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Former military officials plead with Congress to pass Israel, Ukraine aid: A group of 30 retired three and four-star military generals and admirals traveled to Capitol Hill Tuesday to push lawmakers to approve an emergency aid package for Israel and Ukraine as war rages on in both countries.

Homicide suspect who escaped from Washington, D.C., hospital is captured: Christopher Haynes, who was initially arrested Sept. 6 in connection with a murder, assaulted an officer while at a hospital and fled with one handcuff still attached.

The U.S. carried out airstrikes targeting two facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria following a series of drone and rocket attacks against U.S. forces in the region, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.

A salty problem for people near the mouth of the Mississippi is a wakeup call for New Orleans: The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance’s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the area’s longtime drinking water source: the Mississippi River.

US economy grows at fastest pace in nearly two years in third quarter of 2023: High wages and a tight labor market powered consumer spending, leading to GDP growth of 4.9%

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Ex-Chinese premier sidelined by Xi dies at 68: Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack aged 68. State media said he died at 10 minutes past midnight on Friday despite "all-out" efforts to revive him.

Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people and devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco are getting desperate amid a slow government response, worrying that the focus will remain on repairing infrastructure for the city’s economic engine of tourism instead of helping the neediest.

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Airbnb to use Artificial Intelligence to curb Halloween party chaos: Airbnb is cracking down on Halloween parties by using Artificial Intelligence.

1-800-Flowers CEO on the best business advice he got from Jamie Dimon: 1-800-Flowers CEO and cofounder Jim McCann says he got the best piece of business advice from JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon.

Bay Area CEO worth $35 billion says 'suffering' wasn't worth it: Even obscene wealth isn't enough to justify the horrors of life as a tech startup founder.

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Old Money Behaves Differently In 5 Ways: The elite world of old-money families operates differently than the rest of us | Steve Burns, New Trader U. The elite world of old-money families operates differently than the rest of us. Their wealth stretches back generations, shaping distinct mindsets and behaviors from the nouveau riche. What exactly makes old money so unique?

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