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With hope on the horizon for an end to the WGA strike—and the SAG-AFTRA strike, too, fingers crossed—a new comic is here to celebrate the powerful Hollywood labor movement, with some big names attached.

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• US stocks tumbled on Tuesday as weak economic data sparked the worst loss since March.
• Readings on sales of new homes and consumer confidence came in below forecasts.
• Investors are also contending with a possible interest rate hike and a government shutdown.

US stocks plummeted on Tuesday as weak

As part of its efforts to watch over America’s assets in space, the United States Space Force is looking into establishing a line of communication with China in case of an emergency in orbit. It’s not clear, however, whether or not China will pick up the line.

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• For new couples, moving too fast or too slow when it comes to getting physical can be a big worry.
• Many people wonder when the best time is to start being sexually intimate in a relationship.
• The answer is complicated, spanning anywhere from a few dates to a few months after beginning to spend time together.

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• Target will close nine stores in New York, Seattle, Portland, and the Bay Area due to crime.
• "Theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests," the company said.
• CEO Brian Cornell previously said retail theft is driving $1.2

NASA’s Perseverance rover, equipped with an advanced computer pilot known as AutoNav, has been making significant strides on the Martian surface, setting new speed records since its landing in February 2021.

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• Surging interest rates have sparked the biggest meltdown on record for the 20+ year Treasury bond ETF.
• The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has declined 45% from its closing high in 2020.
• Bond losses could get even worse if the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates.

Our Chart of the Day helps visualize the massive losses bond market investors have experienced as interest rates

Russia published a video apparently showing Viktor Sokolov attending a board meeting after Ukraine announced his death. The Kremlin has neither confirmed nor denied his death.

• Washington will send Ukraine much-sought-after ATACMS, tactical long-range missiles, according to multiple reports.
• One variant that could help Kyiv is the M39 cluster missile, which has nearly 1,000 submunitions.
• A former US artillery officer says these weapons can hammer Russian artillery and isolate portions of its army

Last week, at Amazon’s annual Fall hardware event, executive David Limp revealed the company would soon be upgrading the capabilities of its well-known voice assistant, Alexa, using the supposedly magical power of generative AI. Earlier this year, Amazon rolled out AlexaLLM, a large language model designed to be…

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• Mastercard is hiring tech talent across 7 global technology hubs.
• The payments firm wants software architects and talent in crypto and AI, among others.
• Oran Cummins, EVP of APIs at Mastercard, told Insider what it's like to work there.
• This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert