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NFL Titans coach says gun incident was 'cry for help'

NFL Titans coach says gun incident was 'cry for help'

Ex-Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jordan Elliott pulling a gun at the team facility was more a cry for help than a criminal act, Titans coach Robert Saleh said on Wednesday.

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Russia 'ready' to resume trilateral talks but cool on Ukraine deal

Russia 'ready' to resume trilateral talks but cool on Ukraine deal

Russia said Wednesday it was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after Vladimir Putin met a US envoy and freed a detained American -- but Moscow played down the chances of a deal to end the conflict.

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Tesla profits drop but top analyst estimates

Tesla profits drop but top analyst estimates

Tesla reported a drop in third-quarter profits Wednesday but topped analyst estimates as multi-billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker invested heavily in new technologies.

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Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own

Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own

US shopping giant Walmart on Wednesday unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta’s Muse to shop on behalf of its customers, taking the opposite approach to rival Amazon, which bars outside AI agents from its platform.

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Angels drop Suzuki as manager after club's worst MLB season

Angels drop Suzuki as manager after club's worst MLB season

Kurt Suzuki will not be retained as manager of the Los Angeles Angels after the first 100-loss campaign in club history, the Major League Baseball team announced on Wednesday.

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Quebec separatist premier sworn in without royal presence

Quebec separatist premier sworn in without royal presence

Quebec's new separatist leader took office Wednesday after being sworn in without pledging an oath to King Charles III, while the monarch's official representative in the Canadian province stayed away from the ceremony.

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Washington orders US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia

Washington orders US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia

Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis.

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UAE nominates official to lead UN

UAE nominates official to lead UN

The UAE nominated Wednesday its foreign ministry official Lana Nusseibeh to run in the contest to lead the UN as none of the six existing candidates has emerged as a clear front-runner.

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Musk's SpaceX results lift global stock markets

Musk's SpaceX results lift global stock markets

Global stock markets rose Wednesday, boosted by news that Elon Musk's SpaceX reported its first quarterly profit as a publicly traded company.

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NFL boss Goodell welcomes probe into Hurts medical care

NFL boss Goodell welcomes probe into Hurts medical care

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday he welcomes an investigation sought by the players union into the medical treatment received by Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts over blood clots.

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