The country's three teacher unions have reiterated concerns at what they say is the State's failure to protect staff in early pregnancy from Covid-19.

Last term, teachers and other school staff who were pregnant were entitled to work from home. However, this provision has been removed for the new school year.

But people who are in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy are not currently eligible for vaccination. In a joint statement the INTO, the ASTI, and the TUI say they are "alarmed that this small cohort of the school workforce is being sent back to school settings prematurely, prior to getting the opportunity to achieve significant vaccine protection".

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Mollie Tibbetts case: Cristhian Bahena Rivera to be sentenced in Iowa student's murder

a judge rejected Bahena Rivera’s request for a new trial. Sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. CT in Poweshiek County.Tibbetts, 20, vanished while out running on July 18, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa.

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Anti-parasite drug for animals ivermectin flying off store shelves as COVID spikes

still trying to get their hands on a drug commonly used to treat or prevent parasites in animals in order to protect themselves against the coronavirus.The drug, ivermectin, has been reportedly flying off stores shelves in multiple states, including Texas and Oklahoma, even though it has not been approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in humans. "Ivermectin dispensing by retail pharmacies has increased, as has use of veterinary formulations available over the counter but not intended for human use," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

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Ida weakened to tropical storm after leaving 1 dead, more than 1M without power

NEW ORLEANS - Ida, a powerful hurricane that knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans and left at least one person dead, was downgraded to a tropical storm early Monday as it continued its path through the South.Forecasters said life-threatening flash flooding amid heavy rain, as well as damaging winds and dangerous storm surge all continued to be a threat for portions of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm was forecast to dump as much as two feet in places as Ida’s center moved over Mississippi.As of 4 a.m. local time, Ida was located about 95 miles south-southwest of Jackson, Mississippi, and moving north at about 8 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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New Covid variant found in South Africa has ‘concerning’ number of mutations

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Corey Taylor thinks he contracted COVID-19 from a “selfish” audience member at one of his shows

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor believes he received COVID-19 from an audience member who attended a show on his recent ‘CMFT’ tour.The singer, who is vaccinated, revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month following a run of headline shows in support of his debut solo album. He shared the news in a video message for the Michigan pop culture festival Astronomicon, which he had been scheduled to appear at prior to his diagnosis.In a new video originally shared to the Astronomicon page, Taylor discussed his belief that he contracted the virus from a fan who was positive and attended the show regardless.“I try to keep my mask up the entire time.

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Hurricane Ida down to Category 3, New Orleans loses power

NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana Sunday as a powerful category 4 storm, making it one of the strongest storms to ever hit the United States.By Sunday evening it was downgraded to a Category 3. About 590,000 customers were already without power late Sunday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.US, which tracks outages nationwide. President Joe Biden approved emergency declarations for Louisiana and Mississippi ahead of Ida’s arrival.

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Police unions say enforcing B.C. vaccine passport a ‘concern’ given lack of resources

COVID-19 vaccine passport will put on resources that are already stretched thin.On Friday, Premier John Horgan said businesses who have “difficulty” with patrons refusing to show proof of enforcement can “call law enforcement.” Horgan says businesses facing people defying vaccine passport can ‘call law enforcement’ “We can’t just have the answer (be) always call the police,” said Rob Farrer, Pacific regional director with the National Police Federation.Officers are professionals and will always do their job when called upon, he said.But with the passport program applying to thousands of businesses across the province, he said enforcement will pose challenges under current resources.“We’ve had over 650 deployments to wildfires.

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Timelapse video shows Hurricane Ida flooding Louisiana roads in under an hour

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Flight crews release stunning video showing eye of Hurricane Ida

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Abu Dhabi makes booster shot mandatory for Chinese covid vaccine

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Hurricane Ida slams into U.S. Gulf Coast on Katrina anniversary

After growing in strength while barreling through the Gulf of Mexico, with winds up to 241 kilometers per hour, Hurricane Ida finally slammed into the Louisiana coast earlier today as a Category 4 storm.

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Liberty University orders campus-wide quarantine amid COVID-19 spike

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia has ordered a campus-wide quarantine after school leaders saw an increase in COVID-19 cases.The school’s "temporary mitigation period" will go into effect on Aug. 30 and will expire on Sept.

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Parents, kids prepare for return to school amid Delta concerns

There is trepidation for parents across Canada, as families prepare for the start of school year, even as children below the age of 12 remain ineligible for the vaccine and cases of the Delta variant rise.

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30-year-old who led anti-mask efforts in Texas community dies of COVID-19

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - A man who led efforts in his Central Texas community against mask wearing and other preventative measures during the coronavirus pandemic has died from COVID-19, one month after being admitted to the emergency room.Caleb Wallace died on Saturday, his wife Jessica Wallace said on a GoFundMe page where she had been posting updates on his condition, the San Angelo Standard-Times reported Saturday. He was 30 years old and a father of three children.

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Bills' Isaiah McKenzie gets vaccinated days after NFL fines him almost $15K for violating mask policy

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 16: Isaiah McKenzie #19 of the Buffalo Bills walks to the field prior to an AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at Bills Stadium on January 16, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York.

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Biden, first lady pay respects to American troops killed in Afghanistan attack

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Sunday with the families of the 13 U.S. troops killed in Thursday’s suicide attack near the Kabul Airport.Their remains returned to U.S.

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Man dies after at hospital after being shot twice in Kensington, police say

KENSINGTON - A young man has died after police say he was shot twice in Kensington and driven to the hospital.Investigators say the 19-year-old was shot around 4 p.m.

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Pregnant Edwina Bartholomew self-isolates after Sunrise's Covid scare

Co-host Natalie Barr revealed on Friday morning that Edwina and the infected crew member are now self-isolating at home.

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Louisiana hospitals full with COVID-19 patients hope for best as Ida hits

Ida made landfall Sunday tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. as hospitals and their intensive care units in the area are already packed with COVID-19 patients."Once again we find ourselves dealing with a natural disaster in the midst of a pandemic," said Jennifer Avegno, the top health official for New Orleans.The surge is sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state. "We’re in a very dangerous place with our hospitals," Gov.

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Man shot 8 times on porch in West Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot numerous times while on a front porch in West Philadelphia.The shooting happened at approximately 12:34 p.m. on the 500 block of N Paxon Street. MORE HEADLINES:Police say a 35-year-old man was shot eight times to the left leg, thigh, and arm.

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Delaware National Guard to help run mobile vaccine units

DOVER, Del. - State health officials and the Delaware National Guard are partnering to run mobile vaccination units across the state this week. Delaware State News reports medically trained national guard staff will provide the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and up and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for adults. MORE HEADLINES:Alabama health official says there’s ‘no room’ for rising COVID-19 death tollTeacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report saysUS intelligence agencies remain divided on origins of COVID-19Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 casesThe Delaware Division of Public Health said in a news release that the mobile units would be visiting communities with low vaccination

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Maharashtra: People throng Juhu beach, Marine Drive after state eases Covid curbs. See pics

Maharashtra government eased certain Covid-induced lockdown restrictions.

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Alabama health official says there’s ‘no room’ for rising COVID-19 death toll

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A top Alabama health official said the state cannot physically keep up with the rising COVID-19 death toll.For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the state activated two of its four refrigerated trailers in Mobile and Baldwin counties."These are typically held in case of a mass casualty event for example, when a large number of bodies appear at one time. This is actually a situation that is happening in Alabama hospitals now," Dr.

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Here's what India's top cardiologist said on re-opening of schools amid Covid-19

ANI, Dr Trehan said, “I believe that we should be a lot more cautious. And the fact is that the vaccine is now around the corner because the drug controller just approved the Zydus vaccine. So even if people get one dose, we know that the protection goes up 30 per cent to 50 per cent."

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Category 4 Hurricane Ida set to make landfall in Louisiana Sunday

Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters for displaced evacuees despite the risks of spreading the coronavirus.As Ida moved through some of the warmest ocean water in the world in the northern Gulf of Mexico, its top winds grew by 45 mph (72 kph) to 150 mph (230 kph) in five hours. The system was expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon, set to arrive on the exact date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.

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Man, 34, shot at least 14 times and killed in Mantua, police say

A 34-year-old man was shot at least 14 times in Mantua and killed, police officials said. MANTUA - A 34-year-old man is dead after he was struck by at least 14 bullets in Mantua.Officials said the shooting happened on the 3700 block of Aspen Street Sunday morning, just after 4:30.Responding officers found the man shot at least 14 times.

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‘It’s very flattering’: Alabama officer earns fame for striking resemblance to ‘The Rock’

SOMERVILLE, Ala. - Getting stopped to take pictures while running errands may be no big deal for wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, but his doppelganger in Morgan County, Alabama is still getting used to it.Lt. Eric Fields, 37, said ever since he started working out a few years ago and shaved his head, people remark that he bears a striking resemblance to Johnson.

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Adult film star Ron Jeremy indicted on more than 30 counts of sexual assault

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 26: Adult film star Ron Jeremy appears for arraignment on rape and sexual assault charges at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on June 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

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China delays approval of BioNTech Covid-19 shot to preserve confidence in Chines

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Kelowna hospital worker speaks out against planned protest

A Kelowna General Hospital frontline worker is extremely worried and angry about a planned vaccine-mandate protest scheduled to take place outside of KGH on September 1st.

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California salmon devastated by rising heat and wildfires

Climate change continues to grip California, as a summer of record heat and drought conditions have fueled deadly wildfires. As Rob Malcolm explains, the impact is having a devastating effect on salmon.

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Minshew Mania hits Philadelphia as Jaguars trade QB to Eagles

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 20: Quarterback Gardner Minshew II #15 of the Jacksonville Jaguars warms up prior to their game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton PHILADELPHIA - Minshew Mania is on the move.The Jacksonville Jaguars traded popular backup quarterback Gardner Minshew to Philadelphia on Saturday for a conditional draft pick in 2022.

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4-year-old boy shot in the foot in Strawberry Mansion, police say

STRAWBERRY MANSION - A 4-year-old boy is in stable condition after police say he was shot in the foot Saturday night in Strawberry Mansion. According to investigators, the child was struck in the right foot by gunfire inside a property on the 2000 block of North 32nd Street around 8 p.m.LATEST PHILADELPHIA HEADLINESPolice say the child was driven to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and placed in stable condition. The car that drove the child to the hospital was gone when police arrived, investigators said. No arrests have been reported. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Teacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report says

the report states.Classroom layout and seating chart for 24 students in index patient’s class, by SARS-CoV-2 testing date, result or status, and symptoms — Marin County, California, May–June 2021. Image: CDC RELATED: COVID-19 cases jump at Arkansas schools in 2nd week of classesAlso on May 22, students in another classroom who differed in age by three years and were also ineligible for vaccination started showing symptoms. Fourteen of 18 students in this separate grade received testing, with six testing positive according to the CDC.One student in this grade was learned to have had a sleepover on May 21 with two classmates.

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Over 100 shelter pets from Louisiana airlifted to New Castle County as Hurricane Ida looms

NEW CASTLE, Del. - Over 100 dogs and cats from a shelters in Louisiana arrived in New Castle County on Saturday as Hurricane Ida threatens to pummel New Orleans and surrounding areas in the coming days.Officials from the Brandywine SPCA said most of the animals were airlifted out of harms way from Tangipahoa Parish Animal Shelter, which is located about 45 minutes away from New Orleans. Over 100 dogs and cats from Louisiana landed in New Castle County on Saturday as Hurricane Ida threatens to pummel New Orleans.

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Multi-state human trafficking operation rescues dozens

said in a news release that a total of 47 victims and sex workers, including two minors, were rescued and 102 suspects were arrested across several states."Operation United Front was an unprecedented human trafficking operation that brought together law enforcement agencies from different jurisdictions – something that rarely happens," Schmitt said.Agencies from other states involved included Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Four victims were rescued in Missouri and two people were arrested.The operation in Kentucky brought in the biggest rescue and most arrests, with 21 victims rescued and 26 arrests made.

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Police: Woman shot and killed in Kensington, suspect in custody

KENSINGTON - A suspect is in custody after police say a young woman was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in Kensington. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 5900 block of A Street just after 3 p.m. for reports of gunfire. LATEST PHILADELPHIA HEADLINESPolice found a 26-year-old woman shot once in the chest, according to investigators.

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Investigators rule out some causes as to what killed California family hiking near Yosemite

MARIPOSA, Calif. - Investigators are ruling out what may have killed a family who was found dead in the Sierra National Forest but have still not determined what caused their death. The bodies of Ellen Chung, John Gerrish and their 1-year-old daughter, as well as their family dog, were all found last week in the Devil's Gulch area of the Merced River, south of Yosemite.The Mariposa County Sheriff's office has now ruled out exposure to chemicals from a mine along the trail, as well as the use of a gun or other weapon, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.They have not yet ruled out toxic algae from a nearby river.Authorities are still waiting for toxicology reports and cell phone data, though the remote area where the bodies were found had

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Some Delaware residents asked to kill lanternflies on sight

*Adult spotted lanternflies are approximately 1 inch long and one-half inch wide, and they have large and visually striking wings. Their forewings are light brown with black spots at the front and a speckled band at the rear.

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COVID-19 contact tracing takes back seat during latest surge

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The Marysburgh Vortex: What is it and why is it the site of so many shipwrecks?

Prince Edward County is best-known to visitors for its sandy beaches and up-and-coming wineries, but there is a much darker side to the region that few sightseers ever learn about.

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Man shot twice during attempted robbery in Nicetown, police say

police lights PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was shot twice during an attempted robbery in Nicetown.The incident happened at approximately 10:38 a.m. Saturday on the 1700 block of Blavis Street. MORE HEADLINES:A 56-year-old man sustained two gunshot wounds to the stomach during the attempted robbery.

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Gas prices dip in NJ, drop further around nation at large

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Arlo Parks calls for more mental health support in music industry: ‘There isn’t that framework to protect people’

who released her debut album this year, pointed out that it’s difficult for artists to feel that they can take a break.‘A lot of being an artist is becoming public facing and having your work become your livelihood and just being perceived a lot more and, from a lot of stories I’ve been told, there isn’t really that much support,’ she explained to Metro.co.uk after her wins at the AIM Awards.‘There isn’t that frame work to protect people and help them understand that they can talk to people about things and that their feelings are valid.

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Toronto Pearson Airport passengers urged to arrive early, anti-mask protest set to take place

Toronto Pearson International Airport is urging passengers departing from Terminal 3 on Saturday to arrive for their flight early due to an anti-mask demonstration that’s scheduled to take place.A post on the airport’s Twitter account said the protest is expected to happen from noon to 3 p.m.“We do not expect any significant operational impacts, but we kindly ask that passengers scheduled to depart from Terminal 3 give themselves plenty of time by arriving early,” the tweet read. Vaccine passport opponents plan to protest outside 3 B.C.

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