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Actor Robbie Coltrane who was best known for playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise has died at the age of 72.Coltrane’s agent of 40 years, Belinda Wright, confirmed the actor died in hospital in his native Scotland on Friday, but did not reveal any further details surrounding his death.She described him as a “wonderful actor” who was “forensically intelligent” in one of many tributes made to the beloved star. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who had known Coltrane for decades, said “I’ll never know anyone remotely like Robbie again”.”He was an incredible talent, a complete one off, and I was…

Trevor Milton CEO of NikolaMassimo Pinca | ReutersTrevor Milton, the founder and former chairman and CEO of electric heavy truck maker Nikola, was found guilty in federal court Friday of three of four counts of fraud relating to false statements he made to drive up the value of Nikola’s stock.Milton was charged with two counts of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud, all related to statements he made about Nikola’s business while he was chairman and CEO of the company. Jurors found him guilty on one count of securities fraud and both of the wire fraud counts.Milton will…

Houthi health officials in Yemen on Friday announced that expired doses of a cancer treatment found their way to leukemia patients and killed 10 children in the capital. The officials said that around 50 children had received an expired dose of chemotherapy treatment Methotrexate that had originated in India. The children ranged in age from three to 15 years old and died at Sanaa’s Kuwait Hospital after being injected with the drug, which had been smuggled into the capital. The family of one child said their son felt pains and cramps after receiving the treatment, then died five days later. “The worst thing…

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Friday he had inadvertently broken the central bank’s trading rules. New documents highlighted multiple violations. Bostic, who has led the Atlanta Fed for five years, made personal trades during blackout periods, when officials are prohibited from making financial transactions. The disclosures also show that Bostic previously filed incomplete information and that he held more than $50,000 in US Treasury funds last year, which exceeds the permissible limit. Bostic is the latest in a slew of top officials to come under scrutiny for trading activity outside of the scope of the Fed’s…

House Speaks Paul Ryan greets US President Donald Trump as he arrives on stage to speak at the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner at the National Building Museum on March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump will not be the Republican Party’s White House nominee in the 2024 election, former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan predicted.”Trump’s unelectability will be palpable by then,” Ryan said in an interview with consulting firm Teneo that aired Thursday. Ryan is vice chairman of the firm.”We all know that he’s much more likely to lose the…

A homeless woman who allegedly pickpocketed a dead man was freed on supervised release without bail at her arraignment Friday — as sources said she tried to use the victim’s stolen cash but couldn’t because it was covered in blood. Geniece Draper, 40 — who was charged with grand and petit larcenies for the morbid crime — stayed mum in court after allegedly snatching the wallet of a man who was crushed by a truck last week. “This defendant appeared on video taking money out of a dead man’s pocket,” a prosecutor said at the arraignment hearing. As she left…

The European Union is set to announce next week that it’s setting up a military training mission in Europe for thousands of Ukrainian troops and will provide around half a billion more dollars to help buy weapons for the war-torn country, diplomats and officials said Friday.The aim is to train almost 15,000 Ukrainian troops in a number of EU countries, chiefly Poland and Germany, the officials said. It would range from standard military training to specialized instruction, based on Ukraine’s needs. The EU hopes to have it operational by mid-November.EU foreign ministers will endorse the plans at a meeting in…

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com.Battle Infinity is the gift that keeps on giving. First, it had an extremely successful presale, selling out within 25 days of the scheduled 90 days. Then, a PancakeSwap listing cemented IBAT’s status as one of the best Metaverse crypto coins by surging more than 700% during its listing.Now, Battle Infinity has set staking live. Investors who missed out on the capital appreciation IBAT provided have a chance to earn rewards with IBAT staking. Staking requires investors to lock in…

Lenny, the world’s only life-sized chocolate moose, celebrated his 25th birthday this summer at his “home” at Len Libby Candies in Scarborough, Maine.Lenny’s birthday was July 1, 2022, and his “caregivers” are still excited about it.The idea to make a life-sized chocolate moose came from former business owner Maureen Hemond, said John DeGrinney, co-owner of Len Libby Candies, in an interview with Fox News Digital. 2 DOGS, A HORSE, COW AND GOAT ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR ‘AMERICA’S FAVORITE PET’DeGrinney and his wife, Gisele — Hemond’s daughter — took over operations of the store in 2013, and have owned it officially…

A worker delivers Amazon packages in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale is on through Oct. 12 to boost sales among cost-conscious consumers who are expected to start their holiday shopping even earlier this year.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon shoppers appear to have shrugged off promotions for discounted phone chargers and air fryers during this week’s Prime Day-like sales bonanza.The 48-hour event, dubbed the Prime Early Access sale, ran through Wednesday. For Amazon, the event tested how members of its Prime subscription program would respond to two major discount events in…