The Voice's First At-Home Playoffs Showed Off the Contestants' Virtual Versatility

Around 300 vehicles taking part in a Canada-style protest convoy against Covid regulations have arrived in Lille, northern France.

The UK has recorded another 41,270 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours - down from 46,025 on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA - Two people are dead after a late night shooting in the Kingsessing section of the city.The shooting happened shortly after midnight on the 5700 block of Belmar Street. When police arrived on the scene, they found two men shot and killed.

Travelers wait at the check-in counter ahead of their Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight to Kyiv at Israel's Ben Gurion airport in Lod near Tel Aviv on February 13, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Some airlines have canceled or diverted flights to Ukraine amid warnings from the West that an invasion by Russia is imminent despite intensive weekend talks between Moscow and Washington.In an hourlong call Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden said an invasion of Ukraine would cause "widespread human suffering" and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but "equally prepared for other scenarios," the White House said.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is fighting for his life after he was shot in the back in the head in West Philadelphia. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday on the 200 block of North Wanamaker Street. Police say they found the 40-year-old man suffering from the gunshot wound to the head and he was rushed to a local hospital.

Vladyslav Heraskevych of Team Ukraine looks on after sliding during the Men's Skeleton Heat 4 at the Winter Olympic Games. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace.Heraskevych held up a sign with a Ukrainian flag and the message "No War in Ukraine" after completing a run in the skeleton competition on Friday at the Beijing Games.

Gold medallist Erin Jackson of Team United States poses with a Bing Dwen Dwen mascot and the winning time during the Women's 500m at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter Olympics.And a gold one, at that.Jackson won the 500 meters Sunday with a time of 37.04 seconds, giving the American speedskating program its first speedskating medal of the Beijing Games and first individual medal since 2010.But this one meant much more than national pride.The 29-year-old Jackson, a former inline skater who switched to the ice shortly before the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, joined fellow American Shani Davis as the only Black athletes to win speedskating medals at the Olympics.The silver went to Miho Takagi of Japan, while Angelina Golikova of the Russian team took the bronze.Jackson's gold came after the native of balmy Ocala, Florida, slipped at the U.S.

Dr. Dre will be front and center on one of the world’s biggest stages when he performs at the 2022 Super Bowl on Feb. 13. The rapper will be joined by some of his closest friends in the industry — Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar — for a Halftime Show performance that is sure to be remembered. It’s almost impossible to believe that just 13 months ago, Dre suffered an apparent brain aneurysm that left him hospitalized for nearly two weeks. Luckily, Dre was able to recover from the terrifying medical scare. Learn more about it below:

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COVID-19, as the province continues to endure the pandemic.New data released by the province on Sunday suggests 402 people were receiving care in an intensive care unit (ICU), while 244 were on a ventilator. 1,704 people hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19, 414 in intensive care The hospitalizations and ICU admissions on Sunday mark a drop from numbers reported the day earlier.On Saturday, the province said 1,704 people were hospitalized, with 414 in ICU.However, in a tweet, Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott noted that not all hospitals submit data on weekends.A total of 2,265 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ontario on Sunday.

James Blunt in their latest effort to repel protesters who are camped outside of parliament.The demonstrators, who are angry at COVID-19 vaccine mandates, have been blocking the streets of the country’s capital, Wellington, since Tuesday (February 8).Tactics used by the local authorities to try and get rid of the protesters have included turning on the water sprinklers on the lawn where they camped. But protesters retaliated by digging trenches and building makeshift drainpipes to re-route the water, according to BBC News.When the sprinkler tactic proved ineffective, police turned to blasting out Barry Manilow‘s greatest hits, which include ‘Mandy’ and ‘Could It Be Magic’, on a 15-minute loop from one of parliament’s loudspeakers, as well as the ’90s Spanish hit ‘Macarena’ and a number of vaccine messages.After catching wind of what was happening, Blunt offered his services to New Zealand authorities via Twitter.

All this week anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate protesters said that if police came they wouldn’t leave their blockade of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., but when push came to shove that’s exactly what they did. Sean O’Shea reports.

coronavirus pandemic declaration, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) said it will “improve and increase service” on several of its routes beginning Sunday.In a press release issued Wednesday, TTC said 17 routes would be improved “as the agency starts restoring service across the network to pre-pandemic levels.” Ontario on track to remove ‘almost all restrictions’ on businesses ‘very soon,’ Doug Ford says “Throughout the pandemic, the TTC has prioritized service delivery where it is needed the most, protecting service on the busiest routes at the busiest times of day,” the release reads. “Last November, overall service had to be adjusted based on reduced staff availability.”The TTC said it is planning to restore 100 per cent of pre-pandemic service hours over the coming months as ridership increases.“Schedules and service will continue to be based on demand,” the release said.According to the TTC, on Feb.

Josh Hazlewood conceded just five runs in the Super Over as T20 World Cup champion Australia edged Sri Lanka on Sunday after the second game of their series finished in a tie.Australia Innings:Australia was sent in to bat in Sydney and posted 164 for 6, with Josh Inglis scoring 48 from 32 balls to lead the scoring.Dushmantha Chameera took 2 for 30, including wickets with consecutive balls in the 19th over to remove Steve Smith (14) and Marcus Stoinis (19), and Wanindu Hasaranga returned 2 for 33.Sri Lanka Innings:Sri Lanka was always behind in the run chase after losing wickets in the first, third and fifth overs to slip to 25 for 3, but opener Pathum Nissanka’s 73 from 53 deliveries kept the visiting team in contention.Sri Lanka needed 46 from the last 18 balls for victory and, when Hasaranga was run out for 34 on the last ball of the 19th over, still needed 19 off the last over from Stoinis to win the match and level the series.They scored 18 , with Maheesh Teekshana hitting the second ball he faced for six and Chameera hitting a four down the ground on the last ball to level the scores.Super Over :With the Super Over in play Hazlewood, who returned 3 for 22 in his four overs in regulation, bowled two dot balls and a bye, which resulted in Dinesh Chandimal being run out by a direct hit from Glenn Maxwell as Sri Lanka slipped to 1- 1. The Sri Lankans managed to get to 5 for 1 after six balls.Maxwell took a single off Hasaranga from the first ball of Australia’s Super Over and Stoinis did the rest, driving down the ground for consecutive boundaries to secure the victory with three balls to spare.

Ont.’s Ambassador Bridge.Dozens of trucks, cars, pickups and vans have blocked traffic in both directions at Canada’s busiest border crossing to the U.S. for several days.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 5,301 new cases of coronavirus have been identified overnight.

Kate Garraway has said she is discovering a 'new way to be in love' with her husband.

A Rutherglen man has praised a new NHS weight loss programme after shedding a staggering four stone in less than a year.

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Those opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures gathered near the Pacific Highway truck crossing Saturday – where police say convoy vehicles broke through RCMP barricades. Paul Johnson reports.

KATE Garraway has revealed the heartbreaking conversations she has with her husband Derek since Covid made him struggle to communicate. The Good Morning Britain presenter admits her other half is still unable to speak, but they still have a "deep connection" and have found a "new way" to love each other. Asked whether they can have conversations, Kate tells You: "Not really.

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Cyclone Dovi caused power outages, mudslides and evacuations across New Zealand, but neither the storm nor the music of Barry Manilow could dislodge anti-vaccine protesters camped outside parliament.

Good Morning Britain anchor Kate Garraway has revealed she has found a "new way" to love her husband Derek Draper. The former political lobbyist, 54, has been suffering side effects from coronavirus, having contracted the virus back in March 2020, subsequently becoming the UK's longest hospital inpatient before being discharged one year later.

Seoul (News 1st); Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on the world to pledge to not be warmongers and war criminals but peacemakers and sacrifice in whatever way required to benefit humanity forever with bestowed peace.Sirisena was speaking at the World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) in Seoul, South Korea.World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) gathered world leaders and a worldwide virtual audience around topics related to peaceful reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.It featured keynote speakers from around the world on a range of topics related to the peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. Many speakers are from the 157 countries that have diplomatic ties with both North and South Korea.“The experiences in the unification of Germany and Vietnam show how two contrasting political ideologies could positively merge.

John Legend is heading back to work to deliver a special immersive virtual reality performance in an empty Los Angeles studio.

We've all had to get creative during the COVID-19 lockdown, learning how to make needlessly elaborate cocktails, entertain kids with time-wasting projects and desperately searching for movies we haven't watched three times already after running through all our queues.

season 18 has looked a little different thanks to the ongoing pandemic, but the coaches are rolling with the punches!

Blake Shelton jokes that he’s not wearing any clothes from the waist down while filming The Voice from his home.

Nick Jonas and John Legend showed their funny sides while in quarantine on Tuesday's results episode of The Voice.The one-hour show on NBC revealed the five finalists for next week's season 18 finale with the host, judges and singers participating remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.Show host Carson Daly, 46, in another edition of Voice Happy Hour from home asked judges Nick, 27; John, 41; Blake Shelton, 43, and Kelly Clarkson, 38, how they had been doing while sheltering in place.

“The Voice” contestant Toneisha Harris just got the offer of a lifetime.

 Queen Elizabeth, 94 will likely not be seen at any public events until fall 2020 at the earliest. According to The Sunday Times, a royal source told the paper, “The Queen won’t do anything which goes against the advice of people in her [age] category, and she’s going to take all the appropriate advice. There are discussions about what we could do and couldn’t do come October.”

Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton during Monday's episode of The Voice made an offer to contestant Toneisha Harris that she couldn't refuse.The season 18 judges were so impressed by Toneisha and her rendition of a Céline Dion song that they both offered her gigs on the spot.Seconds after Toneisha, 44, finished singing, Kelly, 38, asked the Team Blake artist if she wouldn't mind stepping up to the mic at one of her upcoming shows. Job offers: Toneisha Harris was invited by Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton to perform with them at a future concert on Monday's episode of The Voice on NBC'Toneisha, this is my request,' she said after listening to Toneisha's cover of Because You Loved Me.

season 18 finals are almost here — but the coaches are starting to go a little stir-crazy!

Joanna Serenko has had a tough journey on The Voice, most recently escaping elimination last week as the instant-save contestant.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are taking their relationship to the next level! Although we’re still waiting on an engagement, The Voice judges recently purchased their first home together in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, according to our sister site, Variety. The 13,000 sq. ft. mansion, worth a whopping $13.2 million, has three floors and sits on a secluded 1.6-acre lot.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are taking their relationship to the next level by purchasing their first home together.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are taking their relationship to the next level by purchasing their first home together.

Blake Shelton was the biggest winner on the results episode of The Voice on Tuesday as the top 17 contestants were whittled to nine on the NBC show.In the season 18 program's first-ever remote elimination due to the coronavirus pandemic, each of the four teams retained two contestants.One singer was chosen by America's vote after singing on Monday's playoffs, and one was kept by their coaches, but Blake, 43, scored a third contestant after Joanna Serenko, 18, won the show's Instant Save. Final nine: Joanna Serenko won the Instant Save on Tuesday's episode of The Voice giving coach Blake Shelton a leading three singers among the top nine on the NBC showThe St.

The Voice returned on Monday night with its first at-home playoffs in the show's history, and it wasa bit eerie to see Carson Daly and his skeleton crew in the otherwise emptied-out studio throughout the show. All four coaches and even an audience used video conferencing to watch the contestants' prerecorded performances, and though this was a new system for everyone involved, the night still mostly went smoothly — in fact, there were some contestants who seemed to really thrive with this new normal.

“The Voice” kicked off the live shows for season 18 on Monday, and things looked a little bit different!

kicked off the live shows for season 18 on Monday, and things looked a little bit different!

The Voice has finally reached the live shows for season 18 and the singing competition series had to switch things up this time around due to the pandemic.

The Voice announced it will finish its current season with mix of live and taped remote segments, as production has had to make changes amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.The show's panel of celebrity judges - Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, John Legend and Blake Shelton - will appear from their homes via teleconference, as NBC will have the contestants submit their performances in prerecorded segments, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The show's studio, with its trademark red chairs, will be vacant except for host Carson Daly, who will direct traffic with a scaled-down crew adhering to current social distancing statutes. Changes:The Voice announced it will finish its current season with mix of live and taped remote segments.

We finally know how The Voice is going to finish its latest season in the midst of COVID-19 concerns and current social distancing across the country. And yes, it's all about that virtual life now.

NBC has mapped out how to finish the current season of The Voice with all participants filming remotely during the coronavirus pandemic — including live results shows. Similar to ABC's American Idol, the final rounds of the NBC singing competition will feature the remaining conte