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Bank of Canada will hike its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday as inflation rages on globally.In Canada, inflation hit a 39-year-high of 7.7 per cent in May — well above the two per cent target rate central banks typically aim for.The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point on June 1, bringing it to 1.5 per cent. Since then, it has signalled a willingness to move in a more aggressive direction.“We may need to take more interest rate steps to get inflation back to target.

Philadelphia police investigate an apparent road rage incident that led to a chase, shooting and fiery crash. FRANKFORD - Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of a Toyota Camry as they investigate a chase, shooting and multi-vehicle crash.Officials said the incident began Sunday, a little before 2 p.m.

Today we are reporting 8,395 community cases, 689 current hospitalisations, and 17 deaths.

PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man was shot in the head by authorities but survived the incident, officials said, after he allegedly took his social worker hostage and sexually assaulted her for 15 hours.Tzvi Allswang, 20, sustained severe head injuries but is expected to survive. He was subsequently booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Wednesday, police said, after medical treatment.According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News, the victim told police she arrived at Allwang's residence around 6:30 p.m.

YUMA, Ariz. - The story of "Baby Holly" has made national headlines recently, and there’s a strong Arizona connection to the woman found alive and well more than 40 years after being separated from her murdered parents.Their killings are still unsolved, and authorities say a cult could be linked to the crimes.The beginning of Holly Clouse’s life is a mystery, but investigators know part of her life took place in the desert.Donna Casasanta is Holly’s biological grandmother."A nightmare. It was something that was on our mind constantly and I'm wondering what happened to her," Casasanta said.For more than 40 years, she had no clue where Holly or her parents could be."Every time the phone rang, I think, maybe this, that … you don't want them to be dead, mind you, but yet you want to lay it to rest, you want to find out what happened," Casasanta said.In the late 70s, her son Harold Dean Clouse Jr.

Sign with logo at the headquarters of car-sharing technology company Uber in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, with red vehicle visible in the background parked on Market Street, October 13, 2017. (Photo by Smith C WASHINGTON (AP) - As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, used a "kill switch'' to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, according to a report released Sunday.The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a nonprofit network of investigative reporters, scoured internal Uber texts, emails, invoices and other documents to deliver what it called "an unprecedented look into the ways Uber defied taxi laws and upended workers' rights.''The documents were first leaked to the British newspaper The Guardian, which shared them with the consortium.In a written statement, Uber spokesperson Jill Hazelbaker acknowledged "mistakes'' in the past and said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, hired in 2017, had been "tasked with transforming every aspect of how Uber operates ...

PHOENIX - On July 6, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that makes it illegal to record law enforcement within 8 feet (about 2.4 meters).Under the new law, it is a misdemeanor if someone keeps recording, after getting a verbal warning to stop. There are, however, some exceptions to the law, including if the person recording is the one being questioned by police.While supporters say the law is meant to protect law enforcement from harm or distraction, critics say the law is unconstitutional, and does nothing to enhance transparency.The original proposal from Rep.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Beaches on Long Island, in New York, are on heightened alert after officials say a shark bit a lifeguard who was playing a shark bite victim in a training drill.It’s the second time in a week.The 17-year-old lifeguard is okay and needed five stitches on his ankle.Officials say New Yorkers aren’t the only ones who should beware of sharks this summer.Shark sightings have increased as the ocean waters warm. There have been 40 reports of shark attacks around the world in 2022.

Philadelphia police investigate a shooting that left a 45-year-old man in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in Carroll Park. CARROLL PARK - A 45-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in Carroll Park.Philadelphia police in the 19th District responded to the 1400 block of North 53rd Street early Sunday morning, around 2 a.m., on the report of shots fired, according to officials.The officers arrived to find the 45-year-old victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the elbow, leg and buttocks.MORE HEADLINES:Medics rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was placed in critical condition.Police are actively investigating a motive into the shooting.

FUYANG, CHINA - JUNE 26, 2022 - Photo taken on June 26, 2022 shows US dollars and bitcoin in Fuyang, Anhui Province, China. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - When the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund bought $25 million in cryptocurrencies, with the fund’s chief investment officer touting their potential, retired fire Capt. Russell Harris was concerned.Harris, 62, has attended the funerals of 34 firefighters killed in the line of duty.

Children play with their father in their backyard. (Mark Leffingwell / Digital First Media / Boulder Daily Camera / Getty Images) "There are, in the United States today, somewhere between 60,000 and 65,000 square miles of lawn," said Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee professor of history at Case Western Reserve University and author of "American Green: the Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn.""If you take all that lawn and you put it all together, you get a state about the size of Florida."Lawns have a long history, with names such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson having their own lawns, according to Steinberg.However, lawns in their modern iteration are a relatively recent invention and one that rose to dominance over three different periods in history.Advertisement for a lawn mower, featuring a young woman pushing the mower, ca 1885.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say an afternoon shooting left a teenage boy injured in North Philadelphia on Sunday.The 15-year-old was reportedly shot one time in the knee on the 3100 block of Broad Street just before 1 p.m.He is in stable condition after walking into Temple University Hospital, according to police.No arrest has been made, and no weapon recovered.

PHILADELPHIA - An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a New Jersey man convicted in a stabbing death shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018.The court cited an assistant prosecutor's repeatedly calling the defendant a liar and also cited errors in the judge's instructions to the jury.Supreme Life, 60, of Lumberton was sentenced to 20 years after he was convicted in Burlington County in March 2019 of passion provocation manslaughter in the death of Moriah Walker, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the attempted murder of another New York man.Life, formerly known as Charles Hoskins, testified that as people were outside celebrating the Eagles’ February 2018 win, he teased his son, a Dallas Cowboys fan, and his son responded with an epithet about the Eagles. He said two New York men leaving a nearby party overheard the remark and attacked his son, and he acted in self-defense.During the trial, Life acknowledged having lied in a statement to police, and the appeals court said that was fair game for prosecutors to point out.

Ukraine‘s energy and foreign ministers are condemning the decision by the Canadian government to allow Germany to return controversial turbines being serviced in Canada to Russia‘s Gazprom.In a statement published on the Ukrainian government’s energy ministry website Sunday afternoon, the ministers said they were “deeply disappointed” by Canada’s decision and urged the government to reverse it. In the statement, they added that returning the turbine would amount to adjusting the sanctions imposed on Moscow “to the whims of Russia.”Gazprom has blamed the turbines for its decision to halve the flow of gas to Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas and recently declared an “alarm stage” over looming gas shortages.

Whale washes up in Cape May County. (Grassy Sound Marina)CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. - A dead humpback whale has been found close to shore in New Jersey on Sunday, prompting a response from local and state emergency crews.The whale's body could be seen caught under a pier near Wildwood in a Facebook photo posted by Grassy Sound Marina.New Jersey State Marine Police were on the scene, waiting for the Coast Guard and Marine Mammal Stranding Center, according to the post."A 25-foot juvenile humpback whale.

Novak Djokovic shared an controversial video that suggested the coronavirus pandemic was caused by 5G. Jelena Djokovic shared a video at the beginning of the pandemic when so many things were still unknown about the virus that suggested that the entire pandemic was a result of 5G.

ATLANTA - Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa to Atlanta Sunday morning are safe after the plane caught fire during the landing process, airport officials said.Video shows flames and smoke coming from underneath Spirit Airlines flight 383 after it landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.According to Spirit Airlines, a brake overheated upon landing at the airport around 9:45 a.m., causing a small fire. First responders were quickly able to extinguish the flames.

Corion Evans, 16, was honored Tuesday with a Certificates of Commendation from Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight after he helped save three teen girls and a police officer from drowning in the Pascagoula River over the weekend. (Moss Point Police Departm A Mississippi teen received a commendation Tuesday night for his heroic efforts in helping to save three teenage girls who crashed into a river and a responding police officer from drowning over the weekend.Corion Evans, 16, jumped into the Pascagoula River in Moss Point around 2:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Get the sunblock and bathing suits ready, because today is the perfect day to hit the beach!The rain has left the forecast Sunday as sunny skies and less humidity are expected for the entire day with a high of 84 degrees.More pleasant weather Monday with highs in the mid 80s, lots of sun, and low humidity.  Then, back to summer we go...Tuesday will very humid as high reach the 90s with storms firing off throughout the evening.

A woman reacts as security forces and forensic service inspect the scene of a mass shooting in Soweto, South Africa, on July 10, 2022. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police.Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday.Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.The number of cartridges found on the scene indicates that a group of people opened fire in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt.

BBC Breakfast weather star Sarah Keith-Lucas worried viewers when she struggled through her weather report this week.The TV weather forecaster tried desperately to fight off a coughing fit that would have ruined her segment on Sunday's show (July 10).Poor Sarah looked visibly uncomfortable as she did her best to tell the nation about a possible heatwave without coughing on air.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty admits 'huge loss for BBC' as she pays tribute to co-starShe ended up apologising to the viewers at home, explaining she was suffering from a cough.Stifling a cough, Sarah said: "Excuse me," before adding: "Very sorry for my cough!"Her voice had started shaking during the report which interrupted her momentum, but luckily she managed not to cough.However, hosts Nina Warhurst and Roger Johnson were quick to praise their brave colleague for her professionalism.Concerned for his co-star, Roger said: "Hopefully, somebody is standing by with a glass of water for you, Sarah."Sarah replied: "That's exactly what I'm going to do!"Roger remarked: "Well done," before adding: "You battled on brilliantly, well done - thank you."Nina was also impressed as she chimed in: "She came through it, well done, Sarah!"She added "That is a true professional, she didn't cough all throughout but she was dying to."Fans flocked to Twitter to air their concerns for the weather presenter during the broadcast.For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.One asked: "Hope you’re ok? So professional to continue."Sarah herself replied: "Thanks! I usually manage to hold off a cough till the end of a broadcast but just not today."A second said: "#bbcbreakfast Get the poor

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke of a new sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19 that has now been detected in India. Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 may fuel into a new Covid infection surge, a top health official in India said on 8 July. Ghebreyesus also talked about the global sudden surge in coronavirus cases.

Omicron subvariants called BA. 4 and BA. 5.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a man was reportedly shot during a carjacking in Oxford Circle Sunday morning.A man was robbed at gunpoint around 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Oakland and Van Kirk streets, according to police.The victim was shot at least two times, and transported to a local hospital.

Liam Gallagher says he was left gutted to have to cut a gig short after falling ill mid-performance.The rocker, 49, has taken to social media to address fans after he reportedly left the stage just 30 minutes into his set at Festival Bureaugard in France on Friday (July 8) night. He has since apologised to festival goers after throwing down his maracas and tambourine before walking off while performing Oasis hit Stand By Me.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher compares himself to superhero and says he sleeps in Superman costumeThe star has now explained that he has been diagnosed with laryngitis and is on doctor's orders to rest.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he was shot and killed in Chinatown during an early morning shooting.Police responded to the shooting on the second floor of an apartment resident on Cherry Street around 4 a.m. Sunday.A man found inside reportedly suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man and woman became the victims of a double shooting early Sunday morning.A 19-year-old man and 18-year-old were reportedly shot as they sat inside their car on 8th and Huntington streets shortly before 3 am.Police say shots were fired into the car after another car pulled up beside the victims.Both victims were rushed to the hospital, but their conditions are unknown at this time.Police say no motive is known, and no arrests have been made.

HIS love of caning is legendary, but Lewis Capaldi is the latest star to go on a health kick.  We can reveal that the Someone You Loved hitmaker has swapped necking Stellas before gigs for sweaty exercise routines. The Scottish singer’s new rider includes room for his £3,000 Peloton exercise bike in his backstage dressing room so he can do a calorie-busting workout before taking to the stage.

Covid identified, an expert has claimed. With the heatwave well and truly upon us it may not necessarily be the easiest symptom to detect.