CENTER CITY - It wasn’t a bird. It wasn’t a plane. But it was three parachuting daredevils launching themselves off a 48-story Center City building under construction."Are you ****** kidding me?

Somebody just jumped off that ******* building" exclaimed Candace Skinner of Center City. Her voice can be heard on two Instagram posts while the jumpers were floating to the ground.Skinner’s colorful commentary on video was shot from her roof deck early Tuesday morning when she heard a "woof" sound of a parachute opening in the sky."There was a lot of cussing, unfortunately.

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Hollywood avoids strike after studios, TV and film crews reach deal

LOS ANGELES - An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.After days of marathon negotiations, representatives from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and from the studios and entertainment companies who employ them reached the three-year contract agreement before a Monday strike deadline, avoiding a serious setback for an industry that had just gotten back to work after long pandemic shutdowns.Jarryd Gonzales, spokesman for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios and other entertainment

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VIDEO: Fort Worth police rescue kitten alongside Texas interstate

FORT WORTH, Texas - A touching video showed the moment Forth Worth, Texas police officers rescued a stranded kitten from the shoulder of Interstate 20 Friday. The feline was taken to a local animal shelter. The Fort Worth Police Department shared the video showing several officers, including an officer from animal control, approaching the frightened kitten.

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Weather Authority: Weekend rain to cool off unseasonably warm temperatures

PHILADELPHIA - Conditions will remain mild and dry overnight across the Delaware Valley before rain showers soak the region on Saturday and a cold front knocks down temperatures to much more seasonable levels. Forecasters expect overnight temperatures to sit in the mid-70s and steadily drop into the upper 60s as the night continues. Areas north of Philadelphia including Doylestown, Lansdale and Trenton will skew slightly colder and will approach the 50s. Temperatures on Saturday will return to the upper 70s and could exceed 80 degrees in some spots.

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Suspect charged with torture in kidnapping, rape of 9-year-old girl from Farmington Hills

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Farmington Hills Police are holding a press conference Friday afternoon shortly after a suspect in the kidnapping and rape of a 9-year-old girl will be formally charged in the case.The suspect, Aaron McDonald, was arraigned on charges including abduction, criminal sexual conduct, strangulation, and torture. Prosecutor Karen McDonald (no relation to the suspect) said the victim likely would not have survived had she not escaped when she did.Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King discussed the charges against the suspect and released more details about the investigation Friday.

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51 community cases of COVID-19; 2 new cases in managed isolation; more than 130,000 vaccines administered yesterday

There are 51 new community cases today; 47 are in Auckland and four are in the Waikato. As at 9am today, 28 of these cases are linked, of whom 18 are household contacts, and 23 remain unlinked with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the current outbreak. 

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Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash in Port Richmond, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A motorcyclist is dead after police say he crashed head-on into an SUV Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section. According to police the driver, a 31-year-old man, was heading south on the 3600 block of Aramingo Avenue when he collided with a Honda CRV driving in the opposite direction. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe man, who was not identified by police, was pronounced dead by emergency medical responders.The driver of the Honda was uninjured, according to police. Investigators are working to determine what caused the motorcyclist to cross into oncoming traffic. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook |

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'Democracy survived': Biden pays tribute to fallen peace officers

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 40th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on the West Front of the U.S.

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Robert Durst on ventilator after testing positive for COVID-19, attorney says

LOS ANGELES - The attorney for Robert Durst confirmed Saturday that the convicted killer has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently on a ventilator fighting for his life. The New York real estate heir was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his longtime friend, Susan Berman, two decades ago.The 78-year-old was convicted last month in Los Angeles Superior Court of shooting Susan Berman point-blank in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home just before Christmas 2000.The bitterly fought murder trial of Robert Durst stretched over the better part of two years. The trial began in March 2020 and was adjourned for 14 months as the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S.

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Entire historic Tennessee town for sale for $725K

Water Valley, Tenn. (Credit: Crista Swartz) MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. - For fans of the television show "Schitt’s Creek," this is one of those moments when life imitates art.An entire Tennessee town — named Water Valley — is up for sale.

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Distribution of COVID 19 rapid test kits cut short in New Brunswick

Rapid tests roll out in New Brunswick’s circuit breaker zones The distribution, however, was suspended by 11:30 a.m. in Moncton and by 1 p.m.

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COVID-19: London and Middlesex adds 15 cases, 15 recoveries Saturday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.In total, there have been 14,281 cases, with 13,907 recoveries (an increase of 15), 131 active cases and 243 deaths.The number of total cases involving a variant of concern sits at 4,272. The breakdown of known variant cases is as follows:There are also two cases listed using the old code numbers, one described as B.1.617 and another listed as B.1.617.3.Further information can be found on the health unit’s summary of COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London.

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Latest Greater Manchester coronavirus infection rates as cases spike in every borough

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs, official figures on Saturday show.

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Sir Michael Caine walks back comments about retirement: 'I’m not getting rid of my alarm clock!

Actor Michael Caine arrives at the AFI FEST 2015 Presented by Audi Screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Youth" at the Egyptian Theatre on Nov. 11, 2015, in Hollywood, California.

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Ex-pilot with Parkinson's, 84, flies one more time over fall foliage

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Myrta Gage found herself in a familiar place on Monday: in the cockpit of a plane.The 84-year-old had been a pilot in her youth. But more recently, she’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.According to the National Institutes of Health, Parkinson’s Disease is a brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness and difficulty with walking, balance and coordination.

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Man faces charges in overdose death of 35-year-old man in Ocean County

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A New Jersey man faces charges related to the overdose death of a man in Ocean County.Officials announced charges against 33-year-old Dandre Tubbs in relation to the death of a 35-year-old man in Manchester back in mid-August. Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a home for a report of an unresponsive man.

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Fearful of Taliban, targeted by ISIS, persecuted Hazaras flee Afghanistan

Taliban when they came to his house in Kabul, asking for his daughters.He tried to bluff them, claiming he had no children. But the Taliban saw all the shoes by the door.

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Quebec reports 679 new COVID-19 cases, 460 of which are inadequately vaccinated

COVID-19 cases and three more virus-related deaths on Saturday.Health officials say hospitalizations climbed by eight to 309, and 78 people are in intensive care.Of the new cases today, 460 were among those who were either not vaccinated or two weeks removed from a first dose.#COVID19 – En date du 15 octobre, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/VNkGMTQ8WK— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) October 16, 2021 According to the Quebec’s public health department, 90 per cent of the province’s population aged 12 and older have received a first dose and 86 per cent have received both doses.The province says it vaccinated 11,508 people on Friday, including more than 7,600 second doses.–with files from the Canadian Press

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Police: Confessed child killer beaten to death by mob after escaping Kenyan jail

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Police in Kenya say a man who had confessed to killing a dozen children and escaped from detention this week has been killed by a mob.Area Assistant County Commissioner Cornelius Nyaribai confirmed the killing of Masten Wanjala on Thursday. The killing near his home in Bungoma county came a day after he escaped from police cells in Nairobi.Police authorities said Wanjala was identified after he joined a football match and played with locals.

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Delhi reports no new death, 21 more Covid cases in 24 hrs; positivity rate 0.04%

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ISIS claims responsibility for mosque bombing in south Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more.

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Covid: Steady vaccination pace among reasons behind low daily cases in Delhi, say experts

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Super Saturday smashes vaccination records

Super Saturday has smashed vaccination records with people rolling up their sleeves for their COVID-19 vaccinations today, with 129,995 doses administered - 39,024 first doses and 90,971 second doses as at 10pm tonight.

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Vaccine clinics on college campuses extended

A push to vaccinate students and staff on college campuses will continue this Monday, Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has said.

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British MP stabbed to death while meeting with constituents

Long-time British MP Sir David Amess has died after he was stabbed while meeting with constituents. Redmond Shannon reports on the possible motives behind the attack on the 69-year-old, the man in police custody, and the public reaction.

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Parkland school shooter to plead guilty to 17 counts of murder: reports

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz at the defense table during jury selection in his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Oct.

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3 hurt in multi-vehicle crash in parking lot of Delaware high school, police say

Police say three people were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash before a homecoming game in Wilmington. WILMINGTON, De. - A multi-car crash in the parking lot of a Delaware high school before its homecoming football game sent three people to the hospital on Friday. Police say three cars collided in the parking lot of Abessino Stadium in Wilmington shortly before Salesianum School was set to take on Middletown High School.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESFOX 29's Chris O'Connell reports that one of the victims, a woman, was taken to Christiana Hospital in serious condition. None of the victims were students, according to O'Connell.

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Jill Biden stumps for Murphy in New Jersey re-election bid

US First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny Campus, in Ankeny, Iowa, on September 15, 2021. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) MIDDLESEX, N.J. - First lady Jill Biden campaigned Friday for Democrats in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey, saying "this election will set a course for a year from now" during her first political trip of her husband's presidency.Biden spoke at an early voting rally at Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey, where Democratic Gov.

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US committed to pay relatives of Afghans killed in errant drone strike

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of the 10 people who were killed in an errant U.S.

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Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’ becomes Spotify’s most-streamed song in a single day

Less than 24 hours after releasing her first single in six years, Adele is already hitting milestones.The British superstar singer, 33, released "Easy On Me" on Thursday, and the song and video will be featured on her fourth album, "30," out Nov. 19.Music streamer Spotify hit Twitter on Friday to congratulate Adele for her single becoming its most streamed song in a single day."And just like that, Adele set a new record," the tweet says. Actual streaming numbers have not been released.

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Nursing school applications rise amid COVID-19 burnout among staff

according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.Figures for the current 2021-22 school year won't be available until January, but administrators say they have continued to see a spike in interest.RELATED: ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donationsThe University of Michigan nursing school reported getting about 1,800 applications for 150 freshman slots this fall, compared with about 1,200 in 2019.Marie Nolan, executive vice dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, said it has seen its biggest number of applicants ever, many of them applying even before a vaccine was available, despite her worries that COVID-19 would scare off students.Students at those and other

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New Jersey military base is temporary home for Afghan refugees

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Airman First Class Waverly Strong of the U.S. Air Force teaches English to Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County, New Jersey.Liberty Village, as it is called on the military base, is now a temporary home for thousands of evacuees from Afghanistan."There are days when I teach more of how to get by when they leave here because I realize now they are not going back to their country, they're going to be going to different states in the U.S.," Strong said.

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Eagles still searching for an identity six games into season

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 14: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 14, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Nike boss says he murdered 18-year-old while in teen gang

PORTLAND, Ore. - Former Portland Trail Blazers president and current Nike executive Larry Miller has admitted that he killed a teen when he was in a gang more than 50 years ago. Miller, now 72, revealed the long-guarded secret in an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated published Wednesday. He described his decision to come clean about his past as "really difficult." "Because for years, I ran from this," Miller said.

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90,000 US COVID-19 deaths since June were preventable, Kaiser Family Foundation says

SAN FRANCISCO - As the nation braces for yet another potential surge in COVID-19 infections and cold weather approaches, new data suggests an estimated 90,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States could have been prevented since June 2021. The analysis, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, estimated how many COVID-19 deaths were among unvaccinated adults and could have been prevented since June 2021 "when safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines became widely available to all adults in the U.S." Medical personnel move a deceased patient in New York City.

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CDC issues 2021 holiday COVID-19 guidance urging vaccination ahead of gatherings

WASHINGTON - The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released official public health guidance for its 2021 holiday season urging people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus while continuing to wear masks indoors and in public spaces. The guidance stresses that people should get vaccinated ahead of the holidays if they haven't done so already. For young children who aren't yet eligible for the vaccine, the CDC suggests reducing risk of exposure by making sure the people around them are vaccinated.Dr.

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Tottenham suffer double Covid-19 blow with duo set to miss next three matches

Tottenham Hotspur have been hit with a significant blow ahead of the Premier League returning this weekend.The Lilywhites will be without two of their players for their clash away at Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon - due to positive Covid-19 cases.Nuno Espirito Santos' side have only won one of their four clashes in the Premier League, and they face an uphill task to combat that stat.According to football.london, two of Spurs' first-team players have tested positive for Covid-19.However, the report continues that the players who tested positive, who remain unnamed, were not in close contact with the rest of the squad.When quizzed about his injury updates in his pre-match press conference, Nuno said: "After the international break there

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Latest coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester as cases rise in all 10 boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.

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Another 15 COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region as active case count falls to 106

COVID-19 cases in the area to 19,890.This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 12 and continues to fall. That number stood at 19.9 just a week ago.

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COVID-19: 11 cases in Middlesex London, 24 cases in Elgin Oxford

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 11 COVID-19 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.In total, there have been 14,266 cases, with 13,892 recoveries (an increase of 12), 131 active cases (a decrease of 12) and 243 deaths. Ontario to announce plan next week for exiting Step 3, lifting more capacity limits The last two deaths, reported Sunday, involved a man in his 80s and a man in his 50s.

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Understaffed, underfunded, under siege: US public health amid COVID-19

A study yesterday in PLOS One details how the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled an already underfunded and understaffed US public health system, straining workers, upending services, and putting patients at risk.

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Biden highlights cheaper child care in speech on stalled spending bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden argued that investments in child care and other social safety net programs are imperative to keep America competitive in the global economy during a visit to a child care center in Connecticut on Friday, as part of his continued push for his stalled social spending bill.Biden visited a child development center in Hartford to promote his proposal to make such care free for lower-income families, and ensure that families making up to 150% of their state's median income pay less than 7% of their salaries on child care.

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Police: Iowa teen ‘covered in blood’ allegedly confessed to killing parents

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A 17-year-old Iowa boy faces charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Cedar Rapids police say.When Cedar Rapids police officers arrived at Ethan Alexander Orton’s family home early Thursday morning, the teen allegedly confessed to killing his parents, police said in a Facebook post.Someone had reported seeing a suspicious person at the home, police said. Officers said they found the teen sitting outside the residence covered in blood.Police said they entered the home after hearing the teen’s confession and found the bodies of 42-year-old Casey Arthur Orton and 41-year-old Misty Dawn Scott Slade.A police car with the blue light on is on the verge of a demonstration in Kiel.

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Waterloo company offering ‘low-cost’ rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits to the public

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: Everything you need to know “With the rising number of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and workplaces across the country, we recognized the need for more accessible and widespread testing,” Jeremy Hedges, The Canadian Shield CEO, stated.“Due to regulatory issues, everyday Canadians are paying some of the highest prices in the world for rapid testing – we strongly believe that we can play a role in making that no longer the case.”The company says the kits will only be available to residents of Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.The Canadian Shield says it expects wider availability “as provincial ministries issue interim orders and change the regulatory landscape.” Parent-led rapid COVID-19 testing program

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Several Gloucester County schools shelter in place due to threats, officials say

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A number of Gloucester County schools have been ordered to shelter in place due to anonymous threats in the area, officials say. The shelter in place orders include all Washington Township Public Schools, but school officials say none of the threats have been specific to the township.The orders came after police received a number of anonymous threats against schools, according to officials.

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DOJ will ask Supreme Court to suspend Texas abortion law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.It comes as the Texas clinics are running out of avenues to stop the GOP-engineered law that bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is usually around six weeks.

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Biden to stress lower child care costs in speech on stalled spending bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden was set to highlight his plan to lower the cost of child care for most American families as he makes the case for his stalled social spending bill during a visit to Connecticut on Friday.Biden was to visit a child development center in Hartford to promote his proposal to make such care free for lower-income families and ensure that families making up to 150% of their state's median income pay less than 7% of their salaries on child care. The proposal is part of a massive expansion of the social safety net that Biden has championed and is aiming to pass with just Democratic votes in Congress.President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on Oct.

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Rock legend Alice Cooper took up tap dancing during COVID-19 pandemic

LONDON — During the coronavirus pandemic, shock rocker Alice Cooper replaced touring with tap dancing.The 73-year-old rock icon went from touring with Queen and playing to crowds of 95,000 to an audience of zero. He admitted the transition was hard.“It was like coming off of a drug because the adrenaline is your drug onstage.

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Calgary police investigation shuts down CTrain service in large section of city

A section of the downtown core was shut down to vehicle and pedestrian traffic as Calgary police investigated two reported stabbings Friday morning. The investigation also shut down CTrain service in the west, northwest and downtown areas.

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