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Amazon Ad Revenue Growth Slows in Q3, Ecommerce Giant Undershoots Earnings Estimates
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Patrick Stewart Dies At 86
Patrick Stewart, the bald-headed English actor with impressive stage and film credits who will nevertheless be remembered most for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. He was 86. According to a statement on […]