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Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing may be held under less restrictive conditions.Chauvin was taken Wednesday from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb, where he often spent most of his day in a 10-by-10-foot cell, to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights The Tucson facility houses 266 inmates, both male and female, as part of a larger complex that includes a high-security penitentiary and a minimum-security satellite camp.Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Randilee Giamusso declined to detail the circumstances of Chauvin’s confinement, citing privacy, safety and security concerns.Experts said earlier that Chauvin was likely to be safer in the federal system.

monkeypox infection started with just a handful of cases in early May, but now it has escalated into a global public health emergency, according to news agency Bloomberg. However, a report issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that the number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and a possible signal the outbreak in Europe may be starting to decline.

In the last 24 hours, a total of 13,528 people recovered from covid, with total recoveries so far since the onset of covid at more than 4,37,70,913. India on Friday recorded 10,256 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country's active caseload dropped below 95,000-mark, that is, 90,707 active infections at present.

Anders Odegaard faces a charge of second-degree murder in the beating death of his ex-wife, Carissa. (Marshall County Sheriff's Office)A North Dakota lawyer allegedly beat his ex-wife to death in Minnesota on Tuesday as she clung to the youngest of their five children and two others screamed for help, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.The younger boy, 2, was so traumatized he didn’t respond to questions from deputies after they had his father in custody and rushed his mother to the hospital.Anders Odegaard, 31, and Carissa Odegaard, also 31, divorced last year, court records show.In a custody dispute this week, he allegedly refused to let her take their kids to church and a fight broke out, deputies wrote in the criminal complaint after interviewing the children.KAITLIN ARMSTRONG'S REQUEST FOR SPEEDY TEXAS TRIAL MAY FACE BUMPY ROAD IN DEATH OF CYCLING PRO ‘MO’ WILSONTwo of their boys ran outside, flagged a stranger and begged him to call 911 "because their mom was bleeding really bad and needed help," according to the complaint.The first responding deputy found Anders Odegaard in the kitchen wearing just his underwear, with blood on his face and in his hair.

QUEEN VILLAGE - Kids are heading back to school and one local school worked to get students and parents excited for the upcoming year, while everyone is hoping for a fairly normal school year."Excitement is at 1,000 percent," said Principal Ayana Townsend. Excitement filled the courtyard of George W. Nebinger School in Queen Village Thursday evening."Last year was a transitioning back from virtual.

MEDFORD, N.J. - Oh deer. A South Jersey community is doing whatever it can to help an animal that’s become a town mascot, of sorts.Cell phone video from Medford resident Ryan Horner shows him getting oh so close to helping a female deer who, somehow, got a tomato cage and planter stuck on her head, while, most likely, looking for something to eat."She must have stuck her head in too far and it’s, literally, horizontally around her neck and she’s just lugging this planter," Medford resident Lily Snow explained.When Snow saw a Facebook post Monday of the deer in distress, she jumped into action, reaching out to everyone and anyone. "Being a vet tech, I called Animal Control and they said they can’t come out.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Multiple people reported back pain after riding a roller coaster at a New Jersey Six Flags on Thursday, according to a park official. Emergency crews responded to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township around 7:30 p.m.

ALLENTOWN, PA - AUGUST 23: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies waits to bat during the first inning as he plays in his first game on a rehab assignment for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs against the Gwinnett Stripers at Coca-Cola Park on August PHILADELPHIA - Reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper is set to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, just two months after having his left thumb broken by a pitch.Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson announced Harper’s impending return from the injured list Thursday after consulting with the star."One, you get a great hitter back," Thomson said before a game against Cincinnati. "But he’s also healthy.

Today we are reporting 2,318 community cases and 357 current hospitalisations.

DESERT CENTER, Calif. - The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this month.The latest round of flooding started Wednesday evening, damaging the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the small community of Desert Center, about 165 miles (265 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.Traffic in both directions was halted initially, but westbound lanes for motorists heading from Arizona to California reopened later."We have a project happening in that area on the I-10, so it’s the I-10 tune up, so the kind of silver lining to this is that we had detour lanes, and those were actually the ones that we lost to the flood and the water, so the good thing is that they were able to use the main line right now for that one lane eastbound that is allowing traffic from LA to Arizona," said said Eric Dionne with Caltrans.All eastbound traffic was diverted until the California Department of Transportation managed to reopen one lane Thursday morning.Officials recommended that people heading from Southern California use Interstates 8 or 40, which are major detours."Everyone, just take [your] time," said trucker Lorne Focht. "Don't cut people off, and be patient.

FILE - Packages of Oscar Mayer Classic wieners are displayed in a supermarket. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Oscar Mayer announced Thursday it would sell a hot dog-flavored popsicle in a handful of U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a child who was in the backseat of a car when it was stolen Thursday evening in Philadelphia has been found safe. The theft happened at the Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Belfield and Ogontz avenues sometime before 6 p.m. A spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department said the child has been reunited with his mother. The vehicle and the suspected car thief have not been located, according to police.

File: Arkansas State Capitol building and grounds in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S.

LOWER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, Pa. - One person has died after an accident in Montgomery County.According to officials, crews were called to the 500 block of Park Avenue, in Lower Providence Township Thursday afternoon, around 3 p.m., for an accident.Located on scene, crews found a rollback truck and an SUV had crashed.One person was killed as a result of the accident.Officials say the cause of the accident is under investigation.

NEW YORK - Five buses carrying a total of 223 migrants and asylum seekers from Texas arrived at the Port Authority Terminal on Thursday, just a day after 237 asylum seekers arrived, setting a record for the most migrants to make their way to New York City in a single day.City officials say that over 7,000 migrants are now in shelters across the city. New York City officials have expressed concerns that some of the migrants who have arrived were wearing bracelets with barcodes on them."Governor Abbott is now bar-coding asylum seekers," said Manuel Castro, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. "Yesterday we witnessed how they were scanning and removing barcodes from asylum seekers as they were arriving.

embrace their grey hair, and this time it’s fast food giant Wendy’s that’s stepping into the natural aging arena.Wendy’s Canada updated its social media profile pictures Thursday, swapping out its mascot’s recognizable red pigtails for a shade of grey.Because a ⭐️ is a ⭐️ regardless of hair colour.

Love Island star Danica Taylor has spoken out against fellow contestant Jacques O'Neill bashing his bid to become a mental health advocate.The gorgeous dancer didn’t hold back as she opened up to Johnny Seifert on Secure The Insecure podcast, the 21-year-old said she is unsure he is the right fit to help others after he was accused of bullying Remi Lambert on the show.She said: "Yes, be an advocate for mental health. But have you been the correct advocate?"READ MORE: Love Island's Davide shares how he's spending massive £25k cash winnings all at once"I wasn't even in the villa at this point when things kicked off.

CASSVILLE, Mo. - A school district in Missouri is bringing back corporal punishment.The Cassville School District, in southwest Missouri, is allowing parents to have the option to have their children disciplined with a paddle.It’s an alternative punishment, instead of suspension.The district says it brought paddling back after surveying students, parents and staff and found many families were in favor of paddling, which had been abandoned in 2001.

DELAWARE - A University of Delaware employee is isolating after testing positive for moneybox, according to the school. An announcement posted on the school's website Wednesday said, "A UD employee has been diagnosed with monkeypox. The individual is currently isolating and recovering at home."University officials are working with the Delaware Division of Public Health as the agency works to notify those who may have had close contact with the employee. Vice President of Student Life Jose Riera said it's important for the school to raise awareness about monkeypox in the community. RELATED COVERAGE"Education is obviously really important to us, really we just want our students to be aware it exists," Riera said.

SPRING GARDEN - There is unwelcome information days before school is supposed to start, as a set of Philadelphia charter schools delay their opening and it isn’t clear when classes will begin at Universal Bluford or Universal Daroff. Parents are left scrambling and many are expressing confusion and frustration."I’m very confused! They didn’t give us any information!" parent Latonia complained.This comes after a post by Daroff Charter on Instagram told parents not to bring their children to school the week of August 29th, as originally planned.Daroff Charter on Instagram.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - A lunchtime panic erupted at King of Prussia mall when a witness says a woman pulled out a gun during an argument with another shopper about cutting in line. The incident reportedly happened at the Five Guys restaurant in the mall's food court. Witnesses say the dangerous spat sent shoppers stampeding towards the exits. The woman was quickly taken into custody by responding officers from the Upper Merion Police Department. No one was hurt and no shots were fired, but the brief chaos was enough to leave some shoppers and employees shaken."I'm thinking it's like a mass shooting or something," a witness told FOX 29's Chris O'Connell.

Slaves’ Isaac Holman has shared an emotional post about mental health online.Holman shared a picture of him mid-gig at a festival smiling and seemingly happy.However, he revealed in the post that behind the scenes, he was “unwell” and had to get taken to perform at gigs by his parents due to the debilitating nature of his illness.“This is what mental illness can look like,” Holman wrote. “At this point in my life I was so unwell I couldn’t be without my parents.

Ashley Biden and Joe Biden attend Gilt x Livelihood Launch Event at 6 St. John's Lane on February 7, 2017 in New York City.

TikTok user posted a video showing Marcel Kugler, a DJ based in Switzerland who goes by the name HardcoreHead, enjoying his time at a live music event last week and it amassed over six million views. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary about the video, until you went down to the comment section. Other TikTok users posted rude remarks, assuming Marcel was "on drugs" based on his irregular movements and some even going so far as to say he looked like a zombie from "The Walking Dead." But not all of the comments were rude. Many came to Marcel’s defense, saying to leave him alone and let him enjoy his time. One person commented, "It‘s a pity to see such things and we are not referring to the video.

Raheem, Nathaniel and Dayon Pinder PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. - Chester County officials announce an arrest in a nearly two-year-old Phoenixville murder case.According to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Phoenixville Police, three members of one family are in custody and charged with the death of 73-year-old Ira Solomon.Authorities say 46-year-old Raheem Pinder, of Pottstown, 44-year-old Dayon Pinder, of West Chester and 49-year-old Philadelphia resident Nathaniel Pinder – two brothers and a cousin – were arrested and charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy and related charges.According to officials, Phoenixville police and paramedics were called on December 29, 2020, about 1 p.m., to the 400 block of Dayton Street, on the report of a person dead.Responding officers found 73-year-old Solomon on the kitchen floor, with a gunshot wound to the head. He was declared dead at the scene.Police and Chester County officials credit witnesses and other acquaintances, along with home video recordings on Dayton Street, and with surveillance from an Uwchlan Township hotel, where one of the defendants was a long-term guest, with the eventual arrest of the three men.Raheem Pinder was arrested on August 24th and is being held without bail at Chester County Prison.

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is lifted at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 4, 2022, ahead of its second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) to the International Sp CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing’s first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule following its last test flight.Liftoff of the Starliner capsule with a pair of NASA test pilots is now scheduled for February, officials announced Thursday. They had hoped to launch it by year's end.Boeing has launched Starliner twice without a crew, most recently in May.

TRUMP'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TRUTH SOCIAL, BUYER NEED EXTENSION TO COMPLETE MERGERRightForge CEO Martin Avila declined to comment "on any private matters," but wouldn’t deny the disagreement between the two entities. He added in a statement: "Our founding vision is to make a second internet to support American ideas online.

As he returns to Canada with the Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter’s teasing a “surprise” upcoming Canadian project, reminiscing about performing with Drake in Toronto and sending well-wishes to Shawn Mendes as the 24-year-old popstar tackles mental health challenges.

NEW DELHI : Dr N.K. Arora, chairman of the government’s covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) said the disease is taking a shape of normal influenza. His comments, made in an interview, came even as 1,276 Indians died of covid-19 in the last 28 days, according to the Johns Hopkins tracker.  According to Arora, India is moving to a situation wherein people can start going back to their normal routine.  Arora said that more than 75% of hospitalizations with covid are of people who have not taken the booster dose.

A pair of new studies describes the clinical benefits of two oral antiviral drugs in COVID-19 patients amid the Omicron period, one from Israel suggesting that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) reduced rates of hospitalization and death in people 65 years or older, and research from Hong Kong demonstrating that Paxlovid and molnupiravir lowered rates of death, disease progression, and the need for supplemental oxygen in older hospitalized patients.

At a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing today, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said COVID-19 deaths for 2022 alone passed 1 million this week, as he pressed countries to do more to vaccinate all healthcare workers, older people, and others at highest risk. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, 6,472,848 deaths have been reported, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Tedros said countries in Africa with the lowest

Scientists have reported the first known case of a person testing positive for COVID-19, HIV and monkeypox all that the same time.

COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (SAT) has released a new report with recommendations on how to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The brief, released on Thursday said in-person schooling is “essential for children and youth for both academic educational attainment and for the development of social, emotional growth and life skills.” Universities, colleges should follow Ontario medical officer on COVID requirements: gov’t The advisory table said in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, a number of “permanent measures” should be implemented.These permanent measures include achieving and maintaining adequate indoor air quality, implementing proper hand hygiene, conducting environmental cleaning and disinfection, ensuring students and staff stay home when they are sick and ensure they are staying up-to-date with routine and recommended immunizations.The advisory table said temporary infection-related measures such as masking, physical distancing, cohorting, active screening and testing “can help reduce the transmission of communicable illnesses in schools.”“However, some can pose additional challenges to school operations, student learning and student wellness,” the brief read. “Furthermore, some of these measures may adversely impact social connectedness, which is of vital importance for children of all ages and of heightened significance in the adolescent years.”(1/7) We released a new Science Brief today on infection prevention and control considerations for schools during the 2022-23 academic year.

Newfoundland and Labrador into a hydrogen-producing energy powerhouse.The first phase of the project involves building 164 new wind turbines in one of the windiest corners of the country. The idea is to use the renewable power generated from those wind turbines to produce what’s known as ‘green’ hydrogen, which can then be shipped to Germany to address that country’s growing energy security fears.

Two months on from welcoming her son, Olivia Bowen has opened up on how she's finding motherhood and the health concerns she's had since Abel's arrival. Speaking exclusively to OK! in promotion of Natures Aid Mini Drops, the new mum explained that she's set up an appointment with a post-natal specialist after experiencing some "complications" during the birth of her baby boy.

PHILADELPHIA - The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia man in Atlantic City. According to authorities, the shooting happened on Thursday around 12:06 a.m. Officials say officers from the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a Shot Spotter Alert near the 1300 block of Baltic Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficers found 31-year-old Jordan Eaddy and he was pronounced dead on scene, according to the Prosecutor's Office. Authorities did not detail the extent of his injuries. Police are urging anyone with information on the shooting to contact the prosecutor's office at 609-909-7800. 

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) - This week, Ruff Start Rescue has stepped in to help a young puppy find a new home with a family just outside the metro.The puppy named "Priority" is an Australian cattle dog and border collie mix with large ears, a loud bark, and a unique story of survival.

Booking photo of former Colorado social worker Robin Niceta. (Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office) A former Colorado social worker and ex-romantic partner of an ousted police chief has been accused of "baselessly, falsely, and unconstitutionally" working to separate children from their families in a lawsuit filed by an Aurora councilwoman. "So far, several parents have come forward to let us know that they also had their children taken away from them as a result of Robin Niceta’s actions related to their cases whether by what they believe to be false testimony during court or what they believe to be false reports," Elliot Singer, the lawyer who prepared the lawsuit, said earlier this week, according to The Gazette. Robin Niceta is accused of making sexual advances towards women she was actively investigating in her role as a social worker for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, and trying to separate children from those women's families if her advances were spurned, according to the lawsuit.

Mehmet Oz, celebrity physician and US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a primary election night event in Newtown, Pennsylvania, US, on May 17, 2022. (Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesGustafson/Bloomberg via Gett HARRISBURG, Pa. - If Dr.

The World Health Organization announced today that one million people with Covid-19 have so far died in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths.

A new analysis of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) at hospitals in the southeastern United States highlights some of the downstream healthcare impacts of COVID-19.

Kevin Miller (Credit: Massachusetts State Lottery) MONTAGUE, Mass. - A Massachusetts man knows exactly where to go to win the lottery after scoring his second win from the same location. Kevin Miller of Montague, Massachusetts, recently won the $25,000-a-year for life prize after matching the first five numbers on his Quick Pic ticket for the multi-state Lucky for Life game. The drawing took place in February, but lottery officials said Miller claimed his prize in July. Miller purchased the winning ticket at the Food City, 250 Avenue A in Turners Falls.In 2016, he bought a winning ticket from that same location and took home the $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s "Cadillac Riches" instant ticket game.RELATED: Des Plaines residents speculate about who won the $1.3 billion Mega Millions jackpotFor his latest win, lottery officials said Miller chose the cash option and received a one-time payment of $390,000 (before taxes).The Mega Millions lottery jackpot now sits at an astounding $1.1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing — which would be the second-highest number in the lottery's history.As Miller collected his win, another person became a billionaire in the highly-publicized Mega Millions drawing, which had a $1.337 billion jackpot.According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines.The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14."We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history," Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, the current Lead Director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement on the lottery’s website.