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1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, it would immediately split the country into states with abortion access and those that outlaw it.Some states had already been preparing for the potential that the high court could weaken or overturn Roe, but the bombshell leak of the draft opinion appeared to accelerate that drive Tuesday, setting the country on course for an even more jumbled landscape of abortion rights even before the court actually issues its ruling.Almost immediately after Politico released the draft Monday night, Republicans who had fostered a decades-long push to end abortion rights cheered the prospect while Democrats vowed to fight the possible overturning of a constitutional right that has been in place for nearly a half-century.RELATED: After Supreme Court leak, Biden says 'stability of our law' demands Roe v. Wade not be overturnedIn California, Democrats who wield control of the state Legislature and the governor’s office issued a joint statement late Monday announcing they would seek to amend the state’s constitution to enshrine abortion rights."California will not stand idly by as women across America are stripped of their rights and the progress so many have fought for gets erased," California Democrats said.

The national capital on Tuesday witnessed 1,414 fresh coronavirus cases, 1171 recoveries and 1 death in a span of 24 hours. The active Covid-19 cases in Delhi is at 5986.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - Upper Darby police are reporting a bear sighting in the wooded areas of Lansdowne Borough and Clifton Heights. Officers are patrolling the area, and they say that the Pennsylvania Game Commission has been notified of the bear. Police are advising anyone who sees the bear to not approach it, stay calm, and call 911. Advertisement

COVID-19 is killing fewer people, but Quebec still reporting dozens of deaths daily The Health Department says 7,401 workers are off the job due to COVID-19.An additional 12,968 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered Monday, including 10,640 fourth doses to people 60 and over.#COVID19 – En date du 2 mai, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/TG8KBlln4BEn raison de difficultés techniques, les données concernant les éclosions actives ne sont pas disponibles aujourd'hui.

COVID-19 — PRHC says to consider alternatives to emergency room amid record cases, staff shortages “This funding is another landmark investment in our hospital to end hallway health care and deliver better services for our region,” Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith said.“This funding marks a significant investment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.  Today, we have secured funding to support 88 health-care beds at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and community partners.”In a Zoom press conference to announce the funding on Tuesday, hospital executive vice-president and chief of staff Dr. Lynn Mikula said the money was critical given the ongoing pandemic.“As we continue to operate more than 40 additional surge beds across the hospital to support substantial increases in patient volumes in recent years, and as we continue to face ongoing staffing shortages due to COVID-19 and other factors affecting the health-care system across Ontario, this funding will be absolutely critical to ensuring that we can continue to meet the care needs of the patients we serve,” Mikula said.“It provides us with more stable funding to operate the surge beds that are absolutely needed by our community and were needed before COVID.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet Tuesday afternoon with Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell to officially start the provincial election period.

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a stabbing on West Seltzer Street that left a man in critical condition.

Members of the US Army prepare to place American flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 25, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia in preparation for Memorial Day. (Photo Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) May is designated as National Military Appreciation Month to recognize and honor all U.S. service members. During the month, Armed Forces Day and Military Spouses Appreciation Day are celebrated, according to Military.com.

Denise Welch opened up about her "heartbreaking" health battle that shocked her followers.The Loose Women panellist, 63, took to social media where she revealed that she suffered from severe post-natal depression following the birth of her first child, Matt Healy. The TV personality posted a throwback 80s snap showing her pregnancy bump with her first born, Matty, who's now 33.In the throwback photo, the former Waterloo Road actress can be seen with her bump on display as she pulls a timid smile for the camera.In the caption, the 63-year-old explained the on-going depression and "panic" she felt following the birth of her son.Denise raised that during the time she didn't "eat for weeks" and was "almost catatonic" following a panic attack.She started off by saying: "It's maternal mental health week. This is two days before Matty was born, April 1989.

Sharon Osbourne says she is “very worried” about her husband Ozzy Osbourne, after finding out that he tested positive for COVID-19.“I spoke to him and he’s ok,” she revealed on her new TV show ‘The Talk UK’ and explained that they had “gone two years without him catching COVID and it’s just Ozzy’s luck he would get it now.”The TV host who recently opened up about her negative experience with plastic surgery, said that it will take her “a week to get my old man back on his feet again, and I will be back in a week… We’re gonna get him a negative test by next week,” confessing she is taking a break from the show to take care of Ozzy.The 73-year-old rock star has a series of health issues, including Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 2020, a severe infection in 2019 and a fall. “I’ve known I’ve had Parkinson’s since 2003,” Ozzy previously said, explaining that “It’s not a death sentence…It’s a mild form of Parkinson’s at the moment.”He is also not the first member of the Osbourne family to contract COVID-19.

COVID on Tuesday, with 202 in intensive care.This is up by 276 for hospitalizations but a decrease of nine for ICUs since the previous day as hospitals report updated figures since the weekend.Last Tuesday, there were 1,730 hospitalizations with 219 in ICU. This is a 1.7 per cent decrease and a 7.8 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

Is your child suffering from Asthma? If so, then you need to be extra careful so that they don't catch Covid infection. A new study has revealed that asthma in children may worsen after infection with the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces of cannabis oil.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continues Tuesday in Fairfax County, Virginia as the actress is expected to take the stand this week. Heard will testify days after abruptly firing her public relations team after she was reportedly angered over negative headlines about the trial.On Monday, Depp's agent testified that Heard's op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was "catastrophic" to his career.

The parachute with a Rocket Lab booster was caught by a helicopter after this photo. It was the first time the company fully tested its recovery method after launching on May 2, 2022 from New Zealand.

@Novavax), is now available for children in India. This is the only vaccine manufactured in India that is also sold in Europe and has an efficacy of > 90%. This is in line with Shri @narendramodi Ji's vision of providing yet another vaccine to protect our children. pic.twitter.com/QUm7sZyOfi

WASHINGTON - A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report.A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year's elections.

Caryn Sullivan (L) and Sophia Furtado (R) are pictured during the ceremony on April 20, 2022, in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. (Credit: Provided / Fairhaven Police Department) FAIRHAVEN, Mass. - A DoorDash driver in Massachusetts has been hailed a hero and awarded a grant to help continue her education in emergency medicine after being credited with saving a woman’s life while delivering food. DoorDash driver Sophia Furtado was making her final delivery of the night on Feb.

RADNOR, Pa. - A Radnor organization recently changed the life of a little boy batting cerebral palsy.Five-year-old, Carl has been battling cerebral palsy for most of his life. Carl has had several surgeries from his head to his legs, but his life was recently changed by a brand-new bike."Eventually he will start to walk, but as of right now, this bike is like him walking, him running, him being with the kids and participating in activities, so I think this is awesome," said Carl’s mother, Crystal Pelo.Although the bike is necessary for Carl’s muscles to receive the therapy they need, the $6,000 bike is not covered by insurance.

Canadians are less likely than Americans to use or invest in cryptocurrencies, says a new survey released Tuesday.

Gates said during an interview with Financial Times, “but, the risk of a more virulent variant emerging is way above 5%."

civilians slowly making their way to relative safety from the pulverized remnants of a steel plant in the city of Mariupol, besieged for months by Russian forces.The plant is the last holdout of Ukrainian resistance in a city that is otherwise controlled by Moscow's forces and key to their campaign in Ukraine's east. A senior U.S.

reports. Earlier, two suspected cases of the recombinant were reported from Maharashtra and Gujarat, but both were unconfirmed. 

Scheduled operations in Scots hospitals reached the highest number since the start of the pandemic, last month.

Around 6% of businesses that were operating in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic began, appeared to have closed by the end of last year, new data from the Central Statistics Office has found.

Hamilton Police Department announced the unexpected passing of Lieutenant Mark Horan on Monday.  HAMILTON, N.J. - The Hamilton Police Department is mourning the death of Lieutenant Mark Horan.On Monday, the department announced Horan's unexpected passing, which took place in his home on Saturday. He was a devoted husband and father of five, the department said."Lieutenant Mark Horan was an exemplary police officer throughout his career. He was well-liked and respected by all.

WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY - Mayor Pete Byron announced on Monday that the city will be reconstructing nearly three blocks of the boardwalk with $3.2 million funding from the USEDA. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) WILDWOOD, N.J. - Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron announced on Monday that the city is receiving over $3 million to reconstruct the boardwalk. The city was notified last week by US Secretary of Commerce Gina M.

Coronavirus can affect different individuals differently. For example, some may contract severe infections from the virus, for most the symptoms are mild to moderate, and others may be completely asymptomatic. Patients who are asymptomatic might not suffer from it themselves, but they pose a high risk in terms of infecting others.  Hence, many wonder if there is a way to determine if someone is an asymptomatic Covid carrier. Read on to know more: 

Coronation Street's Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) makes a shock decision about his illness next week.He has been having issues in the bedroom with wife Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) in recent scenes.He agrees to seek medical help and Sally offers to accompany him to the doctor’s, but Tim insists he wants to go on his own.Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) finds Tim loitering outside the medical centre and Tim makes excuses and does a runner.He later lies to wife Sally, making out that the doctor said his condition is nothing to worry about and perfectly normal after a major operation.After pledging to not keep secrets from Sally ever again, Tim is once again playing a dangerous game that’s bound to lead to trouble when she finds out. But could the consequences of ignoring his health issues again turn out to be more serious?Following his heart bypass, Tim and Sally have been desperate to do the deed but things haven’t gone to plan.Tim has been suffering from impotence but was using his mum Elaine Jones' (Paula Wilcox) interfering ways to distract himself from the real problem.Things turned awkward between the pair as Sally tried to broach the subject of their disastrous love making.However, an embarrassed Tim refuses to discuss it, leaving Sally annoyed.As he later apologised to Sally and presented her with some flowers, and they enjoyed a lovely meal together.But when Sally suggested an early night, Tim admitted he’s worried about his impotence, so Sally assured him she’s happy to settle for a hug.Elsehwere in Weatherfield, Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) reveals to Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) that she’s joined a diabetic support group.

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Former Philadelphia police officer Edsaul Mendoza is facing murder charges for fatally shooting 12-year-old TJ Siderio in March.  PHILADELPHIA - The former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old TJ Siderio in South Philadelphia has been charged with murder, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday. According to Krasner, former officer Edsaul Mendoza is facing multiple charges including first-degree murder, third-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting. Mendoza is in custody and being held without bail, Krasner said during a Monday morning press conference, adding that no bail is normal for the seriousness of the charges. Police say four plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the area near the 1700 block of Barbara Street around 7 p.m. on March 1 when they spotted two juveniles on bikes. According to investigators, officers noticed that one of the juveniles was armed with a handgun and turned on the emergency lights to confront him.

A martial arts instructor from Cumbernauld was able to see his teenage daughter score in a Murrayfield final thanks to a new antiviral treatment for COVID-19.

Some of Shanghai's 25 million people came out for brief walks and grocery shopping today after enduring more than a month under a Covid lockdown.

FILE - A police officer issues a speeding citation in a file image taken on Oct. 27, 2014.

A sixth coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The independent medicines regulator is the first in the world to approve the jab, developed by Valneva.

A Conservative peer has quit as justice minister over the breaches of Covid rules in Downing Street It comes after Boris Johnson was fined on Tuesday for attending a lockdown party.

Covid fines are making headlines as the PM and Chancellor of the Exchequer have been hit with fines for lockdown parties.

A South Ayrshire MSP has called for the heads of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak - after they were hit with police fines.

The Prime Minister’s wife will join her husband in being fined by the police over the partygate scandal.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.

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Police have now made more than 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office over breaches of covid regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.