close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A collision between a boat and a barge following a professional fireworks show over the Ohio River in Louisville , Kentucky , has left one person dead and two others missing, according to reports. Divers were searching for the missing boaters south of the Caesars Southern Indiana casino and hotel, which is on the Indiana side of the river, the Courier-Journal in Louisville reported. Five people were reportedly hospitalized after the accident that happened at the end of the city’s Thunder Over Louisville fireworks, and one person died from their injuries, Chief Doug Recktenwald of the Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department told the newspaper. The other four victims’ conditions were unknown. LOUISIANA COAST GUARD SEARCH: FAMILIES HOPE LOVED ONES CAN BE FOUND ALIVE IN CAPSIZED BOAT Authorities reportedly … [Read more...] about Ohio River boat-barge collision after Louisville fireworks show leaves 1 dead, 2 missing: reports
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French government to evacuate thousands of migrants from squalid, makeshift camps near Paris
The French government is looking to evacuate two migrant camps near Paris (AP) The French government announced Wednesday that it will remove thousands of migrants at makeshift camps around Paris, as President Emmanuel Macron’s government fights with Parisian authorities about how to handle the crisis. In a tough statement, Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said the situation was “no longer bearable for Parisians” and announced that he had ordered an “evacuation operation” that would remove more than 2,300 migrants from the camps near Paris. Le Monde reports that there are two camps, one near the Canal Saint-Denis, consisting of 1,600 people living in squalid conditions, and another near the Canal Saint-Martin. In 2016, French authorities tore down the controversial “Jungle” camp in Calais -- a sprawling refugee camp near the port to the United Kingdom. In January, Macron visited the site and promised that it would not be allowed to be rebuilt. But with … [Read more...] about French government to evacuate thousands of migrants from squalid, makeshift camps near Paris
Nearly Half Of Nursing Home Workers In Pennsylvania Have Declined COVID-19 Vaccine, State Data Shows
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Nearly half of nursing home workers in Pennsylvania have declined to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Pennsylvania Department of Health data. The data released Thursday shows low rates of vaccination among nursing home staff and higher rates of vaccine declined by staff, compared to residents. Statewide, about 45% of staff declined the vaccine while only 12% of residents declined. About 50% of nursing home staff are vaccinated, even though the shots have been available to them for months, compared to 77% of residents. READ MORE: Aaron Nola Pitches First 9-Inning Shutout In Phillies 2-0 Win Over Cardinals In the Philadelphia region, Delaware County and Philadelphia County have the most staffed opt-out at 42%. Berks County is close behind at 41%. Chester has the most staff vaccinated at 63% and the lowest opt-out at 32%. Meanwhile, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living set a nationwide goal of … [Read more...] about Nearly Half Of Nursing Home Workers In Pennsylvania Have Declined COVID-19 Vaccine, State Data Shows
Top Cuomo Aides Reportedly Altered Nursing Home Death Toll
Top advisors to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo convinced state health officials to alter the true number of nursing home COVID-19 deaths from a report in July, according to reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The July report , which claimed the Cuomo administration’s March 25 order that required nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients was not the driver of nursing home deaths, had initially said nearly 10,000 residents had died of the virus at that point, according to The Journal. The Cuomo aides successfully convinced the New York State Department of Health officials working on the report to reduce the death toll number to 6,432, according to The Times and The Journal . The report used the fraudulent number to falsely claim New York ranked 46 among all states and the District of Columbia at the time in the share of nursing home resident deaths in comparison with the general population. Top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa, New York … [Read more...] about Top Cuomo Aides Reportedly Altered Nursing Home Death Toll
Nearly 700 Patients Evacuated in Johannesburg Hospital Fire
JOHANNESBURG - Nearly 700 patients were evacuated Saturday from Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a fire blazed through parts of the facility in South Africa's largest city. No injuries or casualties have been reported. The fire has been contained but the hospital has been closed for seven days, said David Makhura, premier of Gauteng province where Johannesburg is located. Early Saturday morning the fire caused the third floor of the hospital's parking garage to collapse. Sixty firefighters battled the blaze through the night. The fire started Friday morning and had been doused by the afternoon but then it reignited in the evening and continued burning overnight. The fire has caused extensive damage to the hospital, which has more than 1,000 beds and serves Johannesburg, a city of 6 million people, and the surrounding Gauteng province. It is one of the biggest public hospitals in the country. It is also a designated treatment center for COVID-19 in Gauteng. … [Read more...] about Nearly 700 Patients Evacuated in Johannesburg Hospital Fire