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Thousands of chicks found abandoned inside a US postal truck for three days have gone to new homes, according to the Delaware shelter that had cared for them.All the surviving birds, estimated as more than 5000 chickens – it was too hard to get a specific count – plus some others such as turkeys and quails, were primarily adopted by local families, rescues and farms, according to First State Animal Center and SPCA.The chicks were part of a 12,000-bird shipment left unattended in a truck at a Delaware mail distribution centre.Trapped in high temperatures without food or hydration, thousands died,…

MANILA: The Philippine Senate will convene the impeachment court that will decide the future of Vice President Sara Duterte on Jun 3, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday (May 23). Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives in February for “high crimes” including corruption and an alleged assassination plot against former ally and running mate President Ferdinand Marcos. Senate President Francis Escudero has said hearings would begin in late July after incoming senators take their seats. The impeachment trial was a key talking point in this month’s mid-term elections, which decided half the upper body’s 24…

About 50,000 people are still isolated across New South Wales after a powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days.Record-breaking floods in eastern Australia have killed four people and stranded tens of thousands after days of relentless rain. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales Premier Christopher Minns visited affected communities on Friday, some of which have experienced their worst flooding on record this week. Minns praised emergency workers and volunteers, who have rescued 678 people in recent days – 177 of them in the past 24 hours. “It’s an amazing, heroic logistical effort where, in very…

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The U.S. Air Force conducted a routine launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Wednesday morning, the military said.The LGM-30G Minuteman III missile was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, the Air Force said.The unarmed missile, equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle, traveled 15,000 mph to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, located about 4,200 miles from the launch site, the military said.”This ICBM test launch underscores the strength of the nation’s nuclear deterrent and…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Advance Auto Parts — Shares skyrocketed 57% following a better-than-expected report from the car part retailer. The company lost an adjusted 22 cents per share in the third quarter, narrower than the loss of 82 cents per share anticipated by analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue came in at $2.58 billion, ahead of Wall Street’s $2.50 billion forecast. Health insurance stocks — Shares fell after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced an aggressive expansion of Medicare Advantage audits. Humana dropped more than 7%, while CVS Health lost 3%. UnitedHealth ticked…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks struggled in the team’s 5-1 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday at Fenway Park. Hendriks, 36, gave up three earned runs on three hits, and was charged with the loss. The reliever took to social media on Thursday morning and posted that fans were sending him and his wife death threats.  Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks (31) heads off the field during a pitching change in the 7th. The Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Mets on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at…

A man on trial accused of incest had a medical episode in court before he was pronounced dead in hospital this week. 

TAIPEI: Sawang Janpram is in a league of his own at the World Masters Games in Taiwan – at 105, he is the oldest competitor and the only person in his age group. It meant that Thailand’s Sawang was all but certain to win gold in the men’s 100-plus discus, javelin, shot put and 100m. All he had to do was finish, and the former school principal reached the 100m line in his solo race in a very respectable 38.55 seconds. “I’m proud he’s brought honour to our family,” his 73-year-old daughter Siripan, a fellow evergreen athlete, told AFP. They…

Ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine may soon be under way, but Ukraine’s economic recovery will be hobbled unless the European Union fast-tracks the war-torn country’s membership and provides hundreds of billions of euros’ worth of insurance and investment, experts tell Al Jazeera. “I think what Ukraine needs is some kind of future where it will have a stable and defendable border, and that will only come, I would think, with EU membership,” historian Phillips O’Brien told Al Jazeera. The US administration of President Donald Trump last month handed Ukraine and Russia a ceasefire proposal that excluded future NATO membership…