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U.S. stock futures fell slightly Thursday, while gold’s rally paused as a peace deal between Israel and Hamas begins to take shape.

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This new aircraft is in early-stage development and plans are still taking shape, some of the people said.

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Given that two-thirds of the 6,000-plus burned properties haven’t even hit the permitting phase yet, and that it could be a few years before a rebuilt Altadena takes shape, the questions here are obvious:

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Nine months later, the unprecedented scope of that pledge – or threat – is fully taking shape.

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Political analysts cautioned that the race is sill wide open, with one expert declining to speculate during the “embryonic” stages as the field takes shape.

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