Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:30-4:30 PM ETACL is pleased to announce the fifth Full Council Meeting of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council on August 12, 2020.

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Orange County families receive free school supplies as registration deadline looms

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County parents and students lined up at the Bithlo Community Center Saturday morning to pick up free backpacks filled with school supplies as the deadline to register students is days away.The giveaway was part of Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla’s back to school event.

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Banks need to raise & conserve capital in Covid time: Former RBI deputy governor

Kolkata: Commercial banks of the country are required to raise capital at this juncture even if it is not needed as the Covid-19 pandemic has made the future uncertain, former deputy governor of RBI N S Vishwanathan said.He said that raising resources at the moment is essential as it might not be available or become exorbitant when actually needed."Banks are required to raise capital at the moment. They need to raise and conserve capital.

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Selena Gomez announces fund to raise money for mental health services

Selena Gomez has announced a fund set up to raise money for mental health services.The ‘Feel Me’ singer’s cosmetics company Rare Beauty has committed to raising $100 million to support those who need access to mental health services.“I’m so grateful to be surrounded by a team that’s helped make the Rare Impact Fund a reality,” Gomez said in a statement. “Since the brand’s inception, we wanted to find a way to give back to our community and further support people who needed access to mental health services, which have had a profound impact on my life.”She added: “Rare Beauty is focused on helping people feel more connected to one another and less alone in the world.

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14 family members contract COVID-19 after backyard barbecue

DALLAS - A family is mourning and hoping for healing after 14 family members were infected by the virus.A one-time gathering has deeply affected the family and those who love them.After spending months apart, the family thought it was safe to get together for a small backyard BBQ.None of them felt sick at the time. Days later, 14 family members would test positive for COVID-19.

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With no crowds, Wrigleyville has different feel for Cubs

CHICAGO – Laurie Shaw heard the roar of the crowd and let out a laugh.The Chicago Cubs were about to open their season at long last against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, and it sure sounded like a packed house at Wrigley Field.Of course, no fans were allowed inside the famed ballpark. The noise was piped in — one of many oddities in a season like no other.

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‘We want this to stop:’ Orlando family wants to see arrest made in fatal shooting

ORLANDO, Fla. – The family of a man found shot dead in Orlando told News 6 they want to see an arrest made in the case.Orlando police said Eloy Lebron, 41, was found inside of his car near Anderson Street and Jernigan Avenue just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.Lebron’s family is asking for anyone with information to come forward.”He touched all of our hearts and our lives in a way that it’s, it’s unsurpassable amounts,” said Lebron’s cousin, William Morales. “He wasn’t just another number.

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Concerns raised over inconsistent COVID-19 messaging in Alberta

Two doctors say certain actions taken by the province may be sending inconsistent messages to Albertans about public health measures related to the coronavirus. This comes as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Alberta. Julia Wong reports.

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Coronavirus: Lethbridge city council to begin discussions on face mask policies Monday

City of Lethbridge may be following in the footsteps of its northern counterparts. On Monday, city council is set to begin discussions on a mandatory face mask policy in city-owned facilities and transit.Earlier this week, Calgary council voted in favour of making face coverings mandatory on transit and in public spaces, including shopping malls, entertainment facilities, and taxis.

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Edmonton city council to debate mandatory mask bylaw next week

As of August 1, masks will be mandatory in all city amenities, attractions and services, including on public transit. As Nicole Stillger explains, next week council could pass a bylaw to expand that mandate to all indoor spaces in Edmonton.

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Campaign led by Ontario doctors is helping connect patients with families digitally

COVID-19 pandemic.Since April, Frontline Connect Canada has been working with partners to provide free devices to patients in hospitals and care facilities, uniting family and friends using IOS and Android-driven devices. 7 more regions now in Stage 3 including some of GTA, Hamilton, Niagara areas “We’re a group of physicians and medical students, veterinarians, students, I.T.

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NCAA heeds Division I's pleas for patience on fall sports

The NCAA's Division I football oversight committee made a similar plea for patience to the board in its own letter sent earlier this week.In its letter, the CCA said it was “concerned to learn the board is contemplating taking action soon to cancel all fall season NCAA championships” because of concerns related to COVID-19. “We discussed other complexities in addition to the health and safety impacts, to include team availability, travel limitations and various local and state restrictions,” Emmert said.

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Family issues outside bubble calling some NBA players home

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Being separated from families is certainly a tough element of being in the NBA bubble. So, too, is being separated when issues within the family happen.Two people with knowledge of the situations said Friday that both Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers and Austin Rivers of the Houston Rockets have added themselves to the list of players who have left the NBA campus at Walt Disney World to tend to family issues.

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MS Bike rally goes virtual

Charlotte Howe with MS Bike joins Global News to talk about how people can get involved in the virtual MS Bike rally this year.

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Here’s how many Seminole County parents chose virtual, in-person learning options

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Friday at noon marked the deadline for Seminole County parents to select a learning option for their children for the upcoming fall semester.Schools will reopen across the state in August, even as Florida reports a cumulative total of 402,312 COVID-19 cases, but districts are offering parents the chance to choose whether they’d like their child to participate in classes on campus or continue distance learning from home.[READ: 7 things Seminole County elementary parents want to know about sending students back to school | 13 things Seminole County middle, high school parents want to know ahead of campus reopening]In Seminole County, the options are: face to face, Seminole Connect, Seminole County Virtual School and a

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AP Interview: Full English stadiums 'difficult' for a year

LONDON – The pandemic will make it “very difficult” for Premier League matches to be staged with full crowds for at least another year and capacities face being capped at 25% when stadiums eventually re-open, a leading government adviser told The Associated Press.In his first interview as chair of the British government committee on the return of elite sports, James Calder cautioned against a hasty, widescale re-opening and return to normality as the coronavirus threat persists without a vaccine.Calder, a surgeon renowned for operating on sports stars, played an integral role in helping the Premier League return in June after a 100-day shutdown, with supporters excluded from stadiums and twice weekly coronavirus testing on players and

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Jeremy Renner Flew Young Women From All Over For Wild ‘Camp Renner’ Party — Putting Daughter At Risk For Coronavirus, Ex-Wife Claims

Yet another chapter in the ugly custody battle between Jeremy Renner and his ex-wife, Sonni Pacheco.

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School board vote on Philadelphia's school reopening plan delayed after 8 hour meeting

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School Board heard from more than 100 people regarding concerns with the district's plans to reopen in a few weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic.The meeting lasted more than eight hours and finally ended around midnight.Among those who had their voices heard were teachers, parents, and even school principals.Speakers expressed concerns over the school district's hybrid learning plan that was laid out last week by Dr. William Hite.A majority of those who spoke said they favored remote learning over Hite's hybrid plan.Starting on Sept.

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Report from former CDC director’s health group examines how states fail to report key COVID-19 data

LOS ANGELES - A recently released report examines how states across the country are failing to report data necessary to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic.Titled “Tracking COVID-19 in the United States,” the July 21 report details essential information that U.S. states should report immediately in an effort to help contain the novel coronavirus and prevent further spread.The report is from Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative aimed at saving “100 million lives from cardiovascular disease and to prevent epidemics, according to its website.

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Family's coronavirus nightmare after finding dead bat in their half-eaten frozen soup

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA family rushed to take a coronavirus test after they found a furry dead bat in a pot of pork soup they ordered from a Chinese restaurant.The disgusting surprise was initially mistaken as a spice used to cook broths.It wasn’t until the hungry family inspected the dead animal with chopsticks that they realised it had wings and ears.The revolted customers were offered a refund after they confronted the takeaway that supplied their bat infested dinner.And the disgusting surprise sparked fears the family had contracted Covid-19.A revolting image has surfaced showing a small black mammal, with its body and wings curled up, floating in a bowl.The dead black bat stands

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Privy Council launching review of abuse allegations against Gov. Gen. Julie Payette

Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall.The CBC reported Tuesday that Payette had yelled at, belittled and publicly humiliated employees, reducing some to tears or prompting them to quit. Gov.

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Virtual Perth Show to go ahead after coronavirus cancellation

Perth Show fell foul to the coronavirus lockdown.Fi Munro was an 'awesome powerhouse' who proved an inspiration to so many The 158th version of the event was due to take place on July 31 and August 1 when livestock from all over the country would have descended on the Fair City.Now, members and exhibitors will be invited to submit a video clip of up to two minutes of their livestock.Judging will take place on August 1, with virtual rosettes and silverware awarded to the section winners.Coronavirus assessment hub stood down as cases continue to fall As in keeping with previous years, the winners of each section will then be put forward to allow an overall champion to be judged and awarded.Show chairman Mark Mitchell said: “Having to cancel

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Atlantic City Ballet to resume performances this fall

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - For 38 years, Phyllis Papa has led the Atlantic City Ballet as its founding artistic director. 2020 is unlike anything she’s ever seen. "It's gonna be a hard year, really hard," Papa told FOX 29.Papa says the ballet company had to cancel their spring season. The dancers were laid off but now a glimmer of hope with Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino back open meaning the show will go on this fall while most theaters across the country "We’re excited that we’re able to do anything and bring the dancers back," Papa explained.

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Parents weigh options for upcoming school year

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - Uncertainty and school year stress hit a boiling point outside the Southeast Delco School District meeting on Thursday. Parents were thrown another mid-summer curveball finding out the longtime aftercare provider was being replaced with another company.“I feel like the focus should be on the kids and curriculum.

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Coronavirus: Calgary Flames dads adjust to life away from family

#StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/NUEHxE6DjV— Erik Gustafsson (@ErkanGustafsson) April 5, 2020“The hardest day was leaving my house in Sweden,” forward Mikael Backlund said. “Thankfully Tillie (his daughter) doesn’t understand that I was leaving.

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B.C. premier won’t rule out fall election, Elections BC working on pandemic protocols

Most Canadians back postponing elections until after COVID-19 pandemic: Ipsos poll Elections BC has been working with Dr. Bonnie Henry’s office to create a plan if there is an election during the pandemic.The plan includes increased advance voting opportunities to help reduce voting place crowds, increased use of remote voting options and physically distanced polling stations.“The COVID-19 pandemic makes it very likely that the next election will be held under some level of public health restrictions,” reads a statement from Elections BC.“Administering safe and accessible elections during the pandemic is a challenge that election administrators across Canada and around the world are grappling with.

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FHSAA says fall sports will start on Aug. 24 at the earliest

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COVID-19: Will other communities follow Calgary and make residents mask up?

The Town of Okotoks is planning to meet Monday to discuss whether to make the wearing of masks mandatory like Calgary has. But as Jenna Freeman reports, not all communities near Calgary plan to follow that city’s lead.

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Volusia County Schools will delay start of fall practices

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Schools announced the district will not start fall practices on July 27.School officials will continue to monitor the COVID-19 conditions and will make a decision later to begin fall practice.The district is working with the Volusia County Department of Health and state officials on a start date.Conditioning will continue to take place at the moment.Fall sports in Volusia County include: Any questions about a specific sport can contact their’s schools’s athletic director.

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Thousands of families wonder when they will be reunited as as sponsorship backlog grows

Coronavirus — Frozen immigration systems across the globe keeping thousands apart Her husband currently lives in Saudi Arabia. The couple applied for a temporary resident visa in July 2019, but they’re still waiting for his application to be processed, despite the government’s immigration website saying it completes most applicants within a year.“It was a pre-existing problem already,” Mahmood said.

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More than 50% of parents in Seminole County and Orange County are still undecided about school options

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – More than half of the parents in Seminole County and Orange County have yet to chose on which options they want to send their students to school next month as that decision deadline looms. [RELATED: Everything you need to know about Orange County’s Back-To-School Plan][RELATED: Everything you need to know about Seminole County’s Back-To-School Plan]By Friday at noon, parents in Seminole County will have to chose between four options of learning for their kids next school year including face-to-face, Seminole Connect, Seminole Virtual County Schools and a hybrid of any of those options.

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Disney Makes Big Changes to Release Schedule for Upcoming Movies Amid Pandemic

There are some big changes coming to the release schedule for upcoming Disney movies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Folcroft borough council votes unanimously to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - Folcroft's seven member council voted unanimously this week to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.Two decades in Folcroft and Rey Cavallero says he isn't afraid of a little change.“I think it's a great idea,” he told FOX 29.It’s an idea that's now an official ordinance in the small Delaware County town, which makes them the first in the county to do so.A person caught carrying less than 30 grams of marijuana can face just a $100 fine instead of an arrest.Council president Joseph Papaleo says it's controversial but one item he wanted to tackle right away in his first term.Advertisement“The laws as they are in the books have the potential to doom a young person or a person of really any age to a life

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New orders for houseboats and rental properties will fall on owners

Global BC reporter Richard Zussman asks Dr. Bonnie Henry about the new rules for rental properties announced Thursday and how the restrictions will be enforced by public health and law enforcement officials.

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Big league debuts to be made without family, friends on hand

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The moment that young right-hander Brady Singer steps onto the mound for the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Cleveland will no doubt be surreal, the culmination of a lifelong dream hatched as a boy growing up in Florida and fostered by family and friends along the way.Too bad they won't get to see it in person.When the decision was made to play an abbreviated 60-game major league season without fans, it meant that anybody making their debut would do so without their support system there to enjoy it. Not mom and dad, who may have gotten them started in the game.

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Brevard County Schools will not start fall practices at the moment

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County Schools announced they will not start practices for fall sports at the moment.The district said the school will remain in stage 1 of the return to activity plan.Even though Fall sports are not beginning at the moment, conditioning can continue.[RELATED: Osceola County pushes back start date for high school football]Osceola County announced they will begin football practice on Sept. 7.[RELATED: Fall sports postponed for Flagler County Schools]Fall sports have also been postponed for Flagler County Schools.[RELATED: Orange County postpones practices for fall sports]Orange County Schools will not begin fall practices at the moment.Fall sports in Seminole County have been postponed until Aug.

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia high schools adopt hybrid learning system for fall

PHILADELPHIA - The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Thursday it plans on adopting a hybrid learning system, which combines in-person and online instruction as high schools reopen in the fall.FOX 29 obtained the letter sent to parents Thursday, which said students will remain rostered for their normal school day schedule and participate in class every day, allowing for a full year of complete instruction. Under this model, students will be assigned to an A or B group.

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‘Carelessness’: Families of COVID-19 victims write obituaries blaming lawmakers’ handling of the pandemic

LOS ANGELES - Amid the devastating loss of life caused by the novel coronavirus, several obituaries written by family members of those claimed by COVID-19 have expressed frustration on how certain lawmakers are handling the ongoing pandemic.The obituary for a North Texas woman who died from COVID-19 puts blame on the "carelessness" of politicians, and added that her death could have been prevented.The obituary for Isabelle Odette Hilton Papadimitriou, 64, which was published Tuesday by The Dallas Morning News, described her as "a compassionate spirit" and "a ray of light in everyone's life.""Her undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack

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Family displaced after lightning strike sets house on fire in Gloucester Township, police say

Credit: Gloucester Township Police Department SICKLERVILLE, N.J - Police say a family of six has been displaced after a lightning strike set their house on fire in Sicklerville, New Jersey.It happened on the 100 block of Breckenridge Drive on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m.Officers arrived to find smoke and fire from the attic and roof area of the home. The residents, two parents and four kids, were evacuated and no one was injured. Due to smoke and water damage, the residents of the home have been displaced until repairs can be made.

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Coronavirus: St. Lawrence College residences to be at reduced capacity come fall

Coronavirus: St. Lawrence College aiming to partially open campus come fall The college says it will be prioritizing residence space for students who will be studying on campus over the 2020-21 academic year.In May, in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, St.

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Marion County school board discusses changes for upcoming school year

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Marion County School Board met early Thursday to discuss changes that will be in place when the school year begins.The meeting came a day after the deadline for families to decide if their students would return to the classroom or choose one of the district’s distance learning options.For students who elect in-person instruction, there will be social distancing measures and face coverings will need to be worn in certain areas."When we can social distance appropriately, then masks don't need to be worn," Deputy Superintendent Mark Vianello said.

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Tamar Braxton Moved To Mental Health Facility Following Hospitalization: Report

possible suicide attempt, according to a new report.The reality star is now “awake and communicating,” and was reportedly moved to a mental health facility, a source told E! News.Braxton was found unresponsive by her boyfriend, David Adefeso, on July 17 at The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Los Angeles.

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The force is changing: Disney to adjust ‘Rise of the Resistance’ virtual queue system

ORLANDO, Fla – Walt Disney World is set to adjust the way guests get the opportunity to ride the newest Star Wars attraction, Rise of the Resistance, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.Beginning Friday, Disney said guests will have the opportunity to join the ride’s virtual queue at 10 a.m.

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Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty to Raise $100 Million for Mental Health Initiatives

Selena Gomez's cosmetics line, Rare Beauty, has officially launched the Rare Impact Fund with the goal of addressing gaps in mental health services for underserved communities nationwide. The fund has pledged to raise $100 million over the next 10 years to increase access to mental health services and programs for those who need them.Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty cosmetics line just announced the Rare Impact Fund, an initiative pledging to raise $100 million over the next 10 years to provide access to mental health services in underserved communities.

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Scientists struggle to follow COVID-19’s silent spread

coronavirus is how quickly it rocketed around the world.It first flared in central China and, within three months, was on every continent but Antarctica, shutting down daily life for millions. Behind the rapid spread was something that initially caught scientists off guard, baffled health authorities and undermined early containment efforts _ the virus could be spread by seemingly healthy people.As workers return to offices, children prepare to return to schools and those desperate for normalcy again visit malls and restaurants, the emerging science points to a menacing reality: If people who appear healthy can transmit the illness, it may be impossible to contain.

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