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This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Tarrant County commissioners discussed terminating their agreement with the University of North Texas Health Science Center at a meeting Sept. 17. Shelby Tauber for NBC NewsTarrant County had delegated the work of contacting dead people’s families and cremating their remains to the Health Science Center. The revamped rules give preference to cremating unclaimed bodies, which is cheaper than burial. For years, Shupe urged officials to stop providing unclaimed bodies to the Health Science Center, saying it was immoral to have them dissected and studied without consent.

Persons: Alisa Simmons, Shelby Tauber, Tim O’Hare, Tarrant County’s, Tarrant, Eli Shupe, Shupe, ”, Dale Leggett, Tim Leggett, Tim Leggett Tim Leggett, Dale, Leggett, “ Organizations: NBC News, University of North Texas Health Science, Army, University of North Texas Health Science Center, NBC, Health Science Center, Department of Human Services, University of Texas Locations: Texas, Tarrant, Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, Tarrant County

☆ Apple's chief people officer, who reports directly to Tim Cook, is leaving the company after less than 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple Chief People Officer Carol Surface is leaving after less than two years, Bloomberg reports. AdvertisementApple's chief people officer is leaving the company after less than two years, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Dan Rosckes, Apple's global supply chain procurement chief, is also retiring after a 24-year stint, Bloomberg reported. Surface joined the company in 2023 from Medtronic, a medical hardware company, to oversee Apple's more than 160,000 employees. O'Brien will also continue to manage Apple's retail stores.

Persons: Carol Surface, Tim Cook, —, Matt Fischer, Luca Maestri, Cook, Kevan Parekh, Maestri, Dan Riccio, Dan Rosckes, Deirdre O'Brien, O'Brien Organizations: Apple, Bloomberg, Service, LinkedIn, Surface Locations: Medtronic

☆ At Diddy's A-list 'white parties,' naked women were a staple — but that didn't seem to raise eyebrows at the time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Sean "Diddy" Combs' "white parties" were known for extravagance and celebrity attendance. Aside from naked women, Fonseca told BI that she never saw anything that raised red flags at Combs' parties that she attended. Sean "Diddy" Combs' white parties are being looked at from a new perspective after the music mogul was indicted last month. The celebrities have been photographed at Combs' white parties over the years but have not been accused of wrongdoing. At one white party, Combs issued a warning to guests from atop his balcony about children needing to leave the event.

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Nearly two dozen family members will hold a news conference outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown L.A. at 1 p.m. PT Wednesday. It was not clear whether Gascón, a progressive who is running for re-election, plans to appear outside the courthouse. The Menendez brothers are “cautiously optimistic” about the prosecutors’ review, Geragos told NBC Los Angeles on Tuesday. Erik and Lyle Menendez were found guilty 28 years ago and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The family members slated to speak at Wednesday’s news conference include Anamaria Baralt, niece of José Menendez; Joan Anderson VanderMolen, sister of Kitty Menendez; Karen VanderMolen, niece of Kitty Menendez; and Brian A. Anderson Jr., nephew of Kitty Menendez.

Persons: Erik, Lyle Menendez’s, Clara Shortridge Foltz, Mark Geragos, Rosie O’Donnell, George Gascón, José, Mary Louise “ Kitty ” Menendez, Menendez, Geragos, Lyle Menendez, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Ryan Murphy, Anamaria Baralt, José Menendez, Joan Anderson VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez, Karen VanderMolen, Brian A, Anderson Jr, O’Donnell, Kim Kardashian, “, ”, Gascón, Nathan Hochman, Laurie Levenson, ” Levenson Organizations: Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal, Center, PT, NBC Los, Beverly, Netflix, NBC, Loyola Law School Locations: Los, L.A, Angeles County, NBC Los Angeles

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris said on her campaign's X account that Trump rambled and "looked confused" on stage during the event. Almost 30 minutes into the town hall event, Trump paused the event so someone in the audience could receive treatment. Two minutes later, as Trump faced the fifth question of the night, another person became ill and the song played again. Kristi Noem of South Dakota asked Trump on stage, "Do you want to play your song and then greet a few people?" A national NBC News poll on Sunday put Trump and Harris neck and neck among registered voters, with three weeks to go until election day.

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☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 7: How good are Ravens, Lions? Plus more big questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

Baltimore Ravens (4-2)Last week: 3Sunday: Beat Washington Commanders 30-23One Big Question: Which Raven is the MVP frontrunner? Detroit Lions (4-1)Last week: 6Sunday: Beat Dallas Cowboys 47-9One Big Question: Was Sunday a good day or a bad day? (Brian Fluharty / Imagn Images)Last week: 4Sunday: Beat New England Patriots 41-21One Big Question: Can Tank Dell step up? Washington Commanders (4-2)Last week: 5Sunday: Lost to Baltimore Ravens 30-23One Big Question: Is this a new-and-improved Kliff Kingsbury? (Jim Dedmon / Imagn Images)Last week: 10Sunday: Beat Carolina Panthers 38-20One Big Question: Are the Falcons good?

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☆ 'Hope he's okay' — Harris mocks Trump over town hall music interlude, as he stonewalls on health records
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But Trump also doubled down on his refusal to release his own health records — which Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Trump's campaign event Monday night was billed as a town hall where Trump would take questions from South Dakota Gov. Harris' medical history includes seasonal allergies and hives, but she has never experienced severe symptoms, Dr. Joshua Simmons wrote in the two-page letter. A day after releasing her records, Harris blasted Trump at a campaign rally in North Carolina. "He refuses to release his medical records," Harris said at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Sunday.

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☆ What 'Saturday Night' gets right and wrong about the late-night sketch comedy show's chaotic first broadcast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fact: Dan Aykroyd did have relationships and flirtations with multiple "SNL" cast and crew members. Dylan O'Brien as Dan Aykroyd in "Saturday Night." In reality, Shuster and Michaels weren't together by the time "SNL" premiered. Aykroyd shared similar comments, saying that it was "over" between Shuster and Michaels by the time he got involved with her. "They might have been married in name and all that, but he was seeing other people," Aykroyd said of Michaels.

Persons: Dan Aykroyd, Dylan O'Brien, Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Emily Fairn, Gilda Radner, Ella Hunt, Shuster, Michaels, Lorne, Newman, Danny, Dan, Reitman Organizations: Sony Pictures, SNL, Hollywood Locations: New York, York, City, Canada

☆ Taboola is looking to compete with Google and Facebook for small-business clients using a new generative AI tool for ad campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The tool was built using OpenAI's GPT-4o and data input from years of Taboola ad campaigns. They've maxed out Google and Facebook, not because their threshold for margin is tapped, but the way most spend on Google and Facebook, they will spend, and spend, and spend, and they stop because it gets expensive," Singolda said in an interview. Singolda said Abby was designed to help Taboola bring on more advertisers and tackle the onboarding process. And Taboola itself already offers an AI tool called Maximize Conversions that automates its clients' ad bidding strategies. Advertisement"I don't see generative AI tools as likely to drive near-term adoption of new ad platforms among SMBs," Lipsman said.

Persons: Abby, Taboola, —, Adam Singolda, Singolda, Publicis, Andrew Lipsman, Lipsman Organizations: Service, BBC, CBS, Yahoo, Apple News, Business, Google, Facebook, Big Tech, Omnicom, WPP

☆ Parents of slain Hamas captive push for deal, warning remaining hostages won't 'make it much longer'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Erin Mclaughlin | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

“He was kept in a tunnel that was 60 feet underground, with no electricity and no plumbing,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin said. “We knew he was held captive, in a war zone by a terror organization, with one arm missing,” Jon Polin said. “They don’t show up at your door at 4 o’clock in the morning with good news,” Jon Polin said. “Hamas committed a horrific massacre inside of Israel,” Jon Polin said. Jon Polin is worried about becoming “mired in a forever war.”The region has “been on this trajectory for decades, truly for centuries,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin added.

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☆ Nigeria to boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya after players claim they were left stranded at airport overnight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Nigeria men’s soccer team is back home after being stuck at a remote Libyan airport for over 15 hours, according to Nigeria’s football governing body and team captain William Troost-Ekong. In an Instagram post, the NFF said that the squad was stranded overnight at Al Abraq airport outside of Al Bayda, Libya. “We understand the Al Abraq International Airport is only used for hajj operations. They’ve locked the airport gates and left us without phone connection, food or drink. But never on purpose!”Later on Monday, Troost-Ekong said the team had traveled back to Nigeria.

Persons: William Troost, ”, Faisal Al, Badri, “, Ekong, Ulrik Pedersen Organizations: CNN, Nigeria men’s soccer, Eagles, of Nations, Nigerian Football Federation, Al, Libyan Football Federation, Reuters, Nigerian, ” CNN, of African Football, Nigerian National Football, CAF, Board, Tunisian, IF Locations: Nigeria, Libya, Africa, Benghazi, Al Abraq, Al Bayda, ”

☆ Why so many Florida gas stations are still out of gas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Hurricane Milton passed through Florida days ago, but the devastating storm is still causing chaos at gas stations. Hundreds of gas stations in Florida still don’t have gas, including roughly half of the stations in the hard-hit Tampa area. Meanwhile, the number of gas stations without gas has fallen sharply. This represents a significant improvement, although it still means that more than 1,300 Florida gas stations remain dry five days after Hurricane Milton made landfall. Florida gas stations are out of fuel following the storm that made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida.

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☆ Jensen Huang says he wants Nvidia to be a company with 100 million AI assistants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jensen Huang says he hopes Nvidia will be a 50,000 employee company with "a 100 million AI assistants." Huang described a future where Nvidia can use AI assistants across every division to raise output. "I'm hoping that Nvidia someday will be a 50,000 employee company with a 100 million, you know, AI assistants, in every single group," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on an episode of the "Bg2" podcast released on Sunday. AI agents break down a task into multiple smaller steps, each tackling a specific task to achieve a broader objective. And Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in May that the company is working on developing AI agents with more capabilities.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Huang, —, I'm, Marc Benioff, Sundar Pichai, Pichai Organizations: Nvidia, Tech, Google, Service, AIs, Slack, Bloomberg, Big Tech

A man was fatally shot and nine other people were wounded, including three children, after two groups fired at each other as crowds from a Tennessee State University homecoming parade were thinning out Saturday, Nashville police said. Tennessee State University did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The three children who were shot — one 12-year-old and two 14-year-olds — all have injuries that are not critical, Aaron said. Ten people were shot, including one fatally, after a Tennessee State University homecoming parade in Nashville on Saturday. We can't have fun, we can't go outside, have fun, nothing — and there's kids around.

Persons: Don Aaron, Aaron, ”, Jefferson, Kendra Loney, “, ” Loney, Freddie O’Connell, Jashawna Rucker Organizations: Tennessee State University, Nashville, Street, Tennessee State Tigers, Eastern Illinois Panthers, Police, Nashville Fire, NBC Locations: Nashville, Jefferson

☆ Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail for Harris comes as he recognizes his own legacy is at stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

This past Wednesday alone, he recorded 21 videos for the Harris campaign. Obama acolytes have spent the last eight years rationalizing Trump as the last gasp backlash to the Democrat and his presidency. While most of the party leaders Harris called that Sunday afternoon, including Bill Clinton, and immediately pledged support, Obama held off. Harris advisers knew Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi favored an open process to find a new nominee. And according to people who know about the conversations, he checks in with several of his own closest aides now helping run Harris’ campaign, such as current campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and his own 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe.

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☆ I'm an American who has visited Scotland around a dozen times. Here are the 3 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Helene Sula is a US travel blogger who has visited Scotland around a dozen times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I've now visited Scotland around a dozen times. Helene Sula said she enjoys spending time outdoors when visiting Scotland. Last year, we visited Scotland in July, and I remember I was wearing a sweater, and I just thought, "This is just heaven because in Texas, I'd be absolutely sweating."

Persons: Helene Sula, Sula, —, Helene In, I'd Organizations: Service, Trevi Locations: Scotland, Edinburgh, American, London, Germany, Europe, Aberdeen, Highlands, Oxford, Sula, Texas, Skye

☆ South Park creator Matt Stone asks if Sam Altman does anything other than 'go on podcasts'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

South Park parodied OpenAI's ChatGPT last year. AdvertisementOpenAI CEO Sam Altman may join the ranks of celebrities pilloried by South Park. Stone and Trey Parker, co-creators of South Park, are also behind the AI entertainment startup Deep Voodoo. Deep Voodoo showed off a face-swapping tool on an acclaimed Kendrick Lamar video that replaced his face with those of O.J. South Park parodied OpenAI's ChatGPT in the March 2023 episode "Deep Learning."

Persons: Sam Altman, Matt Stone, Altman's, OpenAI's ChatGPT, —, Altman, Stone, Trey Parker, Kendrick Lamar, O.J, Kobe Bryant, OpenAI's, ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Bloomberg Locations: South Park, Simpson

☆ Top Wall Street analysts prefer these dividend stocks for steady income
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Recommendations from top Wall Street analysts could help investors pick stocks with attractive dividends that are backed by strong financials. Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street's top pros on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Realty Income is known for its monthly dividends. In particular, the analyst raised the price target for Realty Income to $67 from $64 and reaffirmed a buy rating on the stock. (See Realty Income Stock Charts on TipRanks)

Persons: Robert Gauthier, Wall, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth, TipRanks, Brad Heffern, Heffern Organizations: McDonalds, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Wall, T, RBC Capital Locations: Santa Monica, Los Angeles , California, U.S, United Kingdom, Europe

☆ I moved from the US to South Africa 3 years ago. It's easier to achieve the American dream here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Christian Salafia, a 51-year-old semi-retired American, moved to South Africa in 2021. I moved to South Africa for my now-wife three years ago. Courtesy of Christian SalafiaDiscovering South AfricaWhen I stepped out of the plane for the first time in South Africa, I felt immediately relaxed. Christian Salafia and his wife Kim when he moved permanently to South Africa in August 2021. Everyone here knows South Africa has its problems — electricity, water, corruption, and crime — but it doesn't seem to faze anyone.

Persons: Christian Salafia, —, I've, Kim, Covid, Salafia, we're, you've, it's Organizations: Service, US Navy, Facebook, Christian, Central America Locations: American, South Africa, Florida, New, Tallahassee , Florida, Africa, Western, Romania, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Central

☆ Airfares to this glamorous beach destination just got cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In travel news this week: fat bears, hungry raccoons, an R-rated flight movie mishap and the best-value air travel destinations for Americans in the year ahead. Top of the list is the Mediterranean resort city of Nice, a much-loved playground for visitors to the French Riviera. Fares to the city fell by 27% in the first half of 2024, compared with the same period the year before. Fares to its capital, Rabat, have dropped by 24%, meaning you’ll have more to spend when you get there. Rounding out the top five is a US domestic destination: Fargo, North Dakota (-24%).

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County election officials in Florida, meanwhile, are facing a potential new challenge after Hurricane Milton made landfall on its western coast late Wednesday. Other county election offices in the state similarly said this week that that they would perform fresh assessments of their election infrastructure following Milton. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “We should have the most poll workers we’ve ever had here in Oconee County,” said Ryan Nowland, assistant director of Oconee County elections.

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☆ It's a tough time to be a tech graduate — AI and layoffs have made it a competitive job market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Tech graduates, once near-guaranteed a role, are facing a tough job market. The rise of AI, offshoring, and tech layoffs are making roles more competitive. While the US job market is improving, experts say tech graduates are still struggling — and will continue to for a while. AdvertisementLayoff streakAfter two years of brutal tech layoffs, demand for tech workers has still not returned to pre-pandemic levels. "But there just isn't a lot of bites right now to say that AI is eliminating roles for entry-level workers."

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Quarterbacks Jayden Daniels versus Lamar Jackson should be pure fireworks, but it's far from the only intriguing matchup this weekend. Henry has scored in all five games this season while rushing for a league-high 572 yards. Considering down and distance, Henry has rushed for 229 yards more than expected, according to advanced NFL stats. Kirk Cousins, meanwhile, is fifth in passing yards per game despite a slow start for Atlanta’s offense. The Lions are conceding 349.0 yards per game, 11th-worst in the NFL.

Persons: Jayden Daniels, Lamar Jackson, Robert Saleh, QB Drake Maye, Daniels, Jackson, Derrick Henry, Henry, Joe Flacco, Flacco, Anthony Richardson, Will Levis, Derek Carr, Spencer Rattler, Deshaun Watson, it’s, Devonta Smith, A.J, Brown, Aidan O’Connell, Gardner Minshew, Davante Adams, isn’t, Justin Fields, Russell Wilson, —, Joe Burrow, Buffalo skidding, Josh Allen, Robert Saleh —, Aaron Rodgers, “, ”, haven’t, Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, they're, Drake Maye, Maye, Bo Nix hasn’t, He’s, Justin Herbert, Andy Dalton, Kirk Cousins, Dak Prescott Organizations: Ravens, The Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Dallas, NFC, Patriots, Houston Texans, Washington, NFL, Colts, Titans, Richardson, Buccaneers, Kansas City, Browns, Eagles, Cleveland, Steelers, Raiders, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Bengals, Giants, Bills, Jets, Lions, Buffalo, Jaguars, Bears, Chicago, Panthers, Rams, Jacksonville, Cardinals, Packers, Green, Los, Arizona, 49ers, Texans, Dolphins, Houston, Chargers, Broncos, Denver, Falcons, Prescott, The Lions Locations: Baltimore, New England, Washington, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Cincinnati, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and New York, Carolina, Pittsburgh

☆ Judge scrutinizes Boeing plea deal and will decide case ‘soon’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Reuters | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Boeing agreed in July to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud regulators. Prosecutors arrived at the plea agreement after an extensive investigation and a series of meetings with the families, prosecutors said. He argued the judge should accept the plea agreement. The Justice Department argued that the penalties Boeing agreed to were the most serious available. During a three-year probationary period that followed, Boeing agreed to improve its quality issues and transparency with the government.

Persons: Max, Reed O’Connor, Judge O’Connor, Paul Cassell, ”, ’, Sean Tonolli, Department’s, Boeing “, ” Mark Filip, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, US Justice Department, Prosecutors, Justice Department, Alaska Airlines, Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, New York, United States, Alaska

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Ferrari, Meta, Amazon, Eli Lilly, Walmart, Uber & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman raised its price target to $150 per share from $135 following a series of Nvidia management meetings. Morgan Stanley names Atlassian a top pick Morgan Stanley named Atlassian a top idea and says the software company is well positioned for share gains. Morgan Stanley reiterates Eli Lilly as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $1,158 per share from $1,106. JPMorgan reiterates Amazon, Uber and Meta as top picks JPMorgan said in a note on Friday that Amazon, Uber and Meta were the firm's top three picks heading into earnings. JPMorgan upgrades Ferrari to overweight from neutral The firm says it's more constructive on the luxury automaker following a series of management meetings.

Persons: Wells, Redburn, Mercado, Morgan Stanley downgrades Qorvo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Jensen Huang, Colette Kress, Stewart Stecker, Atlassian, Eli Lilly, LLY, Mizuho downgrades Mobileye, Kinder Morgan, it's bullish, Benedetto Vigna, Investor Relations Aldo Benetti, Tesla, Guggenheim Organizations: Bank of America, Broadcom, TAM, UBS, Devices, Mercado Libre, Nvidia, Pharma, Mizuho, JPMorgan, Meta, of America, Ferrari, Investor Relations, Netflix, Guggenheim, Walmart Locations: America, OW, China

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