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The Amazon cargo plane pilot who survived Sunday’s fatal crash at Miami International Airport had previously described himself as committed to “safe, efficient and high-performing flight operations”, it has emerged. First Officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, was at the controls of the Boeing 767-300 alongside Captain Joseph Carroll, 55, when the aircraft overran Runway 30 shortly after 2pm on Sunday 6 September. The 21 Air aircraft, operating Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598 from San Juan, Puerto Rico, crossed beyond the runway, struck a van and a car and came to rest around 1,300ft past the paved surface. Five people…

Brent crude futures climbed to within touching distance of $100 a barrel on Tuesday as fighting in the Middle East intensified, raising fears of further disruption to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. The international benchmark reached its highest level in six weeks, trading around $99.30 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose by roughly 3% to about $94.25. The latest gains came as investors assessed the risk of a wider regional conflict involving Iran, the United States and its allies. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement attacked four cities in southern Saudi Arabia, with…

Anthropic has told users that hackers are stealing Claude login sessions and using them to consume subscribers’ token allowances, after an independent consultant in East Sussex found his account being used while he was not working. Grant de Swardt noticed on 4 August that usage on his Claude Max 20x account was rising despite having carried out no work that day. He then disabled every service connected to Claude and stopped using the account, but consumption continued to increase. During one controlled period, his usage rose from 45% to 55% while scheduled tasks were paused or complete, cloud execution was…

Erling Haaland scored twice after half-time to give Manchester City a 2-0 victory over FC Porto in the Champions League, although Enzo Maresca’s side were far from convincing at the Estádio do Dragão. City dominated possession and created the clearer opportunities, but their finishing was wasteful and Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa produced a series of outstanding saves to keep the hosts in contention. Haaland should have opened the scoring before the interval. He was denied from close range by Costa, headed another promising chance over the crossbar and was thwarted again when the Porto goalkeeper recovered quickly to stop Rayan…

Fairfax County is considering reversing its decision to cut high school crossing guards, with supervisors due to vote next week on emergency funding to keep the service in place for the remainder of the school year. The move follows the temporary return of crossing guards at 10 schools after a 16-year-old pupil was struck by a car near South Lakes High School in Reston on 1 September. Fairfax County police said the teenager was not in a marked crossing or at a location normally covered by a guard. The pupil suffered minor injuries, according to Fairfax County Public Schools. Nevertheless,…

Ethan Mbappé was sent off after catching Real Betis defender Natan with an elbow during Lille’s 3-2 defeat in the Champions League on Tuesday night. The Lille midfielder was shown a straight red card in the 56th minute after the incident was reviewed by the video assistant referee. Referee Georgi Kabakov had initially allowed play to continue before consulting the pitchside monitor. Mbappé’s dismissal came shortly after Real Betis had taken the lead for the first time. Marc Bartra headed in his second goal of the evening before Troy Parrott put the Spanish side 3-2 ahead. The 19-year-old had made…

A Colorado judge has raised Barry Morphew’s cash-only bond from $3 million to $10 million after prosecutors accused him of breaching the conditions of his release while awaiting trial for the alleged murder of his wife, Suzanne. Judge Amanda Hopkins imposed the increase during a hearing in Alamosa County on Tuesday, saying Morphew had shown a “capacity to commit new offenses while on bond”. She also said his conduct demonstrated a lack of “respect for the court”. “He isn’t going to comply with it if it is inconvenient to the lifestyle he wishes to live while out on bond,” the…

An elderly Blackburn couple who were found stabbed to death at their home have been remembered by their family as “married and inseparable” for more than 60 years. Haji Ismail Ahmed Leli, 80, and his wife, Hajiyani Fatima Ismail Leli, 78, were discovered with stab injuries at their terraced house in Hardman Street on Monday, 7 September. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Lancashire Police said officers were called by the North West Ambulance Service at 8.22am after the couple were found by carers. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.…

LIV Golf has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as it seeks to restructure the breakaway league and create a new ownership model in which players are expected to hold a majority stake. LIV Golf Incorporated and affiliated companies began the court-supervised process on Tuesday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The league said it had also signed a restructuring support agreement with BC Partners Credit. The proposed recapitalisation is intended to keep the business operating while a new ownership structure is put in place. LIV said discussions with players…

Ellidy Pullin has announced her engagement to Brock Wadsworth, six years after the death of her former partner, Olympic snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin. The 34-year-old Gold Coast influencer and podcaster shared the news on Instagram after Wadsworth proposed during a trip to Europe. In photographs posted alongside the announcement, Pullin was pictured in a black lace dress, displaying her diamond ring as she held a glass of champagne on a beach. “HE WANTS TO BE STUCK WITH ME FOREVER,” she wrote in the caption, adding crying and ring emojis. The engagement comes less than a year after Pullin first confirmed…