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Is a Full-Scale Middle East War Already Here? - Foreign Affairs

Of course, that war is already underway. Iran has launched two direct
attacks on Israel, while Israel has carried out one strike in response
and is almost certainly preparing a second. A half dozen Iranian
allies and proxies have attacked Israel, including in terrorist
assaults; Israel has assassinated a passel of key Iranian leaders; and
both sides have carried out cyber strikes.

So the real question is not what a war between Iran and Israel would
look like but what an expanded conflict between them might entail. The
answer, in essence, is this: more of what is happening right now, just
with increased intensity. That is because both sides face significant
material and strategic obstacles that make an imagined all-out war
between them unlikely.

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Nicola Coughlan Bet on HerselfAnd Won
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There was a moment during the Bridgerton press tour earlier this year
when Nicola Coughlan forgot where she was. Looking at the food on the
plate in front of her, she thought she might be in Italy. She was, in
fact, in an Italian restaurant in Brazil. The global tour, during
which she visited seven countries over six months, had started to take
its toll. The journey marked the end of the Netflix phenomenons third
season, in which the actor took center stage as Penelope
Featherington. Coughlans season would go on to become the sixth most
watched season of TV in Netflixs history, beating out The Night Agent
and installments of Stranger Things.

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A Fentanyl Vaccine Is a Long Shot That Just Might Work - Bloomberg
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It wouldnt cure opioid addiction but could prevent a lot of accidental
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Big Tech Has Our Attention - Just Not Our Trust - Bloomberg
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For all of Silicon Valleys huge innovations, two decades of broken
promises and monopolistic misbehavior will require more than ChatGPT
and faster chips to fix.

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In widening dispute, Israel lashes out at France after firms barred
from arms show
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Israel's defence minister on Wednesday called French President
Emmanuel Macrons decision to ban Israeli firms from exhibiting at a
naval arms show "a disgrace" and accused Paris of implementing a
hostile policy towards the Jewish people.














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Hope stirs in the fight to free the milk and sugar at Starbucks - WSJ
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“Literally, it’s different every day," said Coleman, a 52-year-old
software sales executive from Evanston, Ill., about how baristas serve
his Venti coffee. “It’s worse for me and it’s got to be worse
for them."

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Musks SpaceX sues California regulator over rocket launches - WSJ
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Elon Musk’s space company sued regulators in California after
officials rejected a request to allow more SpaceX rocket launches,
claiming the decision was politically motivated.














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Lab-grown blood vessels could soon become reality - WSJ
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Researchers around the world are working to grow heart valves, lungs
and more from human cells. They have succeeded in bringing some to
market such as knee cartilage and skin grafts, but advances for more
complicated anatomy have been slow-going for years.

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Clean energy to outpace global demand growth, IEA says - WSJ
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Clean-energy sources are set to grow at a faster pace than global
energy demand by the end of the decade, becoming the largest source of
energy in the mid-2030s, the International Energy Agency said.














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Luxurys last growth engine has stalled - WSJ
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Shares in LVMH fell 7% on Wednesday morning after the world’s
biggest luxury company released third-quarter results that were worse
than expected. LVMH’s most important profit driver, its fashion and
leather division which includes handbags, saw a 5% drop in sales
compared with last year. Demand at its Christian Dior brand has slowed
more than Louis Vuitton, a sign that the brand may have been damaged
by a recent investigation into its Italian supply chain.

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Another fun thing about middle age: Frozen shoulder - WSJ
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Formally known as “adhesive capsulitis," frozen shoulder is a
painful condition where inflammation immobilizes the shoulder joint
for months or even years. Doctors don’t know exactly what causes it.
Unlike many other orthopedic problems, it’s not often triggered by
overuse. Midlife women are especially prone to it.














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Nvidia will dominate Big Techs earnings season again - WSJ
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The world’s largest tech companies should at least be getting used
to that by now. More than a year into the so-called AI revolution, the
most eye-popping changes have come to their cash-flow statements.
Microsoft, Amazon.com, Google parent Alphabet and Meta Platforms,
which owns Facebook and Instagram, parted with a combined $106.2
billion in capital spending during the first half of this year. That
is up 49% from the same period a year earlier, with most of the
increase going for chips from Nvidia and other infrastructure to power
generative artificial intelligence services.

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Outrage and Paranoia After Hurricane Helene - The New Yorker
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After Hurricane Helene devastated most of western North Carolina,
volunteers began streaming into the region. With roads closed,
submerged, and blocked by fallen trees, some arrived in the sky,
outfitted with private planes and helicopters. This is a relatively
new feature of disaster relief. Doug Jackson, the chairman of
Operation Airdrop, a Texas-based organization for volunteer pilots
that formed after Hurricane Harvey, in 2017, told me that the air
response to Helene involved an unheard-of number of private choppers
and aircraft, including three Black Hawks, which cost a few million
dollars even when purchased secondhand.














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Startup can identify deepfake video in real time
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Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25
years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging
interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted
source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know
everything, only what’s important.

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We finally know how much Elon Musk is spending to elect Donald Trump
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Musk — who also leads the artificial intelligence startup xAI and
the brain chip startup Neuralink— is eyeing a government post
overseeing a commission “tasked with conducting a complete financial
and performance audit of the entire federal government” in a
potential Trump administration. He’s suggested naming that
commission the Department of Government Efficiency” — or DOGE, a
reference to Musk’s favorite meme-based cryptocurrency.














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Holiday shopping season: An early look at how retail stores and
e-commerce are getting ready for the rush
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The increase of Asian nearshoring in Mexico is expected to be a part
of the next review date under the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA), with the results of the presidential election
likely to influence the outcome. On July 1, 2026, the U.S., Mexico,
and Canada will confirm in writing whether or not to continue the
agreement, and one or more of the three parties can decide to take the
step of not renewing the agreement.

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Family tell of seeing mother and son burned to death in Gaza hospital
blaze
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The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least
42,409 people had been killed in the war so far. The conflict has left
large areas in ruins and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population of
2.3 million people, forcing hundreds of thousands into crowded tent
camps or schools that have been turned into shelters.













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US demands proof that Israel does not have starvation policy in
northern Gaza
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In the face of an expected Israeli attack on Iran, seen as a reprisal
for Tehran’s strikes on Israel at the start of this month, the US is
sending an air defence system to supplement Israel’s ability to
protect itself from a ballistic missile attack. The supply of the
Thaad missile system is part of a bargain designed to ensure Israel
holds back from hitting Iranian economic and nuclear targets, an
induced self-restraint that might persuade Iran in turn not to mount
further retaliation, which could bring the whole region closer to
all-out war.

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US judge bars Alabama from purging thousands of voters before election
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“We know from talking with our plaintiffs and from talking with
others in Alabama that this really created a chill for naturalized
citizens who were intimidated and deterred from registering to vote
and from voting,” Huddleston said. And it’s really important that
all Americans have access to the ballot.”

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US supreme court declines to pause new federal power plant emissions
rule
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Numerous states and industry players filed multiple lawsuits
challenging the rule in the US court of appeals for the District of
Columbia circuit, which on 19 July denied requests to pause the
regulation pending its review.

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Y Combinator-backed fintech CapWay has shut down | TechCrunch
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But, one failed startup – which is almost a badge of honor in the
startup world – has not deterred her from her love of building
companies. She still wants to work in the financial inclusion space
and is pondering her next startup idea. She’s currently looking at
some potential entrepreneur-in-resident opportunities at venture
firms. 

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After selling Drift, ex-HubSpot exec launches AI for customer success
managers | TechCrunch
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While Agency seems to have no direct competitors at present, another
function within the sales and marketing organization, sales
development representative, is facing disruption from dozens of
AI-powered solutions.

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Glovo adds a side of social stickiness to its food delivery app |
TechCrunch
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Natasha is a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joining September 2012,
based in Europe. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for
CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business
technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she
focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills
issues. She has also freelanced for organisations including The
Guardian and the BBC. Natasha holds a First Class degree in English
from Cambridge University, and an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths
College, University of London.

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How Paladin's drones helped Asheville during Hurricane Helene |
TechCrunch
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Using technology to make public safety work better is an area seeing
more interest from entrepreneurs as of late. Prepared is another
startup building in this space with a similar mission. Prepared is
building a system to help 911 dispatchers by giving them a more
complete picture of what is happening at the site of a call using
video. Prepared has raised more than $70 million in venture capital.

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Lightmatter's $400M round has AI hyperscalers hyped for photonic data
centers | TechCrunch
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Harris speculated that, apart from interconnect, power per chip is
going to be the big differentiator going forward. “In 10 years
you’ll have wafer-scale chips from everybody — there’s just no
other way to improve the performance per chip,” he said. Cerebras is
of course already working on this, though whether they are able to
capture the true value of that advance at this stage of the technology
is an open question.

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Fable adds cognitive and hearing impairments to its accessibility
tools with $25M round | TechCrunch
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“It was so different from the last few times we raised,” Pillai
recalled. “I remember when we raised our seed and Series A it was
very much, you know, trying to convince investors about the
opportunity around the accessibility space. But this time around,
investors had a very strong understanding of the space, the growth
opportunity. It was more about, you know, how much value are you
adding to customers, and how are you growing? I think that stood
out.”

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Why I Keep Buying These 14 Incredible Growth Stocks
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George Budwell has positions in Archer Aviation, Aspen Aerogels,
CRISPR Therapeutics, GE Aerospace, Howmet Aerospace, Intuitive
Machines, Joby Aviation, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Navitas
Semiconductor, Nvidia, Palantir Technologies, Prime Medicine, Rocket
Lab USA, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Toyota Motor. The
Motley Fool has positions in and recommends CRISPR Therapeutics,
Nvidia, Palantir Technologies, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and
Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool recommends Rocket Lab USA. The
Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Stock market today: Dow jumps over 300 points to hit fresh record,
lead stock rebound
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The results cement a broad rebound across the Wall Street operations
of the country's biggest banks. Investment banking fees and equity
trading revenue also jumped at JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo
(WFC), Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC), and Citigroup (C).

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Ahead of public meeting, FDA signals flexibility in evaluating smoking
cessation treatments
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In a perspective paper published with the National Institutes of
Health this week, the agency labeled the effort to help Americans quit
smoking a top priority and said it was willing to consider broader
endpoints in clinical trials of smoking cessation products. 

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Has America lost its shame? - FT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=79749&nl=daily]
The brazenness of US politicians in the face of scandals is a defining
feature of the era

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America boosts Israels missile shield. What did it get in return? -
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IN THE EARLY hours of October 15th two American cargo planes landed at
an air-force base in the Negev Desert. Mobile surface-to-air missile
launchers trundled off the ramp and were soon on their way to a launch
site in southern Israel, along with some 100 American soldiers to
operate them. Americas latest deployment to a war in the Middle East
had begun, just two days after President Joe Biden gave the order.

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Border Agents Seize $11 Million Worth of Blue Fentanyl Pills
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Officers discovered 122 pounds of narcotics concealed within the
vehicle's quarter panel during a routine inspection at the Calexico
West Port of Entry on Oct. 9, the agency said in a statement dated
yesterday.

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Critiquing Trumps economics from the right
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and were dedicated
to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, its more
important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But
in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have
an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.

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Biden Announces $425 Million in Aid to Ukraine
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Mr. Biden views Angola as a primary example of his administration’s
efforts to revitalize relations with African nations after falling
behind Russia and China in competing for security and economic
influence on the continent. Africa has become increasingly important
in the sphere of global competition, with the youngest,
fastest-growing population in the world, and Angola specifically has
turned to the United States recently for investment.

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Paul Lowe, Award-Winning British Photojournalist, Dies at 60
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Their son took a trip to the United States that was supposed to last
days, but he had not returned after more than two months, she said.
Mr. Lowe had traveled to California to try to persuade him to come
home with him.

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Crypto usage has gone to the moon, says new report
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On a more optimistic note, the report suggests that crypto projects,
already addressing centralization issues, could leverage blockchain
technology to mitigate AI-related centralization risks. This approach
could potentially foster a more equitable distribution of
technological power in the AI field.

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GM is investing almost $1 billion to ensure its access to a key
mineral for EV batteries
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GM’s next-generation batteries are projected to cut costs by about
$6,000 per EV, Kurt Kelty, the executive overseeing battery
development, said at an event earlier this month, which should help it
boost sales. CEO Mary Barra has said the company is on pace to produce
around 200,000 EVs in North America this year, with profitability on a
production basis this quarter.

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Led by Believers in the City's Future, Detroit Is on the Rebound
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Twenty minutes later, Mr. Duggan stepped out of the Jeep at a small
park off Rosa Parks Boulevard, north of downtown. In 1967, it was the
site of an unlicensed after-hours club that was raided by the police.
The action provoked a violent uprising that raged for five days, left
43 people dead, 1,200 injured, and more than 14,000 homes, buildings
and stores burned or destroyed. The episode spurred the flight of
thousands of residents from the city and marked the start of
Detroit’s long, painful decline.

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Elon Musk gives pro-Trump PAC $75 million, announces Pennsylvania
voter tour
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When Trump returned to that site for another rally in early October,
Musk joined him on stage wearing a black "Make America Great Again"
hat and enthusiastically declared himself to be "Dark MAGA."

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GM to invest $625 million in joint venture to mine EV battery raw
materials in U.S.
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The joint venture is in addition to GM's $320 million investment into
Lithium Americas in February 2023. The investment included GM
acquiring approximately 15 million common shares of Lithium Americas.

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Opinion | Trump Has Turned It Up to 11
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“Trump was distinctive in how he tapped into white grievance,”
they wrote. “Trump’s primary campaign became a vehicle for a
different kind of identity politics” — one oriented toward
capitalizing on the feeling of many white people that they were being
“pushed aside in an increasingly diverse America.”

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Retail spending report could show consumers still pouring money into
the economy
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Spending in September could throw another wrinkle into the Federal
Reserve's thought process.

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Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small
modular reactors
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Last spring, AWS invested in a nuclear energy project with Talen
Energy, signing an agreement to purchase nuclear power from the
company's existing Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a nuclear power
station in Salem Township, Pennsylvania. AWS also purchased the
adjacent, nuclear-powered data center campus from Talen for $650
million.

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Lucid, Discover
Financial, PPG Industries, Kinder Morgan and more
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These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

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Diamond Sports, FanDuel reach naming rights agreement for regional
sports networks
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Some NBA teams that have left the regional sports networks have turned
to local broadcast stations to air local games. The NHL's Dallas Stars
and Anaheim Ducks have launched over-the-top streaming partnerships
with Victory+, a sports streamer owned by Canada-based A Parent Media
Co., for their local viewing.

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Bitcoin hits highest level since July, boosting other coins and
crypto-related stocks
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"We went into this journey with the expectation that we needed to
educate ETF investors on crypto and on bitcoin specifically," Cohen
said. "As it turns out, we have done a lot of education of crypto
investors on the benefits of the ETP wrapper."

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TNT Sports to air new women's basketball league Unrivaled
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When Unrivaled was announced earlier this year, it had just closed on
a seed fund rounding and its investors included media executives such
as former ESPN President John Skipper, ex-Turner President David Levy,
and former Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff. The investors also included
athletes like former NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony and others who
invested through the venture capital firm led by Alex Morgan, the
recently retired star and captain of the U.S women's national soccer
team.

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What the charts say about whether the S&P 500 can continue higher into
year-end
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Frank Cappelleri breaks down various chart patterns on the broad
market index.

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Ulta Beauty shares tick higher, even as company sees 'headwinds' in
beauty industry
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In makeup, for example, more shoppers seek multiuse products and want
to get supplies for glamorous looks. In skin care, customers want to
know more about items' ingredients and want dermatologist-recommended
brands as they grow more health conscious, she said. In hair care,
shoppers are thinking beyond shampoo and conditioner and adding on
products such as scalp treatments or items designed for curly and
textured hair.

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MLB playoff viewership surges as big market stars vie for World Series
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The two other remaining teams, the Mets and Guardians, have their own
draws. The Mets turned around their season in June after a winning
streak, which followed a McDonald's mascot, Grimace, throwing out a
first pitch at a game.

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Trump-backed crypto coin misses $300 million sales target, raises less
than $12 million
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WLF's website adds in the fine print that Trump and his family
members may receive tokens from World Liberty Financial and that they
are "entitled to receive significant fees for services provided to
World Liberty Financial, which amount cannot yet be determined."

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