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Stocks ended mixed after hopes for U.S.-Iranian negotiations caused a slide in the price of oil, while concerns about a potential AI bust weighed on the technology sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
He pointed to the Stuxnet virus in 2010, which caused a series of failures in Iran's centrifuge fleet used for uranium enrichment, as a past example.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
These results suggest that the apparent treatment advantage associated with obesity may not be primarily caused by excess body weight.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Nor is there much doubt about what has caused the spike in diesel prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The doctor informs them that Joey’s skin lesions, never-ending fever, nosebleeds, and painful joints are caused by Hansen’s disease, better known as leprosy.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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