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Walmart has announced another expansion into online retail.

It is partnering with OpenAI, allowing customers to make purchases within ChatGPT.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillan says the days of using a search bar and a long list of item responses are over.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that the company's partnership with Walmart will make everyday purchases simpler.

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The United Nations says that it is all hands on deck in Gaza to deliver aid to Palestinians, but that some crossings were closed on Tuesday.

Israel says it will allow in fewer trucks until Hamas keeps up its end of the bargain.

NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.

The U.S.

Senate has now made eight failed attempts to end the government shutdown by continuing current spending through November 21st.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that Republicans are not making any demands for a continuing resolution.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says his party is only demanding the continuation of health care subsidies that expire in two and a half months.

Schumer's referring to a Trump administration plan to give Argentina a $20 billion bailout.

President Trump says that aid is contingent,

upon the outcome of Argentina's election on October 26.

A judge in Texas is blocking key parts of a state bill dubbed the Campus Protection Act.

The measure seeks to limit expression on public university campuses after dark.

As Houston Public Media's Bianca Seward reports, the injunction applies to the University of Texas system.

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