Heavy flames, smoke tear through Wildwood house

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people.

Though US COVID-19 pediatric cases have dropped significantly since the Omicron surge seen in the winter months—when weekly infections topped more than 1 million—the latest update from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that more than 53,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported for the week ending Apr 28, an increase of about 61% from 2 weeks ago.

Some of Shanghai's 25 million people came out for brief walks and grocery shopping today after enduring more than a month under a Covid lockdown.

Redner's Family Fun Expo Kids enjoy the bounce house at the expo.photo by Susan L. Angstadt11/2/13 (Photo By Susan L.

PHILADELPHIA - For most places, it may be bizarre to wake up to a boat full of tires dumped out front of your home. For people living in Frankford, it’s their reality. Early Sunday morning, residents on Church and Worth Street noticed an abandoned boat full of old tires on the sidewalk.

With Shanghai's lockdown in effect for about a month, cases are slowly declining, but health officials are alarmed about more infections reported outside of quarantine facilities. Meanwhile, cases are still rising in Beijing, where health officials continue to tighten measures.

Chinese pensioner came inches away from being cremated alive after nursing home staff sealed him in a body bag thinking he had died from Covid, it has been reported. Strange footage from China shows hazmat suited nurses carrying the body bag with the alive pensioner to a hearse before noticing movement.They then unzip the bag and find that the man is very much alive and moving about in the sack reports the Sun.

West Lothian key workers who kept the country going during the ­pandemic now face having to live in poverty because of the cost of living crisis. Many frontline staff who were applauded on doorsteps across the land are now on the breadline, according to a study by the GMB. The union said a proposed two per cent pay rise for carers, refuse collectors and school staff is far below the inflation rate and is not enough to cover huge hikes in the price of food, energy and fuel. The GMB probe found 3531 in West Lothian are earning under £25,000 for a 37-hour week.

China's commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow today as authorities reported 58 new Covid-19 cases outside areas under lockdown, while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of people on a May Day holiday few were celebrating.

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housing prices by rapidly ramping up the pace of home construction risks pushing up construction costs in the near term and could lead to oversupply in the long run, experts said.Vowing to double homebuilding to keep up with population growth and address a shortfall that has helped fuel a real estate boom, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals last month outlined plans to build 3.5 million homes over the next decade. 63% of Canadian non-owners have ‘given up’ on ever buying a home: Ipsos But experts argue Canada’s housing shortage is not nearly as acute as the government suggests, noting starts are running at historic levels – around 250,000 a year – with a record number of units under construction, though completions lag.“I think we definitely need new supply to meet increasing household growth as a result of immigration.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - The Broad Street Run triumphantly returned to Philadelphia, after the pandemic shut the 10-mile race down in 2020 and postponed it in 2021. The race is now in the books, as tens of thousands of runners competed in the race, the largest of its kind in the nation."Being brave and getting out of your comfort zone," runner Erica Panei explained her mindset regarding the run.More than 27,000 runners got out of their comfort zone and bravely ran the 10-mile race.

The risk of Covid-19 community transmission in Shanghai has been effectively controlled, said Gu Honghui, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai Municipal Government at a press briefing today.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian attend the 2022 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - In a return to some normalcy, journalists, government officials and celebrities paraded down the red carpet Saturday night at the annual White House press corps gala even as the threat of COVID-19 loomed over the massive hotel ballroom.The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which the pandemic sidelined in 2020 and 2021, returned with Joe Biden as the first president in six years to accept an invitation.

LOGAN - Philadelphia Police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman inside a house in Logan.Officials said police responded to the 4600 block of North Broad Street Saturday in the late afternoon, just after 4:30, on the report of a shooting.When officers arrived, they found a 45-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back and one to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.MORE HEADLINES:As police walked through the house, they found an unresponsive, unidentified woman, believed to be between 30 to 40-years-old.

Canada Geese in the early morning mist covering Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Picture date: Tuesday August 3, 2021.

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. - The City of North Wildwood has terminated its contract with its waste removal company amid threats from the company saying they'd leave trash in the streets, city officials allege. According to a press release from the city, the contract with Gold Medal Environmental New Jersey, Inc. (GME) was terminated. The city says GME is a "subsidiary of the multibillion-dollar private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, headquartered in New York City." According to the city, GME's CEO showed up at the North Wildwood Public Works Building on March 8 insisting that the city pay GME two to three times the agreed upon contract amount or the company would "leave the trash in the streets." According to a legal document sent to GME's leaders, in an email sent on April 25, GME's CEO said: "My message hasn't changed: trash (or recycling or yard waste, etc) will start being left on the streets May 1 (whatever we cannot afford to pick up at current contract prices) if we are not back in good faith negotiations to address this emergency situation as other towns have already, and your offices will choose both where this starts and ends.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a crash involving a car and pedestrian early Saturday morning in Center City. According to police, a silver 2017 Mercedes was traveling southbound on Broad Street at a high rate of speed and the driver disregarded several red traffic lights. Authorities say a 32-year-old man was in the crosswalk of Broad and Locust Streets when he was struck by the car. The car continued to Broad and Pine Streets where it stopped to wait for police, investigators say. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to police, the car was severely damaged. The victim was taken to a local hospital with severe head trauma and was listed in critical condition, authorities say. AdvertisementPolice did not say why the car's operator, a 23-year-old woman, drove through the red lights, but authorities say charges are pending. 

ANDOVER, Kan. - Severe storms across Kansas produced softball-sized hail and several tornadoes Friday, leaving behind damage and thousands without power.Several videos from Andover, Kansas, showed at least one of the tornadoes moving through areas populated with businesses and homes. Only minor injuries have been reported at this time."We know there was a direct tornado strike that started in Sedgwick County and traveled into Andover. We had many buildings in Andover take very tough damage.

Restaurants across Beijing will temporarily ban dining-in and residents will need clear Covid tests to visit public spaces, officials said today, in a major ramp up of virus controls at the start of the Labour Day holiday.

“He was a brilliant song writer, with such vibes of fusion that opened the gates to many singers.“The below album was one of my favourite of his.“Rest In Peace Taz.”DalitModiBhakt added: “You will be missed dear lovely my 90's fav singer...“Heaven must be beautiful now…”Bbobbyfriction said: “Absolutely shocked & saddened by this news.“@tazstereonation has passed away.Taz AKA Johnny Zee AKA Tarsame Singh Saini.“Changed the Desi Music game back in the 90s & lived a life full of joy, emotion & good vibes whenever I met him.

PHILADELPHIA - As investigators work to determine what sparked a Kensington rowhome fire that killed a father and his three children last weekend, Philadelphia is battling a backlog of unfulfilled smoke alarm requests.Yamalier, 5, Yadriel, 9, and 12-year-old Alexangel Arroyo-Santana perished in a rowhome fire early Sunday morning on the 3200 block of Hartville Street in Kensington. Neighbors say their father, Alexis, also died in the blaze after he told his wife to jump out a window to safety while he went further into the home to save the children. "He had a chance to jump out, but he ended up telling his wife to jump out of the window. He’ll get the children, so he died a hero," a neighbor who asked to remain anonymous said.Fire investigators have not pinpointed what started the fire, but they said no smoke alarms were sounding when firefighters arrived. The School District of Philadelphia identified three children killed in a rowhome fire as Yamalier, 5, Yadriel, 9, and 12-year-old Alexangel.

The dream of ever owning a home is looking bleak for a majority of Canadians shut out of the housing market, according to new polling from Ipsos.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House gave final approval on Thursday to a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.The bill approved by the GOP-led House on a 68-12 vote without discussion or debate now heads to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it within days.

BERKS COUNTY - Two dogs and a cat are safe after a devastating fire left a house in ruins in Berks County Wednesday morning.Video from eyewitness Justin Steinmetz shows smoke and flames billowing from the home around 8 a.m.He said he saw the fire while driving down the road to work. After banging on neighbors' doors to call 911, he tried to put out parts of the fire with a garden hose.He can be heard in the video saying, "I hope the dog's out."Moments later a dog was seen running in the background. Officials say it was rescued out the front door.Dog jumps from window to escape house fire.

PAW PAW, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Michigan State Police trooper survived after a semi-truck slammed into a cruiser April 8.Police said the trooper was on I-94 in Paw Paw when the truck hit their vehicle from behind.

PHILADELPHIA - Kambel Smith’s latest works of art is on display at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia. He recreates popular landmarks from around the country with extreme detail using cardboard. A sculpture of the Woolworth Building in New York City stands taller than Kambel in the gallery.

Actor Kenneth Tsang Kong poses with his trophy backstage during the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 19, 2015, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) HONG KONG - Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported.Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day," John Woo’s "The Killer" in 1989, "Rush Hour 2" in 2001 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and 1998′s "The Replacement Killers" alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino.Tsang had been undergoing seven days of quarantine after returning from Singapore on Monday and was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room by staff on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other media.The South China Morning Post said Tsang was 87 but other sources gave his age as 86.No cause of death was given and the paper said he had tested negative for the virus and had no underlying medical conditions.In all, Tsang had some 237 acting credits, mainly in Hong Kong film and television productions, and especially in detective and martial arts movies, according to his IMDb page.Born in Shanghai, Tsang began acting after obtaining an architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley, making his debut in 1955.

WW3 warning has sparked fresh health fears after the bloated tyrant struggled to speak as he appeared out of breath during his recent speech. The Russian leader wheezed as he threatened the West with nuclear weapons, leaving experts convinced he is unwell.

The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights today and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country.

Weekly COVID-19 deaths dropped to the lowest level since March 2020, signaling an encouraging development that should be seen through a cautious lens, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday at a briefing.

Mehmet Oz, celebrity physician and U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, takes photos with attendees during a campaign event in Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for Covid-19 at a testing site in Zhongguancun in Beijing on April 26, 2022. (JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images) BEIJING - Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai.People lined up for throat swabs across much of Beijing as mass testing was expanded to 11 of the city's 16 districts.Another 22 cases were found in the last 24 hours, Beijing health officials said at a late afternoon news conference, bringing the total to 92 since the outbreak was discovered five days ago.

Denmark has said it is suspending its widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

MADISON, Wis. - Sarah Shulze, a runner on the University of Wisconsin's track and cross country teams and former student-athlete in Ventura County, has died. She was 21.Shulze's family announced on April 15 that she died by suicide two days earlier."Sarah took her own life," the family said.

Beijing has launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.

As China battles an Omicron-fueled COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, its largest city, it is also now seeing cases rise in Beijing, its capital and home to more than 21 million people.

Santa Claus photographed with a sign that reads "Medicare for all, Health care is a right." NORTH POLE, Alaska - Santa Claus is among 48 candidates running for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat following the death last month of Republican Rep.

Photo of packages containing nearly 1,761 pounds ofmethamphetamine seized by CBP officers in Laredo, Texas. (Photo courtesy of U.S.

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Millions of locked-down Shanghai residents entered their fourth week of a nerve-wracking Covid-19 lockdown, while authorities said on this morning that they were looking to shift to a targeted enforcement of rules in smaller zones around confirmed cases.

New York City firefighter and a civilian died Sunday in a Brooklyn house fire where a ceiling partially collapsed, injuring several other firefighters, authorities said.Firefighter Timothy Klein, 31, had been on the job six years and his father and other relatives were also members of the Fire Department of New York, Acting Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.“I cannot describe the heartbreak of the FDNY today to have lost a member doing what our members do best: putting their lives on the line to save others,” Kavanagh said.A person’s body was recovered from the scene, an FDNY spokesperson said late Sunday. Earlier, the department said a person was unaccounted for after the fire, however a medical examiner will need to confirm the identity of the person found in the building.Eight firefighters were injured in the blaze and another resident sustained minor injuries, the spokesperson said.

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Speculation by Canadians investing in the real estate market is “absolutely” one of the factors contributing to sky-high home prices, says one economist studying housing trends.

city's financial district Pudong under a local government directive, as per reports. 

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.

The major financial hub of Shanghai in China has reported 12 new Covid-19 related deaths, up from 11 the previous day, as frustrations among residents continue to boil over amid a harsh lockdown.

exclusively to the Daily Star about some of their defining moments.These days, the iconic British boyband comprises Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Sean Conlon, without the other two original members Abz Love and Jason Brown.The group first parted ways in 2001 and had a very turbulent ending with bandmates clashing and multiple members struggling with their mental health.Talking about some of his lowest moments, Ritchie explained: "I remember there were times on stage back in the day where there was so much going on in your head but you could physically do the performance because the moves were that integrated into your body."But I remember having such insecurity one night that I felt like the most worthless member of the band and all these 15,000 people had only come to see the other four."I was having its proper mental battle and I did have a 'couple of nights on the vodka' and it was the third night I was at it but I remember you could be doing it all and all the movies but you just wouldn't be feeling it."The 2022 trio all agreed that things are definitely different this time around and actively communicate with one another when things may get a little rocky.Scott also said: "Now, if I'm struggling on a night, I would phone them or knock on their hotel room door and say 'I'm having a moment'."Then we would talk about it through the night but you wouldn't have done that back in the day because it wasn't spoken about."The group performed to an intimate crowd at the Snug Presents event and played some of their biggest bops.Also, be sure to check out Five's new album Time which is available on all music platforms to support the stars and listen to some of their new tunes. For more of the latest showbiz and TV news