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Levi Strauss raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, after benefiting from tariff refunds, as it bets on strong holiday demand for its premium denim.The company's shares fell 1.3% in extended trading, reversing a brief 7% jump after the results.Here are more details: • The apparel brand received $79 million in refunds during the third quarter ended August 30 for tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and plans to redeploy about $60 million this year on promotions• Comparable sales for its direct-to-consumer business were flat in the third quarter. CEO

Missouri sued over alleged decades of underfunding at historically Black university

French mayor caught in viral video clash says student protesters 'could be my children'

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Wolfspeed secures $1.5 billion conditional loan commitment from US defense department

Chipmaker Wolfspeed said on Wednesday it has received a conditional loan commitment for up to $1.5 billion from the US Department of Defense to expand domestic production of silicon carbide materials and power devices, sending its shares surging 27% in extended trading.• Wolfspeed makes chips using silicon carbide, which are more energy-efficient and used in applications that require huge amounts of power conversion such as electric vehicles, solar inverters and industrial power systems• The company said the conditional 30-year commitment, through the defense department's Office of Strat

Democrats sue Trump to halt taxpayer-funded TV ads that praised him

Lululemon puts Nike veteran in charge of product as CEO O'Neill looks to right ship

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As Army moves to execute Fort Hood shooter, questions about procedure linger

The former U.S. Army officer convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December in what would be the first military execution in more than 65 years. The announcement stunned an attorney who had represented Nidal Malik Hasan in a civil case, and raised concerns among experts on military law about whether the Army followed its mandated process for setting an execution and notifying a prisoner they’ve been condemned to death. President Donald Trump's announcement on

'Fjord,' Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or winner, strikes a nerve while asking questions of progressives

Brazilian students in Rio de Janeiro march against the prospect of another Bolsonaro presidency

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Christa Pike’s attorneys call recovery ‘medically unprecedented’ ahead of hearing over botched execution

Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to put her to death via lethal injection last week, will be in court Wednesday as they seek to preserve relevant evidence in her twice-botched execution.Pike has been hospitalized for nearly a week after being injected with two ostensibly fatal doses of pentobarbital, her attorneys said. On Tuesday, her attorneys said, she was finally conscious and speaking – though she continues to receive critical medical care and suffered “severe damage” to her arms.“Her recovery is medically unprecedented,” the attorneys said in a sta

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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after she survived Tennessee’s execution attempt, her attorneys say

Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate, is conscious and speaking six days after her failed execution, according to a statement from her attorneys.“Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,” her attorneys said in a statement.Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, was to become

Californians blast Trump remark that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles, San Diego

Fred Claire, former Dodgers GM who oversaw 1988 World Series champion team, dies at 91

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Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. The U.S. military has not carried out the death penalty since 1961. The Army secretary will decide a time and place for the execution, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote in a post on X. “Judgement day for Hasan has finally come,” Parnell wrote. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, walked into a medical building where soldiers were getting medical checkups, shouted “Allahu akbar” —

US accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's son

US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said.The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her planned departure to China, the agency said in a statement. Authorities charged Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, with acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Zhang surveilled a son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, the FBI said. The agency did not directly name Zhang's alleged target, but later shared a New York Pos

NFL suspends an official 2 games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

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Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he would be talking with Putin about the case “very soon.” Health authorities are investigating after the death of an employee at an anti-plague institute, which authorities attributed to pneumonia with an unknown cause. Asked what the U.S. intelligence community was saying about the case, Trump said the U.S. is in “very deep discussions�

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Lionel Messi prepares for his final match for Argentina

Expect lots of tears when Lionel Messi plays a farewell game for Argentina on Tuesday. The friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires has been dubbed “The Night That No One Wants to End” as Messi plays for his country one last time. The 39-year-old soccer icon announced his international retirement in the weeks following the World Cup final loss to Spain, saying, “The time has come.” The Argentine Football Association tempted him to make one last appearance for “the farewell he deserves” and thousands of fans are expected to show their appreci

Roberts moves struggling Ohtani to No. 5 spot in Dodgers' lineup in NLDS Game 3 against Braves

US resident arrested in connection with Canada’s Tumbler Ridge school shooting

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What do we know about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia?

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances on October 2, prompting authorities to quarantine about 200 people and causing public health fears on social media.Here's what we know about the case, which officials have not linked to her work or plague, and about the disease she studied.WHAT HAPPENED?Russian media named the victim as Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East.The authorities said she died of an unknown type of pneumonia but that as a pr

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Messi set for emotional Argentina farewell in Buenos Aires friendly vs Benin

Argentina fans are confident there is a bright future beyond Lionel Messi as the team's most influential player of the last two decades prepares to bid farewell. The 39-year-old superstar will play his final match for Argentina on Tuesday — a friendly against Benin at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires — marking a pivotal moment in the country's football. Messi leaves behind an extraordinary legacy, including the 2022 World Cup title, two more World Cup finals (2014, 2026), two Copa América trophies (2021, 2024), an Olympic gold medal (2008), and 125 goals as

Whistleblower says Trump demanded FBI probe into protesters over a TikTok he saw

Yankees make 4 errors in sloppy playoff loss to Rays that leaves them on brink of elimination

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In first Maine Senate debate, Collins seeks to distance herself from Trump

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Rubio tells Russia to share more information about plague death

Russia should share more information about the death of a plague laboratory worker who died last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, in an incident

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Tennessee Republicans consider more execution options after Christa Pike lethal injection fails

Tennessee's top Republicans are exploring alternative execution methods after the failed execution of Christa Pike

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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