A Russian soldier was so weak from lack of food and water that he couldn't wear his bulletproof vest, Ukrainian intelligence says

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A Russian soldier eats while sitting near a tank in the South Ossetian town of Dzhava on August 9, 2008.

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  • Ukraine shared what it said was an intercepted phone call between a Russian soldier and his wife.
  • The Russian soldier complains about a lack of food and water on the front lines, a report says.
  • He tells his wife he is so weak that he is unable to wear his

Meet the candidates in the running to replace James Gorman as Morgan Stanley's CEO

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A photo compilation with corporate headshots of Ted Pick, Andy Saperstein, and Dan Simkowitz all wearing grey suits and ties.
(L-R) Ted Pick, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz

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  • Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman plans to retire by May 2024, leaving big shoes to fill.
  • The two frontrunners are hard-charging trader Ted Pick and affable wealth manager Andy Saperstein.
  • Here's what you need to know about the CEO race and its dark horse: asset manager Dan Simkowitz.

Succession has traditionally been a bloody

An opulent ancient Egyptian tomb containing 5,000-year-old wine may have belonged to a long-forgotten female pharaoh

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Side-by-side images show vistas from the tomb. On the left, a picture shows the ruins of an ancient tomb buried in a sandy landscape. The tomb's walls draw two concentric squares in the ground. On the right, ancient wine jars are seen half buried in the sand between narrow rectangular walls.
Side-by-side images show the tomb complex of Meret-Neith in Abydos, next to a picture of 5,000-year-old wine jars found in the grave.

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  • A female royal from the first ancient Egyptian dynasty was found buried in a lavish tomb. 
  • She was buried with 41 courtiers and servants, and dozens of wine jars. 
  • Researchers think she may have been the first female pharaoh of ancient Egypt.

A lavish

Car theft surged more than 10% in one year. See the most stolen models.

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The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat was the most stolen vehicle from 2020 to 2022

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  • The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is the most frequently stolen vehicle in the US, a nonprofit says. 
  • It tops the list of 20 others that IIHS says are stolen more often than average. 
  • Kia and Hyundai cars also made the list, after viral videos exposed a quirk making them easy to steal. 

The FBI released

Musk adds yet more complexity to X with new paid tiers

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Elon Musk said that the new X premium tiers would be launching "soon."

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  • X owner Elon Musk says the site will introduce two new premium tiers.
  • He said that the new X Premium would include a more expensive ad-free version.
  • It comes after the site started charging some new users a $1 annual fee in order to fight bots.   

Elon Musk has announced that X is launching two new tiers

Elon Musk's fortune plunged by $16 billion in a single day - but he could lose a lot more and still be the richest person in the world

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla factory in Fremont, California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla factory in Fremont, California.

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  • Tesla stock tumbled 9% on Thursday after the EV maker reported disappointing third-quarter earnings.
  • The share-price decline meant Elon Musk's net worth fell by $16 billion in a single day.
  • However, Musk remains the world's richest person with an estimated $210 billion fortune.

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Mortgage Interest Rates Today, October 20, 2023 | Rates Quickly Closing in on 8%

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Mortgage rates appear to be bearing the brunt of the Federal Reserve's aggressive hikes to the federal funds rate. Ever since the Fed started raising rates in early 2022, mortgage rates