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Topo Chico Hard Seltzer announced it is selling prickly valentines to send to a special ex-someone. "Bolder (and sharper) than your typical bouquet of flowers, each Prickly Valentine comes with a mini-cactus and commemorative card," the seltzer brand revealed in a press release.There is currently a limit of one cactus per customer, and an alcohol purchase is required. You can make a "point" to that lousy person and order here.With a $10 donation this Valentine's Day, The Florida Aquarium will also let you name a roach after an ex.Those who participate will receive a certificate commemorating the occasion and a photo of the roach. Participants will also be able to send a message with "words you wish you had said" or a "funny revenge confession." The aquarium said amusing, family-friendly confessions will be posted with anonymity on The Florida Aquarium’s social media. An, don't worry – they'll never "Hiss & Tell" who sent them! You can get started here.Meanwhile, the San Antonio Zoo will also host its Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser for its third year, where funds raised support the zoo’s vision of securing a future for wildlife. The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers are on strike for the third consecutive day, citing several demands.The trade unions demand that the authorities eliminate existing salary disparities in the sector just as they eliminated the teacher and principal salary anomalies.Health workers across Sri Lanka including nurses, and Public Health Inspectors are on strike citing multiple demands.They resorted to the indefinite trade union action from Monday (7).As a result of the strike activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District Hospitals, and 293 MOH Officers came to a complete standstill.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Police in South Florida have identified the victim who fell to her death from a drawbridge that began rising while she was still on it.West Palm Beach police say the victim was identified as a 79-year-old woman from Palm Beach County, but would not release her name due to Marsy's Law, WPTV reports.The accident happened just after 1 p.m. Sunday on the Royal Park Bridge, when the woman was walking her bicycle westbound from Palm Beach toward West Palm Beach.PREVIOUS: Woman falls to her death from rising Florida drawbridgePolice said she was within 10 feet of the barrier arms that halt traffic when the drawbridge began to open."The woman tried to hang on.

A Lanarkshire charity for older people has resumed its activities after being forced to shut down due to the latest wave of COVID.

Kerala in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative case tally to 63,23,378, said the state health department on Tuesday. 

battled COVID-19 in late 2020. His case was very severe, landing him in the ICU and leaving him with long-term side effects. Jeremih spent a good portion of the last year getting himself back to peak health in the wake of the illness“That was life-changing for me last year.

According to USAToday, ad inventory was sold out last year with some companies paying $6.5 million to run a commercial during the big game.But companies aren’t waiting for Sunday to release their ads. Some are rolling them out right now.Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits together on "Saturday Night Live," but now the married couple will reunite onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials said.The woman was walking her bicycle toward West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon and was within 10 feet (3 meters) of the barrier arms that halt traffic when the drawbridge started to move, police told news outlets."The woman tried to hang on.

Coronavirus pandemic stripped away “everything she loved” – including her passion for wrestling.Alex Cooper, better known to British wrestling fans as Alexxis Falcon, was having the best time of her career before the initial two-week lockdown kicked in in March, 2020.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, she said: "Everything I had was taken away from me – not being able to wrestle really got me depressed."It was getting me so down, not being able to do what was like my escape - it felt like I was spiraling into a depression.“Every time I looked on social media I saw other people posting highlights of their career so far, and then the Speaking Out movement hit, which made it even more depressing.”The Speaking Out movement saw hundreds of wrestlers – mainly female – detailing experiences of sexual, physical and mental abuse within British wrestling - essentially, British wrestling's own Me Too movement.The Hull native was talking to us after a brutal victory over Lana Austin at Progress Wrestling's Manchester show on Sunday.It was the company's first show outside of London under the new ownership team of Tranmere Rovers bosses Lee McAteer and Martyn Best.Recalling the days prior to the pandemic, she said: “I had a match at TNT Wrestling in Liverpool just a few days before we went into lockdown, and it was weird because everyone was wearing masks and using hand sanitizer.“I was wondering if this was a scare or actually as bad as everyone was saying it is.”Just a few days later, the country was plunged into lockdown, and Alex was forced to isolate for the next two months – she was classed as high risk and clinically vulnerable due to her asthma.Her now-fiancé, wrestler JJ Webb, was doing all of her shopping, and leaving

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NORTH EAST, Md. - A crossing guard, who saved a student from being hit by a car on Friday, is being called a hero by the North East community. The heroic rescue, caught on camera, shows Corporal Annette Goodyear from the North East Police Department risk her life for a student crossing the street. The video shows Goodyear pushing the young girl out of harm's way, and sacrificing her own body as she's struck by a car speeding through the crosswalk. Goodyear has been a crossing guard for 14 years. She told FOX 5's Perris Jones she's never had an incident like this, and that her initial reaction was to move the student out of the way.

Hollyoaks star Annie Wallace has opened up about the struggles many of the LGBTQ+ community faced while the country was in lockdown. Annie shot to fame in 2015 when she joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Sally St.

COLOMBO (News 1st); One of the two bodies discovered on the Wellawatte beach on Saturday (5) was identified as that of a Maldivian, said Sri Lanka Police on Sunday (7).Two unidentified bodies were discovered just some 300m apart along the Wellawatte beach on Saturday (5).Senior Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana told News 1st that the victim with stab wounds was identified as a Maldivian national, based on police investigations.The victim was aged 24-years.Maldivian media recently reported that 24-year-old Afham Nasir, a Maldivian student who was residing in Sri Lanka, was reported missing.According to Police, the last time his relatives saw him was on the 4th of February and the victim was seen wearing a black shirt.He was residing in the Dehiwala area.Watch the News 1st report from Saturday :

Kirsty Gallacher said she has been feeling “pretty run down” as she took to Twitter to give her 429,000 followers an update last month.The 46-year-old-presenter last year stepped back from her role on GB News after she discovered a tumour in her ear.In a picture shared to a Twitter post last month, Kirsty could be seen soaking in the sun with her dog in a garden.The broadcaster penned: “After feeling pretty run down for a few days it’s so good to be feeling back to myself & out and about!“And what a beautiful day, the sun is out at last.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is set to miss the Club World Cup after testing positive for Covid.The Blues announced news of the German's positive test shortly before their FA Cup fourth-round match against Plymouth Argyle.As a result, assistant coach Arno Michels led the team against the League One Pilgrims at Stamford Bridge. And Michels will now be forced to take charge for at least one of Chelsea's Club World Cup games, too, while Tuchel quarantines in the UK.

A 'Now Hiring' sign outside a Wendy's fast food restaurant in Seymour, Indiana, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.

As countries around the world begin to relax COVID-19 mandates, Canadian health experts are warning against easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon, saying it could be problematic for some provinces.

WASHINGTON - NASCAR is coming to Hollywood. The Los Angeles Coliseum hosts the very first Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum Sunday. This preseason exhibition kicks off NASCAR’s racing season on FOX ahead of the Daytona 500, also airing on the network later this month. Sunday’s event will feature celebrity appearances and live music performances from Pitbull and Ice Cube.

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Covid cases in the UK are reportedly back to 200,000 new per day, a new report from a symptom study suggests.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have released images of a man they say shot a loss prevention officer following an altercation outside of a North Philadelphia Rite Aid. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Tuesday night at the Rite Aid at Broad and Oxford streets. Police say the suspect and a woman were asked to leave the store following a verbal dispute.

Simon Cowell is in good spirits after suffering another painful injury in a bike accident.Cowell and his fiancée, Lauren Silverman, stepped out of their London home for a stroll, and Cowell told reporters for, «I'm OK. I'm feeling much better, thank you.»A source previously told ET that the judge is recovering at home with family after he broke his arm in an accident on his electric bike last Thursday in London. The source adds that Cowell, 62, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.Cowell was photographed wearing a bright yellow cast on his left arm, which sported cartoon scribbles seemingly drawn by the couple's 7-year-old son, Eric.According to, a source tells the outlet that Cowell was riding down the middle of the road with the electric motor on, and his wheels slipped as he hit a wet patch of asphalt.

Thames Valley District School Board announced Tuesday that Kensal Park French Immersion Public School in London, Ont., and John Wise Public School in St. Thomas will be closing to in-person learning as of Wednesday, Feb.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a security guard was shot in the foot during an argument with a pair of unruly customers outside a North Philadelphia Rite Aid Tuesday night.Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker told reporters that a man and woman were asked to leave the store at the intersection of Broad and Oxford streets around 9 p.m."They were believed to be a little bit indignant to the people in the store, so the security guards asked them to leave," Walker said.After the two customers were ushered outside the store by security, Small said the man and one of the security guards went to the AMC parking lot across the street. Police say an argument escalated to a fistfight during which the man pulled out a gun and shot the 41-year-old security guard in the foot. He was taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition, authorities said. The shooting was blocks away from Temple University's campus and prompted the school to share an alert on Twitter.No arrests were reported immediately after the shooting.

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As truck convoy protesters against Canada’s pandemic restrictions continue in Ottawa, the city’s mayor, Jim Watson, is demanding demonstrators move on after disrupting the capital, and the lives of its residents for a third consecutive day. As Abigail Bimman reports, the call was made after days of unrest, harassment and abuse.

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(Photo by Cesar Gomez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is setting up four regional support sites with as many as 120 beds to help hospitals and nursing homes under strain from COVID-19, state officials said Monday.The temporary sites will be located in existing skilled nursing facilities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as in Blair and Clarion counties, and will allow hospitals to more rapidly discharge patients in need of long-term care.Pennsylvania nursing homes have been reporting dire staffing shortages that forced many of them to stop accepting new residents, which in turn has prevented hospitals jammed with COVID-19 patients from discharging patients who require skilled nursing care.Though pandemic-related hospitalizations are dropping in Pennsylvania, the state still has thousands of people in the hospital with COVID-19. Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter on Monday called it an "acute situation.""COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at historically high levels and healthcare workers need some support to get through this current surge," she said.General Healthcare Resources will supply clinical staff to the long-term-care support facilities under contract with the state, with workers to be recruited from outside Pennsylvania.

Up to £10,000 is available for eligible businesses who need support recovering from the ongoing effects of the covid-19 pandemic.

Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 54.0 in January, down from 55.5 in December and signalling the weakest improvement in the health of the sector since last September.

Nicola Sturgeon will make her weekly statement on covid today as her government continues to talk up the benefits of homeworking.

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COVID-19 safety precautions in place, Saskatoon parents are happy to see their kids participating in sports like ringette.Lori Flamand, director children’s ringette with the Saskatoon Ringette Association said a lot of their players have been vaccinated and younger children are still in the process of receiving both doses of the vaccine.“I think that parents have that option and have that choice. Being able to play ringette and have the choice to wear a mask or not on the ice,” Flamand said.

COVID-19 situation worsens.“Nothing compares to restaurant work, the rush, the drive, the energy, the team, the people you meet. Nothing compares to that,” he said.

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PHILADELPHIA - One of the key members of the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line during their Super Bowl LII run has announced his retirement. Right guard Brandon Brooks, 32, announced he would be stepping away from the game during a press conference on Wednesday. Brooks entered the league as a third-round pick of the Houston Texans in 2012, and signed with the Eagles as a free agent in 2016. The three-time Pro Bowler started 14 games in that first season with the Eagles, and started 48 regular-season games and 5 postseason games from 2017-2019. Injuries plagued his final years with the Eagles, only allowing him to play in two games over the past two seasons.___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix share their thoughts with reporters Friday on how they might have handled the pandemic differently.

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks back on the 276 COVID-19 briefings now given by the B.C. government, and has some context on the province’s high hospitalization number.

Daily Star."We were walking down the street and my blood pressure, everything, was just at zero.“That's when I knew I needed to make my change. I said to myself 'I’m gonna eat.' And I went home and almost force-fed myself."What had taken Ford to that point delved deeper than irrational self-destruction.Now 39, the bodybuilder dubbed the 'World's Scariest Man' is currently preparing for his heavyweight boxing clash with the 'Iranian Hulk', Sajjad Gharibi.The term 'heavyweight' perhaps doesn't do it justice, with Ford, also world-renowned as an actor and social media influencer, seven-foot-tall and weighing 23 stone.

From left to right: Alejandro Trevino, Christian Trevino, Juan Eduardo Melendez (Hidalgo County Records) MCALLEN, Texas - A south Texas stepfather police say was murdered by teen brothers for allegedly abusing their half-sister had a warrant issued for another sexual abuse case against him.Pharr Police Chief Andy Harvey Jr. said Gabriel Quintanilla, the 42-year-old man whose body was found in a McAllen field Jan.

Scotland 's "kilty pleasure" Craig Hill admits he was worried he'd never get back to work giving us a laugh.

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Covid-19 so she could have a "mad Friday" night with her friends but now admitted "it wasn't my smartest move".She received a text message from her boss, asking her: "Where are you? How come you're out?"Ellie panicked and wondered how her boss could possibly know her whereabouts – so she denied it and asked for more information."I'm not? Why have you thought that?" she wrote to her manager. The unimpressed boss revealed he spotted her on her friend's Snapchat story.At this point, Ellie knew her plan was busted so she came up with a back story to explain.She said: "My test was negative, I did one of my mum's PCR tests and they came back straight away because she works in a care home."So I went to Lily's birthday party just to show my face but I can be back at work tomorrow because I'm negative."And her boss asked for a proof of a negative result, saying: "Can you send me an email?'Ellie then made up another excuse to "lie her way out of it".She fibbed by saying she did a walk-in lateral flow test as well as a PCR test – both showing a negative result."I still need you to send me a proof of a negative test.

Finland will scale back some of its coronavirus restrictions early, the government announced as the strain on the healthcare system eases despite the Omicron wave sweeping the continent.