Ford said high labor costs could limit spending to develop new vehicles and invest in factories.
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Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
An inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
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Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era after three opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday’s election to oust the governing party.
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Biden, Democrats report $71 million-plus in 2024 race fundraising from July through September
Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign announced last week that it raised more than $45.5 million over the same time period.
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State Fair of Texas evacuated, 1 man arrested after shooting in Dallas injures 3
Dallas City Council member Adam Bazaldua, whose district includes the park where the shooting occurred, said the shooting involved two people who knew each other.
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Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Some parents are unsure about sending kids back
More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday.
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Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company’ fame, dies at 76
The effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning.
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Republican Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governor’s race, reclaiming office for GOP
The win is a major victory for the GOP as they reclaim the governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years.
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Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as Israeli invasion looms
Medics are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.
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Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Save the Children said four people have died and that Herat Regional Hospital has received 153 injured.