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- GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie has a basic message for House Republicans: Get a speaker.
- "I don't care. Just pick someone!" he said during a Saturday campaign appearance in South Carolina.
- Christie argued that the speakership holdup is hurting US efforts to aid Israel and Ukraine.
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- Israel is now waging war on three fronts — the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria.
- As the conflict spreads, the US is beefing up its military presence in the region.
- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was in response to "recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces."
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- Russia has suffered up to to 480,000 casualties in the war against Ukraine, per UK intelligence.
- The country has suffered 50,000-190,000 permanent casualties and 240,000-290,000 temporarily wounded.
- In a desperate bid to replenish its manpower, Moscow is sending injured soldiers back into battle.
Russia has likely suffered

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- Financial analyst Kevin Paffrath criticized Elon Musk's comments on Tesla's recent earnings call.
- He said Musk blamed the EV maker's struggles on economic factors instead of "coming up with a plan."
- Tesla's third-quarter results fell short of analysts' expectations.
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- Arvind Krishna doesn't believe AI will replace as many jobs as some fear.
- But he advises young people to develop critical thinking skills to futureproof themselves.
- We should be more worried about national security risks and AI-powered misinformation, Krishna said.
Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, has
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- An untouched DeLorean was found in a barn in Wisconsin, Illinois, The Washington Post reported.
- The car's owner hardly drove it and kept it protected from the sun, The Post reported.
- The DeLorean was made famous by the "Back to the Future" movies.
An almost untouched DeLorean was discovered collecting dust in a Wisconsin barn, with only 977 miles on it, The Washington
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- Whale watchers in California spotted a "super rare" white orca.
- The orca was hunting in a pack with its mother, according to Monterey Bay Whale Watch.
- The whale is