1. During Wednesday’s UFO congressional hearing, a Pentagon whistleblower testified that the U.S. is in possession of “biological” material from “non-human” pilots. He also claimed that the U.S. has a multi-decade program dedicated to collecting crashed UFOs and attempting to reconstruct them. The Pentagon denies all claims. (JN)

2. Three firefighters and nine civilians were hurt when a construction crane 45 stories up caught fire and collapsed in a Manhattan street during rush hour yesterday morning. (NBC)

3. The Portland Phoenix, a weekly news and arts publication covering Greater Portland, put out its last issue Wednesday. Majority owner and editor Marian McCue said the Phoenix ultimately could not survive in a market where too many people expect to stream news for free and without ads. (PH)

4. Mainers will have to wait until next year to vote on whether they want to replace the current state flag with a design based on the state’s original 1901 flag. Rather than sign the bill and rush the question to ballot, Gov. Mills will allow the bill to become law – which means it will take effect next year and the question will be put to voters in November 2024. (PH)

5. Mega Millions is approaching billion-dollar heights. No one won the multi-state lottery on Tuesday, so Friday’s drawing is worth an estimated $910 million. (CBS)

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