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FILE - Free-range hens walking around. (Tim Graham/Getty Images)A man in China was sentenced to prison after he snuck onto his neighbor's property and scared 1,100 chickens to death.The man, identified only by his last name Gu, snuck onto his neighbor Zhong's chicken farm and used a flashlight to frighten the chickens, causing them to kill each other, China Daily reported.The light from the flashlight terrified the chickens, causing them to flee to a corner of the coop where they trampled over one another trying to get away.The incident came during a feud between the two neighbors that began in April 2022, when Gu cut down Zhong's trees without his permission, the outlet reported.

WEST READING, Pa. - A devastating explosion claimed the lives of seven innocent people after it leveled a historic chocolate factory, leaving a West Reading community to pick up the pieces in so many ways.Seven people were killed, and several others wounded in the powerful blast at the R.M Palmer Co. plant last month in West Reading, Pennsylvania, which is about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. One survivor was pulled from the rubble hours after the explosion rattled windows and shook houses.Rescue workers searched for days in the hopes of pulling more survivors to safety, but their heroic efforts came to a tragic end for several families.RELATED COVERAGE: West Reading explosion: 7 confirmed dead, all accounted for after blast rocks chocolate factoryNow, as a community tries to rebuild emotionally, the town is doing the same physically. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag announced that a demolition project will begin Wednesday at the site of the deadly blast, where debris and parts of the factory still remain.The demolition will remove the north-facing wall from Building 1, which officials say is in danger of collapse. RELATED COVERAGE: West Reading community joins together to support families, first responders following devastating explosionA crane was delivered to the site Tuesday, which temporarily closed Penn Avenue.

The president and CEO, as well as the entire volunteer board of directors of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, resigned Tuesday in the wake of “pressure” following a media report detailing a $200,000 donation with alleged ties to Beijing.

MOSCOW - A volcano erupted early Tuesday on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, spewing clouds of dust 20 kilometers (65,600 feet) into the sky and covering broad areas with ash.The ash cloud from the eruption of Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka's most active volcanoes, extended over 500 kilometers (more than 300 miles) northwest and engulfed several villages in grey volcanic dust.Officials closed the skies over the area to aircraft. Local authorities advised residents to stay indoors and shut schools in several affected communities.

Whole Foods store in San Franciscos Midmarket neighborhood. (Credit: Whole Foods) SAN FRANCISCO - Whole Foods is closing their flagship San Francisco store on Monday at the end of business hours. Whole Foods told KTVU that the store on Market Street at 8th is shutting down for the time being because of employee safety concerns.

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes (L) arrives at federal court with her partner Billy Evans (R) on November 18, 2022 in San Jose, California. Holmes appeared in federal court for sentencing after being convicted SAN JOSE, Calif. - A judge ruled on Monday that Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must surrender April 27 to serve her sentence for felony fraud, denying her request to stay home as she appeals her conviction. U.S.

Gordon Lightfoot is cancelling concerts.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - A criminal investigation is underway after police say a shooting took place at a Dunkin' Donuts in Cheltenham Township Tuesday morning.SkyFOX was live over the scene as a heavy police presence gathered around a taped off drive-thru.Police say the shooting happened outside the Dunkin' Donuts on Cheltenham Avenue in the Melrose Shopping Center.Residents are asked to avoid the area for the time being.This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's Board of Ethics is suing a super PAC affiliated with mayoral candidate Jeff Brown for campaign finance violations.The lawsuit claims the group "For a Better Philadelphia" coordinated with Brown to go above the city's campaign funding limits.With just about a month to go until the primary election on May 16, the board aims to stop any contributions by taking legal action.RELATED COVERAGE: Philadelphia's Next Mayor: Meet the CandidatesThey are also asking for $162,000 in civil penalties, according to the lawsuit.Brown's campaign has denied any wrongdoing.The Democratic candidate is set to take the stage Tuesday night along with six other candidates for FOX 29's Democratic Primary Debate at Temple University.

PHILADELPHIA - One vehicle went up in flames on two separate occasions after arson suspects targeted a car dealership on Roosevelt Boulevard last month.Police say the suspects set the car on fire once on March 28, then again on March 31.

LOUISVILLE, KY - APRIL 10: Community members gather at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church for a vigil following the mass shooting at the Old National Bank on April 10, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. A gunman opened fire inside the bank, killing four pe LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Tributes were growing Monday for the five people slain in a shooting at a Louisville bank, with friends sharing details of their lives and mourners gathering at vigils.Details were also emerging about some of the wounded, including a rookie officer who was just recently sworn in.Louisville’s former Mayor Greg Fischer said he’d known 63-year-old Tommy Elliott, one of those killed, for 40 years.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29: A general view at dawn of the clubhouse with the skyline of the Dubai Marina behind during the delayed third round on Day Four of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club on Ja WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. spies caught Russian intelligence officers boasting that they had convinced the oil-rich United Arab Emirates "to work together against US and UK intelligence agencies," according to a purported American document posted online as part of a major U.S.

DELAWARE COUNTY - A threat against a high school in Delaware County has prompted law enforcement to take action Tuesday morning.Students and staff are expected to see an increased police presence at Interboro High School, in addition to the school resource officer.Police say a threat was made against the high school in Prospect Park on Instagram Monday night."The writer claims that he plans on harming students and staff members on today’s date," Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said in a Facebook post.MORE HEADLINES:While officials say they don't believe the threat is credible, they are taking necessary precautions."Someone wanted attention when they posted this, and now they definitely have ours," Madonna said.

Global food priecs may have eased following the UN’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, but they continue to rule above the levels seen before the Russia-Ukraine war and the covid outbreak, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a recent report. This assume significance for India as it is witnessing a sharp surge in food prices, including those of milk. Inflation in the food basket in February was at 5.95%, up from 5.94% in January.

There will be fears for one of Weatherfield's most-loved residents next week as Roy Cropper's health takes a scary turn. New Coronation Street spoilers have revealed that the cafe owner will reveal he's been struggling with chest pains and breathlessness before being supported at the hospital by Evelyn Plummer.

India reports 5,676 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in the last 24 hours, with the number of cases doubling every 4-5 days. The XBB.1.16 variant is responsible for the current surge but is said to be milder, and Indians have hybrid immunity due to vaccination and natural exposure. The health ministry urges people to complete their vaccination doses and follow a risk assessment-based approach to prevent and contain the infection.

US President Joe Biden has officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than three years underpinned extraordinary efforts to provide care for a country where more than a million people died from the disease.

Ukraine, rather than launching a probe of its own.Over the weekend, U.S. officials briefed allies and partners, including Canada, about the potential ramifications of the leak.Wesley Wark, a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, said Canadian officials will want to understand the seriousness of the incident and learn more about the specific information within the documents that pertains to Canada.“In that initial stage, there’s generally a lot of reluctance to share what is known about a counter-intelligence investigation with allies, even close allies,” he said.“I suspect the Canadian government is going to be watching anxiously from the sidelines as it waits for more information.” Read more: U.S.

An elderly couple has died after eating pufferfish meat in Malaysia — a seafood delicacy that can carry a deadly poison if not prepared correctly.

Covid in the past 24 hours in the country. Three each in Delhi Punjab and Rajasthan; Two in Kerala, and one each in Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu, respectively. Yesterday Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed a mock drill for Covid -19 preparedness at RML hospital in Delhi.

Also Read: Biden won't veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency The Covid-19 virus was declared a public health emergency by the health secretary of the Trump administration on 31 January 2020, whereas former US President Donald Trump declared it a national emergency in March of that year. President Joe Biden has broadened the use of emergency powers since he took office in January 2021. The national emergency response to covid has allowed the U.S.

₹225 per dose plus applicable GST. The move comes after a letter was written by Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Serum Institute of India (SII) to the Union health ministry on March 27, the sources said. As per an official source, Singh had reportedly stated in his letter to the ministry that Covovax, which has been approved by DCGI, WHO, and USFDA, is a world-class vaccine.

ATLANTIC CITY - Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City's casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability.Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the city's nine casinos collectively had a gross operating profit of $731.2 million in 2022.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say two people, including a 5-year-old girl, are fighting for their lives after being stabbed inside a Philadelphia home on Monday night. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to a property on the 1800 block of North 20th Street for reports of a stabbing. Police found a 5-year-old girl and a 37-year-old woman each suffering from multiple stab wounds in the living room of the residence, police said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe child was brought to St. Christopher's Hospital and the woman was taken to Temple University Hospital by police.

SEATTLE - Newly released charging documents further detail what may have led up to the disappearance of Leticia Martinez. The suspect arrested in connection to her disappearance has also been officially linked to her son's kidnapping, according to court documents.Martinez, 58, was last seen at a Seattle Mariners game on March 31 with 46-year-old Brett Gitchel.

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration formally determined Monday that a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been "wrongfully detained."The designation elevates the case of Evan Gershkovich in the U.S. government hierarchy and means that a dedicated State Department office will take the lead on securing his release.Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the determination on Monday, saying he condemned the arrest and Russia’s repression of independent media."Today, Secretary Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia," the department said in a statement.

EXETER TWP, Pa. - Two human femur bones that were found over two years ago have since been identified as a Pennsylvania man who went missing in 2015. Authorities in Berks County identified the partial remains as 21-year-old Anthony Rodriguez. Investigators say was last seen over eight years ago walking away from a landscaping job in Exeter. At a Monday press conference, officials said the bones were found 20-yards apart and were not covered or buried.

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 06: Democratic state Reps. Gloria Johnson (L) and Justin Jones embrace after a vote that expelled Jones from the governing body on April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones was expelled after he, Johnson and Rep.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the U.S., calling the decision "extraordinary and unprecedented."If allowed to stand, the order issued last week by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone as early as Friday, unsettling abortion providers less than a year after the reversal of Roe v.

A Mountie died early Monday morning in a collision that occurred in Strathcona County, just east of Edmonton, according to the RCMP.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Twitter sign on the company's San Francisco headquarters was slightly revamped.The social media giant's head honcho, Elon Musk, had the "W" in the Twitter sign painted over in white to blend into the background color so that the name reads ‘Titter.’"Our landlord at SF HQ says we’re legally required to keep sign as Twitter & cannot remove "w", so we painted it background color. Problem solved!," a boisterous Musk tweeted on Sunday.He said in a follow-up tweet, "They tried to muffle our titter."Elon Musk is apologizing for a tweet last October that raised doubts about the attack on Paul Pelosi.It's not the first time, Musk has joked about calling Twitter by "titter."He previously created a Twitter poll, asking his followers if the company should be renamed, as pointed out by Forbes.

BURTON, Texas - We've all had this irrational fear of something getting out of our cars and attacking us (right?) but what would you do if you actually encountered it?RELATED: Baytown K-9 officer dies after suffering bite from venomous snakeFor Nicole Graham, who shared the video with FOX 26, it was a snake in her daughter's car engine. Removing it, however, was not an issue as she is seen using a ruler (with gloves on, of course) to safely remove it from the engine. Nicole Graham and her daughter Haylie had an interesting morning after finding a snake that made its way to her car's engine.

PHILADELPHIA - The Bucks County District Attorney's Office, police in Falls Township and law enforcement in Philadelphia are investigating the death of a 72-year-old woman found dead early Monday morning. Philadelphia police officers found the 72-year-old woman dead when responding to the 4300 block of Waln Street around 1 a.m. Monday.Investigators say the woman was struck several times by gunfire throughout the body, and pronounced dead on scene. MORE HEADLINES:According to the Bucks County DA's Office, the woman, later identified as Carol J.

File: E. Jean Carroll is seen outside State Supreme Court on March 4, 2020, in New York.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - One of the officers injured in the Louisville bank mass shooting in Kentucky had only graduated from the police academy a little over a week before Monday’s tragic incident, according to the police chief. Officer Nickolas Wilt, 26, suffered a gunshot wound to the head while responding to the shooting and was recently let out of surgery in critical condition but stable, Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, said during a news conference Monday afternoon. "I just swore him in and his family was there to witness his journey to become a police officer," Gwinn-Villaroel said. Wilt had been sworn in on March 31. The next few days will be "important and very critical" for Wilt’s recovery, the chief added. Gwinn-Villaroel went on to commend the families for their demeanor during such a tragedy. "It’s one of the worst moments within any police chief’s tenure, being in this position," the chief continued.