Nasdaq hits record high as AI chip rally lifts tech stocks

The Nasdaq surged to a record-high close today, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while Treasury yields retreated from recent highs and crude prices tumbled to an 11-day low on speculation about a potential breakthrough in Middle East talks at a UN meeting this week.
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A live opossum has been captured at a freight transporting facility at Honolulu Harbor. Per animal and human health protocol, the opossum was humanely euthanized and submitted for rabies testing.
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COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON >> The U.S. plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up a military presence at an east coast base now used by the Danish dog sled patrol under an agreement to be signed by the U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy to harden the transmission lines serving West Maui, Hawaiian Electric contractors will conduct utility pole surveys in Lahaina from Sept. 28 through Oct. 7, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.