In Shanghai, Halloween Passes Quietly a Year After Boisterous Celebrations

Authorities tightened security in an apparent attempt at avoiding howls of defiance.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago

Shanghai cracks down on Halloween costumes

Authorities in the Chinese city fear a repeat of last year’s crowds, when some wore politically provocative dress

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Fania Records celebrates milestone 60 years after starting in East Harlem

For sixty years, the soul of East Harlem has spun the globe through sound, amplified by Fania Records.

Entertainment - CBS News - October 17

Janelle Monáe goes full E.T. as celebrities don costumes to mark Halloween

Stars, they're just like us: They love Halloween, too. Here are the best celebrity Halloween 2024 looks so far in.

Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries

Grammy award winning singer Erykah Badu was honored with the “fashion icon” award at the 2024 Council of Fashion Designers of America fashion awards Monday night

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

Apple Just Quietly Updated the 2-Year-Old M2 MacBook Air. It’s the Most Brilliant Thing I’ve Seen Yet

Apple Intelligence is important enough that the company is even updating older models.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Sisters of Saint Joseph celebrate 164th year in Erie

World - Yahoo News - October 20

Shanghai puts a stop to spooky season

Police in Shanghai are cracking down on Halloween festivities, amid concerns that revelers will once again turn up in costumes considered politically sensitive.

Rocket League Celebrates Halloween With Spider-Man And Venom DLC, And Ghosts

Like many other games, Psyonix's Rocket League is getting a Halloween update , and this one will also include a range of Spider-Man content focused on the franchise's heroes and villains.. The ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 16

WATCH: Walt Disney World animals celebrate Halloween with pumpkins

Animal keepers carved pumpkins for animals across Walt Disney World to enjoy as part of their nutrition program.

Many Americans have no plans to celebrate Halloween in 2024: Poll

Roughly one-third of adults don't plan to do anything to celebrate Halloween on Thursday, the latest Economist/YouGov poll found. The survey found that 31 percent of adults said they don't expect ...

Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago

Global public debt to pass $100tn this year, says IMF

Fund calls for tougher action by big economies, with debt set to approach 100% of world GDP by end of decade

Business - Financial Times - October 15

12 arrested in celebrations after Dodgers' WS win

A dozen arrests were reported by Los Angeles police after crowds took to the streets following the Dodgers' World Series win. The damage included a Metro bus being set on fire.

Sports - ESPN - 6 hours ago

The cost of college is quietly going down

The cost of college in the U.S. is going … down? With lower tuition, less student debt and more grant aid, College Board data released last week shows a hopeful future for higher education costs, ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Celebrating 100 years: Bruins unveil special edition sweater

The look will be worn against the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 1 and combines elements of the past with a vision for the future.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

The Hill, a nonpartisan 'powerhouse' in politics news, celebrates 30 years

Letter from the Editor: It's The Hill's 30th birthday and I couldn't be prouder of what we have become since the fall of 1994. When The Hill first started, it had a small staff that was solely ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Yin wins Shanghai tourney for 4th LPGA victory

Ruoning Yin shot an 8-under 64 in the final round to win the LPGA Buick Shanghai tournament.

Sports - ESPN - October 14

Marchand beats Scott at World Cup event in Shanghai

France's Leon Marchand beats Great Britain's Duncan Scott to win the men's 200m individual medley at the short course World Cup event in Shanghai.

Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally overshadowed by racism accusations

Republican lays out dark closing argument in Democratic city where he made his fortune but was also convicted

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Lando Norris hits out at ‘rushed decision’ on penalty after passing Verstappen

Briton’s overtaking of champion punished at US GP McLaren driver dropped from third to fourth as result Lando Norris and the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, have condemned the FIA ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: After the Halloween Party

Keith Morrison reports Friday, November 1, at 9/8c on NBC.

DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: After the Halloween Party

After a Halloween party, a wife and mother of four vanishes. A decade later, a private investigator claims to uncover chilling new clues that turn the town upside down. Keith Morrison reports ...

2-year-old loves pretending to be a spooky Halloween animatronic

For the past two months, Enzo has been dragging his parents to Home Depot's Halloween section to mimic the spooky animatronics. The 2-year-old's favorite characters? The Grim Reaper and Ghost Face, ...

The average person will spend more than $100 on Halloween this year

This year, the average person will spend more than $100 on Halloween, with some decorating as early as June. Halloween is no longer one day of candy and costumes for kids.

Blast Ghosts And Even The Haunted Sun With This Year's Halloween Google Doodle

Google is celebrating Halloween with a brand new installment of Magic Cat Academy--marking the third edition of the Doodle. In the past, Momo the cat has taken on ghouls in school and taken a ...

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

Glanville: One year, I dressed as myself for Halloween -- and no one recognized me

Former MLB player Doug Glanville thought he'd devised a real treat for a costume contest. Turns out, the trick was on him.

Sports - ESPN - 7 hours ago

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

Child actor Kaylin Hayman fought back after she learned that a man had used AI to make child sex abuse materials from images on her Instagram page. Last year, Kaylin Hayman walked into a Pittsburgh ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Could I still pass my driving test? Thirty years on, it’s time to find out | Rich Pelley

Forget recent news about the dangers posed by younger drivers – you may have more to fear from seasoned motorists like me. “There are a lot of idiots on the road … I mean, uneducated people, ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery

Health - ABC News - October 10

Los Angeles celebrates after Dodgers win World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers are world champions after ending the World Series Wednesday night with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Amanda Starrantino has more.

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are not going quietly into retirement

During their playing careers, Olympic medalists Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe helped propel women’s sports toward mainstream popularity, sparking conversations around equal pay and inclusion.

Lions' Aidan Hutchinson has surgery on fractured tibia, fibula with no timeline for return

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula he sustained against the Dallas Cowboys

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Jets give Haason Reddick permission to seek trade after pass rusher hires Drew Rosenhaus as new agent

Maybe the two sides won't mend fences, after all

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

Air Taxis Inch Closer to 2025 Takeoff After Long-Awaited FAA Rule Passes

The regulator’s specifications for air taxi operation allayed startups’ fears that its newly minted aircraft category created wouldn’t jibe with their designs.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Pandas en route to National Zoo after a year

Two new giant pandas are en route to the National Zoo, according to multiple reports. CNN reported Monday that the pair of 3-year-old pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, had left a southwestern ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Church bell rings after 150 years of silence

World - Yahoo News - October 19

Freed, after 26 years, for a murder they didn't commit

Bestselling novelist John Grisham has co-authored a new work of non-fiction: "Framed," a collection of stories about people wrongfully convicted of crimes and the fight to exonerate them. Grisham ...

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