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WHO expert panel released a report suggesting that it is impossible to determine the cause of COVID-19 because of lack of data. Experts agree, some scientists might be allergic to the idea of investigating the lab leak theory Another blow to two-year-long efforts to understand how Covid-19 began. Latest investigation into its origins by the World Health Organization have been inconclusive, largely because data from China is missing.

Covid-19 cases. The Centre on Thursday wrote to all states and union territories regarding the ‘upsurge’ in new Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, adding that high-level testing must be conducted in areas that are reporting new or clusters of cases, according to people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the 194.74 crore (1,94,74,38,014) mark on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

UPPER - Viewers gathered Thursday to watch a prime time congressional hearing that detailed some of the finding of an investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for a man who they believe exited a car on a Philadelphia street corner and fired deadly gunshots at a man in broad daylight. The Philadelphia Police Department shared video of the brazen shooting that happened in late May on 5800 block of North 16th Street.Video shared by the department shows the wanted suspect dressed in dark clothes exit a dark gray Dodge Journey and run towards the street corner raising a gun.Police say he fired at a 33-year-old man, striking him fatally in the head, and sprinted back to the Dodge. The vehicle used in the deadly shooting is believed to have a license plate number of LRG-1278, according to police. Anyone with information on the shooting should contact Philadelphia police. The city is offering a $20k reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Jeff Brides has been through a lot health-wise over the last couple years, but he's doing much better now.The 72-year-old actor opened up about his health struggles in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his series The Old Man.When asked how he's doing after his diagnosis with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2020, The Big Lebowski star said he's 'feeling good.' Feeling better:Jeff Brides has been through a lot health-wise over the last couple years, but he's doing much better now 'Cancer-wise, yeah remission, and COVID, you know, that made my cancer look like nothing, that COVID,' he revealed. 'I did my chemo for the cancer and that stripped me of all my immune system, so then I got COVID on top of that, and it wiped me out.'Bridges discussed his struggles in more detail during an interview with People at the end of May.

Jeff Bridges is on the mend following his recent battle with cancer and a COVID-19 diagnosis. ET’s Kevin Frazier spoke with Bridges at the premiere of his new FX series, “The Old Man,” where he opened up about the film and shared an update on his health.

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WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election declared at Thursday's prime-time hearing that the attack was an "attempted coup" that put "two and half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk."Rep.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - Authorities in Delaware County on Thursday asked the public's help in solving a 2014 cold case about a missing mother who seemingly disappeared without a trace.Amanda DeGuio disappeared when she was 24-years-old. DeGuio was last seen at her home in Upper Darby on June 3, 2014. She left without her cell phone, credit cards, or a change of clothes. She doesn’t drive and no one knows how she left.The Upper Darby Police Department, joined by DeGuio's family, held a press conference Thursday with no update on their search.

Jeff Bridges is getting candid about his health.

COVID-19) vaccine for animals that is inactivated. According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the immunity elicited by Anocovax neutralises both the Delta and Omicron versions of SARS-CoV-2. "It is due to the untiring contributions of scientists that the country stands self-reliant in developing its own vaccines more rather than importing.

CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey man admitted Thursday he illegally sold unregistered pesticides as a COVID-19 defense to government and municipal entities including the U.S. Marshals Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs.Paul Andrecola pleaded guilty in federal court in Camden to one count each of wire fraud, selling an unregistered pesticide and presenting false claims.According to a criminal complaint, the 63-year-old Burlington County man made and sold pesticides that weren’t registered with the EPA as required, and weren’t on the EPA’s list of products deemed to be effective disinfectants against COVID-19.Andrecola and others put another company’s EPA registration numbers on his products to hide the fact that they weren't registered, according to the complaint.Federal authorities alleged Andrecola made 150 sales of the unregistered pesticides between March 2020 and May 2021 and made more than $2.7 million.

SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was first reported in the Chinese city, of Wuhan in 2019, has killed at least 6.3 million worldwide. While a lot of western countries have claimed that China should be blamed behind the orgin of this deadly virus, the WHO's team underplayed a lab-leak theory that put Chinese officials on the defensive. In March 2021, WHO released a report about Covid-19's origins.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JUNE 09: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by J.T. Realmuto #10 following a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at American Family Field on June 09, 2022 in Milwauke MILWAUKEE - Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Odúbel Herrera homered as interim manager Rob Thomson and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the sagging Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Thursday.Thomson is the first manager to win his first seven games with a new team since San Francisco's Felipe Alou in 2003,"We just got to keep going," Harper said, "doing the things we’re doing, playing the game the right way, not overlook anybody that we play and just take it one game at a time."The NL Central-leading Brewers lost their season-worst sixth in a row."We just can’t get anything going, unfortunately," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.

WASHINGTON - With never-seen video, new audio and a "mountain of evidence," the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.

University of Manitoba have graduated after spending four years at the school’s College of Nursing, but for many of the new grads, health-care shortages across the province mean they’ll be jumping right into their chosen profession.College of Nursing dean Netha Dyck told Global News the experience of pursuing higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic means the new grads will be up to the challenge.After all, many of them have spent time on the front lines already, helping with the fight against the coronavirus.“I think these graduates have had different experiences than many other graduates would have had,” said Dyck.“So they’ve certainly developed a lot of resilience in dealing with all the challenges amidst the pandemic … and many other challenges around it.“I think they’ve developed skills in terms of being adaptable, being flexible, looking at the situation and making assessments to see where the improvements need to be made.”College of Nursing Class of 2022 recite the UM Bachelor of Nursing pledge.

Scene image via WHP-TV via FOX ELIZABETHTOWN, Penn. - Two people reportedly fell into a chocolate tank at the M&M Mars facility in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Thursday afternoon.WHTM reports that authorities were called to help cut a hole in the tank so the two people could escape, though it’s unclear if there was chocolate in the tank at the time. Authorities haven't said how the people fell in. Their condition was not immediately available.FOX Television Stations has reached out to Mars Wrigley for a statement.

Jeff Bridges is on the mend following his recent battle with cancer and a COVID-19 diagnosis. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Bridges at the premiere of his new FX series, , where he opened up about the film and shared an update on his health.«Feeling good,» Bridges said when asked how he's doing after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in October 2020.While the 72-year-old actor said he's in remission now, he revealed that is was his battle with COVID that really «wiped» him out.«Cancer-wise, yeah remission, and COVID, you know, that made my cancer look like nothing, that COVID,» he shared.

FILE - A Bristol County Sheriff's officer leads his Covid K-9 Hunter to sniff a hallway at Wood Elementary School in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

Not all heroes wear capes — some serve up fries in locally-known Mrs. Potato Head-themed restaurants.During a lunch shift on New Years Day in 2021, Orlando, Fla., server Flaviane Carvalho knew immediately something wasn’t right with one of her tables at Mrs.

HOUSTON - "Baby Holly", who had been missing since her parents were found murdered in Houston in 1981, was dropped off at a church in Arizona decades ago and taken into their care, Texas officials said.On Thursday, the Texas Attorney General’s Office announced that Holly Marie Clouse had been found alive more than four decades after her parents' murders.MORE: 'Baby Holly' found alive 42 years after her parents were murdered in HoustonBaby Holly and her parents Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean Clouse Jr. had last been seen by family in 1980 before they left their home in Volusia County, Florida so Dean could pursue carpentry work in Texas.The newlywed couple’s bodies were found in a wooded area of Houston in January 1981, but were not identified until October 2021.The couple's young daughter was not found with the remains of the Clouses, and the search continued for decades. Holly Marie Clouse in a 1980 photo taken in Lewisville, Texas.

PALENCIA, Spain - A dramatic and violent encounter between two bears in nature was captured on video over the weekend.A male brown bear attacked a female bear who was with its cub on a mountainside in Castile and Leon region of Spain on Sunday.A wildlife observer named Claudio Sordo Velasco who was hiking in Palencia captured video footage showing the male bear pounce on the female, who appears to be protecting the cub. As the two adult bears scuffle, the cub scampers down the rocky mountainside, the video shows.The video shows the bruin brawl going on for more than two minutes before both bears fall over a rocky edge and tumble down the side of the mountain.

SMITHSBURG, Md. - Three people are dead after a shooting at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland, according to authorities.FOX News confirms that the shooting happened at Columbia Machine on 12900 block of Bikle Road near Smithsburg High and Middle Schools.Maryland State Police confirmed to FOX 5 that initial reports indicate three people were killed in the shooting.Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he has been briefed on the shooting.

Next week, two federal vaccine advisory committees will consider emergency approval and recommendations for two mRNA COVID vaccines for kids under 5, and today White House officials detailed the rollout plans that include an initial distribution of 10 million doses.

SMITHSBURG, Md. - Three people are reportedly dead after a shooting at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland, according to authorities.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherFOX News confirms that the shooting happened at Columbia Machine on 12900 block of Bikle Road near Smithsburg High and Middle Schools.Maryland State Police confirmed to FOX 5 that initial reports indicate three people were killed in the shooting.The ATF's Baltimore office posted on Twitter that it is assisting the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with the shooting.Investigators have not revealed any details about what led up to the incident.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBEThe sheriff's office said that there is no threat to the community.This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 5 for updates as they become available.

BEREA, OH - JUNE 08: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns throws a pass during the Cleveland Browns offseason workout at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 8, 2022 in Berea, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) HOUSTON (AP) - Deshaun Watson’s complex legal situation has the Cleveland Browns in limbo and unclear about the quarterback’s immediate future. PREVIOUS: Former Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson facing lawsuit from 23rd massage therapistThis comes after a 24th woman filed a civil lawsuit Monday alleging sexual misconduct by Watson, who is also awaiting possible discipline from the NFL.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says former Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is still under investigation by the NFL and could still be disciplined under the league’s personal conduct policy.The latest lawsuit was filed in Houston by attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all 24 women."Lost in the media frenzy surrounding Deshaun Watson is that these are twenty-four strong, courageous women who, despite ridicule, legal shenanigans, and intense media scrutiny, continue to stand firm for what is right," Buzbee said in a statement.RELATED: Deshaun Watson will not face criminal charges, grand jury determinesWatson has been accused by massage therapists of harassing, assaulting or touching them during appointments when he was with the Houston Texans, according to new details contained in a report by The New York Times.The latest lawsuit makes similar allegations as the woman, a massage therapist, accuses Watson of assaulting and harassing her during an August 2020 session in her apartment.

(Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer/Getty Images) HARRISBURG - The Supreme Court is allowing elections officials to count mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania that lack a handwritten date but were received in time.The unsigned order Thursday applies to a Lehigh County judicial election from 2021. But Justice Samuel Alito warned in a dissent that the issue could affect the November elections.Last week, Alito had imposed a temporary hold on counting the ballots to give the justices more time to consider the matter.

retail price for regular gasoline reached another record high Wednesday, sitting at $4.955 per gallon. That's 64 cents higher from a month ago and $1.89 higher than it was a year ago, according to AAA. With fuel demand increasing, oil prices rising and gasoline inventories at their lowest level for this time of year since 2014, gas prices have hit new records daily and are expected to continue to increase, Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates, previously told FOX Business. GAS PRICES COULD REACH $5 THIS WEEK, EXPERT SAYSThe average retail price has already surged past $5 per gallon in at least 10 states with California leading the pack with an average over $6. But that's only the state average.

Grand River Transit buses, trains and at customer service centres.The masking rules initially came into effect on July 13, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The region says the decision to align with the province’s announcement on Wednesday comes after consultations with Waterloo Public Health. Hospitals in Waterloo Region, Guelph will still require masks when province lifts mandate “I want to thank our customers and the community for following the safety measures we put in place throughout the pandemic and for standing by us throughout this challenging time,” Neil Malcolm, acting director of Transit Services, stated.“Your support for the measures we’ve taken helped keep our community safe and transit running.”On Wednesday afternoon, the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

Pride Whopper featured in Austria for Pride month (Credit: Burger King) Businesses all over the world are celebrating Pride month, and Burger King Austria is joining in on the festivities. The fast-food chain debuted its Pride Whopper, which is the same Whopper served with the same half of a bun on each side.According to Burger King Austria, the new Whopper special represents equal love and equal rights.RELATED: Sesame Street creates family with two gay dads during Pride month"The Equal Buns campaign was executed by our Burger King Austria team, to highlight equal rights and equal love — through a play on the traditional Whopper build — featuring two identical buns on the two options of the sandwich," a spokesperson for Burger King told FOX Television Stations. "Burger King Austria also serves as an Official Proud Partner and Sponsor of Vienna Pride 2022." Last February, Nela Zisser posted a video of herself eating 10 Burger King Whopper hamburgers as part of her "Girls VS.

SKYFOX over storm damage in Blackwood, New Jersey as the NWS investigates the possibility of a tornado hitting the area during morning storms.  BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Officials have confirmed that an tornado touched down in Gloucester Township, New Jersey early Thursday morning as a line of powerful storms swept through the area. A National Weather Service (NWS) survey team was dispatched to the Blackwood section of the township to survey damage left behind in the storm. Thursday afternoon, NWS officials confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down around 5 a.m. with estimated peak winds of up to 90 miles per hour. The strong winds damaged some homes in the area, including one that was struck by a falling tree.

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Two police officers stand in the plaza in front of The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) NEW YORK - A newly published study found that COVID-19 was the leading cause of duty-related deaths among law enforcement officers in the United States in 2020. According to the data obtained from the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund database for the year 2020, COVID-19 deaths accounted for 62% of the 295 duty-related law enforcement officer deaths.The study, published in "Policing: An International Journal," also found that 82% of deaths were among Black members of law enforcement and 77% of deaths were among Latinx officers — far higher than the 48% of deaths among White police officers.The database contained deaths designated as those caused by incidents that occurred while in the line of duty.To compute the rate of death, researchers from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) also obtained data on the total number of law enforcement officers employed in the U.S.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Kent County Prosecutor announced second-degree murder charges against Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr for the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya on April 4.Prosecutor Chris Becker announced the charges during a 3 p.m.

The risk of COVID-19–related multisystem inflammatory system in children (MIS-C) was significantly lower among vaccinated versus unvaccinated Danish children after infection with the Omicron variant rather than with previous strains, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.A team led by Aarhus University researchers used Danish COVID-19 sur

MILLCREEK, Utah - A Utah woman and the son she put up for adoption more than 20 years ago have been reunited — and it turns out they have more in common than shared genes.According to KSTU, Holly Shearer put her son up for adoption when she became pregnant at 15 years old. She decided to give her baby to Brian and Angela Hulleberg, who struggled with infertility."When I handed Benjamin to them, it was the hardest decision I've ever had to make," Shearer told the FOX affiliate.Shearer and Angela Hulleberg kept in touch for the first three years of Benjamin’s life, but Angela made sure Benjamin knew about his birth mother.RELATED: 'He's our son:' Snohomish family fighting to bring 11-year-old boy home from UkraineIn November 2021, on Benjamin’s 20th birthday, Shearer sent him a message on Facebook.

masks are still required in long-term care and retirement homes. Most of Ontario’s remaining COVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on Saturday, June 11.In a statement, London Transit Commission general manager Kelly Paleczny said masking requirements would be lifted on Saturday.“We will be encouraging people to respect each other’s decisions with respect to continuing to wear masks if they so choose,” Paleczny said in an email.London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, and St.

COVID-19 have died since the province’s first cases were identified more than two years ago.The grim milestone was confirmed Thursday in the province’s weekly epidemiology update, which reports seven more deaths linked to the virus last week. Manitoba expands eligibility for 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine The number of COVID-19 victims reported in Manitoba since March 2020 rose to 2,004, an additional 24 deaths than had been reported a week earlier.Health officials have told Global News the province’s total death count can differ from weekly numbers as previous cases are confirmed or removed from the list.The province no longer releases information about COVID-19-related deaths, including age, gender and health region.The latest report, which covers May 29 – June 4, shows a decline in new COVID-19 hospitalizations compared to the previous week.The data shows 100 people were admitted to hospital as a result of the virus last week, including seven in intensive care units.

recession wasn’t worrying,” says Braveen Kumar, who is currently working on building his freelance business.Amid soaring inflation and the Bank of Canada increasing interest rates more aggressively relative to past tightening cycles, concerns about a possible recession are growing. A lacklustre stock market is adding fuel to the fire, as market declines tend to happen before a recession strikes.Kumar recently left his job in tech and even though he managed to save eight months’ worth of money for living expenses in order to make the career change, he is budgeting much more diligently now since he does not have a regular salary.

Alberta records 42 more COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations drop An Alberta Health spokesperson said a standard review showed 33 previously-reported COVID deaths between October 2021 and April 2022 have been reclassified as non-COVID and removed from the total.“There can be a delay in a death being reported to Alberta Health or in a death being confirmed post-mortem as having COVID-19 as a contributing cause,” Lisa Glover said in an email on Thursday.All of the 42 new deaths were in Albertans older than 50. The deaths of 16 people in their 90s, 13 people in their 80s, five in their 70s and six people in their 60s were attributed to COVID-19.

military colleges less than a week after a scathing independent review raised serious concerns about the institutions.Last weekend, Maj.-Gen. Simon Bernard — a senior member of the military in charge of personnel — was among a number of alumni of RMC Kingston and RMC Saint-Jean who changed their profile pictures on LinkedIn to their RMC graduation photos.A number of the graduates explicitly identified that their reason for posting these photos was to support the military colleges and their alumni in the wake of strong condemnation of the culture within these colleges in Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour’s report, which was released last week.As part of her comprehensive review into sexual misconduct and harassment within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Arbour highlighted RMC Kingston and RMC Saint-Jean as institutions “from a different era” with a problematic leadership model in desperate need of a systemic overhaul.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health has announced that most of province’s remaining mask mandates will be lifted come Saturday.In a statement released Wednesday, Dr. Kieran Moore said most of the province’s remaining masking requirements will be lifted as of 12 a.m.It means the provincial requirement to wear masks in many settings deemed high risk will be dropped, though organizations can continue to make their own rules.The province’s mask mandate for most indoor public settings lifted on March 21, but rules were kept in place for settings deemed higher risk.Higher-risk settings included public transit, health-care settings, long-term care and retirement homes, as well as shelters and other congregate care settings that provide services to “medically and socially vulnerable individuals,” the province said.Mandates for those settings were previously set to be lifted on April 27, but were extended to June 11.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Kent County, Michigan, prosecutor will announce his decision on Wednesday whether charges will be filed against the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya. But the decision will come down to one thing: was the shooting justified and did the officer truly believe he was in danger.Prosecutor Chris Becker announced the charges during a 3 p.m.

New Hampshire, are used to a few bears showing up this time of year, but there’s one particular bear that’s really making itself at home.The police department posted photos and video on its Facebook page of the "nuisance" bear after it smashed a car window and helped itself to some leftover McDonald’s inside. It happened while the vehicle owner was having breakfast inside a restaurant.Police told FOX Television Stations that he’s been spotted on porches, in trashcans and later, breaking a car window and "chowing down" on fast food.RELATED: Officers rescue orphaned bear cub after car accident kills its entire familyThe department used the photos and video as a reminder to visitors and locals alike: Keep your car clear of snacks.Photo credit: Jackson, NH, Police Department "Hungry bear, don’t care," police said.Among the first menu items on Jackson’s town website is a link to information about bear safety.

Mysterious figure spotted in Amarillo Zoo (Photo courtesy of City of Amarillo) AMARILLO, Texas - An unidentified figure was caught on camera in Amarillo around the zoo and city officials are asking residents to give their best guess on what it might be. According to the City of Amarillo, the figure was spotted around 1:25 a.m. on May 21 outside the zoo and for now, is referred to as an Unidentified Amarillo Object (UAO). "Was it a person with a strange hat who likes to walk at night?" the city asked.

PHILADELPHIA - Two individuals taken into custody in connection with Saturday's deadly mass shooting on South Street will be facing murder charges, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Thursday. This comes one day after officials released photos of two males who were identified as the third and fourth suspects in the shooting that left three people dead and nearly a dozen wounded on the popular Philadelphia street. Krasner identified the two suspects as Quadir Dukes-Hill, 18 and Nahjee Whittington, 18. Both were taken into custody by U.S. Marshalls in Virginia, according to Krasner. Officials say Dukes-Hill is facing murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Alexis Quinn, 27. According to Krasner, Whittington was just four days shy of his 18th birthday when he allegedly fired the shot that fatally struck Kristopher Minners, 22, and injured another man. Joanne Pescatore, the head of the DAO's Homicide Unit, said the department received several tips after posting photos of the suspects with a reward for information. Dukes-Hill and Whittington will be charged in adult court after a hearing in Virginia to extradite them back to Philadelphia. Pescatore says investigators believe the suspects are friends because they were seen wearing hoodies with the same logo and they are believed to have traveled to Virginia together. Two other suspects, Quran Garner and Rashaan Vereen, were taken into custody by authorities on Monday and they face several charges related to the shooting. Police believe the shooting stemmed from a fist fight between three men that escalated into a shootout.