Grimes discusses new album, health issues and “ten thousand cancellations”

LOS ANGELES - You can now add "school founder" to George Clooney’s resume.  Last week, the actor helped kick off the school year at the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a new program at the Roybal Learning Center, in downtown Los Angeles.  The specialized academy is designed to drive transformational change across the entertainment industry for students from underserved communities.

NEW DELHI : The union government is concerned about a potential rise in covid cases during the coming Diwali and Dussehra festivals and has warned states and union territories to ensure there’s no let-up in the surveillance strategy to track new variants, said Dr N.K. Arora, chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI). Experts have also urged people to take their booster doses, and advised hospitals to ensure adequate health infrastructure such as essential medicines and oxygen supply.

DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Two people have died following an aircraft crash in a residential area of Cumberland County, New Jersey Monday afternoon. New Jersey State Police say troopers responded to a report of a plane crash on Parvin Mill Road around 1:52 p.m. State police say two fatalities have been confirmed as a result of the crash. Neither of the victims have been identified and police have not said how many people were onboard the plane.MORE HEADLINES: No further injuries or damage to nearby homes have been reported at this time. Parvin Mill Road was also closed pending further investigation. This is a developing story.

NEW YORK (AP) - When President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt, many borrowers who kept making payments during the pandemic wondered if they'd made the right choice.Borrowers who paid down their debt during a pandemic freeze that started in March 2020 can in fact get a refund — and then apply for forgiveness – but the process for doing that hasn’t always been clear.If you think you’re eligible, here’s what you need to know:Borrowers who hold eligible federal student loans and have made voluntary payments since March 13, 2020, can get a refund, according to the Department of Education.For some people, that refund will be automatic. You can get a refund without applying if your payments brought your loan balance below the maximum debt relief amount: $10,000 for all borrowers, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.

Long Covid. The study has revealed that a person going through phases of anxiety, depression, and loneliness before being infected by coronavirus has a much stronger chance of developing Long Covid.  The finding of the study conducted by researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health was published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

A Taliban fighter keeps vigil near the Intercontinental Hotel during a press event organised by the members of the Taliban, in Kabul on September 19, 2022. An American navy veteran detained in Afghanistan for more than two years was released by the T WASHINGTON (AP) - An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, according to the man's family and U.S.

All three victims were hospitalized and health authorities say there is no threat to their life.Sûreté du Québec (SQ) police say the suspect fled the scene but was later found and arrested at 2 a.m.

festivals of Durga Puja and Diwali between September and November. E-commerce majors Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart have already announced deeply discounted sales.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – A Ukrainian journalist has released horrific details about the seven Sri Lankans who were allegedly captured and tortured by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv region near the Russian border where there has been intense fighting for months. The seven are currently safe in a Ukrainian rehabilitation center.The six men and one woman were beaten, two had their nails torn off, and all were forced to work cleaning up a house occupied by Russian soldiers, Sergey Bolvinov, Chief of the Investigative Department of Kharkiv Region Police had told Maria Romanenko, a Ukrainian journalist reporting from the UK.

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OLD CITY - Almost 13,000 people packed Penn’s Landing to enjoy everything about that beautiful country down south and celebrate Mexico’s independence.Southwest Philadelphia resident Gloria Velazquez declared, "We are very happy we are very proud to be Mexican and American, too. We are proud!"Pride in the heritage, culture and people of the neighbor to the south.

The country’s active caseload stands at 48,027, with total reported cases so far at 4.45 crore. Death toll stands at 528,355. More than 214.55 crore vaccine doses have been administered till date NEW DELHI : India reported 4,858 new covid cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to an update by the Union health ministry stated on Monday.

@JoeBiden — you’re wrong. Pandemic is not over. Almost 3,000 Americans are dying from #COVID19 every single week.A weekly 9/11 is a very big deal.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry will deliver the Sri Lanka statement at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September 2022 in New York.During the visit, he will address several Ministerial levels meetings, such as the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Conference on Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia, the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Group of 77 & China, the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, and the NAM Foreign Ministers Meeting. He will also have bilateral discussions with the Foreign Ministers of UN Member States. In addition, he will also meet with the highest level of UN Officials in New York. The Sri Lanka delegation will consist of Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York Mohan Pieris, as well as a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and officials of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in New York. The High-level segment of the Session will be held from 20 – 26 September 2022.

TAMPA, Fla. - A University of Tampa student who lost his life early Saturday morning as he tried to enter a man’s car has been identified as Carson Senfield. Investigators say Senfield had been hanging out with friends on South Howard Avenue and caught an Uber to his home near the 1000 block of W Arch St. around 1 a.m.Police say after Senfield got out of his Uber, he tried to get into another car that was parked nearby with a man in the driver’s seat. The driver, who police say feared for his life and did not know Senfield or why he was trying to force his way into the car, shot him in the upper body. Senfield died at the scene. According to the Tampa Police Department, the shooter remained on the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement. PREVIOUS: Driver shoots, kills University of Tampa student trying to get into wrong car, police sayNews of Senfield’s death sent shock waves through the UT campus and his hometown of Orchard Park, New York. Carson Senfield was shot and killed as he tried to get into the wrong car, according to the Tampa Police Department.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration announced that today (19) has been declared a special holiday for all Government agencies as a day of mourning has been declared for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.President Ranil Wickremesinghe left the island on Saturday (17) to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

KENSINGTON - The Philadelphia Brewing Company held a fun-filled event all for a good cause.Their annual Kegs for Cats was held Sunday, to benefit Mac’s Fund, a foundation that helps community cats across Philadelphia.There was beer and cider, an Algorithm Taco Truck, spa items, liquor baskets, a silent auction and plenty of adoptable cats to cuddle.Community Engagement Coordinator, with Morris Animal Refuge, Grace Erickson, explained, "All the money that we raise today will go to our TNR program, where we spay and neuter stray cats, try and clean them up, get them vaccinated, so they’re safe out there on the streets."In addition, staff at the Brewery collected donations of pet food for cats in need across the city. It is estimated there are 400,000 stray cats in Philadelphia.

abortion bans, rulings and news since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has reopened raw wounds.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - A missing cat wanted to let her family know she had returned when she alerted the home's doorbell camera. Lilly, the 8-year-old feline, went missing from her Long Island, New York home for almost a week but returned on August 14. The video showed Lilly reaching over the camera and meowing, alerting the homeowners, Stefanie Whitley and Efrain Leandry, that someone was at the door. RELATED: Animal shelter says puppy was run over, kicked by bystander"Our family was ecstatic, emotional, and hysterical when she came home," Whitley told Storyful.Whitley said Lilly knows how the doorbell system works. "Lilly is aware of the camera, and looks towards the door when there is [a] notification," Whitley said.Storyful contributed to this report.

NEW DELHI :   Religare Enterprises Ltd is set to raise ₹300 crore through a rights issue to grow its health insurance business, said Rashmi Saluja, executive chairperson. “REL is committed to fully subscribe to its share as a promoter and as a principal shareholder. Equity of ₹567 crore had already been raised from Kedara Capital in 2020, which included primary infusion in Care Health Business, which has been growing at the rate of 40% per annum," Saluja said in an interview.

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Floor caves in at Ocean County bar. OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. - A night out was cut short when the second floor of a bar partially collapsed in Ocean County Saturday night.Emergency crews responded to the Daymark bar and restaurant on Broadway and Fourth Street around 8 p.m.

Covid on their health, but also because it can disturb their appetite. Long covid could lead to various other symptoms such as loss of taste and smell, having an upset stomach, having diarrhea or constipation, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, or being out of breath. Though these can make it difficult for you to eat properly, focusing on certain healthy foods might help in regaining nutrition and strength.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry PC, who is due to leave for New York for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, is scheduled to address several international conferences which run in parallel with the UNGA session.Accordingly, Minister Sabry will be participating in the Ministerial Session of the Non-Aligned States, the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia and the Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance for Global Development Initiative.The Foreign Minister is scheduled to present Sri Lanka's statement at the United Nations General Assembly on 24th September.The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly will be held from September 20th to October 26th.

TOWIE star, 31, posted a picture on Instagram showing Roman - her son with Ryan Thomas - in hospital.However, she told fans that the two-year-old was doing "fine".READ MORE: TOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh gives birth to second child with Corrie star Ryan Thomas"He's fine he just sometimes needs some help fighting viruses," she posted on her Instagram Story."Nebuliser, oxygen, steroids, antibiotics. Bless him.""Wish I'd kept him off pre-school and got him to the sunshine earlier!!" she added.Sharing another snap of Roman, she wrote: "Meant to be on a beach.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The newly appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Ambassadir Khalid bin Hamoud Nasser Aldasam Alkahtani said that he aims to increase job opportunities in his country for skilled Sri Lankan workers.During a meeting with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena,  the Ambassador was urged to assist Sri Lanka’s efforts to face the economic and fuel crisis.Moreover, Ambassador Alkahtani said within a short period of time, the number of Sri Lankan skilled and semi-skilled workforce in Saudi Arabia could be increased to 400,000 from the present 180,000. “I am fond of Sri Lanka and I will do my best to support your country,” he assured.The Prime Minister pointed out that the newly introduced relaxed visa regulations and investment facilitation schemes of Board of Investment will help to attract more Saudi investors to Sri Lanka.Moreover, the Prime Minister said that Saudi Arabia has the opportunities to invest in energy, fisheries and agricultural sectors, and thanked for the support and assistance provided to Sri Lanka under renewed assistance programmes of the Saudi Development Fund as well as to help early recovery from current economic problems.The two dignitaries also discussed the plans for tourism promotion and recommencing of Saudi Airlines’ flights to Sri Lanka.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it has ascertained with regard to veracity of information of the seven Sri Lankan medical students who were discovered in the recaptured region of Kharkiv, Ukraine.The Ministry also stated that it has requested to provide more information on it as a matter of priority, given the need to ensure the welfare of Sri Lankan nationals in Ukraine, and assures that it is in contact with Ukrainian Government through the Embassy in Ankara.A briefing by the Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (17) revealed that seven Sri Lankan students, who were attending Kupyansk Medical College, were discovered in a basement in the recaptured area. The students were being held in the area since last March, and were being directed for medical attention, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said.The full release is as follows;The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to a news item which has appeared in the local print and electronic media and is circulating on social media on 17 September, with regard to the rescue of seven (07) Sri Lankan students from Kupyansk Medical College in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine.The Ministry has requested the Ukrainian Government to ascertain the veracity of the news item, as well as to provide more information on it as a matter of priority, given the need to ensure the welfare of Sri Lankan nationals in Ukraine. The Ministry is in close communication with the Ukrainian Government through the Sri Lanka Embassy in Ankara which is concurrently accredited to Ukraine, as well as through the Ukrainian Embassy in New Delhi, in order to obtain further information on this matter.

The yellow crime scene tape still hangs from the front doors of several homes at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN). There are still pools of dried blood on the ground, marking the site where beloved community members were brutally murdered.

FILE - Pat Sajak attends The Paley Center For Media Presents: Wheel Of Fortune: 35 Years As America's Game at The Paley Center for Media on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York City. (Mike Pont/Getty Images)Pat Sajak may be stepping down as the host of "Wheel of Fortune."The game show host of more than 40 years said the "end is near," as he hinted he’s ready for one last spin, according to "Entertainment Tonight." "Years go by fast.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party was willing to be flexible on the first phase of the Liberal government’s dental-care plan, but in future the New Democrats will bend no further.The government agreed to bring in a federal dental plan for uninsured low- and middle-income families as part of a supply and confidence agreement with the NDP.In exchange for fulfilling its vision for dental care, among other priorities, the NDP agreed not to trigger an election before 2025. Trudeau to unveil new affordability plan during Liberal caucus retreat The agreement stipulates that the government deliver dental care to children under age 12 who meet the criteria by the end of this year.Singh acknowledged in an interview that the timeline was ambitious, which is why the NDP was amenable to an interim measure.

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NEW YORK - The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year’s totals, which were the highest in decades."I’ve never seen anything like this," says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stopped to view Queen Elizabeth‘s casket ahead of a meeting with King Charles III in London.

The Bank of Canada’s rising interest rates have some variable-rate mortgage holders thinking about the upside of locking in a fixed rate, according to experts who spoke to Global News.

A cheetah in India (Credit: Press Information Bureau) NEW DELHI (AP) - Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they’re back.Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country.Then they were moved to their new home: a sprawling national park in the heart of India where scientists hope the world’s fastest land animal will roam again.RELATED: Huge 8-foot alligator carries new hatchlings in Oklahoma: videoIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cats into their enclosure Saturday morning. The cats emerged from their cage, tentatively at first while continuously scanning their new surroundings."When the cheetah will run again … grasslands will be restored, biodiversity will increase and eco-tourism will get a boost," said Modi.Cheetahs were once widespread in India and became extinct in 1952 from hunting and loss of habitat.

Arlo Parks has cancelled a number of her forthcoming US tour dates to protect her mental health. “I am broken,” she said in a statement.The singer began a run of shows in the States at the start of the month, but said that her mental health has “deteriorated to a debilitating place” and left her “burnt out”.As such, eight gigs between September 14 and 24 have been cancelled for the singer to fly home to London and recover.

According to the health ministry, active cases comprise 0.11% of total infections, while the national recovery rate rose to 98.71% NEW DELHI: India recorded fresh 5,747 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of reported cases so far to 4,45,28,524, while active caseload rose to 46,848, according to an update by the Union health ministry on Saturday. Death toll climbed to 5,28,302 with 29 fatalities in the past 24 hours, which include 13 deaths reconciled by Kerala, as per the update.

BRIDGETON, N.J. - Friday marks three years since 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez disappeared from a New Jersey park and the question remains, where is Dulce?Through song and prayer, a Cumberland County community has come together with renewed hope on the third anniversary of Dulce Maria Alavez’s disappearance from Bridgeton City Park."Let’s not let it stop here! Once we go home, let’s keep sharing about her, talking about her and don’t let her name die," organizer Brenda Trinidad encouraged those in attendance.RELATED HEADLINES:Dulce’s mother, Noema Alavez, and grandmother shed tears throughout the vigil. "No one can imagine the suffering, the pain that we’re going through every day."On September 16th, 2019, 5-year-old Dulce was playing on the swings with her younger brother when she vanished."To the person who  knows this viable info, if you wanna sleep better at night, just say where she’s at," Trinidad stated.Fellow mom and organizer Brenda Trinidad says the park is always busy.

NEW YORK - Two alleged gang leaders who were convicted for ordering the 2018 murder of Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday afternoon.Diego Suero, 33, and Frederick Then, 24, are accused of being the heads of the Los Sures set of the Trinitarios gang and ordered other gang members to murder the 15-year-old after a case of mistaken identity. Gang members attacked Junior on the street and chased him into a bodega on East 183rd Street and Bathgate Avenue, where he was punched and dragged out of the store onto the sidewalk, where he was brutally hacked with knives and a machete. Frederick Then Junior's brutal murder sparked outrage across the city and internationally, with the hashtag #JusticeForJunior calling for his killers to be brought to justice.  RELATED: Life sentences handed down to five of Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz's killers"The defendants, leaders of a Trinitarios set, instructed their members to carry out violent acts, which resulted in the killing of Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz.

LONDON - As the United Kingdom enters a period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the ongoing traditions have evoked memories of another royal family member to pass on: Princess Diana. Anticipation of the Elizabeth’s funeral have left some to speculate how different the queen’s memorial will be to that of the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, who’s father is now King.British media recently compared photos of flowers placed outside London’s Buckingham Palace to photos taken after the death of Diana, former princess of Wales, in 1997. She was 36-years-old. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 06: Prince William And Prince Harry With Prince Charles Holding A Funeral Programme At Westminster Abbey For The Funeral Of Diana, Princess Of Wales (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images) The nation and frankly, the world, was shocked by the death of Diana.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - With all the violence plaguing the city, Philadelphia police officers will be working extended shifts this week. It comes as a new recruitment class just graduated.Pride erupted through the crowd in Temple University’s Performing Arts Center Friday morning, as the Philadelphia Police Department officially welcomed 72 new officers, the largest class of academy graduates in recent years.Officer Anthony Fernandez is following in his mother’s footsteps.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - It’s homecoming weekend at Temple University and families are taking part in all kinds of activities. But, what is being done to keep everyone safe is a concern for many.It’s a big weekend for the university, as it inaugurates its first Black president and welcomes families on campus for homecoming, but it seems violence is never far away."I knew violence would be part of the experience.

FILE - A natural gas stove is pictured in a file image dated Aug. 25, 2022.

A video of an 8-foot alligator carrying its new hatchlings to water was recently posted on Facebook by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The gator had been working for months to build a nest and guard its eggs before they hatched.