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Bullet holes are seen in the window of Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street, as federal investigators work the scene of a mass shooting on Monday, May 16, 2022, in Buffalo, NY. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images WASHINGTON - The number of U.S.

Independent TD Denis Naughten has called for Long Covid to be designated as a "occupational illness for front line workers who contracted the illness during the course of their work".

COLOMBO (News 1st); A cyclist died after he was run over by a bus in Panadura on Thursday (23) morning.Reports suggested that reckless driving on the part of the bus driver resulted in the death of a father of two.40-year-old Ruwan Priyankara was serving as a civil employee at the Panadura Army Camp.As usual, he left for work on his bicycle, however, he was only able to reach the Cross Junction in Panadura.A private bus operating on route 452 from Thotupala to Panadura had collided with his bicycle.Eyewitness accounts revealed that the handle of the bicycle came into contact with the body of the bus, and thus pulling the rider to the ground.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting near Temple’s campus that occurred just blocks from where a Temple University police officer was killed in the line of duty Saturday night.Officers responded to reports shooting near 19th Street and Montgomery Avenue, in North Philadelphia, around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot four times in the leg and a 13-year-old girl was shot once in the right forearm. Both victims were rushed to Temple University Hospital.

Gurugram police has rescued a woman and her son who had locked themselves in a house for three years to avoid the Covid-19 virus. As per the details, the 33-year-old woman locked herself with her minor son in a rented house in Chakkarpur area. A team of police, health department officials, and members of the child welfare department broke open the main door of the house and rescued Munmun Majhi and her 10-year-old son.

WASHINGTON - Proud Boys leaders plotted to violently prevent President Joe Biden from taking office because they were trying to "save the country" from what they feared would be a tyrannical government, a former member of the far-right extremist group told a jury on Wednesday.FILE - Enrique Tarrio (C), leader of the Proud Boys, uses a megaphone while counter-protesting people gathered at the Torch of Friendship to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2021, in Miami, Florida. (Phot Jeremy Bertino, a key government witness in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four associates, said he believed an "all-out revolution" was brewing in the days before a mob of Donald Trump supporters attacked the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Flashes of gunfire can be seen erupting in the dark on a North Philadelphia street, and police are looking for the suspect who pulled the trigger.Police say three young male suspects were disrupting traffic when they crossed the 4600 block of C Street over the weekend.One driver honked, prompting the suspects to yell obscenities, and one of them to fire his weapon, according to police.MORE HEADLINES:Three shots struck the driver's side of the car, hitting the driver in the left thigh.Video from the scene shows shots being fired as the vehicle drives off and the suspects flee.Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured early Wednesday morning. According to authorities, a 26-year-old man was driving eastbound on Allegheny Avenue when a car next to him fired seven shots into the car. The man was shot in the abdomen twice and pulled into a nearby Sunoco gas station to turn around and drive in another direction, Chief Inspector Scott Small says. Officials say he was able to flag down police in the area of E Lippincott Street and Kensington Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say officers took the man to Temple University Hospital, where he is in critical condition. Investigators say they found seven spent shell casings in the area of Amber Street and E Allegheny Avenue. The shooting remains under investigation. 

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting near Temple’s campus that occurred just blocks from where a Temple University police officer was killed in the line of duty Saturday night.Officers responded to reports shooting near Uber Street and Montgomery Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot four times in the leg and a 13-year-old girl was shot once in the right forearm. Both victims were rushed to Temple University Hospital.

Panav and Victoria Jha and members of the Charlotte Fire Department. (Image courtesy of Charlotte Fire) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - When Panav and Victoria Jha got married, they had some unexpected guests: Firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department.On Feb. 19, the couple, along with other members of their wedding party, got stuck in an elevator for two hours at a North Carolina hotel. "Although Charlotte Fire wasn't formally invited, we weren't exactly wedding crashers either," the fire department posted on its Facebook page. RELATED: ‘Fire-breathing demon’ dog looks for forever home after being returned 3 timesOfficials said the rescue took place in the morning when six people became trapped in a hotel elevator between the first and second floors. Firefighters in North Carolina said a wedding party got stuck in a hotel elevator.

Dee Harkrider attends a baby shower for Delivontae Johnson's cousin. (Credit: Dee Harkrider) PALESTINE, Ark. - "If you do good, good will follow you," Delivontae Johnson believes.

.The US and UK currently don't offer this benefit as standard, but we hope that more governments will take inspiration from Spain—as well as Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea, and Zambia—in accommodating the impact of periods on our health.Studies have found that the workplaces ignoring the impact of periods on an employee affects productivity considerably, as well. that people who menstruate tend to work through their period pain, and it makes them less productive.

Patrick Banks, James Angel and Nicole Sawyer were arrested and charged after allegedly kidnapping and torturing a victim in their basement. (Madison County Sheriff’s Office) Three suspects in North Carolina were arrested and charged on Monday in connection with an alleged kidnapping and abuse of a victim.Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood described the crime as a "horrific incident." He said an investigation was launched after a resident reported that an unidentified person showed up at their home saying they had been kidnapped. Deputies then responded to the area and discovered the victim with numerous lacerations to the face, body and arms.

A rooster (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) An Irish inquest found that a man who died in April 2022, was attacked by a rooster with a history of attacking people, according to reports.The Irish Examiner in Cork, Ireland, reported that Jasper Kraus was allegedly attacked by a Brahma chicken that was moved to his property in Ballinasloe after it attacked a child.Garda Eoine Browne said during the judicial inquiry that he responded to reports of a sudden death on April 28, 2022, and when he arrived, he spoke to paramedics who said CPR attempts to revive the victim were unsuccessful.NORTH CAROLINA MAN DEVELOPED ‘UNCONTROLLABLE’ IRISH ACCENT DURING PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENTBrown said the man, later identified as Kraus, was on the ground in the kitchen in a pool of blood, with a wound on the back of one of his legs.Corey O’Keefe, who was a tenant at Kraus’s house, told his daughter Virginia Guinan what happened.When Kraus’s daughter arrived at the house, she saw blood on the floor and paramedics performing CPR, the Examiner reported.UK TO PROBE WHETHER THE 1998 OMAGH BOMB, ONE OF IRELAND'S DEADLIEST INCIDENTS, COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTEDKraus had a puncture wound on his left leg and a trail of blood from the house to a chicken coop outside.His daughter said during the judicial inquiry that she realized the chicken must have caused her father’s death.The daughter said she suspected it was the chicken with blood on its claws because it had attacked her own daughter previously.The Examiner also reported that O’Keefe was questioned about the incident and said he returned home from work at 8 a.m., fed the animals and asked Kraus how he was doing before heading off to bed.

Ralphie is described as an "adorable Frenchie with the attitude." (Credit: Niagara SPCA) NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - An animal shelter is not mincing words when it comes to one dog who’s looking for a forever home after being returned three times.Ralphie is described as an "adorable Frenchie with the attitude."The Niagara SPCA in New York said it remains committed to helping Ralphie find a home but they are warning potential owners and not holding back."We don't actually have too many nice things to say so we're just going to come out with it," the shelter wrote on its Facebook page. "He's a whole jerk- not even half.

Looking to return a dress that you bought online, or a home décor item that doesn’t quite match with the rest of your room? Returning them may not come free as retailers struggle with financial and logistical squeeze. While some are introducing charges, others are on the hunt for alternatives.

She’s a prolific actress of both stage and screen, with a career rivalled by very few – we could only be talking about a legend like Dame Judi Dench. From James Bond to William Shakespeare, the British icon has appeared in some of the biggest franchises in history, earning an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, six British Academy Film Awards and seven Olivier Awards along the way. But we might be seeing less of her in the near future, as she revealed acting has become “impossible” due to health complications.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Samagi Jana Balavegaya is preparing to protest in Colombo on Monday (20) afternoon, citing government attempts to delay the election.The Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis rejected a request made by police to issue an order preventing the SJB-led protest from entering several roads within the Cinnamon Gardens police jurisdiction.The Cinnamon Gardens Police made the request from the court citing that offices, residences, schools, and foreign missions are located in the said area and the protests could inconvenience the public visiting those places.The Chief Magistrate noted that if the protestors are conducting themselves in a manner that causes inconvenience to the public, police can use necessary force to prevent those events from taking place and a court order is not necessary.Thereby, the request was turned down.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say two men were struck when a double shooting erupted inside a speakeasy bar in North Philadelphia Sunday morning.Several shots were fired at a speakeasy on the 100 block of Eleanor Street just before 7:30 a.m.Two men, a 20-year-old and 32-year-old, were transported to local hospitals for gunshot wounds. Both are said to be in stable condition.MORE HEADLINES:The 20-year-old was shot in the shoulder and arm, and grazed in the head.

People walk past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on February 18, 2023. - (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming military drills between the United States and South Korea.The United States responded by flying long-range supersonic bombers in a show of force later Sunday for separate joint exercises with South Korean and Japanese warplanes.Saturday’s ICBM test, the North’s first missile test since Jan.

People walk past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on February 18, 2023. - North Korea fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile on February 18, South Korea's mi SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off Japan, according to its neighbors, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple time inside a home in Philadelphia's Feltonville section early Saturday morning.Officers responded to a house on the 500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard for reports of a shooting around 1 a.m.Once inside, police found a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body.MORE HEADLINES:The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he is said to be in stable condition.Police say the motive appears to be a domestic issue, but no arrests have been made.

Also Read: Wearing masks did 'little to nothing' to help curb Covid spread, study reveals However, researchers caution that their findings should not discourage vaccination because it is the most secure method of obtaining protection. They suggested people should recognise the natural immunity in individuals who have recently been infected with COVID-19.

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Police are investigating after they say a 6-year-old accidentally shot her grandmother while she was driving on Thursday afternoon. According to the North Port Police Department, officers were called to the 4200 block of Tollefson Avenue around 3 p.m. after a woman called to say that her granddaughter shot her. Police say the 57-year-old woman told them that the child got ahold of a gun that was in the backseat of the vehicle and accidentally fired a single shot through the driver seat, striking her in the lower back.According to officers, the gun was originally located in a holster, tucked in the back pocket of the driver seat, beneath a seat cover.READ: Woman arrested after Tampa toddler accidentally shoots 5-month-old baby, police sayThe grandmother drove home and got help.

PHILADELPHIA - A 14-year-old boy has been charged In connection with six incidents, including five sexual assaults. Police say all of those incidents occurred in the span of a month, and some are alleged to have happened on the same day. Police say the teen suspect was arrested following a report of an indecent assault on the 2000 block of N. 15th Street.

North Carolina man developed an "uncontrollable Irish accent" until his death after being treated for prostate cancer, according to research published in the British Medical Journal.The patient, who was only identified as a man in his 50s, was presumably afflicted with foreign accent syndrome (FAS) after receiving androgen deprivation therapy and being prescribed abiraterone acetate/prednisone.The report said the man lived in England during his 20s and had friends and distant family members from Ireland, but had never visited the country or spoken with the foreign accent."His accent was uncontrollable, present in all settings and gradually became persistent," the four researchers wrote in their report, adding that it first began 20 months into his treatment.WALKING DEAD SYNDROME AND OTHER RARE CONDITIONS THAT BAFFLE DOCTORS AND RESEARCHERSSeveral similar cases have been studied across the globe in recent years, but this was reportedly the first case of FAS described in a patient with prostate cancer and the third described in a patient with malignancy.The researchers believe his voice change was caused by a condition called paraneoplastic neurological disorder (PND), which happens when cancer patients' immune systems attack parts of their brain, muscles, nerves and spinal cord."Despite chemotherapy, his neuroendocrine prostate cancer progressed resulting in multifocal brain metastases and a likely paraneoplastic ascending paralysis leading to his death," they wrote.Even as his condition worsened, the accent remained until his death months later. The report said the man did not have any neurological examination abnormalities or psychiatric history.

A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by American forces earlier this month flew over a Canadian territory and province before re-entering U.S. airspace, defence officials say.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia detectives are investigating the death of a woman in the North Philadelphia section of the city. According to police, officers responded to the 2600 block of North 8th Street for a report of someone who needed to go to the hospital on Friday around 2:30 a.m. Authorities say a 38-year-old woman was found unresponsive in a back bedroom. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESMedics pronounced the woman dead on scene at 2:35 a.m., according to officials. Police say the woman was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for examination. The investigation is active and ongoing, per police. 

TREDYFFRIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police say a man conned women into handing over their phones then helped himself to their personal information and photos.Police say this happened at a Target near the King of Prussia Mall.Officials say it all began when 32-year-old Justin Wilson, of Clifton Heights, tricked a woman into giving him her cell phone, after striking up a conversation."By her description, it was a little flirtatious and he eventually asked if he could join her social media sites," Lt. Tyler Moyer, with the Tredyffrin Township Police Department, explained.The woman agreed and that’s when police say he asked for her phone and then proceeded to text himself pictures and videos of the woman.Police say when the woman got her phone back and realized what happened, she confronted Wilson, who immediately made a b-line for the door, and left the store."We obviously had his cell phone number and our detectives tracked him down," Lt.

Pink is opening up about her struggle with her weight and her physical well-being amid the coronavirus pandemic.The songstress recently opened up in a profile for  and recalled the impact the global shutdown had on her mind and her health.«Having breaks is good for my voice. Not so good for the body — especially during COVID,» Pink explained.

unidentified flying object shot down over Lake Huron last weekend has been suspended, the RCMP said Thursday, citing “deteriorating weather and the low probability of recovery.”The update came hours after U.S. President Joe Biden said that object and two others shot down over Canada and the U.S.

JUNIATA PARK - All those Kia and Hyundai car thefts being reported for months have gotten so out of hand, the car companies are installing software updates.Home surveillance video shows a person busting out some dance moves. But, Kelly McDade says he’s part of the ploy in stealing her red Kia.After about a minute, he walks over to McDade’s car, then the lights turn on as he runs off."Just like dancing and then he apparently breaks the back of our car window," McDade explained.

Canada’s preeminent ufologist has seen an uptick in reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent days suggesting more Canadians are turning their eyes to the sky after U.S. fighter jets shot down three separate objects over the weekend.

ALSO READ: Wearing masks did 'little to nothing' to help curb Covid spread, study reveals For the fourth quarter, the laboratory operator's sales declined about 9% to $3.67 billion and missed estimates of $3.74 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. However, it beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit, helped by growth in sales in the company's base business, which excludes COVID-19 testing.

the Agence France-Presse (AFP) that while he believes the film will do well at the box office — it’s also irked some people and even prompted death threats."Look, this is mental," Frake-Waterfield, 31, told the news outlet. "I've had petitions to stop it.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in the city that left one person dead and another injured early Thursday morning. According to police, the shooting occurred on the 100 block of E Westmoreland Street in the city's North Philadelphia section just before 5 a.m. Officials say police arrived on scene and found two victims, including a 44-year-old man who was unresponsive and a 33-year-old woman who was shot in the leg. Both victims were rushed to Temple University Hospital, where the man was pronounced dead and the woman was placed in stable condition, according to authorities. Police say nine spent shell casings were discovered at the scene. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities say a van that was struck multiple times by gunfire was found partially parked on the sidewalk.According to police, witnesses say the victim who died may have been driving the van. Police say no motive has been identified, but the investigation is active and ongoing. 

China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

MANTUA - A double shooting in Mantua has taken the life of a 22-year-old man, while a second is in critical condition.Officials said a hail of gunfire rang out Wednesday night, around 10:15, on the 3900 block of Folsom Street.A 22-year-old man took multiple bullets in his chest. He was found at the bottom of the steps of a property on Folsom Street.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Three men are recovering after each was shot on the street outside a convenience store in West Philadelphia.Authorities say the shooting happened on the 5500 block of Market Street Wednesday evening, just after 7 p.m.Police responded to the scene, transporting one man to the hospital, while medics took a second man. The third was transported by a private vehicle.Officials say the men are recovering from the following injuries:They were all taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and all are listed as stable.

GERMANTOWN - On Chelten Avenue in Germantown, you can end your gas pumping experience on a high note.The Speedway station recently started playing opera music from their outdoor speakers. The noise level seems to vary by the song and time of day.A social media post from a resident who lives near the station called out the tactic, out of sheer frustration about the late night noise.That’s how Tina Jones heard about it."If I was a resident and it was in the middle of the night, blasting where it’s disturbing, having kids and stuff like that where I gotta’ get up for school, I would have a problem with it, but if it’s something like this, it’s peaceful to me," she says.

A South Carolina family helped raise more than $250,000 for a Domino’s worker who fell on their porch while delivering pizza. (Photo courtesy of Lacey Keighron) A South Carolina family showed generosity and compassion for a Domino's worker who fell while delivering pizzas to their home.The family created a GoFundMe page and has raised $254,438 as of Wednesday to help Barbara Gillespie.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A 44-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed on the street in North Philadelphia, officials said.The shooting happened on the 2000 block of West Susquehanna Avenue Wednesday afternoon, just before 4 p.m., according to authorities.The man was shot in the times in the chest out on the street by an unknown gunman.He was taken to Temple in a private vehicle and died a short time after arriving.Police are actively investigating a possible motive.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here.

GULFPORT, Miss. - Authorities in Mississippi are offering a sweet deal for those wanting to get back at their ex for Valentine’s Day. The Gulfport Police Department says it’s offering a Valentine’s Day Weekend Special.If a person has an ex-Valentine who has committed a crime or has outstanding warrants, police want to know their location and they’ll take care of the rest. Being facetious, police said the special comes with "a set of limited-edition pink bracelets, free transportation with a chauffeur included, guests will experience a professional photoshoot, and the evening will be topped off with a special Valentine’s dinner."RELATED: Valentine’s Day heartbreak: Most popular breakup songs revealed"We realize how special this all-inclusive deal is and you may be tempted to provide additional referrals," the department posted on its Facebook page. "We encourage you to call and tell us about all of your ex-Valentines.

SEATTLE - The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is carrying out a "live-fly air defense exercise" Wednesday off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia, just days after it intercepted Russian aircraft near Alaska and multiple airborne objects were shot down.The four Russian planes were detected and intercepted over the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday in what NORAD called a "routine" incident.  As part of today’s exercise, a variety of American and Canadian planes, "including fighter aircraft, will operate at high altitude," it said. But NORAD added that the training is "in no way related to recent NORAD and U.S.

Linda Nolan has said that she was left "astonished" following the results of a new treatment for lymphedema, a condition she is currently battling.

The underside of a Toyota Prius where a catalytic converter was stolen by thieves, at Militoâs Auto Repair in Lincoln Park on Aug. 24, 2022.

Booking photo for Adams, David, who's being held at at the North Central Regional Jail. Image: West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation A 56-year-old West Virginia man has been charged in a decades-old unsolved murder case. Jerimiah Watkins, who went by Jerry, was 13 when he was murdered in Terra Alta, a small town not far from the Maryland border.

BEIJING - China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures.China says the balloon was a unmanned weather airship that was accidentally blown off course and accuses the U.S.