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Featured image: Colette Hallard is the network’s 5,000th memberNumber The baby, Class of 2024, arrived at the new delivery room at St. Luke’s Allentown campus at 10:49 p.m. on June 26 with his mother, Ellen Hallar, of Kutztown. While many Pennsylvania health systems have seen a downward trend in newborn births over the past five years, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is seeing the opposite trend, with more mothers than ever choosing St. Luke’s for their prenatal care and delivery. St. Luke’s Hospital staff celebrated the birth of the network’s 5,000th baby of the 2024 fiscal year. For the…

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari | Photo Credit: PTI Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on June 30 approved the government’s heavily taxed Finance Bill 2024, which was heavily criticised by the opposition as an IMF-driven document and detrimental to the people in the new financial year, according to media reports.Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the budget in parliament on June 12 but drew sharp criticism from opposition parties, particularly the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, and the Pakistan People’s Party, which is in the ruling coalition led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.On…

President Biden’s family is urging him to stay and keep fighting in the presidential race despite his disastrous performance in last week’s debate, but some family members are privately expressing outrage over how the president’s staff has prepared for the debate, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.Mr. Biden gathered with his wife, children and grandchildren at Camp David to try to gauge Democratic fears. Relatives were keenly aware of how poorly Mr. Biden fared against former President Donald J. Trump but argued he could show Americans he was still capable of four more years in office.Biden has been consulting…

The anti-immigration Rally National (RN) party won the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, bringing France the closest it has come to a far-right government since World War II, according to exit polls. President Emmanuel Macron dissolved Parliament and called elections following the crushing defeat of his centrist coalition Together at the hands of the RN in the European Parliamentary elections. Macron will remain president after the second round of parliamentary elections on July 7, but he must choose a prime minister from the party or coalition with the most seats in the National Assembly, no matter how different…

The most precious gift a person can receive is a living memory of a moment with their rabbi, and now JEM is deploying cutting-edge facial recognition technology that will allow unprecedented searchable access to the 500,000 photographs that document interactions with the rabbi. Thirty years after Gimel Tamuz, the most precious gift one can receive is a living memory of a personal moment with the Rebbe. Hundreds of thousands of people have been fortunate to receive a dollar from the Rebbe, participate in a Kos Shel Bracha, or take part in an often-photographed opportunity for personal interaction. The joy and…

The US military has raised the alert level at several bases in Europe to the second-highest level, multiple US media outlets reported on Sunday.The alert level at US military bases across Europe has been raised to “Attack Charlie,” ABC News and CNN reported, citing unnamed officials.The Army says on its website that this level of alert is issued “in the event of an incident or information indicating a possible terrorist act or attack on personnel or facilities.”The highest level, “Delta,” applies when a terrorist attack has occurred or is “imminent.”The US European Command (USEUCOM) did not confirm any change in…

It’s expected to be another busy offseason for the Arkansas baseball team.The Razorbacks will have to replace several departing position players with transfers from other programs, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see multiple players transfer from Arkansas. We will update this page throughout the offseason to keep you up to date with the latest Razorbacks personnel changes. Rookies who will play for Arkansas in 2025• Kuhio Aloi, DH/infielderPrevious School: BYUBatting/Pitching Order: Right-handed pitcher/batting right-handed2025 Classification: 2nd yearHometown: Wailuku, HawaiiKuhio Aloi, the younger brother of Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa, was named to the Freshman All-Big 12 Team after batting .269 with…

Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday alleged that plans were being made to bring forward the Jharkhand Assembly elections from the end of this year. Face polls “anytime soon”. Speaking at Bhognadi in Sahibganj district to mark the anniversary of the 1855 tribal rebellion (Khal) against the British, Soren declared that Indian Bloc leaders would launch their own ‘Khal’ to eradicate the BJP from Jharkhand and the rest of India. “Today is the first day I have stepped out of my house since I was released on bail and that too on Full Diwas. It is an encouraging day…

Hurricane Beryl remains an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it makes landfall in the southeastern Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. Forecasters warned that the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season would bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands early Monday.As of 4 p.m. ET, Beryl was located about 250 miles east-southeast of Barbados, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and moving west at 18 mph. Hurricane warnings have been issued for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Martinique and…

The World Rugby U20 Trophy kicks off in Scotland with the first round matches two days later. The eight captains gathered for a photoshoot on Saturday at West Sands Beach in St. Andrews, Scotland, known as the location where the opening scenes of the Oscar-winning movie “Star Wars: Episode I” were filmed. Chariots of Fire Japan and Hong Kong will face off in the U-20 Trophy at 11:45am local time at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh. Japan finished bottom of last year’s U-20 World Championship and were relegated to the 2024 trophy. “We want to do our best to win…