'This isn't living with Covid, it's ignoring it': Bereaved criticise end of free testing and masks as deaths pass 200,000

BEIJING - Taiwan said Saturday that China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei that infuriated Beijing.Also on Saturday, North Korea called Pelosi "the worst destroyer of international peace and stability," accusing her of inciting anti-North Korea sentiment and enraging China during her Asian tour.Taiwan's armed forces issued an alert, dispatched air and naval patrols around the island, and activated land-based missile systems in response to the Chinese exercises, the Ministry of National Defense said.China's Ministry of Defense said in a statement Saturday that it had carried out military exercises as planned in the sea and airspaces to the north, southwest, and east of Taiwan, with a focus on "testing the capabilities" of its land strike and sea assault systems.China launched live-fire military drills following Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan earlier this week, saying it violated the "one-China" policy.

PHILADELPHIA - More heat and humidity are in store Saturday and Sunday for another hot, summer weekend.A heat advisory is already in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday as temperatures reach a high of 94 degrees.Warm, muggy weather sticks around all weekend long with several chances for pop-up showers and thunderstorms.FOX 29's Scott Williams says the weekend won't be a complete washout, but to keep a Plan B ready!Sunday's high heat carries into the beginning of next week as temperatures stay in the 90s until Wednesday. ___SATURDAY: PM/Eve storms.

Python image captured by Liz Barraco from the FWC EVERGLADES, Fla. - More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.The python hunt officially began Friday morning and runs through 5 p.m. on Aug.

NESCOPECK, Pa. - Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said.The three children who died were ages 5, 6 and 7, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release, while the seven adults ranged from the late teens to a 79-year-old man. Autopsies were planned for this weekend.Harold Baker, a Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company firefighter, said by phone that the 10 victims included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have cancelled the remaining 13 dates of their current UK and European tour, citing frontman Stu Mackenzie’s newly revealed struggle with Crohn’s Disease.The Australian psych-rock outfit had completed four dates on the run, with the most recent being a headline show in Prague last night (August 5). Among their axed performances include a set at the POLandROCK Festival in Szczecinek, Poland, which was scheduled to go down tonight (August 6).“Unfortunately due to a personal health crisis we’re going to have to cancel the remaining EU and UK dates,” Mackenzie wrote in a statement shared to the band’s Instagram page overnight. “For the past decade or so I’ve dealt with Crohn’s Disease the best I can.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Could outdoor gambling be a solution to an impasse between Atlantic City casino workers who want smoking banned indoors, and gambling executives who fear a smoking ban would hurt business and cost jobs? It depends on what the definition of "outdoors" is. With a casino smoking ban bill stalled in the state Legislature, workers, casino executives and lawmakers are considering some form of outdoor gambling areas where smoking would be permitted, but are in disagreement of what that should look like. Workers say they would need to be truly outdoors, and not largely enclosed by walls and roofs like "outdoor" gambling areas in other states.

₹10 lakh. Such sum will not be counted as taxable under the head ‘income from other sources,’ if it meets all the conditions.

Rajesh Bhushan, union health secretary, has written to the health secretaries of Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, to step up vigil as mass gatherings are expected during various upcoming festivals. New Delhi: The Union government has directed seven states that are reporting a spike in covid-19 cases to continue to monitor the spread of infection and increase the pace of vaccination, especially the administration of free precaution doses.

LOS ANGELES - A police chase that went about two hours finally ended in an arrest late Friday night.The suspect, believed to be driving a stolen car, led police on a chase across the San Fernando Valley before eventually ending up in handcuffs in the Tujunga area.Over the course of the lengthy chase, the suspect passed through parts of North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Studio City and Sunland-Tujunga.The Los Angeles Police Department, Burbank Police Department and the California Highway Patrol took turns taking over the pursuit before one of the responding officers finally stopped the suspect.Officials did not say where the car may have been stolen from. A car, believed to be stolen, is leading LAPD on a chase across the San Fernando Valley.

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Canada’s unemployment rate stayed a historic low of 4.9 per cent in July, remaining unchanged from June as the country continues to face a labour shortage.

Covid-19 cases are rising in Delhi, positivity rate has gone up along with hospitalization. 51 Covid patients are admitted to LNJP, and 14-15 cases are coming every day. The increasing positivity is a matter of concern," Dr Kumar told ANI news agency.

Covid-19 altered industry hiring trends, who is in the workforce and put pressure on wages that is driving high inflation U.S.

Emmerdale next week, as fans say they "don't want Faith to go" following her terminal cancer diagnosis.The fan-favourite character was recently told that her cancer had spread, with Faith due to receive palliative treatment in upcoming episodes.During a special press screening of Marlon and Rhona's wedding, due to air on August 11, 2022, the episode showed Faith talking to daughter Chas about her upcoming appointments - before her health takes a turn for the worse at the wedding reception.READ NEXT: Emmerdale fans point out major David blunder as he leaves village after nasty accidentFaith is stood at the bar of the Woolpack pub, but suddenly her vision becomes blurry - indicating that her health is deteriorating. However, she hides how she is feeling from her friends and asks son Cain for a dance, in a heartbreaking and emotional moment between the two.Since Faith was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, fans have taken to social media to praise Sally Dexter's performance - and also share that they do not want to see the character leave the soap.After Cain and Chas learnt that Faith had cancer, one fan said: "Great acting from @HordleyJeff @SallyDexterUK - Don't want Faith to go."A second added: "Poor Faith, she's trying to put on a brave front RE the cancer in front of everyone, but deep down is so heartbroken/scared about leaving her kids and family, but wants to make the most of the time left.

CM Bommai tested positive for Covid in the early morning on Saturday. while he has isolated himself at home, his Delhi trip also stands cancelled Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai tested positive for Covid-19 in the early morning on Saturday. He revealed this in a tweet in which he has asked people who have been in close contact with him to isolate themselves.

long Covid-19 infection with symptoms in an uninfected person as well as measuring symptoms in individuals both pre- and post-Covid-19 virus. It laid emphasis on the symptoms most often associated with long Covid-19 and gives an estimate at how likely it occurs in the general population.  A total of 76,400 adults in the Netherlands were asked to fill out an online questionnaire on 23 common long Covid-19 symptoms.

monkeypox as a public health emergency Thursday, questions are being raised about whether Canada should follow suit as case numbers continue to rise.The American move follows a similar announcement late last month by the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a global health emergency — and in both cases, these developments trigger more attention and, in the U.S., more money and other resources to fight the virus. Monkeypox — U.S.

Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax.The total – $49.3 million – is less than the $150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators killed in the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history.

Covid-19: India's active caseload currently stands at 1,34,793. Covid-19 cases in India on Saturday witnessed a marginal decline with the country reporting 19,406 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's active caseload to 1,34,793 at present, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The daily positivity rate stands at 4.96% while the weekly positivity rate stands at 4.63%.

PHILADELPHIA - The scorching weather didn’t stop people from getting outside in Philadelphia Friday, but beating the heat was a challenge."It’s very hot today, but we got to keep practicing, so we can make it," Reidi Gjuzi said.Soccer on the South Philly Pitch doesn’t stop for heat, especially when the season is around the corner."It is really hot, but we’re just staying hydrated, so we don’t have heat stroke," Raejaun Faulkner stated."It’s tougher to get the moves in and get practice when it’s hot and we have to stop and drink water and take it slower," Jacob Kaplan added.Over at Penn Treaty Park, it was music, food and a big cake to celebrate Alliaani’s first birthday. "It’s actually pretty nice where we are.

CENTER CITY - A new law starts Friday in Pennsylvania that could mean more money for tipped workers, like restaurant servers.The new rules include raising the amount of hourly wages depending on how many tips a worker makes, and stopping businesses from slapping workers with fees when someone puts the tip on a credit card."It’s really nice to me. I have a job and, for me, it’s like I rely on tips, so this will definitely help," Henry Cissel said.MORE HEADLINES:When it comes to what’s known as ‘tip pooling,’ the new rules make it very clear that in order to share the wealth, someone has to help out with the actual work, like bussing a table and not just supervising."People think that the tip goes strictly to the waitress when it doesn’t.

Today we are reporting 4,790 community cases and 648 current hospitalisations.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson arrive to The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) LOS ANGELES - Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have reportedly called it quits.According to reports from E! News and TMZ, the celeb couple is breaking up after being together for about nine months.The reality TV star and the former Saturday Night Live star will be "just friends," according to E! News.The two became exclusive following Kardashian's divorce with then-husband Kanye West on February 2021.

देश में लगी 10 करोड़ से अधिक प्रिकॉशन डोज।10 crore people now have an extra layer of safety. Under PM @NarendraModi Ji's leadership, 'COVID Vaccination #AmritMahotsav ' is going on in full swing to provide free Precaution Dose for all adults. pic.twitter.com/8UVkuXic5T This comes after government started providing free precautionary for all adults in the age group of 18-75 years at government COVID vaccination centres as part of the Central government's 75-day booster drive.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Delaware say an emaciated dog died after it was found "clinging to life" inside a wire crate surrounded by brush on the side of the road.Officials say workers from the Delaware Department of Transportation made the gruesome discovery off North Little Creek Road near the Route 1 overpass.The female dog, estimated to be around 2-years-old, lost most of its hair and was covered in sores and scabs. It was wearing a blue, orange and white collar, and didn't have a microchip. Officials from the Office of Animal Welfare rushed the dog to a nearby animal hospital, but vets say she died from her injuries.

(FOX 9) - A 24-year-old woman who was stabbed while tubing down the Apple River on Saturday is sharing her story from a hospital bed. Ryhley Mattison suffered a punctured lung as well as an injured diaphragm and stomach in the July 30 attack on the Apple River in Wisconsin that left three other people injured and 17-year-old Isaac Schuman dead. Mattison had to be resuscitated when she arrived at Regions Hospital in St.

Police are searching for 31-year-old Shameeka Thompson who they say was abducted by 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for a woman who they say was abducted on Friday by a man wanted for murder.The Pennsylvania State Police issued a Missing Endangered Person alert for 31-year-old Shameeka Thompson on Friday night. According to police, Thompson was abducted 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Madison County school system in North Carolina says it plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in all of its six schools as part of a new incentive for increased security in the wake of the deadly Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year when 19 children and two teachers were killed in a fourth-grade classroom. "We were able to put an AR-15 rifle and safes in all of our schools in the county," Sheriff Buddy Harwood told the Asheville Citizen-Times.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democrats are poised to strip Iowa of its traditional lead-off spot in the presidential nominating calendar in 2024, part of a broader effort to better reflect the party’s deeply diverse electorate by allowing less overwhelmingly white states to vote first.The Democratic National Committee's rule-making arm had planned to recommend on Friday which states should be the first four to vote, while considering adding a fifth before Super Tuesday, when a large number of states hold primary elections. But it delayed the decision until after November's election, lest it become a distraction affecting Democrats in key congressional races.Still, the position of Iowa's caucus remains precarious after technical glitches sparked a 2020 meltdown.

PHILADELPHIA - Residents of a Philadelphia affordable living townhome community are protesting its possible sale by setting up a tent encampment. The University City Townhomes were told by a Philadelphia judge Friday that their encampment must be disassembled by Monday morning. The residents, many of whom are Black and Hispanic, say they will not budge as the city scrambles to find suitable alternatives. "A lot of them are in difficult neighborhoods and some of them have holes in the ceilings and walls, I can’t believe they’re showing us stuff like that," Darlene Foreman told FOX 29's Jeff Cole. MORE HEADLINESThe property owner, IBID Associates, has been part of the federal housing assistance program for decades. They're now selling the land for redevelopment, something the neighborhood has seen a lot of recently. For others, the cost of living in Philadelphia represents another challenge.

AUSTIN, Texas - The jury has handed down a second verdict in the Alex Jones defamation damages trial. The Infowars founder has been ordered to pay $45.2M in punitive damages in addition to the more than $4 million he was ordered Thursday to pay to the parents of one of the Sandy Hook shooting victims.Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Jesse Lewis who died in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, had sued Jones, claiming he defamed victims’ families by saying the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.Alex Jones has been ordered to pay more than $4 million to the parents of one of the victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. FOX 7 Austin's Bridget Spencer has the details.A judge ruled months ago in favor of Heslin and Lewis, and over the past seven days, attorneys for both the parents and Jones presented their cases to a jury tasked with deciding the amount to pay Heslin and Lewis. One of the attorneys for the parents told the jury Friday that the $4.1 million verdict in the first phase will not deter Alex Jones and asked the jury to render a verdict of $145,900,000 in the punitive phase.The Associated Press initially reported an incorrect damage amount.

Reading YMCA READING, Pa. - A Hazmat situation at a Berks County YMCA caused over 10 people to be treated for respiratory and skin irritant reactions.Crews were called to the YMCA on Washington Street in Reading for a reported Hazmat situation.Officials said a mixture of chemicals created a gas which caused somewhere between 10 and 20 people to have mucus, irritation and rash reactions.According to authorities, some people were treated at a fire station, while two to three people were transferred to a nearby hospital.No one suffered life-threatening injuries.Crews are working to investigate the cause of the chemical mixture.

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Officials in Bucks County say they have started spraying for mosquitos in areas where colonies of West Nile Virus-carrying insects have been found."If we have an area where we have positive mosquitoes in a number it might spill over to the human population we set up spraying in those areas," Bucks County Environmental Health Director Phil Smith said. Most people infected with the virus do not feel sick, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other flu-like symptoms, and about one out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness, according to the agency."If you’re over 50 with a suppressed immune system and go on a full-blown West Nile virus with meningococcal symptoms with, extremely high fever, you could require hospitalization," Smith warned. The Pennsylvania Health Department has reported four West Nile virus cases, and officials says that number can multiply quickly as mosquitoes breed and potentially carry the virus to humans.

BURLINGTON, N.J. - The alleged ringleader of a GoFundMe scam involving a homeless veteran was sentenced Friday in a New Jersey court. A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former-girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online. The 5-year sentence will be served congruently with a 27-month federal prison sentence that was handed down in April. That ruling also included a 3-year probation sentence, restitution and gambling, drug and mental health counseling.He had pleaded guilty before Hillman in Camden in November to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

In this photo illustration, a PlanB one-step contraceptive tablet is displayed on June 30, 2022 in San Anselmo, California. Some large drugstore chains are limiting the number of emergency contraception pills sold to individuals as demand for morning ((Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))(FOX 9) - In a landmark case, a jury found a Minnesota pharmacy didn't discriminate against a woman who was denied the morning-after pill in 2019, but the jury did award her $25,000. The lawsuit, which was filed in December 2019, alleged McGregor Pharmacy (formerly Thrift White) violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act provisions against discrimination. According to court documents, the pharmacist at McGregor Pharmacy did not discriminate against Andrea Anderson, a mom and foster parent, but awarded her money for emotional harm caused by the pharmacist.