Single ring with 24,679 diamonds in it breaks a world record

PHILADELPHIA - Tragic scenes on a street corner in West Philadelphia early Sunday morning after a two-car crash left two people dead, and another two fighting for their lives.Police say a Dodge Charger was speeding when it ran a red light and struck a Hyundai sedan at the corner of 52nd and Walnut streets around 3 a.m.Both cars suffered severe damage, ending up on the sidewalk with debris strewn across the entire scene. One of the cars appeared to have knocked down a structure during the crash.West Philadelphia car crash leaves two dead, two in critical condition.

Tom Holland has announced he is taking a break from social media after finding the apps to be ‘overwhelming’.  The Spider-Man: No Way Home actor, who boasts a staggering 67. 7million Instagram followers, shared his most recent post on July 2.

PHILADELPHIA - Two men are in critical condition after a shooting police say was sparked by a fight early Saturday morning.Police say both men were fighting when one pulled a gun and shot at the other, striking him seven times near C and Cambria streets around 3:30 a.m.The alleged shooter was also struck one time in the face.

Under the initiative, Atomy India is distributing Atomy oral care kit to the underprivileged children across the country, covering 75 cities with the help of 75 educational institutions for 75 days. New Delhi: Atomy India, a Korean healthcare firm is creating mass awareness campaign on oral health hygiene across the country on the occasion of 75th Independence Day being celebrated as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Union government to commemorate 75 years of Independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements.

The son of a tragic hospital cleaner today tells how she cashed in her NHS pension to pay a rocketing electricity bill - just two months before she died of Covid-19 last week. But now her heartbreaking decision has left her girls without a mother – and penniless too.

Zindagi ka aakhri padav’ (last phase of life), a Twitter user had on 8 August commented on the big bull of investing Rakesh Jhunjhunwala after an interview was published on the microblogging site. Several short snippets of the stock market badshah's interview with CNBC-TV-18 were uploaded on Twitter , where he spoke on Indian market, Public Sector banks, digitisation in India and how the country should thank Mukesh Ambani for it.

LOS ANGELES - Anne Heche, 53, was among the most prominent film stars in Hollywood in the late 1990s, playing opposite actors including Johnny Depp ("Donnie Brasco") and Harrison Ford ("Six Days, Seven Nights").She recently had recurring roles on the network TV series "Chicago P.D." and "All Rise," and in 2020 was a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars" before she was in a car crash earlier this month and declared brain dead. Her representatives told FOX 11 Los Angeles that she is being kept on life support for organ donation purposes. A native of Ohio, Heche first became prominent on the NBC soap opera "Another World" from 1987 to 1991.

A visitor wearing a protective mask sits at a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Atlantic City gambling, dealt a blow by newly opened betting markets in other states, was enjoying a ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City casino dealers opposed to smoking indoors are rejecting an idea being floated among state legislators to create designated outdoor smoking areas that employees could opt out of staffing. PREVIOUS: Atlantic City casino partial smoking ban not good enough, dealers sayPete Naccarelli, a Borgata dealer and a leader of a group of Atlantic City casino workers pushing for a full indoor smoking ban, says the opt-out suggestion is not the solution to protecting workers and customers. RELATED HEADLINESA bill to ban smoking inside casinos has sat untouched in the state Legislature since February.

Coronation Street favourite Yasmeen Metcalfe (Shelley King) health takes a turn for the worse next week.Zeedan Nazir (Qasim Akhtar) learns from Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) that the detective Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows) accused of persecution took early retirement for a spurious reason and he asks the copper to try and find out more.Yasmeen and Zeedan receive letters from Stu begging them to visit him in prison but she rips them up and bins them.READ MORE: Coronation Street spoilers confirm shock domestic abuse horror as villain revealedCraig breaks the news that Stu could be released within a matter of days.Yasmeen delivers a speech about domestic abuse to the fundraiser guests, but she becomes visibly panicky.Roy Cropper (David Neilson) calls at Speed Daal only to find Yasmeen suffering a panic attack and struggling to breathe.Meanwhile, Zeedan waits for Stu in the prison visiting room.Stu tells Zeedan about his case files and how he intends to prove his innocence.Zeedan calls at the solicitors’ office and asks Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) to request Stu’s case files.When Adam confirms that he’s requested Stu’s old case files, Yasmeen reels and confronts Zeedan.Stu calls Zeedan and begs him to pass the phone to Yasmeen but she kills the call.Elsewhere in Weatherfield, Craig asks Carla Connor (Alison King) not to put Faye Windass (Ellie Leech) under pressure at work.Faye tears a strip off Craig for humiliating her in front of her boss.Craig apologises to Faye for doing her head in but when he presents her with a special nightie designed to keep her cool and improve her sleep, she’s distraught.Craig asks Faye if he should move back to his mum’s.

A total of 1,78,38,52,566 covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered through a free of cost channel at government Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs) till July 18. Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar has informed that around four crore eligible beneficiaries are still not vaccinated with the single dose of covid-19 vaccine as on July 18 this year.

Walt Disney World Wednesday evening sent one person to hospital and three people were arrested.Videos first shared by the blog Walt Disney World News Today (WDWNT) show what appeared to be a large fight inside the Magic Kingdom, between Cinderella’s Castle and Peter Pan’s Flight.“Deputies conducted their investigation and subsequently arrested three people for misdemeanor battery,” a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Fla., confirmed to NBC News in a statement. “One person was taken to the hospital for a minor injury.”In the videos, which continue to circulate on social media, both groups can be heard spewing profanities at one another before the argument turns physical.One of the families, clad in matching red shorts and white Disney-themed T-shirts, can be seen fighting multiple other people.

Dwight Smith #7 of the Atlanta Braves takes a swing during a baseball game against the Montreal Expos on July 16, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Braves outfield John Dwight Smith Sr., who helped his team clinch the 1995 World Series has died.

Overture rendering. (Boom Supersonic)The design for the world’s fastest passenger airliner was unveiled during the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom this week. Named the Overture, the supersonic jet will run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel and can reach speeds of up to 1,122 mph — one and a half times the speed of sound — at a cruising altitude of 60,000 feet.  "Aviation has not seen a giant leap in decades.

Hockey Canada is investigating an “alleged group sexual assault” they say involved members of the 2002-03 world junior hockey championship team.

Nobody was injured after a fire broke out on the ferry between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. late Friday morning.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are working to identify three people caught on video robbing a gas station in Port Richmond. According to police, the robbery occurred on Tuesday at 2:05 a.m.

New Zealanders are dying due to Covid-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population.

ORLANDO, Fla. - WARNING: Images and language in the video below may be offensive to some. Viewer discretion is advised.Another brawl reportedly broke out at Walt Disney World Resort this week, the second altercation reported at the Florida attraction in recent weeks.Another brawl reportedly broke out at Walt Disney World Resort Wednesday, the second altercation reported at the Florida attraction in the last three months.Video posted to social media sites showed what appeared to be a large fight at the Magic Kingdom inside Fantasyland, behind Cinderella's Castle, and in front of Peter Pan’s Flight.

To prepare soil for agriculture, we should recognize the value of its tiny organisms and ensure that it has at least 3% organic content, a level below which farming may prove unsustainable. For any soil to have agricultural potential, it must have a minimum of 3-6% organic content. But in large parts of the world, it is well below 1%.

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House has said.

Magnus Carlsen (NOR) during the FIDE Chess World Rapid & Blitz 2021 in Warsaw, Poland, on December 29, 2021. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images) World chess champion Magnus Carlsen announced he will not play in next year’s world championship, voluntarily surrendering the title that he’s held since he first won in 2013 at the age of 22. The now 31, five-time world champion said he he has no motivation to defend his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the Russian chess grandmaster."I feel I don't have a lot to gain, I don't particularly like (the championship matches), and although I'm sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don't have any inclination to play, and I will simply not play the match," the Norwegian chess champ said, via Reuters."Ultimately the conclusion stands, one that I'm pretty comfortable with, one that I've thought a lot about for a long time now, I would say more than a year...

DENVER - A Colorado couple’s Ring camera captured the frightening moments when they were followed home and approached by a man at their front door, who pulled out a gun and pointed it at them before fleeing. Minutes later, the suspect and a female accomplice are believed to have robbed another person at gunpoint, according to authorities. A portion of the incident, reported on July 15 in the Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, was caught on video and shared by the local police department. Authorities said the couple was walking home that day when they were followed by the male and female.The suspects followed the couple to their front door, then the male pulled a gun out and pointed it in their faces, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department.

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Australians admitted to hospitals from Covid-19 neared record levels as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major coronavirus outbreak.

A study, the first of its kind in the world, has found that people under the age of 40 risk their health if they drink more than a few sips of beer or wine per day, and recommends that young people not drink alcohol at all.

PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Jim Kenney made a shocking admission during a gun violence press conference Tuesday as Philadelphia homicides reach 300 so far this year.When asked by FOX 29's Kelly Rule if he had met with any families of those 300 homicide victims, the mayor said he had not."I have not spoken specifically to families," Kenney said.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Casinos and other operators in Pennsylvania set a new annual record for gambling revenue, state regulators said Tuesday, rising above $5 billion for the first time amid surging betting on online casino games and a post-pandemic return to the casinos' slot machines and table games.Operators in one of the nation’s largest commercial casino states won more than $5 billion from gamblers in the 12 months through June 30, according to the figures from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control BoardThat was about 30% higher than the $3.9 billion recorded in the previous fiscal year, and slightly above the previous calendar year high of $4.7 billion reported in January.The rebound continues after pandemic-related shutdowns sapped casino revenue in 2020.The casino winnings came from 16 casinos, including four new mini-casinos authorized under a 2017 law, as well as fantasy sports operators and truck stops.Revenue in casinos from slot machines grew to $2.4 billion and from table games to above $1 billion.Online gambling, in just its fourth year, grew again to pass $1.2 billion. Sports betting, in just its fifth year, added $325 million in revenue.Pennsylvania legalized both sports betting and online gambling as part of an aggressive gambling expansion in 2017.Pennsylvania has been neck-and-neck with New Jersey for No.

Passersby walk towards an LED sign saying "18 -19 July extreme heat only travel if essential" on July 19, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images) LONDON - Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday, with a provisional reading of 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the country's weather office — and the heat was only expected to rise.The highest temperature previously recorded in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), a record set in 2019.

With an Omicron offshoot spearheading a burgeoning Covid-19 wave in Europe, countries need to accelerate vaccine uptake and bring back measures such as mask wearing to avoid stricter measures as autumn and winter approach, a senior World Health Organization official has warned.

Justin Bieber revealed his facial paralysis due to Ramsay Hunt, the singer is "doing great," his former mentor says."As an artist, I think we are all going to experience some things that people may not necessarily understand," Usher told Extra. "I think [Justin] has obviously taken the world on a journey.

The World Health Organization has declared Ghana‘s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month.

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man won Michigan's largest scratch-off lottery ticket prize recently.The 30-year-old from Cheboygan County won $6 million on the new $300,000,000 Diamond Riches game."It’s really unreal to be sitting here collecting $6 million," he said.

As Hockey Canada remains under intense scrutiny over its handling of a lawsuit alleging a sexual assault involving players from the 2018 national junior team, the organization is reopening its investigation and some of the players have been speaking out.

A HSE-run nursing home in Dublin - which was subject to a protected disclosure in 2020 following the deaths of over 20 residents due to Covid-19 - was not compliant in training and staff development when it was inspected by HIQA earlier this year.

The New Zealand government has announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 and relieve pressure on the country's health system.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gun makers and dealers in California will be required to block firearms sales to anyone they have "reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk" of using a gun illegally or of harming themselves or others, under a new law that Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he had signed.It’s a subjective requirement that goes farther than current background checks or prohibitions on selling guns to people prohibited from owning them.The regulation is part of the new law creating a good conduct code for gun makers and dealers that also allows anyone who suffers harm from violations to sue.The bill was one of more than a dozen adding to California’s already strict gun regulations that were sent to Newsom, a Democrat, by state lawmakers before they left for their monthlong summer recess.The National Rifle Association said the requirements are vague and represent an attempt to hold gun dealers and makers liable for the actions of others.

More than 200,000 people in the UK have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began, new figures show.

Tom Jones took to Instagram in the early hours of this morning to address "rumours" that he'd collapsed ahead of a performance in Budapest.The Delilah hitmaker, 82, put any speculation of a collapse to rest and revealed that he was diagnosed with "viral laryngitis", which forced him to cancel the show.In view of his 451,000 followers, Tom clarified that a collapse didn't lead to the performance's cancellation.He wrote: "Hello to all concerned: I travelled last night from the UK to Budapest and woke this morning with an uncomfortable throat."A specialist came to visit and diagnosed 'viral laryngitis'."He strongly advised postponing this evening's show and prescribed medication and vocal rest," he added.The star continued: "I did NOT 'collapse' anywhere at any time, that is pure rumour."Hopefully the inflammation will calm soon as I am looking forward to continuing my wonderful summer tour.""Unfortunately the show had to be cancelled at the last minute, and for that I am very sorry,"However, the show in Budapest has been rescheduled and will take place on August 16.Thanks again for all your kind concern.TJ," he signed off.Following the star's post, his fans were quick to rush to the comments to wish the legend will.Superstar Jennifer Hudson wrote: "Get well tom!!!"Instagram user Evakis2020 penned: "Get well soon sír TJ," alongside three red hearts.Raheela134 commented: "Wishing you well Sir Tom."

Daily Covid-19 infections in South Korea have jumped above 40,000 for the first time in two months, with the government warning of a potential five-fold surge in the coming months.

COVID-19 cases are rising across the world as the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant of Omicron spreads at a “very intense level,” the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.