Florida teacher hospitalized after attack by 5-year-old needs surgery; union says it's child's 3rd attack

Ontario’s privacy commissioner says the University of Guelph‘s COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not violate the privacy of its students.Three complaints were filed by the parents of students who had been accepted to live on campus for the 2021-22 school year.They argued that the school’s vaccine mandate, which involved everyone on campus providing proof of vaccination and other information, breached their child’s privacy under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Canada’s privacy watchdog probing health officials’ use of cellphone location data “To prove their COVID-19 vaccination status, the complainants advised that the students had to fill out and submit a questionnaire to the university.

COVID-19 vaccine.Those eligible include residents of personal care homes and in congregate settings, such as supportive housing and assisted living facilities.

Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub’s battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours.“I have never seen so many bodies piled up together,” said funeral director Lok Chung, 37, who has been working round the clock, with about 40 funerals organised in March, up from roughly 15 in an average month.“I have never seen family members so upset, so disappointed, so helpless,” Chung, wearing a sober grey suit with a black polo T-shirt, told Reuters.Since the fifth wave of coronavirus hit the former British colony this year, it has reported more than a million infections and more than 8,000 deaths.Scenes of bodies stacked in emergency rooms next to patients have shocked many as places in mortuaries have filled up.

FILE-Elon Musk attends TIME Person of the Year on December 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME) WASHINGTON - A list featuring the top earners in the world has been released by Forbes. Forbes comprised a list of more than 2,000 billionaires worldwide and found over 1,000 billionaires who added to their massive fortunes this year compared to 2021.

SEPTA is offering a $1,000 reward for information on a suspect accused of slapping a bus operator.  (SEPTA)PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of a suspect who is accused of assaulting a bus operator. According to SEPTA, the assault happened on April 1 around 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of 19th and Market Streets in Philadelphia. RELATED: Teen girl assaulted by group who stole her phone at Broad Street Line SEPTA stop, source saysPolice say the suspect, a juvenile male, boarded the Rt.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police settled a federal lawsuit alleging that troopers routinely and improperly tried to enforce federal immigration law by pulling over Hispanic motorists on the basis of how they looked and detaining those suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, officials announced Wednesday.The settlement pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs, with a portion going to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The national average gas price was $4.16 a gallon for regular on Wednesday, up from $2.87 a year ago, according to AAA.RELATED: Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control surging gas pricesBiden and other Democrats have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin and the U.S.

LOS ANGELES - More disciplinary actions could be taken against Will Smith over his on-stage slap of Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday it is expected to meet this Friday, sooner than the originally scheduled date of April 18 to discuss possible disciplinary action against Smith. The meeting was moved up after Smith announced his resignation from The Academy last week.Academy President David Rubin sent a letter to board members saying that in light of Smith's resignation, "suspension or expulsion are no longer a possibility and the legally prescribed timetable no longer applies."Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android."It is in the best interest of all involved for this to be handled in a timely fashion," Rubin wrote.  A statement was released by Smith's spokesperson following the actor's decision to step down from The Academy.The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so."I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct.

Air France planes are seen on the tarmac of the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy on April 16, 2010 in Paris, France. Roissy Charles-de- Gaulle airport has been closed due to the ash cloud caused by an Icelandic volcano that turned northern Europe PARIS - France's bureau that investigates air crashes and aviation safety said Wednesday it is looking into a "serious incident" involving an Air France flight from New York's JFK airport that suffered flight control problems on approach to its landing in Paris.The BEA said it has opened a safety investigation and that information from the so-called "black box" flight data and cockpit voice recorders is being analyzed.In a tweet, the bureau said the Boeing 777 suffered flight control issues on its final approach to Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday.A website maintained by aviation enthusiasts, AIRLIVE.net, posted audio of what it said were exchanges between air traffic control and pilots wrestling with the aircraft before finally landing trans-Atlantic flight AF011.The tail of a British Airways plane touched the tarmac during an aborted landing at Heathrow Airport in footage posted on Jan.

British Airways and EasyJet have cancelled hundreds of flights this week due to staff sickness related to coronavirus. And according to a blogpost on Martin Lewis' website moneysavingexpert.com, if you aren't booked onto another flight, you'll be due a refund within seven days.The website states that according to standard flight cancellation rules, which have now been written into UK law, if your flight is cancelled you are entitled to choose between a full refund or an alternative flight.Those who have booked a specific return deal with the same airline, who have one leg is cancelled, would expect a refund for both parts.The rules for UK flights state you're entitled to choose between:MSE says if you need to travel urgently then choose the rebooking option.

A four-year-old girl in Chester, Penn., has died after her two-year-old brother accidentally discharged a gun inside the parked vehicle where they were waiting.

The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a new package of sanctions on Wednesday, including banning Americans from investing in Russia, in response to what President Joe Biden condemned as Russian “atrocities” in Ukraine.

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Sri Lankan Police Officer teared up whilst preventing protestors from walking beyond a barricade, in the north-western city of Kurunegala on Wednesday (6).The emotional encounter was captured by News 1st cameras.Protestors marched to the Prime Minister’s Coordinating Office in Kurunegala, but, were prevented from reaching the site as Sri Lanka Police had set up roadblocks.The young people reasoned with the Police Officers, highlighting the fact that it is young people who are most likely the same age as their own kids who are fighting for a better tomorrow.One particular protestor continued to explain the hardships that they had to face due to the mismanagement of the economy, with one pointing out that after spending all his savings to create a passport, he came to know that airline ticket prices were increased by 27%, washing away his dreams of traveling overseas.The young protestors appealed to the police officers to support their cause and join them, rather than using force to disperse the crowd.“You are like a father to us,” they told a Police Inspector who broke down in tears.Protests, mostly organic, have erupted all over Sri Lanka, against the government and President in particular. 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he isn’t downplaying any perceived resurgence of COVID-19 in the province on Wednesday. Ford said the province is doing “fairly well,” and defended chief medical officer of health, Dr.

COVID-19 for eligible residents as the virus spreads with the province lifting restrictions.“Being up to date with COVID-19 vaccines provides the strongest protection from serious illness, hospitalization and death,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, stated.

COVID-19 deaths in the province.In the recordings published Wednesday by La Presse, a panicked Samantha Chowieri and her husband call twice to the non-urgent health line, telling a nurse they are seeking a mass testing of residents.They say they are not getting any response from regional health officials and make clear there is no staff left to feed, hydrate and care for residents. Email reveals Quebec ministers knew earlier about Herron care home tragedy On Tuesday, Radio-Canada reported on an email tabled into evidence at the inquiry revealing that cabinet ministers knew about the dire situation at the Herron care home at least 10 days earlier than they had previously acknowledged.The March 29, 2020, email is labelled “URGENT” and warns the chief of staff to Seniors Minister Marguerite Blais that there were “almost no more staff” to care for Herron’s 154 residents.The email was reportedly forwarded to Blais that same night, while the health minister at the time, Danielle McCann, received a briefing on the situation the following day.

World-famous British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. High Court copyright lawsuit over his 2017 hit song Shape of You. 

There have been fresh calls for the Government to ease Covid isolation rules to allow staff to return to work sooner.

PHILADELPHIA - Federal law enforcement officials announced charges for eight people suspected of being connected to carjackings and violent crimes across Philadelphia. On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia released the names of six new defendants in the case who are charged with carjacking and carrying and using a firearm during a crime of violence.Two other defendants, Alex Fernandez-Pena and Juan Jose Rodriguez, were charged in February after allegedly carjacking a rideshare vehicle earlier in 2022 in the Parkside neighborhood in Philadelphia.

Public Heath Scotland is investigating the cause of a small number of cases of hepatitis in young children across the central belt of Scotland, including in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Gogglebox star Simon Minty has bravely opened up about his battle with mental health with his followers. The Channel 4 TV personality, who stars on the show with his sister Jane, updated followers as he revealed he sees a counsellor. Simon and his sister Jane, from London, joined the show in October 2021.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Police are searching for three suspects they say fired dozens of shots at a man in a Southwest Philadelphia shooting that was caught on video late last month.The shooting occurred on the 2500 block of South Shields Street on March 18. Police say the 61 shots that were fired only damaged unattended vehicles. No people were reported to be injured. In a doorbell camera video that captured the shooting, three males are seen running down South Shields Street, firing gunshots at a fourth male.

new variant, which was first reported in the UK, appears to be 10% more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, the WHO said.

XE variant of the Coronavirus disease.

The 2021 (L-Zane) and 2020 (R-Magnolia) Gerber Spokesbaby winners are pictured. (Credit: Gerber) Could your child be the next Gerber baby? The company has officially launched its 2022 photo search. Gerber announced this week that it has opened the call for entries into its 2022 photo search to find its next adorable baby to represent the brand.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, with assistance from Attorney General Keith Ellison, has declined to bring charges against Mark Hanneman, the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Amir Locke while serving a no-knock search warrant in February.Mike Freeman, the Hennepin County Attorney, wrote there is "insufficient admissible evidence" to file criminal charges in the case."Specifically, the State would be unable to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements of Minnesota’s use-of-deadly-force statute that authorizes the use of force by Officer Hanneman. Nor would the State be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt a criminal charge against any other officer involved in the decision-making that led to the death of Amir Locke," Freeman wrote.Freeman and Ellison also suggested to policymakers they should reconsider using no-knock warrants."Amir Locke’s life mattered," they wrote.

PHILADELPHIA - Advocates and community organizers in Philadelphia are calling for a change after a rise in gun violence, which has started to claim the lives of children and teenagers. On Monday, 15-year-old Juan "J.R." Carlos Robles-Corona was fatally shot while walking home from school in North Philadelphia. Juan Carlos Robles-Corona, who went by "J.R.", was shot and killed in North Philadelphia.  His death came a little more than a week after another 15-year-old was shot and killed in Wissonoming. Chantay Love, the President and co-founder of Every Murder Is Real (EMIR), and Reuben Jones, the Executive Director of the Teen Safe Center in North Philadelphia, joined Good Day Philadelphia to discuss how they are working to combat violence and keep young people safe. EMIR was started after Love's brother was murdered at the age of 20 in Philadelphia in March 1997. "He was murdered and it changed the life of our family," Love said.

NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. - Slain Florida mom Cassie Carli had been planning to apply for a concealed carry permit before her death out of concern for her safety, but had her "guard down" after her ex-boyfriend, who has been charged in connection with her death, had recently grown more cordial, her family tells Fox News Digital. Carli, 37, had talked with her family about her plans to go through the process of legally owning a concealed weapon because of Marcus Spanevelo’s "unpredictable" behavior – and had talked about doing so just a week before her disappearance, her younger sister, Raeann, told Fox News Digital. "She had talked to me a week before the disappearance about, you know, ‘Marcus has been pretty cool lately, but I still think I’m gonna go ahead and get that concealed permit," Raeann Carli, 32, said. She acknowledged that she did not know if her sister had even begun the process and added: "She may have just picked up the paperwork."SLAIN FLORIDA MOM'S EX-BOYFRIEND WAS ORDERED TO PAY HER $5,920 IN ATTORNEY FEES 9 DAYS BEFORE SHE DISAPPEAREDThe 34-year-old man’s history of alleged verbal abuse and manipulation led Cassie to begin to consider obtaining the concealed carry permit, the sister went on.

Today marks the end of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and remaining recipients will now transition to jobseekers' payments, if they are deemed eligible.

COVID-19 as the province’s hospital numbers remained on the upswing with a 61-patient jump Wednesday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations rounded out at 1,540. This comes after 226 people were admitted in the last day and 165 were discharged.Of those patients, 66 were in intensive care units — a drop of three compared with the previous day.The province also recorded 3,761 new novel coronavirus cases, though this is only a partial portrait of the situation since access to PCR testing is limited.

COVID on Wednesday, with 168 in intensive care.This is down by 17 for hospitalizations and a decrease of five in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 778 hospitalizations with 165 in ICU.Of the 1,074 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 54 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 168 people in ICUs with the virus, 70 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 30 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

COVID-19 vaccine clinics to accommodate residents who are now eligible for a fourth dose.This comes after the Ontario government announced that starting on Thursday, it is rolling out a second booster dose for those aged 60 and older, as well as First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and older. Ontario expands 4th COVID dose eligibility to 60+ and First Nations starting April 7 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health said these groups are eligible to receive a fourth shot at least three months following their last dose.“I am pleased our provincial vaccination program continues to follow the emerging evidence on vaccines,” said medical officer of health Dr.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition Lawmaker Harin Fernando has called on parliament to appoint his Samagi Jana Balavegaya colleague Dr. Harsha De Silva as President for at least six months.“If there is absolutely no one, appoint Dr.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Roughly $20 million worth of cocaine was recently seized by the U.S. Coast Guard on patrol near Puerto Rico, resulting in the arrest of two male smugglers, the agency said. The seized cocaine was offloaded on Monday at the U.S.

Chocolate lovers across Lanarkshire have been asked not to eat Kinder Surprises over possible links to cases of salmonella.

What has been the journey for the company to achieve 1GW solar energy?

Mattea Roach, a 23-year-old Nova Scotian now living in Toronto, won $32,001 on Tuesday night’s episode — beating out the other two competitors.During the Double Jeopardy! round, Mattea got a question about Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers correct, and made a point of saying she “couldn’t get it wrong” because it was her home province.She returns Wednesday night to defend her title.Roach graduated from the Sacred Heart School of Halifax in 2015, and her family still lives in Halifax and Cape Breton. No takers on quiz show question on Prince Edward Island Roach took to Twitter to announce she would be on the show Tuesday.She tweeted she felt “incredibly supported” after her family living in Marion Bridge, N.S., posted a sign on their grocery store, wishing her good luck on the show.In what I can only call a display of “extreme Cape Breton behavior,” my mom’s cousin put this up at the grocery store he and my great aunt/uncle run in Marion Bridge – feeling so incredibly supported!! Two more days ✨ pic.twitter.com/bORqgiOuvp— Mattea Roach (@mattearoach) April 3, 2022Mattea’s mom Patti Mackinnon said she as excited for her daughter, with “a little bit of healthy anxiety.”MacKinnon said being on Jeopardy! wasn’t a long-time dream for Mattea, but it’s something she set her mind to during the pandemic.“What she was saying was that she really misses competing,” MacKinnon said.Roach used to compete in debate while in high school and university, “at quite a high level,” according to MacKinnon.“She’s very into knowledge.

Ringed Teal on a branch at the Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA July 19, 2015. (Photo by Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza.Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now, because they already are kept inside and usually protected behind glass in their exhibits, making it harder for the bird flu to reach them.Nearly 23 million chickens and turkeys have already been killed across the United States to limit the spread of the virus, and zoos are working hard to prevent any of their birds from meeting the same fate.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police is looking to identify two suspects accused of peppering a car with gunfire as it was crossing an intersection in West Oak Lane last month. Police say the shooting happened at 1900 E. Washington lane on March 11 just after 2 p.m. Captain John Walker told FOX 29 that an SUV with two men inside was crossing the intersection when two shooters on the sidewalk peppered the vehicle with gunfire. At the time, both men were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and placed in critical condition.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s intelligence unit on Saturday claimed that Ukrainian civilians in the Kharkiv region gave poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers, killing two of them and sickening 28 others. The Ministry of Defense’s intelligence agency shared a Facebook post on April 2 stating that civilians in the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine baked poisoned cakes for troops from Russia’s 3rd Motor Rifle Division."As a result, two invaders were killed at once, another 28 went to intensive care," the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s intelligence unit said, according to the English translation. It noted how the conditions of the hospitalized soldiers were unclear. "Ukrainians resist the occupiers by all available means," the intelligence unit added. FILE IMAGE - A man drives a car past the rubble of a destroyed building in the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on April 2, 2022. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images) The Ukrainian agency also claimed that about 500 more Russian soldiers were hospitalized "due to heavy alcohol poisoning of unknown origin." It said the Russian command had written off these cases as "not combat losses," according to the translation. The claims come as grisly images of civilians apparently killed by Russian forces in towns on the outskirts of Kyiv before they withdrew have caused a global outcry.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Spac CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A series of technical issues that popped up during the dress rehearsal for the Artemis I moon rocket program has forced NASA to put a hold on the test until at least the weekend.On Sunday, a problem with a fan system on the rocket’s tower delayed the dress rehearsal by several hours, and on Monday, a problem with a vent triggered crews to stop the rehearsal out of concern for safety.During a briefing on Tuesday evening, NASA officials weren’t overly concerned with the technical issues and labeled the incidents "nuisance" and stressed they have found no design flaws with the rocket or the mission itself.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVThe postponement of the dress rehearsal will allow the Axiom-1 mission to become the main focus for NASA with the hopes that the SpaceX rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday.The mission will mark another first in space travel, with three members aboard the SpaceX rocket being the first paying customers to do dock at the International Space Station.Once the rocket lifts off from launchpad 39A, that will give the green light for experts to restart Artemis' wet dress rehearsal if the technical issues have been worked out.Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said the next wet dress rehearsal would not start from scratch and would take around 36 hours to complete.The Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it

MIAMI - Thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts are gathering in Miami as the city builds its reputation as one of the key locations to develop the blockchain technology despite its underdog status.Dozens of companies are using the Bitcoin 2022 conference running Wednesday through Friday as a venue to network, pitch ideas and share announcements to the industry and beyond.New York City and Silicon Valley continued to lead in funding raised by blockchain startups in 2021, with $6.5 billion and $3.9 billion. But Miami is now tied with Los Angeles, where firms pulled in more than $760 million in funding, according to market research firm CB Insights.Cryptocurrency exchange FTX bought the naming rights for the NBA arena in downtown Miami last year, replacing American Airlines.

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Covid variant XE is more transmissible than any other Covid strain so far, says World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN health agency had earlier this week flagged the emergence of the new coronavirus variant XE-- a hybrid of the BA.1 and BA.2 variations of Omicron.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s State Ministry of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals said that government hospitals are running short of 40 different medicines due to the present crisis.Secretary to the State Minister Dr. Saman Ratnayake told News 1st that stocks of 60 different medicines will only last for another week, and less than a month.However, facilities have been arranged for pharmaceutical importers to import medicines under the Indian Credit Line.In addition, The Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank have decided to open Letters of Credit valued at USD 7 Million each.However, health professionals have warned that the entire health system would collapse within the next week if the crisis is not resolved.Dr.

Ed Sheeran has detailed the stress and ‘cost on [his] mental health’ caused by the Shape Of You copyright battle.  The 31-year-old singer won the High Court case on Wednesday alongside Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, also known as Steve Mac.   Two songwriters, Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, had alleged that Sheeran’s 2017 hit single infringed on ‘particular lines and phrases’ from their track, Oh Why.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Education announced that the 3rd school term 2021 for Government schools and Government approved private schools will end on Wednesday (6).The Secretary to the Ministry of Education said the 2022 school year begins on the 18th of April 2022.