Fed hikes interest rate by 0.75 percentage points in bid to curb inflation

Covid-19: A total of 12,783 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,37,12,218 in the country. India on Saturday reported 11,539 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the country's active caseload to 99,879, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Yesterday, the country had 1,01,166 active cases.

Today we are reporting 2,100 community cases and 436 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 3,733 – last Sunday, it was 4,302.

(Studer Community Institute) PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Dallas man died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. The Pensacola News Journal identified the man as Rodney Jackson, a 55-year-old Air Force veteran, who bought oysters from a seafood market in Florida during a recent trip.A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale died the same way this month. Both cases involved oysters from Louisiana.Gary Oreal, who manages the Rustic Inn, told the newspaper "Over the course of 60 years, we have served a couple billion oysters, and we never had anyone get sick like this guy did."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Vibrio bacteria doesn’t make an oyster look, smell, or taste any different.

Jamie Oliver has praised his wife Jools after revealing she has been suffering from long COVID for two years. The celebrity chef, 47, told the Daily Mail Weekend magazine his wife had been "really affected" by the virus. He said: "She's had bad COVID and long COVID so she's been really affected by it, sadly.

READING, Pa. - Police were trying the save a woman's life when they say her shooter turned the gun on himself.The 55-year-old victim was found with a gunshot wound to the head when officers arrived at the 100 block Park Avenue in Reading on Saturday. A 40-year-old man, identified as the shooter, was also located on the scene.As police provided medical treatment to the woman, the man was reportedly taken into custody.Police say that was when the man grabbed the gun used during the shooting and shot himself in the head.MORE HEADLINES:Both the victim and shooter were transported to a local hospital, where they are reportedly in critical condition.

Covid and monkeypox, another virus has now been detected."Tomato flu" - named after the red blisters that appear on the skin of those infected - shows symptoms similar to Covid including fever, fatigue, and body aches (although the two viruses are not related).Other symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, rashes and dehydration. In very few cases changes in limb colour have been reported.

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - A high school in South Jersey is implementing new safety procedures ahead of the 2022-23 school year.Pennsauken High School will begin using metal detector screenings and student searches to "keep our students, staff, and schools safe," according to an announcement by the school district.The district says all students and visitors will be required to undergo a screening when entering the school, including all athletic and extracurricular activities. Prohibited items, including weapons, drug paraphernalia, controlled substances and vaping devices, will be confiscated.

Actor Gary Busey listens during an interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

PHILADELPHIA - Musicians and loved ones of gun violence victims gathered at a South Philadelphia park on Friday to call attention to the city's rampant gun violence crisis. The ‘Wake Up, Rise Up, Live 4 Peace’ event was held at Wilson's Park and featured local musicians playing in memory of those gunned down on city streets. Organizers called on loved ones of gun violence victims to come to the event with pictures of the fallen. We're using our talents to grab the attention of the public and once we get their attention it's like banging on a pot," Douglas Payne Sr. said.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Police say several incidents at a convention last weekend prompted criminal charges against a California man.Gary Busey, 78, of California, is charged with criminal sexual contact, criminal attempt/ criminal sexual contact, harassment and disorderly persons offense.The 78-year-old man is accused of committing sexual offenses during the Monster Mania Convention in Cherry Hill.MORE HEADLINES:Police responded to reports at the Doubletree Hotel on Route 70 during the weekend of August 12-14. No additional information regarding details of the offenses was released.Busey was charged on Friday, and police say an investigation is underway.

Delhi's Covid numbers hereCOVID-19 | Delhi reports 1,109 new cases and 09 deaths in the past 24 hours. Positivity Rate at 11.23 %Active cases at 5,559 pic.twitter.com/OZaA0XA4JY Delhi on Friday had logged 1,417 Covid-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 7.53 per cent, and three fatalities. Delhi had on Thursday reported 1,964 Covid-19 cases and eight deaths, marking an almost 18.8% rise in cases.  Eight fatalities and 1,652 cases of Covid were logged in the city on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.92 per cent.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A man's death is being investigated after police say he was shot and killed in Allentown Saturday morning.The 28-year-old was reportedly found near 15th and Union streets around 2 a.m.

COVID-19 jab, known as the Spikevax bivalent Original/Omicron vaccine, to be given as a booster. Half of the Moderna-made vaccine (25 micrograms) targets the original virus strain from 2020 and the other half (25 micrograms) targets the Omicron variant. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it was found to "meet the UK regulator's standards of safety, quality and effectiveness".

PHILADELPHIA - The 90-degree days are back this weekend as hot temperatures hit the Delaware Valley yet again.Saturday is set to be the 39th day to hit 90 degrees this summer, an upward trend across the area.Sun is the forecast all day with a bit a lingering humidity. Temperatures will start to drop overnight as Sunday highs are not expected to reach the 90s.A chance of storms Sunday into Monday to start another hot and humid week this August.___SATURDAY: More humid.

PHILADELPHIA - When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a "beautiful" spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials.He stomped on it."I don’t like killing things. Not many people do.

Man injured after fight erupts into shooting in Chinatown. PHILADELPHIA - A fight turned shooting left one person injured in Chinatown Saturday morning.Police say two men were walking down 10th Street around 5 a.m.

KATE Garraway's husband Derek Draper has suffered "significant kidney damage" in his latest health scare after he was rushed to hospital. The Sun previously revealed how the heartbroken GMB star is again by the psychotherapist’s bedside during his latest setback. Battling Derek, who was first hospitalised with coronavirus in March 2020, had the operation on his kidneys.

PHILADELPHIA - Chaotic scenes unfolded on Broad Street after a two-car race turned tragic Saturday morning.Police say two cars were racing down Broad Street around 3 a.m. when one car collided with an SUV.Six people were injured, with one person being ejected from a vehicle, according to police.

PHILADELPHIA - An innocent bystander became the victim of a double shooting after an attack quickly escalated inside a hookah bar in Chinatown early Saturday morning.Police say a 27-year-old man sucker-punched and assaulted an armed security guard at Day 'N' Nite Hookah Bar on Cherry Street just after midnight.When he tried to attack with a hookah, the security reportedly drew his weapon and fired three times, hitting the attacker at least once in the hip. A 22-year-old woman became "collateral damage" when she was struck in the thigh by one of the bullets, according to police.Both the man and woman were transported to local hospitals, where they are said to be in stable condition.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the security guard and his attacker knew each other, and had some history.

Jamie Oliver has revealed that his wife, Jools, suffered from ‘deeply scary long Covid for the past two years. The celebrity chef revealed the mother-of-five became very ill when she contracted the disease and continues to battle with the side effects. ‘She’s had bad Covid and long Covid, so she’s been really affected by it, sadly,’ he said.

Married At First Sight Australia star Michael Brunelli has revealed he was pulled over by police after taking partner Martha Kalifatidis to hospital.The couple, who were put together on the reality show's sixth season in 2019 and are still going strong, have been having some private struggles recently.Martha, 34, has been suffering with a viral infection since she and Michael, 31, returned home from an overseas trip.READ MORE: MAFS star Morag Crichton teases huge move to racy subscription site OnlyFansAnd while they've dealt with things very privately recently, Michael revealed on Instagram that they almost had yet another problem added to their list.The Aussie hunk said things were "slowly getting better" before letting his fans in on the traumatic ordeal.He said: "I got pulled over by police at 12am after taking Martha to the hospital (she's ok) for having these on my plates."The caption was written over a picture of a sheer number plate cover, which police told Michael was "reflecting the headlights from their car", adding: "They couldn't read my number plate and thought the car could be stolen..."Said I would normally get a fine, but gave me a warning after explaining where we'd been."That wasn't all though, as Michael revealed he'd been going through some health issues of his own too, as he'd been experiencing "abdominal pain for a few months".He explained he went to get an X-ray, but then had to get a CT scan.However it turned out to be nothing to worry too much about, as he shared: "Thinking the absolute worst, only to find out I'm just full of s***."Michael then took aim at Martha for giving him grey hairs, writing: "I'm pretty confident that I'm getting a new grey hair for every day Martha is sick!"The reality

combating the deadly virus that keeps mutating and evading the immunity response humans develop owing to the available vaccines. What started with coronavirus, has further delved into Delta variant, Omicron Variant, and their respective sub-variants, thereby causing an alarming ebb and flow of new covid-19 cases throughout the globe.

LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - A Pennsylvania boy who briefly went missing on Friday and prompted state police to issue an alert has been found. Authorities first reported the 4-year-old boy missing from Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County around 7 p.m. The child's last known location, police said, was somewhere in the township on Friday afternoon. Hours after Pennsylvania State Police issued a Missing Endangered Person alert, authorities said the child was found safe. No information was provided about what caused the child's brief disappearance. 

Jamie Oliver has recently opened up about his wife Jools’ two-year long battle with long Covid.The celebrity chef, 47, has said his wife’s condition has left doctors “mystified” as she continues to fight against the virus, which he described as “deeply scary.” In an interview with the Daily Mail, Jamie described his 47-year-old wife of 22 years as a “superstar” and that she had been “really affected” by her long Covid symptoms. READ MORE: Jamie Oliver's private life - huge net worth, cheating accusation, and making wife cryThe couple had attended appointments with private doctors across London, however no medic has been able to find a resolution yet.He said: “She’s had bad Covid and long Covid, so she’s been really affected by it, sadly.“She’s OK, but still not what she wants to be.

FILE - A cashier scans school supplies for a customer at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif.

Today we are reporting 3,302 community cases, 467 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 3,828 – last Saturday it was 4,418.

A Pennsylvania judge has ordered three Republican-controlled counties to add about 800 contested mail-in ballots to the results of the May election, ruling in a legal dispute that stalled statewide certification of the primary results for governor and U.S. Senate.The Republican judge sided Friday with the Democratic governor in a lawsuit over whether mail-in ballots that lack handwritten dates on their return envelopes should be counted.

PTI report citing AP, the United States President Joe Biden had tested negative Saturday, clearing the way to emerge from an isolation that lasted longer than expected because of a rebound case of the virus. The White House physician, Dr.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Senate voted Saturday to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes past its initial test as it starts moving through Congress.In a preview of votes expected on a mountain of amendments, united Democrats pushed the legislation through the evenly divided chamber by 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie and overcoming unanimous Republican opposition. The package, a dwindled version of earlier multitrillion-dollar measures that Democrats failed to advance, has become a partisan battleground over inflation, gasoline prices and other issues that polls show are driving voters.The House, where Democrats have a slender majority, could give it final approval next Friday when lawmakers plan to return to Washington.RELATED: Democrats' economic package: What remains in and what's out?The vote came after the Senate parliamentarian gave a thumbs-up to most of Democrats’ revised 755-page bill.

WASHINGTON - What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden's first months in office to rebuild America's public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change, and deficit reduction strategies that appears headed toward quick votes in Congress.Lawmakers are poring over the $739 billion proposal struck by two top negotiators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who rejected Biden's earlier drafts but surprised colleagues late Wednesday with a new one.What's in, and out, of the Democrats' 725-page "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" as it stands now:Launching a long-sought goal, the bill would allow the Medicare program to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, saving the federal government some $288 billion over the 10-year budget window.Those new revenues would be put back into lower costs for seniors on medications, including a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for older adults buying prescriptions from pharmacies.Money would also be used to provide free vaccinations for seniors, who now are among the few not guaranteed free access, according to a summary document.Matthew Buettgens, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, explains how the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage once the public health emergency ends will present certain challenges.The bill would extend the subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic to help some Americans who buy health insurance on their own.Under earlier pandemic relief, the extra help was set to expire this year.