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A pilot holds the thrust controls of a United Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 9, 2023.Ed Jones | AFP | Getty ImagesA House panel voted Wednesday to raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots to 67 from 65 as the industry faces a persistent shortage of aviators.Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted 32-31 to include the measure in proposed legislation to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration…

Actors represented by the Hollywood union Sag-Aftra have overwhelmingly voted to strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and production companies by 30 June.On Monday 65,000 members of the guild, which represents more than 160,000 screen actors, broadcast journalists, announcers, hosts and stunt performers, voted, with 98% supporting a strike if negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fail.After the vote, the Sag-Aftra president, Fran Drescher,…

The Broomfield City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to end the management and operations contract with the 1stBANK Center due to years of underperforming and underutilization. Originally known as the Broomfield Event Center in 2006, the 1stBANK Center was intended to house events from minor league hockey and basketball games to concerts and other community events. But since its inception, the event center has underperformed, according to city and county staff. The center was built to host 180 to 190 events per…

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said it is likely the technology will be "used for real-time traffic management that can reduce congestion and increase safety for the vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians who share our roads."The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to expand the use of vehicle drone and other short-range radar operations.The decision by the U.S. telecommunications regulator will support technologies to detect children left behind in hot cars…

Another ally in Microsoft’s ongoing pledge drive The European Commission has finally returned its verdict and voted in favor of the proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard by publisher Microsoft. The EU Commission has been debating the near $69 billion merger for months, but has ultimately decided not to stand in Microsoft’s way. The EU Commission’s report notes that it does not consider the proposed purchase will damage the market for any particular publisher or platform, and while the commission did suggest that…

In case you haven’t heard, you — yes you, TechCrunch readers — have a voice and a vote in the programming at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco. Audience Choice voting is open now through May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Final chance: Today’s the last day you can score early-bird passes and save up to $800. Buy your pass by 11:59 p.m. PDT tonight! You pick the programming at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Politicians who are the parents of daughters provide researchers with a "natural experiment" to test how personal circumstances influence legislators' roll call votes. Research published in 2008, by author Ebonya Washington, showed that members of the U.S. House of Representatives with daughters cast more liberal votes on women's issues during the period between 1997 and 2005. But another…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responds to a question during a press conference at the headquarters of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District that a newly appointed board now calls the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Monday, April 17, 2023. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Getty ImagesThe board of supervisors picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's operations voted Monday to sue Disney in response to the company's recent federal lawsuit alleging a…

Image via 20th Century Fox It would be an understatement to say that MCU fans haven’t been taking well to the rumors of Mila Kunis being in talks to play Ben Grimm aka The Thing in the upcoming Fantastic Four film. But after airing their grievances over the possible casting, fans have established that they have no issues with Marvel gender-swapping the superhero. The problem is that they find it impossible to imagine Kunis as the hulking behemoth, especially when the perfect actress for the role is very much…

Shah Rukh Khan Ranks First TIME100 Reader Poll Beating Michelle Yeoh, Lionel Messi, Mark Zuckerberg & Other Celebs ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is one of the biggest stars in Indian Cinema. He has appeared in more than 100 films in his career and has earned numerous accolades. Several Hollywood stars have expressed their wish to work with the superstar someday. King Khan has been ranked first among the personalities are most influential in the world. The list is curated by an iconic…