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Camden County Girl Scout earns top honors after selling nearly 2,000 boxes of cookies

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - It’s been a tough year, but the pandemic didn’t stop one South Jersey Girl Scout.

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Aide says former Pa. Governor and Homeland Security head Tom Ridge had stroke

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge speaks on a panel on leadership during times of crisis at the Newseum in Washington, DC, February 22, 2016. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former U.S.

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City of San Jose mandates videotaping of all gun purchases

Todd Settergren of Setterarms gun shop, on Friday Jan. 13, 2017, in Walnut Creek, Ca.

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Man accused in Philadelphia Dunkin' killing to be charged in his mother’s murder

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has approved murder and related charges against Keith Gibson in connection with his mother’s death in East Falls.Christine Gibson, 54, was found fatally shot in her office last February. At that point, police could not link Gibson to the murder and he was sent back to Delaware in custody and got out of custody sometime in March.Neighbors FOX 29’s Dave Schratwieser spoke with on the 2700 block of North Corskley Street remembered Christine fondly. "She was very nice, stayed to herself, helped the community, always wanted to work on the block," one neighbor said.Murder and related charges have already been approved against Gibson in the shooting death of Philadelphia Dunkin' manager

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News Scan for Jun 16, 2021

An analysis of data from 211 Connecticut nursing homes found that facilities that cared for mainly racial and ethnic minority residents had higher levels of COVID-19 illnesses and deaths. A team based at the University of Rochester in New York reported their findings today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.The 10-week time span they focused on was Apr 12, 2020, to Jun 19, 2020. Authors

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Freshpet recalls dog food due to potential salmonella contamination

WASHINGTON - Dog food with potential salmonella contamination that was meant to be thrown out but inadvertently shipped to some Publix and Target locations is now being recalled, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Freshpet Inc.

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Seven COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba Wednesday

Manitoba aiming to open 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccination to everyone by next week The number of COVID-19 deaths in the province since the beginning of the pandemic is now 1,111.As of Wednesday morning, the net-new number of cases in Manitoba is 143, the majority (80 cases) of which are in the Winnipeg region.The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 9.7 per cent provincially and 9.2 per cent in Winnipeg.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan family recounts 146-day hospital stay

‘Waiting for my time to die’: COVID-19 patients, families recount time spent in Regina ICUs Two days later, doctors diagnosed Richard with COVID-19 and put him in intensive care.Richard said he doesn’t remember much of the next 20 days as he was heavily sedated and intubated — “everything they could do to keep me alive.”Richard’s intubation tube was removed on Feb. 6 but it took time for him to wake up from the sedation.“It took him — when he started to wake up — a good week-and-a-half before he was alert,” Sandra said.Sandra said her husband was taken to Royal University Hospital (RUH) in Saskatoon on Feb.

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Doylestown man, 18, wanted for DUI cash that injured 2, police say

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - Police in Bucks County are searching for an 18-year-old man who they say was impaired when he lost control of his car and slammed into a tree causing serious injuries to two passengers. Liam Scully has been charged with three counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of aggravated assault by vehicle, driving while under the influence and several other crimes. Police say on Apr. 30 Scully was speeding when he lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway and smashed into a tree.

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Suspects in Pennsylvania mail theft operation 'washed' stolen checks to steal thousands, police say

YEADON, Pa. - Authorities in Delaware County arrested a group of men in connection to a southeastern Pennsylvania mail theft ring that included erasing information from stolen checks with antifreeze to and filling in new amounts of money.Yeadon Police Chief Anthony Paparo told reporters the department's investigation started in February when someone reported their mortgage check was erroneously cashed. Since then, Paparo said, several other reports of check fraud have trickled in from multiple southeastern counties.The group was recently captured on video breaking into a U.S.

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Arrest made in 2003 kidnapping, rape in McCleary could be tied to 2009 murder of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum

Lindsey Baum ENUMCLAW, Wash. - A man arrested this week for a cold case kidnapping and rape in Grays Harbor County, Washington, could be tied to the 2009 disappearance and murder of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum in the same town. According to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested Paul Bieker of Enumclaw Tuesday in connection to a 2003 kidnapping and rape that started on Church Road in McCleary. Investigators say a 17-year-old girl was kidnapped in March 2003 when she returned home in her vehicle. Bieker reportedly tied her up and loaded her into her own vehicle, then took her to an undisclosed location and sexually assaulted her.

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Manitoba aiming to open 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccination to everyone by next week

COVID-19 vaccine appointments open to everyone eligible for the shot by the end of next week.The move comes as officials from the province’s vaccine implementation task force said Wednesday slightly more than 300,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to arrive in Manitoba by the end of June. Manitoba again expands 2nd-dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility Officials say the deliveries will allow the province to administer more than 20,000 doses per day.As of Wednesday morning, second dose appointments are available to anyone who got their first shot on or before May 10, but officials have been expanding that availability around 11:45 a.m.

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Dwayne Johnson beats the Covid-19 vaccine and Dolly Parton to top People’s list of reasons to love America

he told People.‘And things like this, I’m always appreciative. We’re here in Hawaii, where I did a lot of my growing up … I was just Dwayne Johnson, the kid who’s having a hard time going to school making his classes.‘I never expected in my wildest of wild dreams that I would ever be in a position to be on the cover of People – and certainly not with this kind of title.’The star confessed he and his family, like many others, were shaken by the coronavirus pandemic and he took to imagining had to go to work every day in order to help himself through it mentally.The former WWE wrestler, who went under the name The Rock, and wife Lauren Hashian share daughters Jasmine, five, and three-year-old Tia.

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Multi-state shooting spree was racially motived, suspect was targeting White men: report

Justin Tyran Roberts COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Black man accused of wounding five people during three separate shootings in Georgia and Alabama told police he was targeting White men and the attacks were racially motivated, according to a recent report. Justin Tyran Roberts, the accused shooter, told police that White men had picked on him and wronged him for all his life, Columbus, Ga. PoliceDet.

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FBI shoots, kills suspect connected to Philadelphia kidnapping in New Jersey

LEONIA, N.J. - Federal agents in New Jersey shot and killed a kidnapping suspect Wednesday morning during an investigation in Bergen County. An FBI spokesperson said the investigation centered around a kidnapping in Philadelphia.

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Ontario border reopening good news for Manitoba cottagers

Manitoba border with Ontario set to reopen Wednesday “We’re just really excited for the opportunity to actually get out there,” he said.“It’s your happy place. It’s the place you spend your time in the summer….

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COVID-19: Transat plans to offer flights to nearly 50 destinations this winter

The company announced earlier this month that it would begin a gradual resumption of flying starting July 30.Transat CEO Annick Guerard says clients are eager to travel, whether it’s to visit loved ones or for a change of scenery.Transat’s plan for this winter includes two new destinations for the company, which will now offer direct flights from Montreal to Miami and Fort Myers, Fla., starting in December.

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Police: Woman shot three times in the chest in Nicetown

PHILADELPHIA - A woman has been hospitalized after she was shot three times in Nicetown.The incident happened at approximately 8:14 a.m. on the 4400 block of N.

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Jeffree Star Announces He's Moving Out Of California, Addresses Mental Health & 'Biggest Regrets'

Jeffree Star is seeking help.

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COVID vaccination proof: Wisconsin bill forbids requiring it

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Assembly planned to vote Wednesday on a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit businesses, colleges and universities, governments and anyone else in the state from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination.The measure must also pass the Senate and be signed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers before becoming law.

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Man accused of beating Delaware cop to death facing murder charges

DELMAR, Del. - Prosecutors on Tuesday brought murder charges against a man accused of beating a Delaware police officer to death and assaulting an elderly couple at a subdivision in Delmar last April. Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings charged 30-year-old Randon Wilkerson with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a deadly weapon, and nearly a dozen other crimes. Investigators say on Apr. 25 Cpl.

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Weather Authority: Pleasant Wednesday with plenty of sunshine

PHILADELPHIA - Mostly sunny skies will accompany comfortable temperatures in the 70s on Wednesday. Similar weather days will lead up to the weekend before the next threat of rain on Saturday.Morning conditions will be a little chillier than past days with temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s.

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NJ man linked to 5 killings in 2 states faces more charges

Credit: St Louis Justice Center. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Jersey man facing murder charges in two states has been charged with the death of a New Mexico man. Albuquerque police announced Tuesday that Sean Lannon has been charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Randall Apostalon. The earlier charges stem from the slaying of Lannon's ex-wife and two of her friends, whose decomposed bodies were found in a pickup truck that was left at an airport parking garage.

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Ontario border rules limiting travel from Quebec, Manitoba lifts

Quebec-Ontario border to reopen to non-essential travel as of Wednesday It applied to land and water borders.Travel between the regions was limited to essential reasons such as health care, custody or compassionate grounds like attending a funeral.It also allowed law enforcement to stop and question people about their reasons for entering Ontario.

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EU set to add US to safe travel list amid Covid pandemic

EU's 27 countries approved the addition of the United States and five other countries at a meeting on Wednesday, with the change to take effect in the coming days.Albania, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Serbia and Taiwan will be added, while Chinese administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau will be included with a requirement for reciprocity removed.EU countries are recommended gradually to lift travel restrictions for the current eight countries on the list - Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.Individual EU countries can still opt to demand a negative COVID-19 test or a period of quarantine.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Never miss a story!

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EU approves return of travellers from US

EU member states have agreed to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said.

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A whale of a tale: U.S. diver caught in humpback whale’s mouth

A commercial lobster diver in Massachusetts in the United States is recovering, after he was scooped up and almost swallowed by a humpback whale. As Mike Armstrong explains, it’s a whale of a tale.

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Kelly Dodd is NOT returning to Real Housewives of Orange County... following COVID-19 controversies

Kelly Dodd is leaving the franchise that paved the way for her reality star status.The 45-year-old entrepreneur will not be returning for the 16th season of Real Housewives of Orange County, according to Variety.While Kelly isn't welcome on the cast any longer, Heather Dubrow is set to make a triumphant return to the show after taking four seasons off following her last stint in 2016 for season 11.Dodd faced intense backlash last year for her controversial COVID-19 opinions and later toasted to being a 'super-spreader' while at a bar with friends amid strict lockdown and social distancing measures in California.

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Drivers could be slapped with $1,000 fine for blaring music, revving engines

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. - A 1,000 fine that's what could happen to you if you drive into the Borough of West Chester blaring your music or intentionally revving your engine. Years of frustrations have turned into a full police operation to crackdown on noise violators.Mayor Jordan Norley and Police Chief James Morehead teamed up in mid-April with a plan called "Operation Quiet-Downtown." Signs posted in the borough say "zero tolerance for loud mufflers, stereos, motorcycles" and "$1,000 fine for violations."Faye Worrell, a West Chester resident, says she.

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Man, woman fatally shot inside car in North Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting inside of a vehicle in North Philadelphia that left a man and woman dead. Shortly before 1:20 p.m., officers responded to the scene on the 2700 block of West Huntingdon Street in North Philadelphia. Police say a man and woman were both found to have been shot once in the head as they sat inside a vehicle. Responding medics pronounced both victims dead at the scene.

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Manitoba COVID-19 numbers: June 15

Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers for June 15.

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‘Tiger King’s’ Joe Exotic selling NFTs from prison, other collectibles featured in documentary

LOS ANGELES - Fans of the wildly popular "Tiger King" documentary from Netflix will get a chance to purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other collectible items seen in the series starting June 18. Joe Exotic, the former zookeeper featured in the documentary, is launching his partnership with MORE, a cryptocurrency company, from his prison cell in Fort Worth, Texas with an auction that will give the public a chance to purchase items seen in the "Tiger King," according to a MORE news release. NFTs are fueling a frenzy among artists and investors looking to cash in on the market that has ballooned by as much as $1.5 billion so far this year. These digital collectibles are irreplaceable assets that can be bought or traded like any other

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Delaware County community garden brings police together with public they serve

YEADON, Pa. - A community garden is trying to bridge the gap between police officers and the Delaware County borough they serve."This section is shrubs, fruits, flowers," Volunteer Michele Forte Del Valles said.The patch of dirt doesn’t look like much now."I’m for sure that’s broccoli now, and we have cucumbers and potatoes," Del Valles pointed out.But, Del Valles says what’s growing in the brand new garden in Yeadon’s community park is more than just sprouting plants. They are seeds of hope and healing."A lot of people are angry.

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Gov. Ducey: Arizona college students can't be mandated to take COVID-19 vaccine, wear masks

Gov. Doug Ducey, during a news conference held on Nov.

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Covid-19 lockdown to be eased in these states from today. Full list here

Here's a list of states that have eased the curbs:Assam: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority has issued a new set of lockdown guidelines that will be in effect from 5 am on June 16 till 5 am on June 22. The order divided the state into three categories depending upon the improvement in the pandemic situation.Accordingly, the curfew duration in Kamrup Metropolitan, which primarily comprises the Guwahati city, has been relaxed by one hour.

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Nearly 2K military guns stolen, some used for violent crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police."Don’t do it!" a pursuing officer pleaded. The young man complied, releasing the bystander and tossing the gun, which skittered across the city street and then into the hands of police.They soon learned that the 9mm Beretta had a rap sheet.

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Some hospitals seeing no new COVID-19 patients, but delta variant could undo progress

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Mixed drinks to-go legislation in peril in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday suggested that he will veto a bill that would allow thousands of retailers with licenses to sell beer and wine to begin selling cans of mixed hard alcohol drinks to go, including convenience stores and grocery stores.Wolf's office said he supports the original intent of the bill: to allow hotels, restaurants and bars to continue making mixed hard alcohol drinks and selling them in to-go containers.Legislation signed by Wolf last year legalized those drinks as a way for establishments hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions to make extra money.

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Bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday passes Senate

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday after Sen.

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Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze in Blue Bell

BLUE BELL, Pa. - Firefighters are battling a 2-alarm blaze in Blue Bell.The fire broke out at Henkels & McCoy on the 900 block of Jolly Road around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.SKYFOX flew over the scene Tuesday.

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Harvey Weinstein to be extradited to Los Angeles to face sex crimes charges

LOS ANGELES - A judge in New York ruled on Tuesday that disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein can be moved from a New York prison to Los Angeles to face sexual assault charges, but his attorneys filed court papers asking a judge in Los Angeles to block the transfer until he is "medically fit."One of Weinstein's attorneys, Mark Werksman, said in a statement, "We are disappointed by the judge's ruling, but we are appealing his decision and have filed a habeas corpus petition in the Los Angeles Superior Court to prevent the Los Angeles County District Attorney from transporting Mr.

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U.S. surpasses 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, equal to yearly cancer toll

COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.The number of lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee. It is about equal to the number of Americans who died of cancer in 2019.

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Republican election bill pushed ahead over Dems' objections

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Republicans on a legislative committee Tuesday pushed out a multifaceted proposal to revamp Pennsylvania election law, a bill that backers said would make needed improvements and standardize procedures.Democrats were dead set against it, insisting that many of its purported upgrades were unworkable or would, in practice, make voting more difficult. The vote to advance it to the House floor was on party lines."Even the provisions that are supposed to increase access to the ballot box don't actually do that," said Rep.

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Ongoing COVID surges in multiple regions keep nations on edge

Despite an overall drop in global COVID-19 cases, some countries continue to battle new surges, including in Africa, Russia, the Americas, and parts of Asia.

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Bill to let Philly voters recall elected officials gets vote

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Philadelphians would be able to hold an election to remove elected officials under a bill the House State Government Committee advanced Tuesday on party lines.Until the committee met Tuesday, the bill had applied to the state’s governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, auditor general and treasurer, and all mayors and district attorneys. But a Republican-sponsored amendment took out nearly all of those officials and applied it only to Philadelphia, notably its district attorney and mayor. The proposal passed on party lines, with Republicans in support.

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Saharan dust coming to Florida: Why it can make you think you have this virus

ORLANDO, Fla. - This massive cloud of dust is currently moving across the Atlantic and will arrive in Florida on Wednesday. Forecasters say it will be sticking around through at least Saturday of next week – which could be bad news for those with allergies and if you’re suffering from COVID-19.Last year when the dust cloud loomed over parts of the United States, Richard Broyles with Baptist Health System, said the dust could cause respiratory problems that mimic COVID-19 symptoms. RELATED: Massive Saharan dust cloud headed for Central Florida"Many of the symptoms are similar such as coughing, wheezing, chest congestion and flu-like body aches. But one sign it’s not just allergies is fever," Broyles said.

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Who wants to be a millionaire? 10 vaccinated Californians won $1.5M each for getting shots in their arms

LOS ANGELES - To mark California's grand reopening from the pandemic, Gov.

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More Manitoba COVD-19 deaths linked to variants, 116 new cases reported

COVID-19 have been linked to variants of concern, and 116 more people have been infected with the virus.The latest victims include a woman in her 90s linked to an unspecified variant and an outbreak at Carman Memorial Hospital, and a man in his 90s from the Winnipeg Health region connected to the Alpha variant, first identified in the United Kingdom.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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