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GLADIATOR star Russell Crowe has donated £5,000 to help save an independent book shop. The Oscar-winning actor contributed to a crowdfunding campaign launched this week.

Officials in Minnesota are monitoring the cleanup of a massive spill of radioactive water from a nuclear power plant just outside Minneapolis. About 1.5 million litres (400,000 gallons) of nuclear wastewater leaked from the plant back in late November, but the incident wasn’t made public until Thursday.

A Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train sits parked during a crew change in Burnside, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.

Carnival Sunshine (Credit: Carnival Corp.) CHARLESTON, S.C. - Carnival Cruise Line believes the recent death of a female passenger was the result of a medical condition. "While we continue to cooperate with authorities, all indications pertaining to the death of a guest on board Carnival Sunshine suggest that it was a natural death due to a medical condition," spokesperson Matt Lupoli said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "It appears that this was indeed a medical situation that sadly resulted in the death of a guest," the statement continued. RELATED: FBI investigating death of woman onboard Carnival cruise shipThe FBI is continuing its investigation into the woman's death. The woman died onboard the Carnival Sunshine over the weekend. Lupoli said first responders onboard the ship immediately came to assistance. The company said the deceased guest and her husband were debarked in Nassau, Bahamas. According to the company, the Carnival Sunshine sails from either Charleston, South Carolina, or Norfolk, Virginia, destined for the Bahamas.

Carnival Sunshine (Credit: Carnival Corp.) CHARLESTON, S.C. - The FBI is investigating the death of a female guest onboard a Carnival cruise ship. "The FBI joined Carnival Sunshine upon its return to Charleston on Saturday to conduct an investigation into the death of a guest," Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson Matt Lupoli said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. The company said the deceased guest and her husband were debarked in Nassau, Bahamas. RELATED: Southwest passengers say plane shook 'like crazy' causing some to vomitLocal authorities are also investigating the death and will conduct an autopsy. According to the company, the Carnival Sunshine sails from either Charleston, South Carolina, or Norfolk, Virginia, destined for the Bahamas.

A traveler passing through Norfolk International Airport in Virginia put their cat through the TSA checkpoint X-ray machine last Friday. (TSA) Norfolk, Virginia, Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, agents were in for a surprise last week after a passenger put their pet cat through the checkpoint X-ray machine.TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein posted about the incident on Twitter on Friday."Just when you thought it was safe to bring your pet on a trip…A traveler left their pet in its travel carrying case at a @TSA checkpoint this morning at @NorfolkAirport," Farbstein tweeted.

NORFOLK, Va. - Another 6-year-old caught with a handgun at an elementary school in Virginia. The young student's mom is now facing the consequences.Norfolk police arrested Letty M. Lopez, 35, Friday after an investigation determined her son brought the gun to Little Creek Elementary School on Thursday.

Ohio, just south of Lake Erie and approximately 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Canada-U.S. border, played host to a nightmarish scenario earlier this month when a train crashed and exploded, spewing toxic chemicals into the environment.Residents who returned to the town of East Palestine after evacuation orders were lifted reported strange odours and dead animals, leaving some locals questioning if it truly is safe to return home.

The extended school closures during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on US high school athletes, who showed significant decreases in both mental and physical health when sports were cancelled.

The crew mans the rails as the ship is brought to life during commissioning ceremonies for the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the garden house on the Sandringham Estate has just been listed on Airbnb.Located in the Norfolk Coast Area of England, the country retreat has been traditionally used by the queen and the rest of the royal family during Christmas and the New Year.The castle is also where Queen Elizabeth gives her annual Christmas broadcast speech.According to the estate’s official website, the royal family has owned the property since 1862, when it was purchased as a gift for Prince Albert for his 21st birthday.It is also where the queen’s father, George VI, and grandfather, George V, both died.The garden house on the estate, listed by United Kingdom boutique holiday cottage agency Norfolk Hideaways, is comprised of four bedrooms and two bathrooms and was the former home of the queen’s head gardener.“This charming Norfolk hideaway, owned by HM The Queen, nestled within the heart of her much-loved Sandringham Estate country retreat and the closest estate property to Sandringham House itself, is all about an appreciation of the great outdoors and the beautiful gardens it sits within,” the Airbnb listing states. Built with brick, the house offers accommodation for up to eight guests over two floors.“Guests are able to enjoy a stroll around the Country Park, with over 200 hectares (494 acres) to enjoy in all,” the listing adds.And, of course, as a nod to the queen’s love of dogs, the listing notes: “furry friends welcome.”But to book a stay here, you must act fast.

(Photo: Norfolk Police Facebook) College students in Norfolk, Virginia, were among seven wounded in a shooting at an off-campus building early Sunday, prompting a nearby hospital to go on lockdown.  The Norfolk Police Department said a call came in at about 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON - For years, universities have made millions of dollars off athletes' performances while the players received no compensation.But the economic inequities many athletes endured for decades in college sports have significantly changed with NIL deals. And one college athlete is showing everyone else how it’s done. NIL stands for name, image, and likeness.

CBP seized more than $2 million worth of counterfeit designer clothes. (Credit: CBP) NORFOLK, Va. - U.S.

SaNayah Hill (left) and her dad, Marvin Fletcher (right), both graduated from Tidewater Community College on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Norfolk, Virginia. (Laura J.

After three weeks stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, the massive container ship Ever Forward still isn’t free.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 patient in the ICU for the first time since early 2020.The freed up beds are expected to help U.S. hospitals retain exhausted staff, treat non-COVID-19 patients more quickly and cut down on inflated costs.

NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia newspaper reporter was one of two people killed during a shooting early Saturday outside a restaurant and bar, authorities said.Sierra Jenkins, 25, who covered education and schools for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after the shooting outside Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, according to officials.Norfolk police detectives were investigating the shooting, which also resulted in injuries to three others. Jenkins was caught in the crossfire as she was leaving the bar, restaurant manager Rory Schindel told the newspaper.

Ever Given, blocked the Suez Canal in Egypt.The Hong Kong-flagged Ever Forward ran aground on Sunday night after departing the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The ship was en route to Norfolk, Va.Though the U.S.

nor'easter will become a blizzard for parts of the East Coast this weekend as heavy snow and high winds pound areas from New England to North Carolina beginning Friday evening.The National Weather Service has issued Blizzard Warnings along the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey and the southern Delmarva Peninsula. This includes the cities of Boston; Portland, Maine; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Ocean City, Maryland.It has been four years since Boston was last under a Blizzard Warning – in March 2018.Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for a larger area of the Northeast from Maine to North Carolina, including New York City, Philadelphia and Norfolk, Virginia.

nor'easter will develop into a "bomb cyclone" off the East Coast this weekend, placing areas from New England to North Carolina at risk of heavy snow, high winds and coastal flooding beginning Friday evening.The first weather alerts associated with the storm were issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday. Winter Storm Watches are in effect along the coast from North Carolina to Maine, including the cities of Boston; Providence, Rhode Island; New York; Philadelphia and Richmond and Norfolk in Virginia.A watch does not mean significant snowfall is guaranteed at that location.

The Queen has cancelled her traditional Christmas plans at Sandringham, due to Covid fears.

COVID-19 could impact Queen Elizabeth‘s Christmas plans.

The Queen has cancelled her pre-Christmas lunch with the royals amid a huge rise in Omicron cases in the U.K., ET Canada can confirm.

The Queen is reportedly still going ahead with her Christmas party plans despite the surge of Omicron Covid cases.The 95 year old is said to be hosting an evening of wine, crackers and a festive dinner at Windsor before flying via helicopter to Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for Christmas Day itself. As this will be the Monarch's first Christmas without her husband Prince Philip, who passed away in April at age 99, she is reportedly not letting anything get in the way of the celebrations.

An obituary posted by the Holomon-Brown Funeral Home & Crematory said Shames, of Norfolk, Virginia, died peacefully at his home on Dec. 3.Shames was involved in some of the most important battles of World War II.

WASHINGTON - A Navy SEAL commander has died from injuries he got during a training accident in Virginia.Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday that Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, was injured Saturday when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter.Cmdr.

The Queen is set to miss another engagement next week as her health problems continue.

Nederlander National Markets, which presents touring Broadway shows all over the country, has partnered with Wellstand Health to ensure COVID-19 safety precautions are met and even exceeded.Local venue staff and backstage crew in cities including Richmond, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, and Reno, Nevada will now get their nasal cavities gently tickled by staff to ensure safety.Upcoming shows in Norfolk include “Anastasia,” “Hairspray,” “Jersey Boys,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”Meanwhile, the Great White Way has made a concerted effort to get back to business after being dark for nearly two years — the longest Broadway blackout in history — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Television evangelist and conservative political activist Pat Robertson speaks to a meeting of the Christian Coalition in Washington, D.C., during the political season in 1994. (Photo by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) NORFOLK, Va. - Pat Robertson, who turned a tiny Virginia television station into a global religious broadcasting network, is stepping down after a half-century running the "700 Club" on daily TV, the Christian Broadcasting Network announced on Friday.Robertson, 91, said in a statement that he hosted the network's flagship program for the last time on Friday, and that his son Gordon Peterson will take over the weekday show starting on Monday.Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network started airing on Oct.

COVID-19, says life is getting better everyday but not enough to join his wife on a 90 km run.“First off, I’m going to say I’m not going to be running,” Mike VanNetten told 900 CHML’s Good Morning Hamilton.“My wife and a bunch of her friends from her gym are going to be doing the running.” Sarah VanNetten begins that run on Friday and it’s her way of expressing gratitude for the care her hubby received earlier this year at Hamilton General Hospital (HGH) while in an intensive care unit for close to 83 days.VanNetten has a pair of teams participating, the ‘Chicken’s HIIT Chicks’ and ‘Team Chicken’ for short.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike.The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer — at least to the United Auto Workers local leaders who recommended it to their members: Pay raises.

BAYONNE, N.J. – With the sun gleaming off the Manhattan skyline in the distance, the massive ship passed slowly underneath the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday morning, tooting its horn to the delight of about two dozen onlookers on the bridge deck hundreds of feet up.

COVID-19 outbreak among employees.The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) confirmed to Global News that several active cases were discovered at the 49,000-square-metre Toyotetsu plant in Simcoe on Monday.The HNHU would not confirm how many people were infected in the outbreak but did say it was working with the manufacturer “to implement a public health management plan.” Hamilton reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths, expects 1-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week In a statement, the plant said the closure was “out of an abundance of caution” and it would not reopen until the facility was deemed safe.“Toyotetsu Canada will continue to work very closely and cooperatively with public health on any and all necessary outbreak measures to open as

NORFOLK, Va. – The police officers’ guns were trained on the uniformed U.S. Army lieutenant, his arms raised and palms outstretched as he sat in his SUV under a brightly lit gas station awning.

WASHINGTON - Speaking at a White House coronavirus task force briefing on Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci says scientists are trying to answer the two most pressing questions for millions of Americans already fully vaccinated against COVID-19: Can they become infected without showing any symptoms, and if so, can they transmit the coronavirus to someone else?Fauci said at the White House coronavirus briefing Friday that a large trial is under way involving 12,000 college students at more than 20 universities.RELATED: Boston, Norfolk, Newark: White House COVID-19 task force names 3 cities as mass vaccination centers"This is a question of extreme importance," he said.

INDIANAPOLIS – Undefeated Gonzaga continued to roll behind a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds from Drew Timme as the top-seeded Bulldogs beat No. 8 seed Oklahoma 87-71 on Monday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

INDIANAPOLIS – Corey Kispert scored 15 of his 23 points by halftime and No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga rolled in its NCAA Tournament opener, beating Norfolk State 98-55 on Saturday night.

Who are we kidding? “First Four” still sounds more like an educational toy than the prelude to three of the best weeks in sport.

Gonzaga will be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament as it tries to complete the first undefeated season in 35 years.

WASHINGTON – The Latest on FBI Director Chris Wray's testimony about the Capitol insurrection (all times local):

Prince William has revealed his grandfather Prince Philip is "OK" after being admitted to hospital on 16 February.The Duke of Cambridge, 38, who is 'besotted' with his and wife Kate Middleton's new pup after the tragic loss of family dog Lupo, explained that medics are "keeping an eye" on the 99 year old royal. When asked about the Duke of Edinburgh's condition by royal photographer Arthur Edwards, Prince William responded: "Yes, he's OK.They're keeping an eye on him." He is said to have then given a wink to well-wishers as he visited a vaccination centre at the King's Lynn Corn Exchange in Norfolk.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxOne of the UK's worst paedophiles who wanted to abolish the age of consent has died after contracting Covid-19.Monster Steven Freeman, 66, was once the notorious leader of the vile Paedophile Information Exchange.Freeman tested positive for the killer virus on December 17 and his health quickly deteriorated. He was transferred to the Norwich and Norfolk University Hospital from Bure Prison, near Norwich, where he was serving his sentence.

A nurse on the coronavirus pandemic front line has said she feels 'helpless' as she is hospitalised with the illness herself.

As Queen Elizabeth celebrates Christmas at Windsor Castle, her grandson Prince William and his family are ringing in the holiday 135 miles away at their country home of Anmer Hall in Norfolk. William and Kate Middleton’s Christmas plans likely changed after the strict COVID-19 restrictions were put in place for much of England due to an infectious new coronavirus strain in the U.K.

Six million more people will wake up on Boxing Day to tightened Tier 4 Covid curbs.

As Queen Elizabeth celebrates Christmas at Windsor Castle, her grandson Prince William and his family are ringing in the holiday 135 miles away at their country home of Anmer Hall in Norfolk. William and Kate Middleton’s Christmas plans likely changed after the strict COVID-19 restrictions were put in place for much of England due to an infectious new coronavirus strain in the U.K.

Millions more people in England will face escalated Covid-19 lockdown measures from St Stephens Day, as ministers acknowledged mounting concern about the spread of coronavirus.