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Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult' JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a “second stage” in the war against Hamas by s
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UAW and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal as union adds strike at Tennessee GM factory

UAW and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal as union adds strike at Tennessee GM factory

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Saturday as it escalated strikes against General Motors by adding a plant in Tennessee.
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Another first for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, selling shares of the bank he's run for nearly 2 decades

Another first for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, selling shares of the bank he's run for nearly 2 decades

Jamie Dimon will do something he has never done before in nearly two decades as the head of JPMorgan Chase & Co. - sell shares in the company.
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Shawn Levy talks about 'All the Light We Cannot See' and his friendship with Wolverine and Deadpool

Shawn Levy talks about 'All the Light We Cannot See' and his friendship with Wolverine and Deadpool

Shawn Levy knew he had to direct the Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See,” when he read a scene between the main character Marie and her father. "I remember being knocked out emotionally and deciding, “'I don’t want to share.
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Stock market today: Wall Street falls, bringing the S&P 500 index 10% below its July peak

Stock market today: Wall Street falls, bringing the S&P 500 index 10% below its July peak

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks stumbled on Wall Street, bringing the S&P 500 10% below the peak it reached in July and putting the benchmark index into what's called a “correction.” The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, or 19.86 points, to close at 4,117.
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Cruise, GM's robotaxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide

Cruise, GM's robotaxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.
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15-year sentence for Reno man who admitted using marijuana before crash that led to 3 deaths

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Reno man who admitted to driving under the influence of marijuana when he caused a crash that led to three deaths five years ago has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Unifor talks with Stellantis head into final weekend before deadline

Unifor talks with Stellantis head into final weekend before deadline

TORONTO — Unifor is heading into the final weekend of its negotiations with Stellantis before a strike deadline, as the United Auto Workers in the U.S. also move into a new stage of talks. Unifor has set Oct. 29 at 11:59 p.m.
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Imperial Oil's fleet of heavy-haul trucks at Kearl oilsands site now fully autonomous

Imperial Oil's fleet of heavy-haul trucks at Kearl oilsands site now fully autonomous

CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. expects its recently completed transition to self-driving trucks at its Kearl oilsands mine will help boost bitumen production from that site to all-time record levels in the coming years.
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Many Americans say their household expenses are outpacing earnings this year, AP-NORC poll shows

Many Americans say their household expenses are outpacing earnings this year, AP-NORC poll shows

NEW YORK (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say their household expenses have risen over the last year, but only about 1 in 4 say their income has increased in the same period, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affai
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