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LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday hiked interest rates by 25 basis points and revised its economic projections to now exclude the possibility of a U.K. recession this year.The Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 in favor of the quarter-point increase to take the main bank rate from 4.25% to 4.5%, as the bank reiterated its commitment to taming stubbornly high inflation.related investing newsThe headline consumer price index rose by an annual 10.1% in March, driven by persistently high food and energy bills. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices, increased by 5.7% over the 12…

CHICAGO — Moments before 10 a.m., a security guard thanked the crowd for being cooperative.When the clock struck the hour, it became clear why: The doors of the Marriott Chicago O’Hare conference center opened, and hundreds of attendees, a majority of whom were over the age of 60, bee-lined as fast as they could to the booths.Many had studied the color-coded map ahead of time listing each booth’s location and came prepared with a shopping plan — a scene that could easily be mistaken for a Black Friday sale. Instead, it was the Chicago International Miniatures Show.Despite the gathering touting…

Tom Cruise’s „Mission: Impossible“ co-star, Vanessa Kirby, is sharing details about the actor filming his own stunts.Kirby, who stars as White Widow in „Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,“ recalled witnessing Cruise parachute off a motorcycle while going off a cliff in Iceland with „no fear.““He did it many times in one day,“ Kirby told Variety. „He did it consecutively … and repeatedly so he could capture all the different angles and sides of it.“If Cruise ever gets nervous, he sure doesn’t show it.TOM CRUISE PARACHUTES OFF A MOUNTAIN WHILE FILMING ‚MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 8‘ Vanessa Kirby recalled Tom Cruise…

Logan Sargeant, the only American driver in Formula 1, is zipping around the narrow streets of Baku, Azerbaijan, at roughly 200 miles an hour. His head bounces inside the cockpit as a wheel shudders over a rumble strip. It’s hard to hear over the banshee shriek of his V6 engine, carrying three times the horsepower of a run-of-the-mill Porsche Carrera.Then the noise stops, and Baku vanishes. We’re inside a low-slung brick building nestled in the Oxfordshire countryside. The track, projected onto a CinemaScope-sized wraparound screen, was a mirage, part of a sophisticated training simulator. (F1 rules prohibit driving the real…

Elon Musk is in talks to hire Linda Yaccarino, the chair of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, as chief executive of Twitter, two people with knowledge of the matter said.The talks are at an advanced stage, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the conversations are confidential. Ms. Yaccarino has been in discussions with Mr. Musk for weeks, they said. Last month, Ms. Yaccarino interviewed Mr. Musk onstage at an advertising event in Miami.Mr. Musk had said earlier on Thursday that he had selected a chief executive for Twitter but did not identify the executive.…

As hungry Italians at the Festival for the Fava Bean lined up in a field in the Roman countryside to order fava and pecorino cheese, fava and porchetta, cream of fava on top of pasta or simply brown bags loaded with fresh fava, the manager of an adjacent garden spoke of the witch-fingered legume with dread.“We search for them and rip them out,” said Francesco Urso, 72, pointing at a sign that read “The planting of Fava is banned.” The leathery green pod bulging with indented oval beans may be delicious, great for the soil and a cherished Roman springtime…

“I’m fine, but you must be freezing,” she said, as she draped a blanket over his shoulders. “It’s been raining for days.”He shrugged. “My teeth are clattering like piano keys, but we’ve been through worse,” he said.Abdul had come to rely on their weekly visits as his only semblance of stability during a time in which living on the street in San Diego had become what he called “a daily game of Russian roulette.” His longtime partner, Phasia McKee, had died in November of a suspected fentanyl overdose at 46 years old. Three of his friends had been run over…

Canadian airports and airlines are bracing for a hot summer travel season ahead as they attempt to bounce back from the chaos of long lines and delays that were seen across the country last year. Travellers might have a smoother ride this time around as the air travel sector rolls out a series of measures, from hiring more staff to technological advancements.There’s also increased pressure on accountability as strengthened air passenger rights measures proposed by the federal government loom.With COVID-19 restrictions completely lifted, improvements at airports and better staffing, “we’re in far better shape than we were before,” said one…

As the war enters its 443rd day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Friday, May 12, 2023: Conflict Russia’s defence ministry denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control. Launching a counteroffensive now would be “unacceptable” and risk lives, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that Kyiv was waiting for more Western armoured vehicles to arrive to begin its assault. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin warned the “worst of all expected scenarios” was unfolding in Bakhmut as he…

Ducati’s reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has claimed pole position for the French Grand Prix after finishing on top in the qualifying session.The Italian star was fastest in Le Mans with a time of 1 minute 30.705 seconds, 0.058 seconds ahead of six-times MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez, who was making his return after recovering from a hand injury.Australia’s Jack Miller will start from the second line of the grid after qualifying fourth fastest.“I pushed a lot. It’s not been easy, it wasn’t the best start to the week,“ Bagnaia said.“The pace was very competitive, but finally we can…