Israel ordered Chevron to shut down a major natural gas field, which could send prices spiking further just before winter

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The Tamar natural gas production platform.

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  • Israel told Chevron to shut down a major natural gas field, and it's threatening to further spike prices of the fuel.
  • The world's natural gas market has already been rocked by the war in Ukraine and threats of a strike in Australia.
  • Some Israeli gas from Tamar is exported to Egypt, which processes the fuel into LNG that's exported to

Sam Bankman-Fried thought political donations got him 'high returns' for little money, Caroline Ellison testifies

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Caroline Ellison (left) and Sam Bankman-Fried (right).

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  • Caroline Ellison testified on Tuesday in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial.
  • Ellison, the former CEO of his cryptocurrency hedge fund, said SBF believed money could win him political power.
  • He thought "you could get very high returns for relatively small amounts of money," Ellison testified.

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Israel dropped bombs near a Gaza border crossing packed with civilians who'd followed officials' pleas to flee: reports

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Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt during an Israeli airstrike on October 10, 2023. Gaza's border crossing with Egypt, its only one that bypasses Israel, was hit by an Israeli air strike on October 10, 2023 for the second time in 24 hours, witnesses and a rights group said. Witnesses said the strike hit the no-man's land between the Egyptian and Palestinian gates

The best gift deals you can score this Prime Day before the holiday rush

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If you want to get a jump on your holiday shopping, Amazon's Prime Day sale is offering some great deals on giftable products.

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With only a handful of weeks before the holiday season kicks into high gear, October Prime Day is the perfect time to score discounts on everything from stocking stuffers to

A survivor of a Hamas kibbutz attack says the massacre turned his 'little piece of paradise' into 'pure hell'

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Israeli soldiers removing civilian bodies who were killed days earlier in an attack by Hamas militants on this kibbutz in Kfar Aza, Israel.
Israeli soldiers removing civilian bodies who were killed days earlier in an attack by Hamas militants on this kibbutz in Kfar Aza, Israel.

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  • A kibbutz attack survivor says Hamas turned his "little piece of paradise" into "pure hell."
  • Avidor Schwartzman told Reuters that he hid in his safe room with his family when Hamas attacked.
  • Schwartzman said he saw bodies and

Safe rooms in Israel are everywhere, with steel doors and sparse furnishings. Here's what they're like inside.

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People in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon rush to a bomb shelter during a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 10, 2023.

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  • Buildings erected in Israel since the 1990s have built-in safe rooms to avoid bombs and air strikes.
  • Residents told Insider what they're like, showing spaces with sparse furnishings and barricaded entries.
  • While safe rooms are

AI industry could be in for a 'cold shower' next year: analyst

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AI industry could be in for a 'cold shower' next year, says analyst firm

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  • Analyst firm CCS Insight is predicting a "cold shower" for generative AI in 2024.
  • The firm's chief analyst told CNBC he believes the technology is overhyped and faces immense costs to deploy.
  • The firm's prediction comes amid fears of a global chip shortage.

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The best October Prime Day deals you can get

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It’s that time of the year again. Amazon’s latest Prime Day event, Prime Big Deal Days, is now upon us. The exclusive sales event unofficially kicks off the early, early holiday shopping season, and with it comes a cavalcade of deals and discounts. Some are bound to be repeat deals you may have encountered during a random sale, while