An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
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- Politics: Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for 'dignity'
- Sports: Rays say it may take 'weeks' to fully assess damage at Tropicana Field, after Milton struck region
- Showbiz: Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan on 'The Apprentice': 'We're way out on a limb'
- Money: TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department
- Tech: Tesla is unveiling its long-awaited robotaxi amid doubts about the technology it runs on
- Science: Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life's building blocks
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