Category: news
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U.S. crude prices fall more than 4% as Israel is not expected to strike Iran’s oil industry
U.S. crude futures fell more than 4% on Tuesday, after Israel reportedly told the U.S. that it is not planning to strike Iran’s oil facilities, relieving fears that a major supply disruption in the Middle East is on the horizon. Israel plans to limit its retaliatory strikes in Iran to military targets and does not…
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Apple announces new iPad mini, available to order now and in stores on Oct. 23
Apple announced a new iPad mini on Tuesday, offering the first update to its smallest tablet since 2021. The new iPad mini comes with a faster A17 Pro processor, the same chip that was in last year’s iPhone 15 Pro. That means it supports Apple Intelligence, the company’s new suite of artificial intelligence features that will slowly begin rolling out to…
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American consumers are increasingly underwater on their car loans
DETROIT — A growing number of Americans with auto loans owe more than their vehicles are worth, according to a report Tuesday from Edmunds.com. The auto data and consumer research company reports the average amount owed on so-called upside-down loans climbed to an all-time high of $6,458 during the third quarter. That compares to $6,255 in the…
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Boeing to raise as much as $25 billion to shore up balance sheet
Boeing said Tuesday that it could raise as much as $25 billion in shares or debt over three years, a move to increase liquidity as the troubled manufacturer faces a more than monthlong machinist strike and problems throughout its aircraft programs. “This universal shelf registration provides flexibility for the company to seek a variety of capital options as…
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Parasitic outbreak in North Carolina traced to undercooked bear meat, CDC says
A gathering in North Carolina last year resulted in 10 probable cases of a parasitic infection from undercooked bear meat, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outing in the western region of the state in November 2023 culminated in a presumed outbreak of trichinellosis, a rare parasitic…
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ISIS-K behind foiled Election Day terrorism plot, U.S. officials say
ISIS-K, the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, had directed an Afghan man’s foiled plot to attack U.S. Election Day, according to two senior U.S. officials briefed on the matter. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI last week in Oklahoma and is accused of planning to purchase two AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines and ammunition…
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Menendez brothers’ relatives to rally outside L.A. courthouse as DA weighs resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s extended family is expected to gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday as the district attorney weighs whether the brothers, found guilty of killing their parents almost three decades ago, should be resentenced and possibly released. Nearly two dozen family members will hold a news conference outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz…
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Buffalo Bills trade for WR Amari Cooper in deal with Cleveland Browns
The Buffalo Bills have acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a third-round pick, the teams announced Tuesday. The Browns will also receive a seventh-round pick in 2026, while the Bills acquire a sixth-round pick in 2025 in addition to Cooper. In six games so far this season, Cooper has…
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Pro-Hamas group that helped organize college protests is a ‘sham charity,’ Treasury says
A pro-Hamas organization that has helped organize protests on American college campuses is a “sham charity” that fundraises for a terrorist group, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. In a joint action by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or “Samidoun,” was sanctioned by the Treasury Department and listed as a…
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Van Halen reunion canceled after David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, brother says
A reunion tour for the legendary rock band Van Halen was axed because the group’s lead singer, David Lee Roth, refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex Van Halen revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Alex Van Halen, who founded the band with his brother, opened up…