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Fox Corp. reported a fiscal first-quarter profit of $957 million, up from $609 million a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Means ruled earlier this year that Kay could introduce new details pertaining to the evidence that led to his 2022 conviction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Though Medicare doesn’t kick in until you’re 65, planning for Medicare should begin years earlier, advisers said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Pascal told Deadline earlier this year that a casting announcement by the end of the year was a "good bet" but that Craig was a "hard act to follow".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The lobby of the New York Public Library was the same as it had been earlier that morning.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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