Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ( Office of Gov. Tom Wolf ) HARRISBURG - Two days after Gov. Tom Wolf lambasted them as “cowardly” and vowed to withhold funding, several Pennsylvania counties signaled Wednesday they are moving ahead with plans to defy him by lifting some pandemic restrictions.

Others backed down under the governor’s threat. Commissioners in many GOP-controlled counties where the Democratic governor has yet to ease any restrictions say they can manage the public health impacts of COVID-19 and reopen safely.

They say the shutdown threatens to destroy local economies — especially small businesses — the longer it goes. “Come this Friday, we plan on opening because we’ve been getting hundreds of emails, text messages and phone calls

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'American Idol' alum Caleb Kennedy arrested and charged with felony DUI after fatal car crash

Kennedy competed on the 19th season of "American Idol" but abruptly left after a video surfaced depicting him standing with someone that appeared to be wearing a KKK hood. (Christopher Willard via Getty Images) SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. - "American Idol" alum Caleb Kennedy has been arrested in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.The musician, 17, was arrested for a felony DUI that resulted in a death, according to online records.Per records, the singer was arrested on Tuesday evening at 7:21 p.m.

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Number of small businesses raising prices due to inflation hits 48-year high, NFIB says

WASHINGTON - The number of small businesses that raised prices in January rose to levels not seen since 1974, a reflection of surging U.S. inflation amid squeezed supply chains, higher labor costs and more.A net 61% of small businesses increased average selling prices in January, which marked a 48-year high, according to a regular survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.

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Chipotle plans to add more locations in small towns

fast-casual chain reported higher-than-expected earnings and announced plans to expand its footprint in the long-term with more locations in smaller towns.The firm posted revenue of $2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2021, a 22% increase from the same quarter the year before that topped Wall Street's estimate of $1.6 billion. Earnings per share were at $5.58 for the quarter, beating analysts' expectations of $5.25 and showing a 60% increase from the $3.48 in Q4 2020.In its letter to investors, Chipotle announced that it had updated its long-term development plans and aims to have 7,000 restaurants in North America, up from its previous goal of 6,000 "based on the success of small-town locations that are delivering unit economics at or better than traditional" locations.RELATED: Chipotle raises average wage to $15 per hour, provides path to six-figure salaried positionsDuring 2021, Chipotle saw its digital sales – including orders delivered by third parties and those picked up at store locations by customers – grow 24.7% to account for 45.6% of all sales.

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Police searching for men who shot at bystander more than 50 times at Old City gas station

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police officers are searching for four men they say fired multiple guns at a person at a gas station late last month. The incident happened at the Lukoil gas station market located on 600 N Delaware Avenue at 1:45 a.m. on Jan.

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Wherever you live, COVID isn’t finished with us: WHO

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Thousands await medical procedures in Waterloo Region, Guelph

Ontario to begin resuming non-urgent surgeries on Monday Across the area, there are 15,937 patients awaiting surgery or procedures with 56 per cent of those affected being cataract patients.St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener and Guelph General Hospital are the two hospitals with the biggest backlogs to deal with as 7,490 patients and 4,095 patients on the hospitals’ respective waitlists.

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Man survives COVID-19 after double-lung transplant

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida man needed a double-lung transplant to beat COVID-19."Every time I breathe is a gift," said David Wilkinson.A gift, because the 50-year-old man is breathing air through two new lungs thanks to an organ donor.After getting COVID-19 and ending up on a ventilator five months ago, his wife was given the heartbreaking decision to keep him on life support or not.But they weren't ready to give up.They said it would take about five minutes for him to pass," said Karen Wilkinson, David's Wife "Before he was placed on life support, he made me promise that I would not let him stop fighting."MORE NEWS: Florida father killed children, 12 and 9, then himself, police sayThat’s where Dr. Cynthia Gries comes into the pictures.

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When will next Covid variant strike the world? WHO answers on Omicron mutations

Listen to the conversations here:Live Q&A on #COVID19 and Omicron sub-variant BA.2 with Dr @mvankerkhove and @DrAbdiMahamud. #AskWHO https://t.co/NVQMa8HHk7

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Alberta business group slams decision to eliminate COVID-19 vaccine passport program

Alberta government’s decision to eliminate a proof-of-vaccine program, calling it “akin to ripping the Band-Aid off before the wound has healed.”The Calgary Chamber of Commerce issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday evening, just hours after Premier Jason Kenney announced that businesses will no longer have to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from patrons as of midnight. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program, or REP, was introduced last fall in an effort to curb spiking case rates and encourage vaccination.

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Quebec registers 31 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall again

Quebec announces staggered reopening plan through to mid-March The most recent information shows 28,296 tests were given at screening clinics Monday.Quebecers continue to register their rapid test results on the government’s new website. More than 72,070 results have been declared, including 55,794 positive results.Meanwhile, 35,044 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the last day.

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Maharashtra: 7,142 new COVID-19 cases, 92 deaths in 24 hrs; active cases down. READ

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Delhi: Most Covid deaths due to heart or kidney ailments, says report

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'Never felt so helpless': Moose attacks Iditarod sled dog team for nearly an hour

A moose stands over Iditarod rookie musher Bridgett Watkins’ dog team on Feb. 4, 2022, along a trail near Fairbanks, Alaska.

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Manitoba to provide COVID-19, vaccine update Wednesday

COVID-19: Three U of W Collegiate instructors sue school, province over vaccine mandate Global News will stream the press conference on this page.

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Southern Ontario highway partially closed due to convoy demonstrations: police

convoy demonstrations against COVID-19 measures.Police said the westbound lanes of the highway at Nauvoo Road have been shut down due to “high traffic volumes” from “freedom convoy” demonstrators.Drivers in the area are being asked to follow emergency detour route signage. Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge access resumes after trucker protest blocked traffic “The OPP respects the right of everyone to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,” police said.“The OPP asks everyone to be patient and respectful of each other despite potential inconvenience.”The closure is approximately 45 km away from the Blue Water Bridge crossing between Canada and the United States in Sarnia, Ont.It’s not clear if that’s where convoy demonstrators are intending to go.Part of Highway 402 was blocked on Sunday as well due to convoy demonstrations. Police have redirected commercial traffic to the Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia, Ont., and urged motorists to avoid the area around the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont.There, a protest against COVID-19 measures is blocking Canada-bound vehicles from crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit for a third day.More to come.— With files from The Canadian Press#LambtonOPP have implemented a closure of westbound Highway 402 at Nauvoo Road to ensure public safety.

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Nova Scotia premier, top doctor to hold COVID-19 briefing Wednesday

COVID-19 news conference Wednesday afternoon.The event is set to begin at 3 p.m. and will be live streamed here.The province has not yet said what the news conference will be about, but it’s expected that some restrictions will be eased.

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Canadian Steven Dubois wins silver in short-track speed skating at Beijing Olympics

Olympic silver in a men’s 1,500-metre short-track speed skating race that came down to a matter of millimetres on Wednesday.Dubois, of Terrebonne, Que., advanced to the final after official review following an error in the semis. He took home the medal in a photo-finish over bronze medallist Semen Elistratov of the Russian Olympic Committee.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 2,059 people in hospital, 449 in intensive care

COVID on Wednesday, with 449 in intensive care units.This is down by 195 hospitalizations and a decrease of 25 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 2,939 hospitalizations with 555 in ICU.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 2,059 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 449 people in ICUs with the virus, around 80 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 20 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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'Stealth Omicron' Covid symptoms that could confirm infection before testing positive

A new sub-variant of Omicron Covid is now spreading throughout the nation.

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Karnataka sees 5,339 new Covid-19 cases, 48 deaths in a day; positivity rate at 4.14%

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Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron? Here's what you need to know

A healthcare worker conducts a swab test at a COVID-19 testing site in Cruz Bay, Saint John, Virgin Islands, U.S. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?It’s too early to know for sure, but many doctors believe it’s possible to have long-term effects from the omicron variant of the virus.Long COVID is usually diagnosed many weeks after a bout with COVID-19.

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Arizona restaurant forced to close after almost all of its staff members were poached by another restaurant

PHOENIX - A restaurant owner in the Phoenix area said he was shocked when nearly his entire staff was poached by another restaurant.Incidents like the one that happened to Matt Gorman paint a picture of the aggressive competition for workers in these times.Gorman, who owns Matty G's in Tempe, had to close the restaurant shortly after Thanksgiving, after he says another restaurant poached nearly his entire staff."They didn't even give us two weeks notice. Nothing," Gorman recounted.

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St. Joe’s Hamilton resumes normal hours at east end urgent care clinic

COVID-19 surge fuelled by the Omicron variant.St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Urgent Care Centre on King Street East will once again operate between 8 a.m.

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Concerns raised over level of school absences due to Covid-19

An expert in infectious diseases has shown concern about the number of children who remain absent from school weeks after Covid-19 infection.

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‘All promises will be fulfilled’, assures President during SLPPs ‘Podujana Rally’

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (9) said that his policies and the policies of the government were prepared with the future generations in mind.President Rajapaksa assured that all promises will be fulfilled.He said the government is facing challenges in various sectors, including education, agriculture, and electricity.Noting that the economy is reviving following the pandemic, President Rajapaksa urged the masses to obtain the booster dose and not leave any reason for the country to go into lockdown again.The President urged the public sector employees to fulfill their duties and responsibilities in line with the government’s policy statement.“I promised the farmers that fertilizer will be given for free and the certified price for paddy will be increased, and that was my first duty,” said the President while addressing a crowd at the Salgado Stadium in Anuradhapura.The President also promised to increase the income of the local farmers by 100% with or without fertilizer.

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Canada watching closely as ‘legal consultation’ delays Olympics team figure skating medal ceremony

An ongoing legal issue that could affect the medallists in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics, an event in which Canada finished fourth, has caused the award ceremony to be delayed, the IOC said Wednesday.

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Lockdowns to lift in 12 more Pennsylvania counties next Friday

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'A pressure cooker': Pa. governor aims to contain GOP revolt

HARRISBURG, Pa. - By many accounts, Gov. Tom Wolf has helped mitigate Pennsylvania’s coronavirus outbreak and avoided the full-blown disasters seen elsewhere. His success in the next challenge -- containing the growing resistance to his efforts -- is to be determined.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – By many accounts, Gov. Tom Wolf has helped mitigate Pennsylvania's coronavirus outbreak and avoided the full-blown disasters seen elsewhere. His success in the next challenge — containing the growing resistance to his efforts — is to be determined.

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Senate approves cocktails to-go in Pennsylvania during COVID-19 pandemic

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Bucks County rapidly moving toward the yellow phase of Pa. reopening plan, officials say

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Authorities: Man threatened Gov. Wolf over business closures

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Bucks County officials seek timetable for reopening

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Wolf: 'Cowardly' counties 'choosing to desert' virus fight

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Tom Wolf attacked local elected officials making plans to reopen in defiance of his shutdown orders as cowards deserting the pandemic battlefield, threatening Monday to block aid to rebellious Pennsylvania counties in an escalating political fight over his administration's handling of the coronavirus.

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Wolf administration warns counties, businesses defying shutdown order amid criticism

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Delaware County barbershop owner who vowed to reopen holds rally instead

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GOP in power grab to rein in Democratic governors on virus response

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Gov. Tom Wolf is extending the stay-at-home order for red counties, including the Philadelphia area.

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Shutdown to lift in 13 western Pennsylvania counties on May 15

Gov. Tom Wolf is extending the stay-at-home order for red counties, including the Philadelphia area.

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Shutdown to lift around western Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf is extending the stay-at-home order for red counties, including the Philadelphia area.

Protests planned in Philadelphia as Wolf extends stay-at-home order

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First 24 Pennsylvania counties poised to emerge from lockdown with partial reopening

Gov. Tom Wolf is extending the stay-at-home order for red counties, including the Philadelphia area.

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Gov. Tom Wolf extends stay-at-home order for red phase counties until June 4

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Businesses reopen in defiance of Pennsylvania shutdown

Governor Wolf announces new guidelines for 24 counties in PA will move from red to yellow phase of reopening plan on May 8th

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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