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  • Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs and mark the year’s longest winning streak

    Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs and mark the year’s longest winning streak

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    Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to new record highs Friday, sealing six straight weeks of gains. The broad market benchmark advanced 0.40% to close at 5,864.67. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 36.86 points, or 0.09%, to end at 43,275.91. The Nasdaq Composite, led by a post-earnings jump in Netflix, ended the day up 0.63% at…

  • Phoenix ends 21-day streak of record October heat

    Phoenix ends 21-day streak of record October heat

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    “It’s just amazing how long it has gone on without any sort of break,” Brady said. “It has been unending. And that makes you wonder: How can people live with this much sustained heat?” Cooling centers, hydration stations and other heat relief efforts in Phoenix were slated to wind down Sept. 30, but they were…