Mattea Roach, Nova Scotia’s Jeopardy! star, cashes in big for second win

In the latest US COVID-19 developments, new poll findings highlight fairly high rates of hesitancy about vaccinating young children and the fact that people overwhelmingly feel safe at their worksites.

Nearly 13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had serious neurologic illnesses in the first year of the pandemic, suggests an international study published last week in Critical Care Explorations.The observational study, led by Boston University researchers, a

Though global COVID-19 cases overall continue to fall, illness levels rose in Africa and the Americas for the second week in a row, led by a trio of Omicron subvariants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly pandemic update.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 13: Baby formula is offered for sale at a big box store on January 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) A baby formula shortage that’s forcing some stores to limit sales has gotten worse: In 26 states, 40-50% of major formula brands were sold out last week.According to analysis from Datasembly, which tracks pricing and other data for retailers, out-of-stock numbers for baby formula have increased 9 percentage points over a two-week period. For the week of April 24, 40% of major brands are sold out nationwide.

GENEVA - Cooking oils are the latest commodity to be impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United Nations says prices for world food commodities like grains and vegetable oils have reached their highest levels as a result of Russia’s military assault on its European neighbor. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said last month that its Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices for a basket of commodities, averaged 159.3 points last month, up 12.6% from February. The ongoing war has prompted a 17.1% rise in the price of grains, including wheat and others like oats, barley and corn.

NEW YORK - Hip Hop legend Kidd Creole has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for killing a stranger with a steak knife on a Manhattan street.The stabbing death of a homeless man took place in 2017 in Midtown.  A Manhattan jury found him guilty of first degree manslaughter last month.Kidd Creole, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, is one of the founding fathers of hip hop as The Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.Police had charged him with second-degree murder in the death of 55-year-old John Jolly.Tourists found Jolly wounded on East 44th Street near 3rd Avenue just before midnight on an August 2017 night.

Trooper Joseph W. Czachorowski  PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania state trooper has been suspended as he faces several drug charges.Joseph W.

COVID-19 patients already on ventilators don't benefit from remdesivir, but the antiviral drug offers a slight reduction in death or progression to ventilation among other hospitalized patients, according to final results from the adaptive World Health Organization's (WHO's) Solidarity randomized trial and an updated meta-analysis.

Camila Cabello has come so far when it comes to her mental health, and she’s ready to share her tips and tricks with the world — and more importantly with Selena Gomez!

SAN DIEGO - Autism Society San Diego and Mainly Mozart recently held its annual "Lights! Camera! Autism! Back in the Spotlight!" at the University of California, San Diego, Park & Market on April 30. The event featured exhibits from two dozen artists who have autism. The event also featured musical performances from pianist/vocalist Bruce Kopstein of "Autism's Got Talent's 2021" of the Autism Society of San Diego. One artist was Joel Anderson. "I been doing art for such a long time," Anderson told FOX 5 San Diego.

LOS ANGELES - Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, despite the country music legend’s decision to withdraw from the nomination in March. "I am honored and humbled by the fact that I have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," Dolly Parton wrote on social media. "Of course, I will accept it gracefully.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Park-goers experienced terrifying moments after a group of people got stuck on a roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, last week. Park officials said the incident happened on the "Flying Cobras" last Friday. "On Friday, April 29, Flying Cobras, located in County Fair at Carowinds, had an unexpected ride stoppage on the lift" park officials said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "The park’s maintenance team responded quickly, and at no time were guests in danger.

(L-R) Star Wars cosplayers Austin Verburg as Luke Skywalker, Bill Holmes as Kir Kanos, Shawn Richter as Din Djarin, Dana Sabbe as Taarna, William Henderson as a Mandalorian, and Lisa Lower as Boba Fett pose for photos. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Star Wars fans your day has arrived to show your love for the popular franchise.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaling further large rate hikes to come.The increase in the Fed's key rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.The Fed also announced that it will start reducing its huge $9 trillion balance sheet, which consists mainly of Treasury and mortgage bonds. Those holdings more than doubled after the pandemic recession hit as the Fed bought trillions in bonds to try to hold down long-term borrowing rates.

It turns out there is crying in baseball … and it’s likely the most wholesome thing you’ll see this week.

The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has begun processing a slew of complaints against pharmacies, drug retailers and hospitals for failing to pass on goods and services tax (GST) cuts on life saving drugs and equipment to consumers during the covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester fell by at least a quarter in every area. Over the past week the number of positive cases have continued to plummet across the region.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday highlighted new figures showing the government's red ink will grow less than expected this year and the national debt will shrink this quarter as he tried to counter criticism of his economic leadership amid growing dismay over inflation going into midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.Biden, embracing deficit reduction as a way to fight inflation, stressed that the dip in the national debt would be the first in six years, an achievement that eluded former President Donald Trump despite his promises to improve the federal balance sheet."The bottom line is the deficit went up every year under my predecessor before the pandemic and during the pandemic. It has gone down both years since I’ve been here," Biden said.

PHILADELPHIA - Governor Wolf held a press conference at Independence National Historical Park in Old City on Wednesday where he addressed the potential dismantling of the Roe v. Wade decision and abortion rights in Pennsylvania During the press conference, Governor Wolf made it clear that Pennsylvania will stand firm in protecting abortion access in Pennsylvania."Today, I am angry," said Gov. Wolf.

Members of SWAT in Chester, Pa. where authorities believe a shooting suspect is barricaded inside.  CHESTER, Pa. - SWAT team members are responding to a report of a barricaded person in Chester on Wednesday. Authorities believe the person barricaded inside the apartment on Pennell Street was involved in a shooting earlier in the day. The shooting happened at a market on the 1100 block of W 3rd Street, authorities say. A spokesperson from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office confirmed the shooting was fatal, but no additional details were released.

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COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Jason Copping are scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Global News will live stream the news conference in this story post.

health insurance policy if you are already covered under a corporate group health insurance scheme? Experts think it is wise to have a separate policy to avoid any hassles during hospitalization. 

LAS VEGAS, N.M. - New Mexico's governor on Tuesday asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scrambled to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.During a briefing on the fire burning across the state's northeast, Gov.

BELTON, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old student has died after he was stabbed during a fight at a Texas high school and another student was taken into custody, authorities said.ACROSS TEXAS: Kingwood Park H.S. parents concerned after 2 students were hurt in separate incidentsJose Luis Ramirez Jr.

TurboTax products sit on display at Costco on January 28, 2016 in Foster City, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TurboTax) NEW YORK (AP) - The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services, New York's attorney general announced Wednesday.Under the terms of a settlement signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states, Mountain View, California-based Intuit Inc.

APOPKA, Fla. - A Florida couple and their dog were forced back inside their home after a large black bear started charging at them, and it was all caught on camera.Jason and Rachel Smith joined FOX Weather on Tuesday morning to describe the harrowing experience. The Smiths said they had seen bears before but never had an experience like this."It really was quite surprising," Jason Smith said. "It's not normal for the Florida black bear.

The national capital on Wednesday registered 1,354 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in a span of 24 hours. Active Covid-19 cases in the city is at 5,853.

There was a deficit in the public finances of €1.1 billion at the end of April.

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the city since 25 February when 128 cases were detected.

Omicron subvariant BA.2 more transmissible but not more virulent: Quebec report He says masking will remain mandatory on public transportation and in health-care facilities.Quebec will be the last province in Canada to lift its masking requirement.

COVID on Wednesday, with 199 in intensive care.This is down by one for hospitalizations and a decrease of three for ICUs since the previous day.Last Wednesday, there were 1,734 hospitalizations with 211 in ICU. This is a 2 per cent decrease and a 5.7 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 57 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

SNELLVILLE, Ga. - A baby girl died when she was left in a car for several hours after her father was arrested in Snellville, police say.Officials with the Snellville Police Department say shortly after 2:15 p.m., 20-year-old Davied Japez McCorry Whatley entered the lobby of their department to talk with a custodian.While he was there, police learned that Whatley had a warrant out for his arrest for a probation violation. He was arrested and taken to the Gwinnett County Jail.1 DEAD IN SHOOTING OUTSIDE PEACHTREE CITY CVS, SUSPECT IN CUSTODYLater that night, police say a woman brought her 8-month-old granddaughter to the Piedmont Eastside Emergency Room.

LVIV, Ukraine - She stood in just her bathrobe in the freezing basement of the Mariupol theater, coated in white plaster dust shaken loose by the explosion. Her husband tugged at her to leave and begged her to cover her eyes.But she couldn’t help it — Oksana Syomina looked. And to this day, she wishes she hadn’t.

kavwire joked: "I thought you were pregnant at first …great news.”sierra_eco_bravo_alfa encouraged: “Keep on walking mate!”It is believed that the adventurer and documentary filmmaker picked up the exotic illness during one of his work trips, but he has not yet specified what the illness is.Last year, Simon revealed how he had managed to defy the odds after fertility doctors told him and his wife Anya that they had little to no chance of ever having children.The TV presenter and adventurer knew that he had always wanted to be a father, and thought of the role as his life's purpose.When he met and first started dating his wife, they were both in their early thirties, and Simon knew that if they were going to have children, it needed to be soon.However, once they started trying, he soon realised that conceiving a child was going to be a much harder task than he initially expected.After months of trying to conceive a baby naturally, Simon and Anya knew that something wasn’t quite right.Simon was left horrified when an expert told him that he was "basically infertile".Recalling the moment his world crumbled before him, Simon told his wife that if he couldn’t have children, he was "likely to go mad".“I would not be able to have children. It was the starkest of messages: I could hardly take it in,” Simon wrote.“She told me I had loads of sperm but their morphology was terrible.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man was stabbed while sitting in his car in Kensington on Tuesday night.A 42-year-old man was sitting in his car on Hartville Street when he was stabbed three times around 8:57 p.m., police say.According to police, the 42-year-old was stabbed one time in the chest, one time in the right arm and one time in the right side of his body.MORE HEADLINES'Give me all the money': Police investigating robbery at Northeast Philadelphia WalgreensNew Jersey man gets 14-year sentence for role in online dating schemeOfficials: Suspect arrested after man fatally punched during parking dispute in CamdenAuthorities say the victim was transported to Episcopal hospital where he was placed in stable condition. AdvertisementNo arrest was made in this incident and police are asking anyone with information to contact them. 

An employee wears a protective mask and face shield while overseeing the blackjack table at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, July 2, 2020.

Tyler Cruickshank has spoken out on his own mental health in a candid chat after revealing the sudden death of his friend.The 26 year old, who rose to fame after being coupled up with Kaz Kamwi on Love Island, lost his pal after he tragically took his own life before he went into the villa of the hit ITV dating programme. Croydon-based Tyler, who was recently announced as the SOS Silence Of Suicide Advocate For Young People, explained that the unexpected death left him in tears for the first time in years. "I haven't cried in years.

ILLUSTRATION - A syringe prepared for the flu vaccination. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) DOVER, Del. - The state Senate has unanimously passed a measure that allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Delaware to fire employees who do not get flu shots. The legislation approved Tuesday eliminates language in the existing law that states that employment in such facilities will not be contingent on influenza immunization. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAdvertisementSupporters of the bill say it provides flexibility for nursing and assisted living facilities to make hiring decisions contingent on flu vaccination status, and that other health care facilities already have that discretion.

Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach has racked up more than $70,000 in prize money during her back-to-back wins on Jeopardy!.. The 23-year-old stops by to chat about her experience and how the pandemic prompted her to apply for the quiz show.

Canadian Jeopardy! contestant Mattea Roach wrote at the bottom of her Final Jeopardy! response on Monday’s episode.She didn’t lose.Instead, Roach’s winning streak has now reached five games — bringing her closer to an invite to a future Tournament of Champions.Roach, a 23-year-old originally from Halifax, won $12,600 USD on Monday’s episode. Her total winnings over five days is now $117,200 USD, or just over $148,000 CAD.

Nova Scotia RCMP have cancelled an emergency alert issued after shots were fired in two communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality.Mounties say on Twitter that two suspects have been arrested and no injuries have been reported.11:25 p.m. Two suspects arrested & investigation ongoing.

Mattea Roach, a 23-year-old Nova Scotian woman now living in Toronto, became Jeopardy!’s newest champion on Tuesday night, winning US$32,001. She even ended up correctly answering a question about Nova Scotia in the Double Jeopardy! round.

Mattea Roach, a 23-year-old Nova Scotian now living in Toronto, won $32,001 on Tuesday night’s episode — beating out the other two competitors.During the Double Jeopardy! round, Mattea got a question about Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers correct, and made a point of saying she “couldn’t get it wrong” because it was her home province.She returns Wednesday night to defend her title.Roach graduated from the Sacred Heart School of Halifax in 2015, and her family still lives in Halifax and Cape Breton. No takers on quiz show question on Prince Edward Island Roach took to Twitter to announce she would be on the show Tuesday.She tweeted she felt “incredibly supported” after her family living in Marion Bridge, N.S., posted a sign on their grocery store, wishing her good luck on the show.In what I can only call a display of “extreme Cape Breton behavior,” my mom’s cousin put this up at the grocery store he and my great aunt/uncle run in Marion Bridge – feeling so incredibly supported!! Two more days ✨ pic.twitter.com/bORqgiOuvp— Mattea Roach (@mattearoach) April 3, 2022Mattea’s mom Patti Mackinnon said she as excited for her daughter, with “a little bit of healthy anxiety.”MacKinnon said being on Jeopardy! wasn’t a long-time dream for Mattea, but it’s something she set her mind to during the pandemic.“What she was saying was that she really misses competing,” MacKinnon said.Roach used to compete in debate while in high school and university, “at quite a high level,” according to MacKinnon.“She’s very into knowledge.