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Oleshky ceasefire, Canada tariff changes, consumer mood near record low, Artemis timeline, World Series Game 1

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Russia and Ukraine agree to a local ceasefire in Oleshky, credited to Melania Trump

The White House says first lady Melania Trump secured a localized ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine's Kherson region across the Dnipro River from Kherson, so humanitarian aid can enter and civilians can leave. The Kremlin confirmed…

✔ Sources: Reuters (via Investing.com), CBS News, Al Jazeera

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White House lifts 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods and adds others

The White House is removing 50% tariffs on some Canadian products, including plywood, some paper products, certain machinery, refrigeration equipment and packing crates and boxes, while adding others such as valves, carpets and waste products, according to…

✔ Sources: Forbes, Portland Press Herald / Central Maine, CTV News (via AM800)

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Consumer sentiment posts second-lowest reading on record

The University of Michigan's final October consumer sentiment index came in at 48.0, down from 48.1 in September and the second-lowest reading on record, after May's 44.8. Consumers expect 4.7% inflation over the next year, up from 4.6%, and 3.5% over five…

✔ Sources: Reuters (via Korea Times), ABC News, TheStreet

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NASA says Artemis III is on track for 2027, first crewed landing in 2028

At a briefing Friday, NASA said Artemis III remains on track for summer 2027: a roughly 14-day mission in which four astronauts aboard Orion test SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers in low Earth orbit, using three big rocket launches.…

✔ Sources: CNN (via KESQ), Space Foundation, Space.com

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Brewers host Rays in World Series Game 1; one will win its first title

The Milwaukee Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox, with Jacob Misiorowski facing Nick Martinez. Neither team has won a World Series. It is Milwaukee's first World Series since 1982 and second ever; the…

✔ Sources: MLB.com, Yahoo Sports

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