'American Idol' 2022: Two Contestants Test Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of Top 7 Performances

period shows up it usually brings a whole host of not-so-fun things with it, including cramps, bloating, fatigue and cravings.But there is a silver lining to what is often the worst time of the month; your period can actually provide you with some very important insights into your health.For example, irregular periods can be a sign of polycystic ovary syndrome, hormone imbalances or thyroid problems, while no period at all might have you reaching for a pregnancy test.Another part of your period that can tell you about your overall health is the colour of your blood.It’s normal for menstrual blood to change from day to day throughout your period, but it’s still important to keep an eye out for any unusual changes.Here’s everything you need to know about what the colour of your period blood says about your health.While bright red blood can be scary to see, there is nothing to be alarmed about.Bright red blood is just fresh blood that indicates a steady flow.You’ll usually get bright red blood at the start of your period during the days when you have your heaviest flow, as this is when the blood is new.Brown blood is quite common to see during your period and is usually just a sign of old blood that has lost its red colour because it has oxidised.Brown blood can come at the start of your period because there may be blood left over from your last period.

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Shanghai slowly whirred back to life as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents to their homes and battered the Chinese economy.

A leading health sciences company has officially opened a new discovery centre dedicated to the advancement of medical research and drug development in Motherwell.

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Razorpay, it added. Anuradha Bharat, Vice President, People Operations, Razorpay said, “With this initiative, we’re revolutionizing ‘caregiving’ by extending our cover beyond the traditional definitions of a family. Furthermore, the pandemic has reaffirmed our faith that everyone is equal.

Maharashtra reported 711 new Covid cases while Delhi logged 373 cases in the past 24 hours. Mumbai registered more than 500 Covid cases, the highest daily count since February 6 this year, on Tuesday.

Cale Makar had three points, including a controversial goal, as the Colorado Avalanche outscored the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 to take Game 1 of the NHL’s West Final.

U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday his administration will send more advanced rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine, answering urgent pleas for weapons the Ukrainians view as critical in the effort to stall Russia’s latest advances.

The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

A Global News investigation has uncovered disturbing allegations linked to numerous policing agencies in B.C., and the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has confirmed that its own probe is underway.

PHILADELPHIA - Family members of a Philadelphia father and son who police say were killed in a drive-by shooting last weekend gathered to share memories and demand answers. "You can't believe this is actually happening," said Karaina Beckett. "No parent should be burying their child, that's how we feel, and it's a senseless crime."Investigators say Jerry Parks and his 10-year-old son Jamel were pulling into a parking spot on the 2100 block of Carver Street Sunday night when at least two shooters inside an SUV unloaded 13 shots. Jerry and Jamel were both struck several times by gunfire and died at different hospitals, police said.

MEDIA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania volunteer fire department called off its gun raffle fundraiser following an uproar from community members.The Rocky Run Fire Company Spring Special Gun Raffle charged $10 a ticket, and advertised prizes like a 9mm pistol, a shotgun and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.Some believe that the holding the raffle in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting was in poor taste. "That’s scary as it is, in this day and age we don’t need any more rifles," Kehinde Ajayi said. "If it’s for something different I’m for it.

PHILADELPHIA - Following two water rescues Tuesday in New Jersey, experts are urging caution around pools and bodies of water as the summer weather ramps up. Emergency crews in Camden County were called to a home on Branch Avenue where a 3-year-old girl had to be saved from a backyard pool. She was flown to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition. Elsewhere in New Jersey, the coast guard and local authorities pulled three people from the ocean off the coast of Wildwood and scoured the water for a man. Alana Mauger, a spokesperson for the Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania, says that it's particularly important to take water safety measures around children."The reality is that it can happen so quickly," Mauger said.

President of Mexico Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador talks at a press conference during a Latin-American tour for migration development on May 6, 2022 in San Salvador, El Salvador. MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a decree Tuesday outlawing the sale of e-cigarettes, continuing the government’s anti-vaping policy.Mexico had already prohibited imports of the devices since at least October.

Today we are reporting 8,182 community cases, 373 current hospitalisations, and 13 deaths. 

Hailey Bieber is getting candid about her mental health journey.

Importance of India Goh highlighted India as a key growth area, saying it is expected to become the world’s third-biggest aviation market by the middle of this decade, if not before.  Singapore Airlines teamed up with Indian conglomerate Tata Sons Pvt. to form full-service carrier Vistara, which started flying in 2014.

SEATTLE - The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed legislation that would guarantee a minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers and gig workers, making it the first city in the nation to do so.Currently, drivers for organizations like UberEats, Grubhub and DoorDash get paid per ride, plus tips. The legislation passed, introduced by Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Andrew Lewis, would set a minimum wage for those drivers at $17/hour. "We live in an expensive city; many delivery workers earn below the minimum wage after expenses and tips are accounted for," said Herbold.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia students gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday to demand action against gun violence by presenting the finding out a survey that highlight how shootings have impacted the city's youth. The 13-question survey called ‘Enough Is Enough: Students Against Gun Violence’ was organized by Councilman at large Isaiah Thomas and distributed to nearly a dozen Philadelphia schools. While some of the findings showed just how many lives gun violence has touched, other figures revealed shortcomings in the city's efforts to quell the rampant shootings. Over 58% of students surveyed at Strawberry Mansion High School have seen shootings in their neighborhood. More than 60% of students have a family member who died from gun violence. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"It's one thing for us to feel like we know what to do, it's another thing for the young people to tell us what we need to do," one of the few adults who spoke on Tuesday said. "They have a perspective and an experience none of us have."Many believe that one way to tame gun violence is through community leaders and outreach programs.

RELATED: White House: Federal transportation mask mandate 'not in effect at this time'After the judge’s ruling the DOJ said it would appeal the judge’s ruling if the CDC deemed it necessary. The DOJ has told the federal appeals court that the CDC order, issued in January 2021, was "within" the agency’s legal authority, Reuters reported.RELATED: Majority of Americans want masks for travelers: AP-NORC pollThe ruling from U.S.

Texas Department of Public Safety, said the delayed police response to the mass shooting was "the wrong decision."Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, has not responded to Texas Rangers in two days for a follow-up interview from his initial statements following the shooting, a DPS spokesperson told Fox News in a statement. FILE - People visit a memorial for the 19 children and two adults killed on May 24th during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 30, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. "The Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators," the statement said.

This morning police in Fridley were called to the Two Stooges bar in Fridley after a report of an altercation involving gunfire. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An elderly woman was killed and two males wounded when an argument between two females erupted into gunfire Tuesday at a university campus after a high school graduation there, New Orleans police said.The males received wounds that were not life-threatening — one hit in a shoulder, the other in a leg, authorities told news outlets.

Johnny Depp has been camped out at the Ritz-Carlton in Virginia during his marathon defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, recuperating from his daily courtroom grind with chicken Parmigiana dinners and red wine, sources told Fox News Digital.Jurors received the sensational case on Friday and deliberated for two hours before breaking for Memorial Day weekend. They returned Tuesday to continue weighing the case.Located roughly 15 minutes away from the Fairfax County Courthouse, the five-star property is in McLean, Virginia, conveniently connected to a high-end shopping mall that boasts Louis Vuitton and Gucci among other luxury retailers.The actor has a suite at the hotel and takes most of his meals at The Palm, a fine-dining steakhouse with more than 30 locations across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico, sources told Fox News Digital.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 19: Musician Snoop Dogg of Mount Westmore performs on stage at Pechanga Arena on May 19, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Rapper Snoop Dogg announced on social media that he will cancel all non-U.S. tour dates for the remainder of the year."Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming tv and film projects, Snoop Dogg regrets he is canceling all upcoming non-U.S.

Ivy Queen has fans concerned. This week the singer revealed that she is battling an issue with her health. ‘La Caballota’ announced this on social media by sharing an emotional video on her TikTok account from the hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - The rash of gun violence that continues to plague Philadelphia has come to the doorstep of residents in one neighborhood twice in less than two weeks.Investigators say two men, ages 23 and 26, were targeted by a group of shooters who unleashed nearly 70 shots on the 1700 block of West Oxford Street Monday. The 26-year-old, who has not been identified by police, died from gunshot wounds. The younger victim was hit seven times and taken to Temple Hospital in critical condition, according to police. "It was ugly, what I saw was just like the Wild Wild West," said James Dandy, whose lived on Cecil B.

WILDWOO - One person is missing and three people were recovered from the ocean Tuesday afternoon in Wildwood, according to officials. The Coast Guard said it's helping to scour the water near Andrew Avenue beach for the missing person, described as a Black man wearing a white tank top.Authorities are using boats and air crews to scan the water for the missing man. Officials have not said what caused the victims to need to be rescued. Advertisement

COVID-19 pandemic, is going beyond health-care facilities and is affecting home care as well.This April, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) cancelled nearly 27,000 appointments. That’s 166 per cent more than over the same month in 2021.That same month, recorded home-care cancellations by the WRHA were more than 10,000 higher than the numbers from April of 2020, in the early days of the pandemic.The WRHA says its home-care program continues to experience staffing shortages, but cancellations related to heavy winter storms across the province also contributed to those numbers.

British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs.

Grant Fuhrman (PHOTO: WLUK) OSHKOSH, Wis. - The judge presiding over a case involving a violent altercation in a Wisconsin high school postponed the trial after defense attorneys argued that public sentiment related to the school shootings in Texas could taint the jury pool.Grant Fuhrman, accused of stabbing a high school resource officer multiple times with a barbecue fork in Oshkosh in 2019, is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The 19-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.During a struggle, the officer shot the then-16-year-old student.

Experts say the combination of cool water, abundant sunshine and enough nutrients triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom off the coast of the mid-Atlantic during May.A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite captured the stunning image of the bloom off the U.S. East Coast.Ecologists say the bloom might have been provoked by persistent upwelling that made sea temperatures cooler than average.When the predominant wind direction is out of the west or even southwest, cooler water from deeper depths can mix with surface layers, thus cooling the overall sea temperature.Water temperatures in blue were colder than average.

FOX Sports announces Greg Olsen, left, and Kevin Burkhardt, right, as the top broadcast team for the NFL season. Olsen photo (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Burkhardt photo (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - FOX Sports has unveiled its new broadcast team for the 2022-23 NFL season and Super Bowl LVII.

Kelly Ripa said she has tested positive for COVID-19.The 51-year-old star took to Instagram Stories Monday to inform her fans of the health update, saying she is following standard protocols after receiving the diagnosis.'Hey there, unfortunately I tested positive for COVID-19 this weekend but thankfully I am fully vaccinated and boosted, and today's show was already pre taped last week,' theLive with Kelly and Ryan host said. The latest: Kelly Ripa, 51, took to Instagram Stories Monday to inform her fans she has tested positive for COVID-19.

Noah Thompson wasn’t about to let COVID stop his “American Idol” journey.

Fritz Hager wasn’t able to take to the “American Idol” stage as planned on Sunday after contracting COVID-19 but he still managed to wow the judges.

Two contestants on Sunday night's American Idol on ABC had COVID but were still voted on into the Top 5, Noah Thompson and Fritz Hager, while Jay Copeland and Christian Guardino were eliminated.Twenty-year-old construction worker Noah Thompson, from Louisa, Kentucky, was voted on despite the fact that he had to perform two of his songs quarantined in his hotel room.'I'm not going to wish you any bad luck but when you're sick, you're sounding a lot better,' judge Lionel Richie, 72, told Noah when he finished singing. 'You nailed it.' Eliminated:Two contestants on Sunday night's American Idol on ABC had COVID but were still voted on into the Top 5, Noah Thompson and Fritz Hager, while Jay Copeland and Christian Guardino were eliminated Noah:Twenty-year-old construction worker Noah Thompson, from Louisa, Kentucky, was voted on despite the fact that he had to perform two of his songs quarantined in his hotel room Nailed it:'I'm not going to wish you any bad luck but when you're sick, you're sounding a lot better,' judge Lionel Richie, 72, told Noah when he finished singing.