LIC witnesses 20% decline in death claims in Q1 FY23 as COVID-19 impact recedes

WASHINGTON - The 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits could receive a notable adjustment for inflation on their monthly checks starting next year — which could be the largest increase in over 40 years. Roughly 70 million people, including retirees, those who are disabled, widowers, and others, could see an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2023, according to an estimate from the Senior Citizens League, a group that lobbies for older adults. Such a boost would be the highest increase since 1981 when the inflation adjustment was 11.2%. The estimate comes after the government on Tuesday released inflation figures for August, which declined for a second straight month amid sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars. Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier, the government said.

A photo shows the class of 2022 finalists for induction, announced Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, by the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong museum in Rochester, New York. (Credit: Provided / National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong museum) ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Voting opened Wednesday on which toys should go into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year.

...#JusticeWorldTourIndia #JusticeWorldTourIndiaUpdate pic.twitter.com/I3MmNgSfxe Justin Bieber's shows in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Bahrain, the UAE and Israel were also cancelled along with that in India. Earlier this year in June, the 28-year-old shared with the world that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

SKIPPACK, Pa. - Officials say three law enforcement agents were hurt when an explosion happened during a training exercise at a Montgomery County prison Thursday morning.Several emergency vehicles, including at least two fire trucks, swarmed a large field near SCI - Phoenix in Skippack Township just after 11 a.m.A fire official tells FOX 29 that an FBI agent, a state trooper and a sheriff's deputy were hurt in the explosion.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - A St. Louis couple was in the process of moving to Riverview when their U-Haul, carrying all their belongings, disappeared from a Clearwater hotel parking lot. Now they say it turned out U-Haul took it, believing it was abandoned, and dumped all their belongings that were inside.Stan Brown and his wife packed all of their possessions into a U-Haul truck and drove it down from St.

DALLAS - Dallas and Fort Worth claimed the top two spots on a new list of the Most Unfaithful Cities in the United States.The website MyDatingAdviser.com put together what it calls the Infidelity Index. The website studied 200 major U.S.

Shamshera, Laal Singh Chaddha and Samrat Prithviraj—led to the unkind diagnosis of Bollywood brain fog. Otherwise, too, the film industry is under siege. An unhinged campaign against the film world after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput has given way to organized boycott campaigns that seek to rally “true Hindus" against the film industry’s Muslim stars and its syncretic Amar-Akbar-Anthony nationalism.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives a press conference highlighting the arrests from 'Operation Cyber Guardian II.' WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A total of 13 men were arrested in the latest Polk County undercover operation targeting suspects who made attempts to "sexually abuse, groom, and corrupt" children, said Sheriff Grady Judd. In addition to the agency's team, Chris Hansen from ‘To Catch a Predator’ worked alongside investigators.Sheriff Judd said three suspects believed they were speaking to the guardian or parent of a child who wanted to teach their kid to have sex or arrange for the suspect to meet the minor, officials said. Others either traveled to have sex with children, had sexually-explicit conversations, or sent "harmful material." It turned out the person on the end of those conversations was an undercover detective.Among those arrested were people who worked at Disney, Publix, and Amazon, along with a man who installs internet safety programs in schools — the very same firewall blocking systems means to protect children from sexual predators."We will continue to conduct proactive operations like this to search out these evil predators before they get to our children," Sheriff Judd said.

The Artemis I rocket is seen from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site flagpole, near the countdown clock. (FOX photo) WASHINGTON - It's not just rocket fuel propelling America's first moonshot after a half-century lull. Strategic rivalry with China's ambitious space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases.American intelligence, military and political leaders make clear they see a host of strategic challenges to the U.S.

Wendy Williams is back in rehab. The 58-year-old TV presenter has entered a treatment facility to “take some time to focus on her health and wellness” her publicist confirmed on Wednesday. (14.

intensive care doctor on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic says from his perspective, Manitobans may not be hit quite as hard by a fall wave of the virus as they have by other waves.Dr. Anand Kumar told 680 CJOB’s The News that he’s seen things generally improving on the COVID front.“I think we’re definitely getting there,” he said.“We’re still going to see significant surprises now and then — it’s probably not going to be everything rosy down the road, but on the overall angle, things are getting better.” Latest Manitoba numbers reveal COVID-19 severe outcomes up Kumar, who is also an infectious disease specialist, said one of the main problems he foresees with a fall wave will be hospital staff contracting the virus and missing work, thereby adding to the already serious staffing issues facing local hospitals.“Although we may not see the kind of numbers we’ve had in the past with ICU admissions and hospital admissions, we’re still going to see a significant bump,” he said.“Where we’re going to get hit is — given that there are no restrictions in the community — we’ll probably see a lot of health-care workers go down with COVID in terms of having to take time off work, and that will redouble the difficulty in terms of staffing.”According to last week’s provincial data, COVID-related hospitalizations had seen a slight increase, with 70 people taken to hospital, up from 67 the previous week.Of those Manitobans, 16 people were admitted to ICU, up from nine.As far as COVID prevention is concerned, booking appointments became available Monday for those who are eligible for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.

GREENWOOD, S.C. - Teachers have to juggle a lot in their jobs, and one South Carolina professor took on an extra duty while teaching his class.Dr. Samuel Reed was in the middle of teaching his math class at Lander University on Sept. 6 when he stepped in to hold a student’s crying baby.Peterra Richburg, a senior at the university and a student in Reed’s class, had to bring her baby to class after she couldn’t find child care, according to a Lander University release."I didn’t have time to let Dr.

Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, appeared to have posted that she was the ‘best drunk driver ever’ weeks before she allegedly struck and killed two Pennsylvania state troopers and a third man while driving under the influence.  PHILADELPHIA - A woman accused of fatally striking two Pennsylvania State Troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 in March posted bail on Wednesday, according to court records. Jayana Webb, 21, was charged with third-degree murder and other offenses following the deadly crash. A Philadelphia judge previously dismissed the third-degree murder charges in June, but they were later reinstated with bail set at 10% of $600,000.Officials say she was under the influence of alcohol and behind the wheel of an SUV when it plowed into Trooper Branden Sisca, 29, Trooper Martin F.

President Joe Biden speaks at the North American International Auto Show on September 14, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy persist, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections.

ST. GEORGE, Maine - Video captured the shocking moment when a 7-foot mako shark jumped into the air and landed on a fishing boat off the coast of Maine. Crew and guests were on a shark fishing expedition with Sea Ventures Charters watching the shark do acrobatics in the air.

FILE - Roger Federer of Switzerland greets the audience during the Centre Court Centenary Celebration during day seven of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Shi Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles.This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S.

Russian energy executive Ivan Pechorin became the country’s latest elite businessman to die under mysterious circumstances after he reportedly fell from a speeding boat on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON - FOX News reports two buses of migrants arrived Thursday morning outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.Approximately 100 migrants, mainly from Venezuela, arrived just before 7 a.m. from the Del Rio, Texas area and off-loaded near the Naval Observatory’s main guard gate.

LONDON - As thousands of mourners wait for their chance to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at Parliament’s Westminster Hall, the U.K. government has launched a live "queue tracker" to show people just how long the line stretches. The live tracker, which is being livestreamed on YouTube by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, said the queue was approximately 4.2 miles long, as of Thursday afternoon local time.

A car slammed into a West Philadelphia daycare. No injuries were reported.

Three teenagers are being sought in connection to the armed carjacking of an 80-year-old man. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for three teenagers accused of a broad daylight armed carjacking of an elderly man in West Philadelphia.Investigators say the gunpoint carjacking happened Sept.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is planning a gathering Wednesday with supporters by his side to push back against a State House vote holding him in contempt.The two-term Democrat stood with members of Philadelphia City Council Wednesday as they detailed plans to protect abortion rights.  Krasner said he was "thrilled" to be the only man standing with the council members but was far less enthusiastic to talk about the contempt vote.In a lopsided vote, in the Republican controlled State House, the two-term Democratic D.A. was held in contempt for failing to respond to subpoenas from a special committee investigating whether to impeach him. According to the committee, Krasner declined to accept hand-delivered subpoenas and his office is not complying with an electronic copy accepted by his attorneys.When pressured for an answer on the contempt vote by FOX 29's Jeff Cole.

Queen Elizabeth.The four Atlantic provinces, British Columbia and Yukon all declared Monday a holiday for provincial and territorial public-sector employees, including teachers and school staff. Canada announces a holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth’s death.

Walmart’s "Be Your Own Model" feature allows customers to upload their own photos to better see how the clothing will look on them using algorithms and "intricate machine learning models," the company said. (Credit: Provided / Walmart) BENTONVILLE, Ark. - With rising prices on food and gas, customers have been cutting back on discretionary items like clothing.

PHILADELPHIA - Just as fall beer season is beginning, a local brewery says a weed whacking error made by the city will cost them thousands in revenue. Philadelphia Brewing Company, based in Kensington, posted photos on their Instagram page showing their damaged crop of hops in their city garden. The owner says the city erroneously took down over 60 pounds of hops used to make seasonal beers every Fall. "Despite our clear signage and fenced off area, the city of Philadelphia took it upon themselves to completely destroy our hop garden yesterday morning," the brewery wrote.They claim it will cost them tens of thousands in lost revenue.In a statement, a spokesperson for the city blamed "miscommunication and staff error" for the hops being cut down. "The hops were removed as they were initially marked as a violation as it appeared the lot was overgrown," a statement read in part. The city says they have reached out to the brewery to try to rectify the situation.

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - A Florida Chick-fil-A employee is being hailed a hero after tackling a carjacker outside the restaurant and rescuing a woman and her baby.Deputies say this happened at a location in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Wednesday.In video by Molly Kelner, the worker can be seen jumping on the suspect and wrestling the man as the woman stands by holding the child. A bystander then shouts: "She had a baby in her hands, how dare you! How dare you scare her like that!"Kelner told Storyful that the suspect was escorted out of the Chick-fil-A "by a manager".

Among the three less talked about symptoms, 2 include skin rashes and the third is loss of appetite. Over the last two years, the coronavirus has rapidly evolved in both its ability to spread and infect people, as well as the symptoms it causes. So much so that anosmia (loss of smell), shortness of breath and fever that were once considered to be ‘classic’ symptoms for COVID are no longer the primary marker for the disease.

FILE - A woman sits at a dining table at home working on a laptop. (Photo by Finn Winkler/picture alliance via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home in the United States tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spent more than a third of their income on rent went up, according to survey results released Thursday by the U.S.

A CSX locomotive is seen in Orlando. A pay dispute between rail workers and unions threatens a nationwide freight rail strike as early as Sept.

Rowan University, much like the rest of New Jersey, is facing a coronavirus uptick. GLASSBORO, N.J. - A night out took a terrifying turn for some college students when police say gunfire erupted near Rowan University's campus over the weekend.Police were responding to local ordinance violations on Georgetown Road when several shots were fired just before 2 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa teenage sex trafficking victim who stabbed her rapist to death was sentenced by a judge on Tuesday to five years of closely supervised probation and must pay $150,000 restitution to her abuser's family.Pieper Lewis, 17, stabbed her abuser, 37-year-old Zachary Brooks, more than 30 times in June 2020. She was initially charged with first-degree murder.Last year, Lewis pleaded to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury, both of which were punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Edith Lemay, Sebastien Pelletier and their four children. (Credit: Edith Lemay) BALI, Indonesia - For Edith Lemay and her husband, Sebastien Pelletier, it’s a race against time to see as much of the world before their kids completely lose their vision. The couple has four children: 11-year-old Mia, 9-year-old Leo, 7-year-old Colin and 5-year-old Laurent.

Amir Khan admits that he feels 'really bad' about a public spat in which he accused fellow boxer Anthony Joshua of sleeping with his wife.

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Kerry Katona has shared an update on her health with fans, as well as a new look. The singer, 42, revealed that she had gone for a scan to see whether or not she was at risk of having a heart attack.