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US core capital goods rise in September; shipments accelerate

New orders for key US-manufactured capital goods increased in September and shipments of these products surged, suggesting business spending on equipment maintained a robust growth pace in the third quarter, though doubts are mounting over the huge cost of building out AI infrastructure.Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending, rose 0.5% last month after an unrevised 1.6% jump in August, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday.Economists polled by Reuters had forecast these so-called core capital goods orders would adva

Advent raises $30 billion for latest buyout, mid-market funds

Iran security chief meets Supreme Leader after talks with Mecca pact countries

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US single-family home prices rise further in August, FHFA says

US single-family house prices increased further in August, despite rising mortgage rates weighing on demand for housing.House prices rose 0.3% after a downwardly revised 0.2% gain in July, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday. Prices were previously reported to have climbed 0.3% in July.They increased 2.4% in the 12 months through August, after advancing 2.5% year-on-year in July. Higher home prices and mortgage rates, which have surged amid the US-Israeli war with Iran and its inflationary fallout, have fueled what economists describe as an affordability crisis, a theme that h

JetBlue shares rally as airline seeks to calm financial concerns

Strong dollar, high yields drag on gold outlook, but central-bank demand lends support

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The Latest: Trump goes to Texas as his Iran war damages GOP hopes for Congress

President Donald Trump takes his midterm campaign blitz to Texas, where Senate candidate Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race against Democrat James Talarico. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio will join Trump to show off a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude to be processed in Texas refineries, according to a congressional aide and two U.S. officials. Meanwhile, the Iran war, which Trump often describes as a “little detour,” has emerged as an unforced liability for a president who promised to keep the U.S. out of foreign wars. Republican str

At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

We studied 1,584 data centers – and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth

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Melania Trump-brokered one-city ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine takes effect

A localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the occupied city of Oleshky that First Lady Melania Trump helped to broker has now gone into effect, officials on both sides said Tuesday.Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights, said on X that the ceasefire went into effect at 3:00 a.m. Kyiv time Tuesday.Russia’s defense ministry said on Telegram it stopped shelling in the direction of Oleshky at the same time Tuesday.The pause in fighting is intended to allow for the evacuation of elderly residents and the entry of urgently needed humanitarian aid to the f

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say

Tennessee authorities are searching for a 28-year-old convicted murderer who escaped through a state prison’s fence late Sunday night before stealing a truck and driving off.Jacob Morley, who is serving a life sentence, is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted” list, with a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.Morley stole a white 2008 Ford F-350 with Tennessee plates around 1 a.m. on October 26, the agency said, citing video it obtained.The Hornbeak Fire Department, about 15 miles from the Northwest Correctional Complex, captured video of

Alex Pretti’s family say they have no answers nine months after federal agents killed him

Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey for third time

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15-year-old arrested in Florida A&M shooting that wounded 11 after homecoming game

A 15-year-old will be charged as an adult in a weekend shooting that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M University following the school's homecoming football game, authorities said Monday. A fight broke out before the shooting Saturday night, and it appears that none of the victims were intended targets, according to Tallahassee police. The youngest victim is 11 years old. Authorities arrested Anthony Rivers III on Sunday and charged him with attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, police said in a statement. Court records did

Political|US|World

US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses

US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials.Sufficient forces are now deployed in the region to carry out the potential attacks, the sources said. The scope of new US military operations would likely go beyond efforts to simply “mow the lawn” or maintain the status quo by striking radars, launchers and other Iranian assets that can be quickly reconstituted — as has been the case since Trump halted full combat operations ea

Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan, drawing Arab American rebuke

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Iran hosts Saudi Arabia and regional powers as fears grow of return to war

Saudi Arabia and its allies dispatched top security officials to Iran for talks on Monday amid fears of a fresh US-Israeli offensive that could plunge the Middle East into further instability.Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin joined Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, in Tehran for meetings with Iran’s top officials, including national security chief Mohsen Rezaei and President Masoud Pezeshkian.Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said the visit by Prince Khalid and representatives of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement coun

Asia|Crime|Political|World

US Marine indicted over alleged murder of woman in Okinawa

Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on suspicion of murdering and robbing a woman in Okinawa earlier this month, multiple Japanese media outlets have reported, in a case that has prompted renewed outrage over the conduct of US troops in the country.Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old Marine assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force at Futenma Air Station, is charged with killing a woman by strangling her with a phone cord at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa’s capital, and stealing her backpack containing a wallet, public broadcaster NHK and others, reported on Sunday.An

UK police says letter with claims against Meghan's father was not shared with other law enforcement

Good mood among fans attending the first NFL game in Paris, a day after protests and clashes

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Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink’s terms of service following dispute over coverage

��s terms of service, after Kyiv said that access to the service had been restored.In a post on X Saturday, Musk said that Ukraine’s armed forces had “violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people.”“That loophole was closed last week,” he added, referring to the restrictions temporarily placed on the service last week which limited speeds to 100 miles per hour. Musk also maintained that Starshield is a separate system controlled by the US government.Musk also underscored Ukraine’s reliance on the service, saying it “remains critical to

Arts|Europe|World

Louvre and other museums closing for Saturday protests as French authorities deploy 70,000 officers

Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday while the Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed as authorities seek to prevent renewed violence during planned protests. Protests last week devolved into mayhem, with people setting fires, storming public buildings, smashing shop windows, looting and clashing with police. It was France's most violent unrest in years. Demonstrators plan to take to the streets again Saturday to denounce the high cost of living. Students, members of the CGT labor union and activists f

Vance intensifies rapidly and could become a major Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast

Fire devastates former Nazi guest house 'Eagle's Nest'

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Workers are getting a shrinking slice of America’s economic pie

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‘They wanted my voice gone’: A swing-seat, pro-Israel Democrat is fending off criticism from both parties

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Anthropic's IPO: A close look at AI frontrunner's rapid growth, spiraling costs

Anthropic unveiled its US initial public offering paperwork on Monday, setting up for a blockbuster market debut that would test investors' willingness to

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The Latest: Israelis vote in a tense election seen as a referendum on Netanyahu

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Netanyahu faces reckoning for October 7 in Israel's first vote since attack

Gal Cohen walks along a memorial wall engraved with the names of the men, women and children slain in the October 7, 2023, Hamas

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Judge puts new limits on Trump’s golf course renovation, blocks removal of more trees

Israel election: What happens after polls close?

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Trump offers $1 million for tipoffs that lead to voter fraud convictions

President Donald Trump said on Monday the US would give $1 million to anyone who reported voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction, a week

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Skydance offers buyouts to some employees to cut costs after Warner Bros merger

Skydance is offering some employees a one-time voluntary buyout, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, as the media company looks to cut costs after scooping up bigger

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Fastest turnout for half a century as Israelis pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

Israelis surged to the polls at the fastest rate in nearly half a century on Tuesday to pass wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls