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Charmin Ultra Strong toilet paper is on display in a store shelf in Arlington, VA. - More air in that bag of chips? Fewer flakes in your cereal box? You're not imagining it: "Shrinkflation," a tactic used by industry to hide price increases, is back WASHINGTON - It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see.From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices.

STONE HARBOR, N.J. - Three people are safe after they were pulled from the water in Stone Harbor this week.Emergency crews responded to three victims in distress at 96th Street and the beach around 6 p.m. Monday.Firefighters and police swam out to the victims, who officials say were caught in a rip current.All three victims were brought to the beach, where they were evaluated by medics.

Broxburn boxer Maddie Clarkson is hoping to complete a remarkable return to the sport by being crowned British champion this weekend.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A man armed with a knife and a gun was arrested near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh early Wednesday morning, law enforcement sources confirm to FOX News.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe man’s name is being withheld at this time, but FOX 5 has been told he is in his 20s and he was arrested around 1:50 a.m.

COVID on Wednesday, with 114 in intensive care.This is down by four for hospitalizations and unchanged for ICUs since the previous day.Last Wednesday, there were 722 hospitalizations with 127 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 59 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 31 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

MESA, Ariz. - Police made a surprising discovery during a DUI investigation in Mesa.Mesa Police say officers found 37-year-old Brandon Denney asleep in his car just before 11:30 p.m. on June 5 near Signal Butte and Southern Avenue, with a pill bottle in his hand.Officers then woke up Denney to conduct field sobriety tests.During their investigation, officers noticed a Gila monster poking its head out of a box inside the car."Denney said he had run the Gila Monster over with his vehicle and decided to pick it up after seeing it was injured," police said in a news release.

Nurses draw vaccine doses from a vial as Maryland residents receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on March 25, 2021 in Bowie, Maryland. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) NEW YORK - Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday.COVID-19 vaccine makers are studying updated boosters that might be offered in the fall to better protect people against future coronavirus surges.Moderna's preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced an eight-fold increase in virus-fighting antibodies capable of targeting the omicron mutant, the company announced.RELATED: Moderna asks FDA to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6Today’s COVID-19 vaccines all are based on the original version of the coronavirus.

A deer tick; also called a blacklegged tick; Ixodes scapularis. (CDC Photo) The Connecticut Department of Public Health has reported a second Powassan virus infection case this year.The elderly New London County woman, in her 90s, died.  She is the third known death ever in the state from the tick-borne disease.She became ill in early May and was admitted to a hospital with fever, altered mental status, headache, chills, rigors, chest pain, and nausea.

COVID lockdowns and police operations against supply chains has led to a sharp and potentially harmful increase in fake MDMA, the study published in the Drug Science, Policy and Law journal claimed.Festival goers are therefore being warned about an “unprecedented shift” in the UK MDMA drug market, which has seen huge changes between 2019 and 2021 when Brexit was enacted and COVID lockdowns came into force.The Loop is testing @Parklifefest again this weekend & we are very keen to see what is in circulation this summer. We envisage it is more like 2019 but there are still some cathinones in circulation & a few sock drawer & old stock legacy pills from last year doing the rounds.

$116M in top prizing up for grabs in Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw Winning Maxmillion tickets were sold in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and B.C.The jackpot for the next draw on June 10 will be $43 million.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The stepfather of an abused boy who was rescued by an attentive waitress at a Florida restaurant on New Year's Day 2021 has been convicted of false imprisonment, child abuse, and child neglect.A six-person jury convicted Timothy Lee Wilson, 36, on all 10 counts, the State Attorney's Office said Monday.The now-viral rescue happened at Mrs. Potato restaurant on New Year's Day when Flaviane Carvalho, a waitress at the restaurant, observed the boy's parents did not order him anything to eat or drink and secluded him from the rest of the family.

Maharashtra had seen 1,881 new Covid cases a day ago  As many as 2,701 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours across Maharashtra, said the state health department on Wednesday.  Out of the total, 1,765 cases were detected from state capital Mumbai. 

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Six members of the Haiti delegation participating in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando have been reported missing, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.It has been clarified by a spokesperson for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games that the individuals are all adults, five of whom are not Special Olympics athletes and one is an adult with an intellectual disability.Deputies said the missing men were last seen on Monday around 2:30 p.m. at 710 S.

WASHINGTON - A college student from New York City rode a bus to Washington, D.C. on May 1 and, aside from a mysterious phone call for help, hasn't been heard from since. Now, more than a month later, her family is desperate to find her. TiJae Baker, 23, an artist and art student, had gone down to D.C.

Provisional figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) show that there were 63 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland last month.

A former Canadian airline executive says that responsibility for weeks of delays and cancellations at Toronto Pearson International Airport rests on the shoulders of the federal government.

enforcing the rules.  “Airline shall ensure that all passengers are wearing face mask properly and continue to wear the mask throughout the journey. The face masks can be removed under exceptional circumstances and for permitted reasons only," said the DGCA in its new order.  “In case, any passenger on board an aircraft refuses to wear mask or violates the ‘Covid Protocol for passengers’ even after repeated warnings, during the course of the flight, such passenger may be treated as ‘Unruly Passenger’," it added.  This follows an order by the Delhi High Court, which stated that strict actions should be taken against those passengers who are found violating Covid-19 safety norms at airports and inside aircraft.

Crews battle fire in West Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - An apartment fire raged on for hours in West Philadelphia overnight, prompting a response from several fire crews.The fire broke out around 10:24 p.m.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Caesars casino in Atlantic City will renovate its casino floor, lobby, valet area and outdoor pool this year as part of a $200 million makeover. Caesars Entertainment, its parent company, said Tuesday the work is part of a $400 million investment it is making into its three Atlantic City properties. Those also include Harrah’s and the Tropicana.

FILE: Larry Nassar sits in court listening to statements before being sentenced by Judge Janice Cunningham for three counts of criminal sexual assault in Eaton County Circuit Court on February 5, 2018 in Charlotte, Michigan. Nassar has been accused o DETROIT - Former Olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist Simone Biles, are among dozens of assault victims who are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop sports doctor Larry Nassar, lawyers said Wednesday.There’s no dispute that FBI agents in 2015 knew that Nassar was accused of molesting gymnasts, but they failed to act, leaving him free to continue to target young women and girls for more than a year."It is time for the FBI to be held accountable," said Maggie Nichols, a national champion gymnast at Oklahoma in 2017-19.Under federal law, a government agency has six months to respond to the tort claim.

Police stand near a car that plowed into pedestrians and then smashed into a Douglas perfume store on Tauentzienstrasse on June 8, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) BERLIN - A man drove a car into pedestrians in a popular Berlin shopping district on Wednesday, killing at at least one person and injuring at least eight others, rescue services said.The man drove into people on a street corner at around 10:30 a.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. House battles took shape in heavily Democratic California that could tip the balance of power in Congress, while former Trump administration Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was in a tight match to claim the Republican nomination for a new House seat in Montana.In Mississippi, Republican U.S. Rep.

DOVER, Del. - An attempt to override Democratic Gov. John Carney’s veto of a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use has failed in the state House. PREVIOUS: Delaware Gov.

DOVER, Del. - A bill outlawing firearm magazines capable of holding more than 17 rounds has passed Delaware’s Democrat-led Senate with no Republican support. PREVIOUS: Democrats eye host of gun-control bills in DelawareThe legislation was approved on a 13-7 vote Tuesday and sent to the House. Sen.

Coronation Street beauty Sophie Webster hasn’t been so lucky when it comes to love.The cobbles favourite, played by Brooke Vincent, came out as a lesbian shortly after converting to Christianity as a teenager, and quickly found herself in a series of whirlwind relationships.From a runaway bride storyline to a relationship with an older woman, Sophie really has seen it all.But where are the actors who played her girlfriends now? Battling health conditions, dramatic makeovers and a spate of cheeky sex confessions, Daily Star has taken a look.Sophie’s first ever partner and later fiancée Sian Powers ended in a tragic ditching at the altar storyline, while for actress Sacha Parkinson it’s only been onwards and upwards.The star, instantly recognisable by her stunning blonde locks, recently underwent a dramatic hair transformation and turned into a brunette.The star showed off her new ‘do in a glam bathroom selfie alongside pals, wearing her sleek hair down past her shoulder and donning a V-neck leopard-print top for the occasion.For Sophie actress Brooke, her on-screen relationship was her first ever kiss in real life, aged just 16.It was also the soap’s first ever on-air lesbian kiss.Brooke said of the kiss: “I remember we had a tea break beforehand.

Amanda Todd before she took her own life in 2012 continued Tuesday, with disturbing testimony from the girl’s parents.Carol Todd told the second day of the trial how she heard her daughter “shriek” and come running downstairs on Nov. 12, 2011.The teen had discovered a Facebook account that was using a topless image of her as its profile picture, her mother testified.

NEW DELHI: India reported 5,233 fresh covid infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of active cases to 28,857, according to the Union health ministry's updated data on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the country had reported 3,714 new cases. Active cases now make for 0.07% of total infections, while the national recovery rate was at 98.72%, the ministry said.

Empire Company Ltd. is moving forward with a new loyalty program after becoming a co-owner of the Scene+ program operated by Cineplex Inc.

monkeypox has been detected in Alberta, the province’s chief medical officer of health said Tuesday evening.“I can confirm that this case is not linked to the first case announced last week and at this time there is no known direct connection to other confirmed cases,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw wrote on social media.She said the individual is self-isolating and cooperating with health authorities in contact tracing efforts.“We are prioritizing investigation and contact tracing to reach other individuals who may be at risk of exposure.

COVID-19 recovery rate of 98.72 percent. In the last 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload has grown by 1,881 cases. According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 1.67 percent, and the weekly positivity rate was 1.12 percent.

Maharashtra logged 1,881 new Covid-19 infections and 8,432 active cases on Tuesday. Of the 1,881 Covid cases, Mumbai added 1,242 Covid infections--almost double the previous day's count. India's financial capital had recorded 676 cases but no deaths on Monday.

COATESVILLE, Pa. - Tower Health announces Western Chester County will lose Medic 93 EMS services.Months after losing two hospitals, Tower Health announced Tuesday that some of those same communities will lose their EMS services come September.The medical group said in a statement that they are consolidating Medic 93 EMS from four locations down to two in September. The new locations will focus on a service area around Reading, Northern Chester and Montgomery counties, and the 422 corridor.This change in service means TowerDIRECT will no longer work out of three units in Western Chester County that provide Advanced Life Support to about ten different municipalities: the former Brandywine Hospital, the Washington Hose Fire Department (FD) and Keystone Valley FD in Parkesburg.The Chester County EMS Council says that leaves those municipalities, like Coatesville, in a scramble to find a new agency in 90 days, mid-budget cycle.MORE HEADLINESPolice: 34-year-old man dead after being shot multiple times inside his vehicle in CrescentvilleDepartment of Homeland Security bulletin warns of heightened extremist threatFired Philadelphia man threatens shooting at former job, police sayIf Coatesville cannot find a new agency by the fall, if someone calls 911 with a medical emergency, paramedics will have to come from other municipalities that are already stretched too thin."That would be coming from a distance from what they are used to receiving when there was a paramedic unit stationed at Brandywine Hospital, says Chester County EMS Council Vice President, Matthew Eick.

PHILADELPHIA - The heartbroken mother of a woman killed in the mass shooting on South Street said she felt unsettled hours before she heard about what happened to her daughter."I wasn’t feeling right, I was feeling kind of strange," Tina Quinn said. "It was like a Mother’s Intuition or something, I was feeling weird."Her daughter, 24-year-old Alexis Quinn, was fatally shot when investigators believe a fight between three men escalated to a shooting.

Canada’s public health agency has issued a travel notice as the monkeypox virus continues to spread around the world.

WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man died after he was pulled from the water off the coast of Wildwood on Tuesday, according to authorities. The Wildwood Crest Police Department said the victim, 54-year-old Joel Green, was brought onto the beach near Syracuse Street by swimmers who noticed him unresponsive in the water. Authorities say a beach goer provided CPR until emergency crews responded and continued life-saving measures. Green, a Cambria County resident, was brought to Cape Regional Medical Center where he died.Authorities extended their condolences to Green's family and reminded swimmers to only use beaches with lifeguards on patrol.

WASHINGTON - More than 82 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have reportedly gone to waste since the beginning of the pandemic, according to media reports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared the data with NBC News, meaning that just over 11% of doses the federal government distributed between December 202 through mid-May were discarded. That's nearly 20 million more doses wasted than the 65 million The Associated Press reported wasted in February. CVS and Walmart were responsible for the largest amount – over a quarter – of doses thrown away during the 1.5-year time period. Other chains like Rite Aid, Costco and a dialysis center each wasted more than a quarter of the doses they received, the report said. COVID SCHOOL CLOSURES CAUSED RISE IN MENTAL HEALTH ER ADMISSIONS, SUICIDAL IDEAS, TABLET MAGAZINE ARTICLE SAYSThe vaccines come in a vial and have a short shelf life.

Mexican flags inside a store with souvenirs at the Terminal 2 of Cancun International Airport.On Monday, 30 April 2022, in Cancun International Airport, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MEXICO CITY (AP) - The mayor of the Mexican city of Cuernavaca was proudly inaugurating a footbridge over a scenic stream Tuesday when the span collapsed, sending him and about two dozen other people plunging into a gully.The hanging bridge made of wooden boards and metal chains had recently been remodeled.

HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVSky & Telescope Magazine is calling it a "planet parade" because the planets will also be in the correct order from the sun. Mercury will be the hardest to spot as the last to appear in the lineup just before it's swallowed by sunlight. However, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn should be easy to see all month.As a quartet, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have appeared in conjunction over the past few months, but June is the last chance to see the group together before they begin to spread further out in the night sky.HOW THE END OF GRAVITY WOULD MEAN THE END OF THE WORLDLook for the planets in the sky before sunrise by gazing southeast. This celestial event requires no special equipment, but the view will be even better if you have access to a telescope or a local observatory.

Today we are reporting 7,050 community cases, 361 current hospitalisations, and 24 deaths. 

Police say a 34-year-old man was found dead after he was shot multiple times inside his vehicle Tuesday evening in Crescentville. PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday evening in Crescentville. Just before 5:30 p.m., police say they received multiple 911 calls about a shooting on the 6200 block of Oxford Avenue.Upon arrival, authorities say they found a 34-year-old man, who had been struck multiple times by gunfire, slumped in the driver's seat of a Toyota Camry. Responding officers say they got the victim out of the car and rushed him to Einstein Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:36 p.m. According to authorities, the man had been shot in the face, chest, and torso at least 12 times.Thirty-two spent shell casings were found along Oxford Avenue and officials say that two separate semiautomatic guns were fired in the victim's vehicle. MORE HEADLINESPolice: Man, 42, dies after being shot in the head multiple times in North PhiladelphiaBoy, 15, chased down and shot in North Philadelphia triple shooting, police sayFired Philadelphia man threatens shooting at former job, police sayThe multiple gunshots caused the victim to spin out of control as the hood, driver's side door, and driver's side window were struck by gunfire, according to police.

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Seals & Crofts Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) - Jim Seals, who teamed with fellow musician "Dash" Crofts on such 1970s soft-rock hits as "Summer Breeze," "Diamond Girl" and "We May Never Pass This Way Again," has died at age 80.His death was announced Tuesday by several people including John Ford Coley, who had formed the ‘70s duo England Dan and John Ford Coley with Seals’ older brother Dan. Further details were not immediately available."This is a hard one on so many levels as this is a musical era passing for me," Coley wrote.

Reality TV Personalities Julie Chrisley (L) and Todd Chrisley (R) visit Hallmark's "Home & Family" at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 18, 2018 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality television show "Chrisley Knows Best," were found guilty Tuesday in Atlanta on federal charges including bank fraud and tax evasion.The Chrisleys were initially indicted in August 2019 and a new indictment was filed in February of this year.

Beanie Feldstein announced on Instagram this Tuesday that she will have to miss a string of upcoming Funny Girl performances because she has COVID-19.Although she has tested positive, she clarified that she is 'vaxxed and I'm boosted and I'm very grateful to not be feeling too bad.'While the 28-year-old temporarily withdraws from the show 'to keep everybody safe,' her standby Julie Benko will take her place. Uh oh:Beanie Feldstein announced on Instagram this Tuesday that she will have to miss a string of upcoming Funny Girl performances because she has COVID-19Julie's Broadway experience includes understudying Cosette in Les Miserables and multiple roles in Fiddler On The Roof.'I'm just really bummed to miss seeing you all at the theater and I can't wait to get back onstage very soon,' said Beanie in her Instagram video, blowing a kiss.

Vice President Kamala Harris host a roundtable with faith leaders on reproductive health care rights at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor on Monday, June 6, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that the Biden administration's work to attract investment to Central America, part of the U.S.

Sign for the fast food brand Taco Bell on 18th May 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Taco Bell is an American-based chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell.