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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a rough landing that sparked flames.Nikki Valentine, who was on the PAL Airlines flight, said passengers felt a “massive rumble” upon landing Saturday night.”The cabin tilted, we saw sparks and then flames and then smoke started getting sucked into the cabin,” Valentine said Sunday.Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase said an Air Canada Express flight operated by PAL Airlines, arriving from St. John’s, Newfoundland, experienced an incident upon landing at approximately 9:30 p.m.Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said…
Bettmann Archive Jimmy Carter dedicated his life to public service and taking care of his family. Remember his legacy with his photos, here. President Jimmy Carter led a remarkable life filled with numerous achievements and accolades. He served as the President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and following his tenure, dedicated himself to a life of public service. In addition to his role as President, Carter served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Throughout his life, President Carter was supported by his loving…
More than one-third of the world’s tree species, from tropical magnolias to mountainous pines, are at risk of extinction. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature issued this stark update to its Red List of threatened species in October. Trees now account for more than a quarter of all species on the Red List and are at risk of extinction in nearly every country. Fungi — or a lack thereof — could partly explain why trees are failing to adapt to climate change. A majority of tree species depend on underground symbiotic fungi, called ectomycorrhizal fungi, for the nutrients…
Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced that another batch of drones from Latvian manufacturers — over 1,000 units — has been prepared for shipment to Ukraine. He announced this on the social media platform X, Ukrinform reports. Spruds stated that the shipment includes combat drones of various types and emphasized that Latvia’s collaboration with its drone manufacturers to support Ukraine will continue. “The Drone Coalition is led by Latvia and Great Britain. In 2025, Latvia will allocate another 20 million euros for drone procurement within the coalition framework,” Spruds wrote. Read also: Latvia hands over 612 confiscated vehicles to Ukraine…
By 2021, Julio Franco had wrestled with substance abuse for a decade. He was addicted to meth and in psychosis, struggling to tell what was real and what wasn’t. He cycled in and out of hospital emergency rooms.“My body couldn’t take it no more,” Franco, 34, said.The first step toward lasting sobriety for the Redwood City native was a detoxification facility run by the nonprofit Star Vista in Burlingame, where he stayed for three weeks and weaned himself off methamphetamine with the help of trained staff. Once stabilized, he entered inpatient rehabilitation. Franco said he’s been clean ever since and…
WireImage Macaulay Culkin gets a kick out of reminding everyone how old he is. Take a look at his best photos, from his ‘Home Alone’ days to now! Macaulay Culkin, born Aug. 26, 1980, is an icon of the 90s, who started his career as a child actor. His breakout role was playing Kevin McCallister in the 1990 Christmas classic ‘Home Alone’, which sparked the sequel in 1992 ‘Home Alone 2: Lost In New York’. Playing Kevin in the first film earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor: Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He went on to have…
Already discontinued in Europe because of cybersecurity regulations, the current-generation Porsche 718 is not long for this world. The gasoline-fueled Boxster and Cayman duo will be discontinued globally by the middle of next year when production ends. What comes after? An all-electric sports car. However, there’s reportedly a possibility of a gap between when the ICE dies and when the EV indirectly takes its place in the lineup. Automobilwoche, the German branch of Automotive News Europe, claims Porsche is having problems developing the 718 EV. The engineers from Zuffenhausen are apparently “well behind schedule,” so there’s a real risk the electric sports car’s…
After more than a thousand days of war, there are signs Ukraine is running short of manpower. Russia is capitalizing, seizing territory faster this year than it’s done since 2022, and terrorizing Ukrainians with cheaply-produced glide bombs – old Soviet-era ammunition retrofitted with wings and GPS.This past fall, we spoke with Colonel Maksym Balagura, a special forces commander in Ukraine’s State Border Guard, and asked if Russia’s use of glide bombs had changed the trajectory of the war. “At the moment they’re the biggest threat,” he told us. “They’re sapping the motivation of our soldiers to win.”How Russia, Ukraine deploy…
Getty Images for The Recording A Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley have been going strong since 2021! Look back at some of the couple’s cutest photos together here. Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley started dating in the summer of 2021, and were first publicly linked when photos surfaced of them kissing in Brooklyn. After various sightings throughout the next several months, they made their public debut in March 2022. From there, Margaret and Jack went on to continue attending public events together, including the VMAs in 2024. In the spring of 2022, Jack and Margaret got engaged. The news was…
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