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Fry's walk-off HR caps Guardians' wild G3 win

David Fry hit a two-run homer in the 10th, completing Cleveland's rally over the Yankees on Thursday and pulling the Guardians within 2-1 in the ALCS.

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These 40 Spooky-Inspired Fashion Items Are A Must-Have For The Ghoul In You

Whether you're trying to goth out like a Cenobite or thought, "Hmm, I need a robe" the last time you watched The Silence of the Lambs.

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Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on how food is used as a form of intimacy in 'We Live in Time'

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield discuss the ways that food is utilized in 'We Live in Time' and how Florence Pugh's culinary background was able to flourish in this film.

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Surprise Battlefield Encounter Led to Hamas Leader’s Death

Although Yahya Sinwar was a major target of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the soldiers who killed the militant chief had not expected to run across him, Israeli officials said.

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36 Outdoor Halloween Decorations To Make Your House The Spookiest On The Block

From a haunted doorbell to a touch-activated creepy doll, these spook-tacular outdoor pieces will fright and delight visitors all October long.

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"People Think That Being Single Is Abnormal." Older Adults Who Never Got Married Are Calling Out The "Lies" About Being Single Later In Life

"I'm 45, and at first, I didn't choose to be single with no kids. However, after multiple decades of trying to fit into that 'nuclear family' mode, I realized that some people are just meant to be on their own."

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Can You Pass This Easy Peasy "Harry Potter" Spells Pop Quiz?

I hope you've been spending your nights at Hogwarts wisely!

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If You Saved Money By Skipping Your Cafe Coffee Today, You Deserve One Of These $10-And-Under Treats

The boost of serotonin you'll get when these arrive at your door is a better energizer than coffee could ever hope to be.

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Amazon will stream a live election special hosted by Brian Williams

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Amazon wants Prime Video to be the place you watch coverage of election night. The company announced today that it will be streaming a live election night special on Prime Video hosted by former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. The show will kick off on November 5th at 5PM ET.

“Brian Williams will be joined live by guests including prominent contributors across news and traditional media, representing a range of backgrounds and perspectives, to share real-time...

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"He Died Last Year. This Year, She Voted" — An 81-Year-Old Woman Is Going Viral For Voting For The First Time

According to WSB-TV Atlanta, the 81-year-old said she had never voted because her husband did not think she should.

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Reviewers Say These 27 Cleaning Products Obliterated "Years" Of Grime

Whether you're dealing with carpet stains, mold and mildew, caked-on microwave messes, or pet urine, these reviewers found A+ solutions.

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28 Of The Best Tweets About "Love Is Blind" For Anyone Who Is Impatiently Waiting For These Weddings

"Just took a one hour nap… i hope tim dont find out"

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16 Things We've Tried, Loved, And Think You Will, Too

This month's lineup includes TikTok-famous beauty, Hoka-like sneakers, and fall-tabulous seasonal decor (ofc).

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Musk is gutting X's blocking feature — why this change is dangerous

Elon Musk's X is moving forward with his proposed changes to blocking users, a shift that allows blocked accounts to see a user's public profile and posts but prevents them from interacting with the content. 

Musk, who has long made it known he doesn't agree with the current blocking and moderation environment online, sees the account blocking standard as ineffectual, with bad actors using alternative accounts or private browsers to get around the block. 

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Bluesky gains half a million new users in one day after X changes how blocking works

We warned you that this change was coming – but X has just made it official: Blocking on Elon Musk's social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer actually block users from viewing content — and now users appear to be fleeing X once again. 

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Essentially, a block on X will now just mean that a blocked user can't interact with your posts. They can still see them though, which was not the case before this change. The change...

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Watch Venom and Megan Thee Stallion get goofy on FaceTime

Megan Thee Stallion and Venom have a silly FaceTime call in a promotional clip for "Venom: The Last Dance," out Oct. 25.

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Activision says it’s fixed an anti-cheat hack in Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone

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Activision says it has “disabled a workaround to a detection system” in Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone that led to legitimate players getting banned by the Ricochet anti-cheat system. The company says the problem “impacted a small number of legitimate player accounts,” and all accounts affected were restored.

However, zebleer, who runs the Phantom Overlay store selling cheats, claims the problem is much bigger than Activision’s post makes it...

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Emma Roth

ChatGPT has a Windows app now

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OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT app for Windows — but it’s only available to paid users for now. You can download an early version of the app from the Microsoft Store.

Just like the Mac version of the app, ChatGPT on Windows lets you ask the AI-powered chatbot questions in a dedicated window that you can keep open alongside your apps. You can quickly access the app by using the Alt + Space shortcut.

Today, ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, Team, and Edu users can start...

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Lauren Goode

Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door

The ambitious identity-verification project Worldcoin, now called World, wants a future where humans are “orb-verified.”

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Alex Prewitt

How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFL

Even the makers of the Guardian Cap admit it looks silly. But for a sport facing an existential brain-injury crisis, once unthinkable solutions have now become almost normal.

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