Rogers outage: What we know so far about refunds for Friday’s service disruption

Supply Chains The disruption has particularly important implications for a job market at its tightest in decades, especially for the small and medium-sized enterprises that make up the majority of Japan's companies. Yoshiaki Katsuda an occupational health expert at the Kansai University of Social Welfare, said big companies can hire temporary workers to replace those who have to take time off but they are still vulnerable to supply chain headaches. "If smaller companies that supply products ...

New Delhi : India has logged more than 20,551 covid cases and 70 deaths in the last 24 hours New Delhi : India has logged more than 20,551 covid cases and 70 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are around 1,35,364 active cases at present, the union health ministry data stated on Friday. Since the onset of the pandemic, India has reported more than 5,26,600 deaths and 4.41 crore covid cases.

hockey game at Scotia Barn on Friday, July 29.Cpl. Michael Kalanj with the detachment said the incident was reported to the police on Aug.

One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long Covid, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested.

long Covid-19 as more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the onset of this global pandemic. During this study, a total of 76,400 adults in the Netherlands were asked to fill out an online questionnaire on 23 common long Covid-19 symptoms.

Covid-19: India's active caseload currently stands at 1,35,364. India recorded 20,551 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's active caseload to 1,35,364 at present, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The daily positivity rate stands at 5.14% while the weekly positivity rate stands at 4.64%.

An infectious disease professor has named two Covid symptoms that are telltale signs of the virus as UK cases remain high amid a wave of BA.5 infections.

PHILADELPHIA - The monkeypox outbreak reached a concerning new threshold in the United States as the federal health regulators declared the virus a public health emergency.The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. The people who have gotten sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - It’s cooking for a cause for a group of young people from Philadelphia and the goal? A trip to Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian."It's 105 degrees in here, so we're going to make it short and sweet today," said Chef Mike, heading a culinary class for youth at Nomo South, on South Broad Street in South Philadelphia. "I got a chicken breast and a little bit of oil," Chef Mike said to a group of young people learning to make chicken fajitas.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - The summer of travel woes will most certainly continue into the fall. American Airlines is the latest to announce hundreds of flight cancellations in the coming months.The security lines at the airport are the least of the concerns at Philadelphia International.

Drake contracting covid can release a sigh of relief. The rapper announced Thursday that he tested negative and will be performing with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne on August 6 at OVO Fest’s Young Money Reunion.Taking to Instagram to share the announcement, Drake wrote, «Negative test…positive outcome…this was the only date available until the fall and because the family is so solid everybody is flying back in to make it happen for you all…SEE YOU SATURDAY…young moulaaa.»A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)Earlier this week, Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Members of the U.S.

Today we are reporting 5,296 community cases and 605 current hospitalisations. 

The study says that there has been rising concern about the lasting symptoms seen in people with long Covid-19 as more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the onset of this global pandemic. One in eight Covid-19 infected person develops at least one symptom of long coronavirus infections that lasts 90 to 150 days after getting recovered, according to the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on Thursday. The study as quoted by news agency ANI says that there has been rising concern about the lasting symptoms seen in people with long Covid-19 as more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the onset of this global pandemic.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Members of the U.S.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - A shooting at Mall of America sent the mall into lockdown on Thursday afternoon, with police calling it an isolated incident. As of 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, the mall was in the process of lifting the lockdown and police have secured the scene, Bloomington police said.

monkeypox outbreak that has infected over 6,600 Americans. The announcement will further free up money and other resources to fight the virus, according to the news agency Associated Press. Xavier Becerra, Head of the Health and Human Services department said that the country is prepared to take response to the next level in addressing the monkeypox virus and urged the citizens to take the infection seriously.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. A spokesperson for D.C.

LOS ANGELES - Cracker Barrel just announced it is hopping on the meatless meat bandwagon and regular customers aren’t happy about it. In a post to its Facebook account, the iconic American diner announced it will begin carrying Impossible Sausage, a meatless breakfast patty made from plants. The option is now available on the restaurant’s Build Your Own Breakfast menu and needless to say the responses did not meet the restaurant’s enthusiasm for plant-based products. "You just lost the customer base, congratulations on being woke and going broke," commented one user."Don’t you ever try to push that cr** in my direction.

COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada.Merrifield was acquired in a trade with Kansas City on Tuesday for two minor leaguers. The two-time All-Star was in the starting lineup in center field for his first game with his new team Thursday night at Minnesota.

If it feels like you’re losing time in the day, you may be right.

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died and a teenager is in the hospital after police say both were shot early Thursday morning in West Philadelphia. The shooting occurred along the 5300 block of Parrish Street around 6:48 a.m. Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot once in the neck and a 23-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout the body. MORE HEADLINES: 1 dead, 1 injured in Kensington shootout that happened near elementary school, police sayMan found dead behind wheel of crashed car in Frankford, police saySuspects sought in string of armed robberies, assault of cashier in North PhiladelphiaBoth victims were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where the 23-year-old victim was later pronounced dead.

A view of Honolulu from Aloha Tower, Oahu Island, Hawaii, United States of America. (Getty Images) Finding affordable housing for the majority of Americans is becoming increasingly stressful and difficult given the scarcity of quality homes nationwide and hourly pay is stagnant. A new report sheds light on the hardships many endure to find a quality place to live while trying to earn a competitive wage. RELATED: This is how much money you need to make per hour to afford rent in NYCIn 2022, the national housing wage is $25.82 per hour for a modest two-bedroom rental home and $21.25 per hour for a modest one-bedroom rental, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a housing advocacy group. The NLIHC released its 2022 "Out of Reach" report, an in-depth study examining how many hours an individual must work to afford a one or two-bedroom rented apartment in their state — the "housing wage."RELATED: This is how much money you need to make per hour to afford rent in CaliforniaAccording to Out of Reach,in no state, metropolitan area, or county can a full-time minimum-wage worker afford a modest two-bedroom rental home, and these workers cannot afford modest one-bedroom apartments in 91% of U.S.

File: Congresswoman Liz Cheney with her dad, former Vice President Dick Cheney, at his house in Virginia after she was ousted from her GOP leadership role, May 12, 2021, McLean, Virginia. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Center for Creative Photography/ Former Vice President Dick Cheney excoriated Donald Trump in a new campaign video for his daughter Rep. Liz Cheney, calling the former president a "coward" and saying there has never been anyone who is a "greater threat to our republic."The video was released Thursday by Rep.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Mall of America in Bloomington is on lockdown Thursday afternoon, but mall security could not confirm to FOX 9 reports of a shooting at the mall.On video from inside the mall, you could clearly hear shots fired from outside the Nike store.In a tweet, Mall of America said, "Mall of America is currently under lockdown. There is a confirmed isolated incident in a tenant space.

AUSTIN, Texas - The jury has handed down a verdict in the Alex Jones defamation damages trial. The Infowars founder has been ordered to pay more than $4 million to the parents of one of the Sandy Hook shooting victims.Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Jesse Lewis who died in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, had sued Jones, claiming he defamed victims’ families by saying the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.A judge ruled months ago in favor of Heslin and Lewis, and over the past seven days, attorneys for both the parents and Jones presented their cases to a jury tasked with deciding the amount to pay Heslin and Lewis. Lawyers were asking for $75 million for them, and another $75 million in punitive damages in the second phase.This story is developing.

PHILADELPHIA - Michael ‘O.G. Law' Ta’bon is the physical manifestation of community outreach.

BRISTOL, Pa. - It’s hot and so hot, the Delaware Valley may break a 30-year record. This is dangerous heat and the National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for most of the Delaware Valley and extending into Lancaster County and the Lehigh Valley.Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania are included, as well as Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties in New Jersey and New Castle County in Delaware.In Bucks County, umbrellas are shut and patio dining is not happening at the historic King George II Inn, on the Delaware River, in Bristol.MORE HEADLINES:"Well, it’s too hot, with the heat index today over 100. It’s too hot not only for the customers, but for the staff," General Manager Robert Strasser said.Another week of record-high temperatures and outdoor dining isn’t much fun, even in a picturesque waterfront locale.

A staff member serves beer during the first day of the Oktoberfest 2019 in Munich, Germany, Sept. 21, 2019.

TSA confiscated a revolver and five knives from a Cumberland County man July 30. (Courtesy: TSA Philadelphia International Airprt)SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Three guns and five knives were confiscated at Philadelphia International Airport security checkpoints in five days, the Transportation Security Administration announced.July 30th, TSA officers recovered a revolver and five knives from a Millville, New Jersey man, prior to boarding a flight.

Police are searching for a white truck cab after a witness reported seeing a woman inside screaming for help and bleeding from the face. SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey are searching for a truck cab and its driver after a witness reported seeing a woman inside screaming for help and bleeding from her face. Officers from the South Brunswick Police Department were called to Route 130 near Dayton Toyota around 2 p.m.

New Castle County Police investigate an incident in which a 49-year-old man died after a hay bale fell on him. HOCKESSIN, Del. - A 49-year-old man died after a large hay bale fell on him in Hockessin, Delaware, officials said.The incident occurred Wednesday on McGovern Road.New Castle County Police were called to the location on the report of an injured person.New Castle County Police investigate an incident in which a 49-year-old man died after a hay bale fell on him.

A Lanarkshire mum who suffered severe postnatal depression is now educating children on how to cope when their parent struggles from a mental health condition.

a shooting last month at an eastern Iowa state park were shot, stabbed and/or strangled, according to autopsy results released Thursday.Tyler Schmidt, 42, died from a gunshot wound and "multiple sharp force injuries," while his wife, 42-year-old Sarah Schmidt, died from multiple sharp force injuries, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said in a news release. Their 6-year-old daughter, Lula Schmidt, died from a gunshot wound and strangulation, officials said.All three family members’ deaths have been ruled homicides.

flight schedule is changed significantly or the airline makes major changes to their itinerary.The proposed rule announced Wednesday would require airlines to give refunds if their departure or arrival time changes by three hours or more for a domestic flight or at least six hours for an international one.Refunds would also be due if the airline changes the passenger’s departure or arrival airport, adds stops in their itinerary, or causes "a significant downgrade" in the travel experience by switching to a different type of plane.The rule would apply even for travelers who buy nonrefundable tickets, which usually cost less and are favored by many leisure travelers.The proposal comes after the department was flooded with complaints by passengers whose flights were canceled or changed — or who were afraid to fly during the early months of the pandemic — and who couldn't get refunds.RELATED: Delta passenger explains why he declined $10K offer to give up airplane seatAirlines prefer to hand out travel vouchers instead of refunds.The department proposes to require that airlines and ticket agents give vouchers that don't expire for passengers who are told not to travel during a pandemic for health reasons or because borders are closed.RELATED: Amid delays, American Airlines earns $476 million on record revenue in 2QThe proposal faces a public-comment period and likely opposition by airlines. Their trade group, Airlines for America, did not immediately comment.JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A nationwide survey study of more than 2,000 US parents of children aged 6 months to 4 years reveals that less than half intend to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19 and that only one-fifth say they plan to do so within 3 months of eligibility.

Three quarters of a group of nonhospitalized men and women newly diagnosed as having COVID-19 continued to have positive rapid antigen test (RAT) results—and over one-third still had viable virus on culture—6  days later, according to a study led by Brigham and Women's researchers.If confirmed, the findings, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open, c

Santos Diaz, 45 (Philadelphia Police)PHILADELPHIA - A man wanted in connection with a shooting that injured a 10-month-old baby over the weekend has been taken into police custody. Santos Diaz, 45, was arrested Thursday afternoon and is expected to be formally charged in the incident, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The shooting occurred around 10:40 a.m. on the 2000 block of Ontario Street, following a wedding reception the previous evening.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.The announcement will free up federal money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. - A Rolling Meadows father who was critically injured in a two-vehicle wrong-way crash that killed his wife and four children, and another child who was a family friend, has died.Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, the family's minivan collided with a car on I-90 in McHenry County and burst into flames. The mother and five children inside were all killed.

Rogers says it will be compensating customers with the equivalent of five days of service in response to last week’s major outage, calling it a “first step” in restoring trust with Canadians.

Rogers Communications has apologized for a serious network outage that disrupted service for more than 10 million Canadians. The “network system failure” was caused by a maintenance upgrade, he says.In an interview with Global News, Tony Staffieri said there was “a maintenance upgrade in our core network, and that caused our routers to malfunction.”As a result, some “routers erroneously flooded the network with traffic.” Rogers says wireless services restored for ‘vast majority’ as mass outage drags on Staffieri said the corporation has come to the conclusion that this series of events caused the serious network outage after deploying “hundreds and thousands” of people to work on the problem, including some from “around the world.”He confirmed the outage hit more than 10 million customers.The outage, which persisted throughout most of Friday, impacted cellular and internet services across Canada, bringing major sectors from banking to government services to a halt.Rogers did not acknowledge the issue until just before 9 a.m.