located in the vestibule of the convenience store.No money was taken and no injuries were reported.

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People suffering from 'worst lurgy ever' might actually have covid, top scientist warns

People suffering from a horrible bout of cold might actually have covid without realising it, a top scientist has warned.

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Taliban rules out working with US to contain ISIS

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August.Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are meeting this weekend in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

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Abdul Qadeer Khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, dies at 85

Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of COVID-19 following a lengthy illness, his family said. He was 85.Khan, who launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s, died in a hospital in the capital Islamabad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said.Thousands of people attended a state funeral at the massive white-marble Faisal Mosque in the capital.

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Ontario reports 535 COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 591,866.Health Minister Christine Elliott said of the new cases, 388 involve people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, while 147 are fully vaccinated individuals.For comparison, last Sunday 580 cases were reported, meaning the seven-day average continues to drop. Mixed reaction after Ontario lifts capacity limits on certain industries Two additional deaths were also announced on Oct.

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Antarctica’s 2021 winter was among the coldest on record

said the continent’s temperatures in June, July and August were 6.1 degrees lower than the 1981 to 2010 average at -81.2 degrees.Scientists said it was the second coldest winter after 2004 in the 60-year weather record at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.RELATED: Pope Francis urges lawmakers to fight climate changeDuring the polar darkness period, from April through September, the average temperature was -77.6 degrees, the coldest on record. Researchers attributed the extremely cold temperatures to "two extended periods of stronger-than-average encircling winds around the continent, which tend to isolate the ice sheet from warmer conditions." They also noted a strong upper-atmosphere polar vortex that led to a significant ozone hole.RELATE

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Tyson Fury’s wife Paris, 31, rethinking plans for 10 kids amid baby Athena health 'stress'

Tyson Fury, 33.This comes after their daughter Athena’s health battle when she was a newborn.Paris has opened up about their life in a new chat as she gave an update on baby Athena’s health.The couple are parents to six children, after marrying when she was 18.Their eldest is Venezuela, 12, followed by Prince John James, nine, Prince Tyson II, four, Valencia, three, Prince Adonis, two, and nine-week-old Athena.Sadly, when she was born their youngest daughter had to spend two weeks in intensive care.She was put on a ventilator after having problems breathing, which has led Paris to rethink her initial plan for 10 children.She explained to The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine: "She's well now, but it was a stress.“I wouldn't want to relive that again,

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Brexit and Covid blamed for huge reduction in fish landings in Ayr district as concerns are raised over fleet's future

An economist has expressed fears over the future of the Ayr district fishing fleet after a new report shows that the area’s landing figures last year were significantly down on 2019.

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VPD gang unit arrests two men in downtown Vancouver

Heavily armed police officers entered a downtown condo building Friday night. As Kristen Robinson reports, it’s the same building where a man convicted of running an illegal nightclub from his penthouse was arrested earlier this year.

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New Jersey woman rejects plea deal, will face trial in toddler's death

BRIDGETON, N.J. - A woman accused of having killed her toddler son and telling police he had been kidnapped before his remains were found buried in the yard of her New Jersey home 2 1/2 years ago has rejected a plea offer and will face trial. NJ.com reports that 27-year-old Nakira Griner of Bridgeton on Friday declined a plea deal including a recommendation for a 30-year term in the February 2019 death of 23-month-old Daniel Griner Jr. Defense attorney Jill Cohen said in an earlier court filing that her client didn’t deny destroying the child’s remains but didn’t "knowingly and purposefully" cause his death.RELATED COVERAGE: ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on

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Foggy morning offers stunning backdrop to autumn landscape

MITTSFIELD, Mass. - As if fall foliage needed any more beauty, a New England community got to witness autumn’s beauty highlighted by Friday morning’s fog.A photographer going by the Twitter name NYCRobyn captured video of the moment the fog lifted, revealing a treeline transitioning into shades of red, orange and yellow."As the morning fog lifts, it reveals the beautiful colors of fall," she tweeted.After a blistering summer, many people consider fall foliage a welcomed sight. A fall foliage prediction map for 2021 by SmokyMountains.com lets people toggle over dates to see progressive changes of the leaves across the U.S. Depending on the region, some trees reach their peak fall foliage as early as mid-September.

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Southwest Airlines sees delays, cancellations due to weather

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Man defrauded Amazon of nearly $300k in return scheme, DOJ says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Charlotte, North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, executing a return scheme that defrauded Amazon of at least $290,000, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Hudson Hamrick, 31, faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.

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'I'm a paraplegic': Bodycam video shows Dayton officers drag man from car

DAYTON, Ohio - The arrest of an Ohio man is under investigation by the Dayton police department’s Professional Standards Bureau.Clifford Owensby, who is a paraplegic, was forcibly dragged out of his car during a traffic stop on Sept. 30.

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COVID-19: N.B. reports 100 new cases, active cases surpass 900

COVID-19 and no new deaths on Saturday, the province announced in a release.Since Friday, 52 people have recovered from the disease and hospitalizations have dropped slightly. As of Saturday, there were 56 people in hospital with 23 people in an intensive care unit.“Of those in hospital, 41 are unvaccinated, four are partially vaccinated and 11 are fully vaccinated,” the release said.The number of active cases in the province is 929.Of the new cases, 66 people were unvaccinated, five were partially vaccinated and 29 were fully vaccinated.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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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