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Vice President JD Vance has sent a letter to Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei seeking to restart peace negotiations, according to multiple reports, but President Trump insists it is a focused out… [+1919 chars]

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Alphabet's Q3 earnings sparked a sell-off in the stock, and AI jitters returned to markets, dragging on the tech-heavy indexes.

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ATLANTA -- When the WNBA Finals resume Thursday, will we crown a champion or return to San Francisco for Game 7?
The Atlanta Dream host the Golden State Valkyries in a mat… [+7330 chars]

When Golden State and Atlanta play Thursday, a champion will be crowned or the WNBA Finals will be forced to Game 7.

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(NewsNation) Kit Cassingham and her husband, Randy, sold their home and nearly everything they owned to live aboard a cruise ship for years. Now, she says she doesn’t expect to see that money again.… [+1682 chars]

Passenger Kit Cassingham says she had a “growing sense” the end was near.

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