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Ford and Flockhart at the Governors Awards, November 2018. Rob Latour/Shutterstock It’s no Millennium Falcon! Harrison Ford revealed that Calista Flockhart refuses to fly in “vintage” planes with him after his near-fatal accident in 2015. “My wife does not fly with me in vintage airplanes anymore — she will in others,” the Star Wars star*, 80, told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday, February 8. The actor, for his part, recalled that the March 2015 incident — in which he was flying a WWII plane that clipped a tree and landed on a golf course in Venice, California,…

A city bus crashed into a day care center north of Montreal on Wednesday, leaving two children dead and sending six children to the hospital, officials said. The bus driver was arrested and charged with homicide and careless driving.Police set up a large perimeter around the building housing the day care in Laval, Quebec, and panicked parents who ran to the center were diverted to a nearby elementary school. Dozens of police and emergency vehicles lined the blocked-off road leading to the day care.Laval police spokesperson Erika Landry identified the driver as a 51-year-old employee, but did not release his…

CNN  —  The Biden administration is planning to roll out a roadmap as early as Thursday on what it will mean for the country when the Covid-19 public health emergency comes to an end later this year, according to a source familiar with the forthcoming announcement. The administration is supposed to come out soon with more details around the ending of the public health emergency declaration, another source close to the administration’s discussions told CNN. It will be for “the partners that have supported the response,” the source said. The White House announced last week that President Joe Biden intends…

A baby-faced bandit allegedly robbed a Manhattan shopkeeper at knifepoint — and was then caught smiling widely as he used the worker’s stolen credit card, cops said Wednesday. The happy-looking teen was shown on surveillance footage at an East Harlem bodega just an hour after the violent Feb. 2 heist, according to the NYPD. The young suspect and and three other people had burst into an electronic store on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side at around 4 p.m., wearing masks and demanding property. The curly-haired teen and another robber — both holding blades — forced their way behind…

World Cup soccer star Christian Atsu — who was believed to have been pulled from the rubble of the earthquake in Turkey — is still missing, his agent said Wednesday. Christian Atsu’s agent said despite his soccer club announcing on Tuesday that the player had survived the ruinous earthquake, they haven’t been able to confirm his whereabouts. It’s unclear what contributed to the confusion. “Following yesterday’s update from the club that, Christian had been pulled out alive, we are yet to confirm Christian’s whereabouts,” his agent Nana Sechere said in the statement posted to Twitter. “As you can imagine, this…

Democrats in Pennsylvania have won control of the state House of Representatives after besting Republicans in three special elections on Tuesday, reaching a majority in the chamber for the first time in 12 years.The Associated Press called the three races, all in the Pittsburgh area, ending a months-long stalemate over which party would control the House. Democrats now hold 102 of the 203 seats that make up the chamber, giving them a slim one seat majority. Republicans went into the November general election with a 113-89 seat majority, but lost 12 of them to Democrats. RUMORED SENATE CANDIDATE ELISSA SLOTKIN ANNOUNCES DIVORCE…

The City of London Corporation has embarked on a sweeping review of regulations for financial services in the UK as it seeks to boost the Square Mile’s competitiveness.The governing authority for London’s financial centre will push for further regulatory reforms in financial and professional services, focusing on tech and innovation, sustainable finance and ensuring that the City is competitive with global rivals, such as New York.The British government outlined an overhaul of the UK financial services sector, dubbed the Edinburgh reforms, late last year. It aims to revamp pre-Brexit era regulations, as well as establishing a digital currency in the…

Millions of Australians will be feeling the oppressive heat in the coming fortnight after a slow climb to summer warmth for the nation’s most populated regions this season. You’re not imagining it if you live on Australia’s east coast– it has not been a very hot season by the numbers.In fact, December 2022 was a remarkably cold month for the eastern seaboard, with much of NSW shivering at times through mean maximum temperatures that were among the lowest 10 per cent of historical observations since 1910.Victorians and Tasmanians have had their coats on hand the whole season, as each cool change…

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content.5ire is one of the world’s fastest-growing unicorns with a mission to make blockchains sustainable and accessible for over one billion people by 2030. On November 30, 2023, they launched Testnet: Thunder (Alpha) and saw a promising response. Building on this feedback, they are all set for the launch of Testnet Thunder (Beta) on February 13, 2023. With 5ireChain opening its testing playgrounds to the general public, the team’s primary focus will be building on its 2023 roadmap, which includes dApp adoption, ecosystem growth, and community engagement. The…

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com.Los Angeles, California, 8th February, 2023, ChainwireRight before one of the biggest nights for recording artists, Gala Music, a global leader in Web3 music, ran an Open Mic event to find and celebrate undiscovered talent by holding auditions to win a career-making contract with the company.Up-and-coming musicians lined the street outside The Wayfarer LA for a chance to launch their careers with Gala Music. Over 50 artists had the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience at…