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Costco's gold bars are a popular product , and now the retailer, which also sells silver coins , has added platinum to the lineup. One-ounce platinum coins and platinum bars are only sold online and only to members, and they cost $1,089.99 on Costco's website, Quartz reports. (If you live...

Costco's Gold Was a Hit. Now It's Selling Another Metal

The devastation Hurricane Helene caused may be followed by devastation of another flavor: financial. Politico reports homeowners' insurance generally does not cover flood damage, which must be purchased separately. Almost all of US flood policies are sold via the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program, which covers 4....

Helene Was Ruinous. The Insurance Reality Is Worse

Obie Williams could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he answered his daughter's daily phone call last week as Hurricane Helene tore through her rural Georgia town. Kobe Williams, 27, and her newborn twin boys were hunkering down at their trailer home in Thomson, Georgia, and starting...

Newborns Killed Are Helene's Youngest Known Victims

By Maya Gebeily and James Mackenzie BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional proxies will not back down from Israel hours after an

Khamenei says Iran and its allies will not back down from Israel

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely maintained a moderate pace of job growth in September while the unemployment rate is expected to have held steady at 4.2%, which would

US expected to report moderate September job growth

By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the

US port strike ends leaving cargo backlog

(Reuters) - Elon Musk said late on Thursday he will attend Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania later this week, an event which will mark the former U.S. president's return to the town where

Musk to attend Trump rally in Pennsylvania at site of July assassination attempt

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s campaign billed the event at a Michigan manufacturing plant as an address by the Republican presidential candidate on the local economy.

Analysis-Trump's already harsh rhetoric on migrants is turning darker as Election Day nears

By Karl Plume and Nathan Frandino ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - An army of private volunteers including muleteers and helicopter pilots are helping deliver supplies and rescue stranded victims

By mule and helicopter, volunteers deliver aid to Helene victims

By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Donald Trump is heading to North Carolina on Friday for the fourth time in a month, as the Republican presidential

Donald Trump tries to blunt Democrats' momentum in North Carolina

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Israel pounded northern Gaza with air strikes last October and ordered the evacuation of more than a million Palestinians from the area, a senior Pentagon

Special Report-Emails show early U.S. concerns over Gaza offensive, risk of Israeli war crimes

By Aram Roston and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has discussed U.S.-Saudi diplomatic negotiations involving Israel with Saudi

Exclusive-Kushner has discussed U.S.-Saudi diplomacy with Saudi crown prince

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan Lewis DUBAI (Reuters) - After almost 18 months of war, fighting in Sudan is escalating as seasonal rains end with the army using intensified airstrikes and allied

Analysis-Sudan's war to intensify as rainy season draws to a close

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563313-0-20241003052847.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />The Texas man who spent $4,000 on a guitar at a charity auction only to immediately smash it says the whole thing was "just a joke" and not at all "malicious," though he also confirmed to NBC News that he's a Donald Trump supporter, and as such wasn't happy...

Guy on Smashing Taylor Swift Guitar: It Was Just a Joke

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563722-0-20241003052825.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Asheville is hundreds of miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, but the storm still unleashed absolute devastation on the North Carolina city, which saw some of the heaviest rainfall, NPR reports. The resulting floods destroyed pipes, leaving 100,000 people without water for an undetermined amount of time, the...

With No Water, Asheville Hospital Resorts to Drilling a Well

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563734-0-20241003062317.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Costco's gold bars are a popular product , and now the retailer, which also sells silver coins , has added platinum to the lineup. One-ounce platinum coins and platinum bars are only sold online and only to members, and they cost $1,089.99 on Costco's website, Quartz reports. (If you live...

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563791-0-20241003093947.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Alice Walton reclaimed her spot as the world's richest woman even after opening her wallet in a big way. The Walmart heiress, who sits in the 18th spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a $100 billion estimated net worth, gave out $390 million in the year ending Sept. 30,...

Alice Walton Makes a Massive Giveaway

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563801-0-20241003102147.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />What some call the UK's "last colony in Africa" will now return to African hands. The UK on Thursday said it will hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as part of a to-be-signed agreement. What you need to know: The history: Mauritius has for decades claimed it was...

Britain Gives Up One of the Last Pieces of Its Empire

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563761-0-20241003073447.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />On the silver screen, it would be an action movie. In real life, it felt more like a horror movie. WDAY has the story of an 18-year-old North Dakota driver who found himself behind the wheel of a 2022 Honda Pilot that started accelerating uncontrollably. Sam Dutcher of rural West...

Teen Feared Death as Car Sped Up to 113mph on Its Own

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563767-0-20241003075647.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />The devastation Hurricane Helene caused may be followed by devastation of another flavor: financial. Politico reports homeowners' insurance generally does not cover flood damage, which must be purchased separately. Almost all of US flood policies are sold via the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program, which covers 4....

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563798-0-20241003112947.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents' bedroom to make sure they were OK. "We heard one snap and I remember going back there and checking on them," the 22-year-old said of his grandparents, Marcia, 74, and Jerry, 78, who...

Couple Killed by Falling Tree Found Hugging in Bed

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563814-0-20241003110254.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />After Hurricane Helene's devastation, Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce formed in the Atlantic Ocean and dissipated without ever posing a threat to the US mainland. The National Hurricane Center is now watching two more storms, one of which could cause rough conditions on the East Coast in the coming...

Hurricane Kirk Could Affect East Coast on Sunday

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563846-0-20241003123547.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />When French puzzle designer Max Valentin created the Golden Owl treasure hunt in 1993, he predicted it could be up to a year before it was solved. He died in 2009—and the treasure wasn't found for another 15 years. The BBC reports that Michael Becker, who illustrated the On...

After 31 Years, Somebody Has Found the Golden Owl

<img src='http://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563080-0-20240930144047.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />"America. Oasis is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along," the band said Monday, announcing their first North American dates in 16 years. If they make it through their reunion concerts in the UK and Ireland next summer without splitting up again, the...

'America. Oasis Is Coming'

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563097-0-20240930201602.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie , died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve...

'We Lost Our Prince,' Theater Says After Gavin Creel Dies

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563365-0-20241001143202.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Frank Fritz, a longtime co-host of the hit History Channel show American Pickers , has died at age 60, reports NBC News . Lifelong friend and co-host Mike Wolfe shared the news on Instagram . "We've been on countless trips and shared so many miles and I feel blessed that I was there...

American Pickers Star Frank Fritz Is Dead at 60

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563389-0-20241002072033.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month. Buzbee described the...

Lawyer: Sean Combs Has 120 New Accusers

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563449-0-20241002020002.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Britain's Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday. The place said 36-year-old Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi "are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together in early spring." The baby will be a sibling for 8-year-old Wolfie—Mapello...

Princess Beatrice Is Pregnant Again

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563519-0-20241002102143.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />MLB's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, who lost out on making it into the Hall of Fame due to his gambling habit, died on Monday at the age of 83. Now, his cause of death has been revealed. "The manner of death was natural," says a statement from Melanie Rouse,...

Cause of Death Revealed for Pete Rose

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563617-0-20241002102201.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />If an actor claims they're retiring, do they actually really mean it? That's a nay for Daniel Day-Lewis, the Academy Award-winning thespian who announced seven years ago , at age 60, that he was leaving the biz. He's now apparently retracting that decision, with a new movie in progress directed by...

Guess Who's Not Retired Anymore?

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563643-0-20241002142502.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />Fugees rapper Pras sued his bandmate Lauryn Hill for fraud on Tuesday over the group's shortened 2023 reunion tour, saying she took advantage of his criminal conviction to force an unfair contract on him. The lawsuit filed in a federal court by Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, a founding member of the...

Bad Blood Between Pras, Lauryn Hill Leads to Suit

<img src='http://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1563679-0-20241002161947.jpeg?width=160&height=100&crop=Y' border='0' />A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry's fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, entered the plea to the felony in federal court in Los Angeles, becoming the third person to admit guilt in the aftermath of...

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