Month: August 2022

1 person in critical condition after crash in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood PITTSBURGH – A rollover accident occurred near UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood Monday afternoon. According to Allegheny County 911, police, fire and EMS units were called to the intersection of Penn Avenue and 44th Street at 3:20 p.m. Pittsburgh police initially said two people were injured in the crash, but later said only one person was injured. The sole occupant was taken to hospital in critical condition. The police are investigating the cause of the accident. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more…

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the traveling press after participating in a working session with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on July 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce Monday that a CIA counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. The Associated Press first reported that al-Zawahiri was killed in the operation. The strike “was successful and there were no civilian casualties,” a senior Biden administration official said earlier, without confirming the…

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state appears to have already weathered the worst of the current wave of COVID-19. The forecast of a combined winter wave of COVID-19 and flu has seen hospitals across the country struggling. “We did modelling, pretty comprehensive modelling, which showed that the end of August would be our peak,” Palaszczuk told Today. “However, what we have seen over the last few days is a decline in hospitalizations of people entering the hospital, of course with COVID and with flu. “So look, we’ll be monitoring it over the next few days and fingers crossed, maybe…

Six inmates spent a cold night on the roof of Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison after gaining access to the area on Monday afternoon. The inmates were seen gathered on the roof of the facility around 8:55 a.m., where they appeared to be playing a news report of their situation from a radio. The prisoners could be heard shouting “it’s because they didn’t let us out” and “we’re happy”. A team of a dozen riot squads has assembled at the base of the building. Marty Sharpe/Things Prisoners gathered on the roof of the Hawkes Bay Regional Prison on Tuesday morning. A…

Veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh reportedly rejects N10 million offer to endorse ‘Tinubu’ Popular Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh aka Osuọfia has rejected an offer of N10 million to endorse APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 presidential election. According to sources, the veteran Nollywood actor said N10 million cannot buy his endorsement as 2023 is central to the collective good of all citizens and would NEVER be sold. It was learned that Osuofia was offered the usual N5 million to endorse the candidate but he refused. Even when the offer was doubled due to its value, it was…

With Yuli Gurriel struggling and Michael Brantley in the IL with no timetable for his return, the Astros were looking for another bat to help shore up the lineup as they approach another postseason run. In turn, James Click and company have acquired Trey Mancini from the Orioles to do just that. The Orioles are trading Trey Mancini to the Astros. sources — Dan Connolly (@danconnolly2016) August 1, 2022 One of baseball’s greatest stories in recent memory, Mancini’s subsequent recovery and return to the Orioles from stage 3 colon cancer was nothing short of incredible. Since missing the entire 2020…

Second quarter sales of $404.8 million were the company’s highest ever and were up 25.7% compared to the second quarter of 2021 and up 14.3% compared to the first quarter 2022. The record orders also highlighted strong demand for bio-LNG, with $300 million worth of orders related to it. . However, this was by no means a milestone for the company, with record gross margin of $94.8 million and record operating income of $29.6 million also reported in the quarter. , which ended on June 30 (2022). “It wasn’t just LNG-related activity in the second quarter of 2022 that drove…