PHILADELPHIA - Calls to reopen shuttered Philadelphia community pools grew on Tuesday, with protesters using inflatable pools to help make their point.

Community members say the pool at the Sayer Morris Rec Center in West Philadelphia started to close regularly in seven years ago and finally drained in 2017.

The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation claimed lifeguard shortages and maintenance issues caused the pool - and others like it - to close.

Community leaders say the city's reasons are legitimate, but they're not doing enough to rectify the issues.Kirstin Britt, the president of Sayre Advisory Council, organized a protest outside Morris Rec Center on Tuesday.

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TXT’s Beomgyu to step back from some shows on ongoing US tour for health reasons

TXT (Tomorrow X Together) singer Beomgyu’s participation in the group’s US tour will be reduced moving forward due to health reasons, Big Hit Music has announced.The label published a statement to Weverse on July 11 following the group’s Atlanta show of their ongoing ‘Act: Love Sick’ tour of the US. At that Fox Theatre concert, Beomgyu was notably absent from a number of performances.

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Free masks and tests in New Zealand as health system struggles with Covid

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.

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India records big jump in Covid, over 20,000 new infections, 38 deaths in 24 hrs

NEW DELHI: Covid cases have seen a massive jump with India registering over 20,139 new cases and 38 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number of active caseload currently stands at 1,36,076 in the country. In the last 2 years, 4.36 crore covid cases and around 5,25,557 fatalities have been reported due to Covid-19 so far.

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Aer Lingus cancels two flights from Heathrow today

Aer Lingus has cancelled two one-way flights from London Heathrow to Dublin and Shannon today due to capacity reduction at Heathrow.

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Monkeypox cases in Canada rise by 59% in 9 days

up from 211 cases last week.But Ontario saw the biggest increase in cases of all the provinces, going from 77 cases as of July 4 to now confirming 156 cases. British Columbia also saw an increase in cases for the first time in weeks, with 29 cases now confirmed compared to four previously.

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With 20,139 new cases, India's daily COVID tally surpasses 20K mark

COVID cases for the first time since February this year as the country recorded 20,139 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data provided by the Health Ministry. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,36,076. Active cases constitute 0.31% of the country's total positive cases.

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‘A big shock’: Canadians feeling squeezed by Bank of Canada’s interest rate hikes

Bank of Canada’s continued interest rate hikes this year — including Wednesday’s surprise one per cent bump — have hit Canadians like Aashti Vijh hard.In January, the 30-year-old marketing and communications manager was paying about $1,600 per month for the variable rate mortgage she has on her downtown Toronto condo. Now, that monthly payment will be nearly $2,000.“It’s been a big shock and a big change for me personally,” she told Global News Wednesday, shortly after the central bank’s announcement, which added about $200 to her payments alone.“I’m also managing the mortgage by myself, so all of these payments come out from my paycheque.” Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point in surprise move The key interest rate now sits at 2.5 per cent, a drastic shift from the 0.25 per cent rate seen at the start of the year, as the Bank of Canada tries to tame decades-high inflation that has sent prices skyrocketing.The bank’s governor Tiff Macklem acknowledged Wednesday that higher interest rates will add to the difficulties that Canadians are already facing with high inflation, but said if inflation becomes entrenched it will be more painful for the economy — and for Canadians — to get it back down.That comes as little comfort for Vijh.

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B.C. powwow organizers apologize after identity-based event rules spark outrage

powwow in Kamloops, B.C. have issued their “sincerest apologies” after the event rules posted to their Facebook page sparked significant public outrage.According to a Tuesday post, contestants in the 41st Annual Kamloopa Powwow must be “at least (1/4) Native Blood,” and proof of “tribal identification/status may be required.” The rules also stated that dancers must wear full regalia and “be of the correct gender for that category.”The rules sparked immediate backlash, with some social media users accusing the Kamloopa Powwow Society (KPS) of enforcing colonial blood quantum, excluding gender diverse and two-spirit people, and upholding transphobia.“My deepest sympathy to those who have been hurt and harmed in that posting,” said an organizer in a video posted to the group’s Facebook page on Wednesday. “The KPS board has been able to meet to discuss how we’re going to move forward and looking at those rules and making our wrong right.”Global News has reached out to the KPS for comment on this story.

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Police: 2-year-old boy, 3 others injured after car shot at least 10 times in West Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after quadruple shooting left four people, including one child, injured in West Philadelphia late Wednesday night.A 26-year-old man was found shot in the leg at Creighton Street and Wyalusing Avenue where police say shots were fired around 10:30 p.m. He is said to be in critical conditions.Just a block away, police say two 20-year-old women and two children were found inside a Kia SUV riddled with gunfire.Both women are in critical condition after police say the driver was shot in the back, and the passenger shot in the head.Two children were in the backseat of the car as at least 10 shots were fired, according to police.Police say a 2-year-old boy was shot in the leg, and is in stable condition.

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West Philadelphia block party tradition on hold due to risk of violence

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A neighborhood tradition is on hold this year and COVID-19 is not to blame.The West Fest Block Party was supposed to start on Saturday at the Sayre Rec Center in West Philadelphia, but organizers pulled the plug after recent gun violence in the city. The decision is causing quite the controversy as some neighbors are disappointed that the party is off, while others say no one should take any chances right now. "I’m very angry, and I think it’s unfair that we didn’t have a say in it," said Nadia Salaam, a mother in the neighborhood. "We're talking about a block party that was supposed to bring unified love that owe have in the city." MORE HEADLINES:Corey Ford agrees with Salaam as he says he feels cheated that his four kids will miss out. "No, I don’t think they should have canceled it," said Ford.

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'She took a stand': Attorney claims girl, 13, tried to stop traffic cone attack that killed 73-year-old

PHILADELPHIA - The attorney for a 13-year-old who reportedly turned herself in for the deadly attack of an elderly man is speaking out after she was released Wednesday.She was one of seven juvenile suspects wanted in connection to the death of 73-year-old James Lambert, who was beaten to death with a traffic cone in North Philadelphia last month.Four of those suspects have turned themselves into police this week, including two brothers aged 10 and 14, a 14-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl.Two of the teens will reportedly face murder and conspiracy charges: the 14-year-old boy identified as Richard Jones and the 14-year-old girl, who has yet to be identified. The 10-year-old was released after not receiving any charges.Police say a 14-year-old girl, who was a person of interest in the beating death of James Lambert Jr., has turned herself in. (Philadelphia Police Department)The 13-year-old was also released with no charges Wednesday after her attorney Donte Mills claims investigators decided she didn't cause Lambert's death."She took a stand in that moment, and in fact, tried to push people away," Mills said.

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National Ice Cream Day 2022 is Sunday: Get ready to snag some sweet deals

National Ice Cream Day is just about here! Sunday, July 17, is National Ice Cream Day.You can snag a discount — or even a free treat — at these places. Celebrate the sweet day with one of these deals from your favorite retailer.Check out this list below.Cold Stone Creamery is offering customers a surprise deal: The deal will appear on Sunday, July 17, via the Cold Stone app.The creamery is also offering free delivery for online orders from July 15 through July 17 as well.A piece of cheesecake, strawberies and a chocolate biscuit are mixed together with a portion of vanilla and chocolate ice cream on a cold stone and formed into a scoops in "Schlecks" ice cream shop in Hamburg, Germany, 25 March 2017. Cold Stone will be celebrating "double" on National Ice Cream Day — it will also be be commemorating OREO’s 110th birthday.CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP DAY 2022 WITH THIS SIMPLE, DELICIOUS COOKIE RECIPEThey will sell two new OREO Creations — OREO Cookie Goldmine and OREO Cookie Confetti & Crème — in stores through August 30. Wait — how do you celebrate National Ice Cream day if you don't consume dairy products?Oatly is the world’s original and largest oat milk company.

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Behind the COVID curtain: formerly confidential Alberta government documents made public

COVID-19 restrictions in February.The documents — which were previously marked confidential — were ordered by provincial court to be turned over by one of the authors, along with the health department and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, after the parents of five immunocompromised kids and the Alberta Federation of Labour sued the UCP government over the decision to lift the mask mandate in February.Premier Jason Kenney announced on Feb.

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11,382 community cases; 765 hospitalisations; 11 in ICU; 23 deaths

Today we are reporting 11,382 community cases, 765 current hospitalisations, and 23 deaths.

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Generic antidepressant shouldn't be used to treat COVID, advises WHO panel

World Health Organization. The group of experts, in the BMJ medical journal on Thursday, said that the drugs, fluvoxamine and colchicine, could potentially cause harm.

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COVID-19 media update, 14 July 2022

The Ministry will host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak at 12.30 pm.

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18-hour fight for her life: Arizona woman recalls clinging to tree with her dog until being rescued

YUMA, Ariz. - An Arizona woman was stuck in a canal near Yuma for 18 hours after she tried to rescue her dog who fell in on June 6.She held onto dear life as help arrived just before she was about to give up. A train conductor luckily saw her and called for help.The canal current is strong and fast, making the 18-hour fight for her and her 50-pound dog's life nearly impossible while holding onto a tree.The 12-foot embankment was so steep they couldn’t get out."The will to survive is what makes this a great story," says Sgt. Juan Salcido with Wellton Police, who was first on the scene to assist her and pull her and her dog out of the canal.The conductor who saw the woman and her dog was in the eighth train that went by that day."Her body told the story of her constant fight.

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Mega Millions jackpot soars to $480M after no Tuesday winner

LOS ANGELES - The Mega Millions jackpot just climbed to $480 million after no one matched all six numbers to win Tuesday night’s drawing.The new prize is now the 10th largest in the game’s history. Currently the record for largest jackpot is set at $1.5 billion in October 2018.

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Missouri state officials shut down questions from medical experts on confusing new abortion law

released a factsheet on the law Wednesday following questions and confusion since the abortion ban kicked in when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

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Panasonic chooses Kansas for electric vehicle battery mega-factory

TOPEKA, Kan. - Japan’s Panasonic Corp. selected Kansas as the location for a multibillion-dollar mega-factory to produce electric vehicle batteries for Tesla and other carmakers, Gov.

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Police looking for group of suspects after string of high-end vehicle thefts in New Jersey

Police looking for group of suspects in string of high-end vehicle thefts in New Jersey AVALON, N.J. - High-end vehicles have become the target of a recent crime operation in at least one Jersey Shore town.Police say they received reports that four high-end vehicles were stolen in Avalon during the early morning hours Tuesday.Surveillance footage shows five suspects police are looking for in connection to the thefts.

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Capitol rioter who struck officer with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison

WASHINGTON - A Maryland man who used a lacrosse stick attached to a Confederate battle flag to shove a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in prison, according to a Justice Department spokesman.U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also sentenced David Alan Blair, to 18 months of supervised release after his prison term and ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution, said William Miller, a spokesman for the U.S.

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New warning system for a low bridge in Newark aims to eliminate constant crashes

NEWARK, Del. - The Delaware Department of Transportation is getting mixed reactions for a new installation in Newark. DelDOT installed clackers on a street pole to warn drivers about a low bridge.

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LEGO raises prices, citing supply chain issues

announced in June it would be increasing prices on approximately a quarter of its stock currently on shelves.Already, some of the most sought-after LEGO sets are seeing an increase in cost, some by nearly 25%. The LEGO ‘Home Alone’ set, which originally sold at retail for $250 according to The Verge, now sells for $300 on Barnes & Noble.LEGO says due to the recent supply chains being impacted, the petroleum-based plastic that makes up their bricks are in high demand.Despite the shortage, the company said it saw a growth in profits by 32% in 2021.The company confirmed the increases would mostly target the most complex sets.Board game publishers say supply chain and manufacturing issues have forced them to raise prices.The cost of these toys is actually turning them into somewhat of a commodity.

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Police: Man in gas mask fails to jump counter twice during attempted TD Bank robbery

Man tried to jump counter during bank robbery, police say. PRINCETON, N.J. - Police have released photos they say capture the moment an attempted bank robber failed to jump a bank counter not once, but twice!The suspect was seen entering the TD Bank on State Road on July 6.

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Arizona is most guilty of COVID-19 'panic buying,' study says

Miami Beach, CVS pharmacy, toilet paper aisle with only one item left. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHOENIX - Researchers are revealing the top states guilty of COVID-19 "panic buying," and Arizona sits at the top of the list."Back in 2020, the humble, yet indispensable household consumable, toilet paper, became somewhat of an icon of mass panic during the pandemic.

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Summer COVID-19 transmission ticking up in Alberta

the province’s VOC dashboard. A doctor referral will soon be needed by some Albertans seeking PCR testing, province says On Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant is spreading at a “very intense level” and continues to drive waves of new cases.“The virus is running freely and countries are not effectively managing the disease burden,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom told a virtual press conference from Geneva, Switzerland.The seven-day average PCR positivity rate in Alberta for the week of July 5 was 18.3 per cent, up from 15 per cent from the prior week.On Tuesday, the province announced Albertans needing a PCR test to inform medical treatment must have a referral from a health-care professional.

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Georgia woman left paralyzed, in ICU after chiropractor visit, family says

A Georgia woman has been left paralyzed after a visit to a chiropractor last month, her family claims.

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: FDA authorizes fourth shot for adults

COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults.Novavax makes a more traditional type of shot than the three other COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the U.S. -- and one that’s already available in Europe and multiple other countries.Nearly a quarter of American adults still haven't gotten their primary vaccinations even this late in the pandemic, and experts expect at least some of them to roll up their sleeves for a more conventional option — a protein-based vaccine.The Maryland company also hopes its shots can become a top booster choice in the U.S.

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Video game players show increased brain activity, decision-making skills, study says

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 15: Geon-yeong "Steal" Moon of DetonatioN FocusMe competes at the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Groups Stage on May 15, 2022 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games via Getty Images) People who play video games have more activity in certain parts of their brains than those who don’t, and a new study suggests video games could be used to teach better decision-making skills.Researchers at Georgia State University looked at 47 college-aged participants for the study — 28 video game players and 19 non-players.

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A doctor referral will soon be needed by some Albertans seeking PCR testing, province says

government says it is changing how it tests people for COVID-19.Starting next week, Albertans who need a PCR test to inform their medical treatment must have a referral from a health-care professional.Clinicians are to determine the best testing option for their patients, which could include rapid testing at home or in a clinic, in-clinic swabbing with the sample sent to the lab for PCR testing or a referral to an Alberta Health Services site for testing.Physicians will also be required to request lab tests on their patients’ behalf while using the Alberta Health Services online appointment booking system. Canada lacks robust COVID-19 detection system amid 6th wave.

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Hamilton bumping up COVID-19 vaccine capacity at Mountain clinic amid new booster eligibility

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, Hamilton Public Health (HPH) is set to ramp up it’s shot capacity at at least one outlet starting Thursday.Following Dr. Kieron Moore’s announcement Wednesday, allowing for those aged 18 through 59 to take on a second booster, the city’s health officials will increase the daily rate of doses at the LimeRidge Mall clinic from 160 doses per day to 250.Appointments for fourth doses through HPH will launch Thursday at 8 a.m.

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Flash flooding sweeps homes off foundations in rural Virginia; dozens reported missing

Damage from flash flooding in Buchanan County, Virginia, is seen from the air on July 13, 2022. (VDEM/Twitter) BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. - Swift water rescue crews are searching for dozens of people in the rural mountainous region of western Virginia after storms dumped more than half a foot of rain over Tuesday evening.The Virginia Department of Emergency Management and local rescue crews are going door-to-door in the area around Pilgrims Knob in search for flooding victims.The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said as many as 40 people were missing, but crews have not been able to make contact with all the residents in the impacted zone.Officials said landslides have closed access to many roadways, making access difficult.Water still covers part of a road in Buchanan County, Virginia, on July 13, 2022, after flash flooding in the area overnight.

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Mass shooting survivors march for nationwide ban on assault weapons

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Passions flared on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon as hundreds demonstrated at the Capitol calling on Congress to create a national ban on assault weapons in the wake of recent mass shootings. It's only been a couple of days since a new "red flag" gun control bill was signed into law by the president. Protestors call the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act a good start, but they want more — specifically, a national assault weapon ban and universal background checks. People from Highland Park, Illinois, and Uvalde, Texas helped deliver the message. The group March Fourth formed after a mass shooter in Highland Park killed seven people at a Fourth of July parade.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherDespite Republicans and Democrats just passing new gun control measures, marchers like Laura Medina — whose 10-year-old cousin Exavior Lopez was killed in Uvalde — tell FOX 5 they came to Washington because their work isn't over. "We need to fight! We need to fight for him because he can't fight for himself," Medina said.

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CDC report shows rise in resistant infections, deaths in first COVID-19 year

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a rise in antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a setback the agency says highlights both the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the need to prepare for future pandemics.

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RCMP lay charge in connection with alleged O’Toole leadership campaign hack

RCMP have charged one person in connection with an alleged hack on Erin O’Toole‘s Conservative leadership campaign two years ago.

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Best foods to eat when recovering from Covid and what you should avoid

Covid-19 continues to spread across Scotland and it is important to nourish the body while recovering from the virus. This is especially crucial, as recent figures show nearly a quarter of cases reported in the week ending July 10 were found to be reinfections.

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4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine available to most adults in Waterloo Region beginning Thursday

Waterloo Public Health has announced that anyone between the ages of 18 and 59 will be able to get a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine beginning on Thursday.Previously, the second booster was available only to those 60 years old or older, First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals aged 18 and over or a non-Indigenous household member aged 18 and over.The agency says that people in the high-risk groupings, including those over 60, Indigenous people, those who are immunocompromised or those living in long-term care or retirement homes, should get a second booster shot as soon they can. Ontario expands 4th COVID vaccine doses to those aged 18 to 59 amid 7th wave “I would also encourage people who haven’t received their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to get it now, especially if they are in a vulnerable group,” said Dr.

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Global COVID cases continue to rise as BA.5 expands

COVID-19 cases worldwide rose last week for the fifth week in a row, fueled by two more-transmissible Omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest update.

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Study: Kids have stronger COVID-19 antibody response than adults

A new prospective study of 252 families with members diagnosed as having mild COVID-19 in Italy finds that, while all age-groups had detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies up to 1 year after infection, children—especially those younger than 3 years—had higher antibody levels than adults at all intervals tested.

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Man charged with raping 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man was arraigned Wednesday in Ohio on charges of raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor's comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion because of new restrictions in her home state after the U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling.The suspect's arraignment came days after some conservatives, including Ohio's Republican governor and attorney general, had raised questions about whether the case was real.

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'We deserve to swim': Group urges Philadelphia to open shuttered pools as summer heat nears

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