News archive — October 16, 2026
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The Next Toyota Corolla Wants To Be Everything To Everyone
Having launched for the 2020 model year, the current Toyota Corolla is getting old. Toyota knows this, and last year, it showed a concept specifically showcasing what the next gene
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'The power is in our hands': Young people aim for biggest youth voter turnout yet
It comes as around 166,000 young people aged 18 to 24 remain unenrolled to vote.
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Bangkok's flood plan under scrutiny
The recent floods have renewed questions about Bangkok's long-term flood defences, particularly the omission of previously proposed monkey cheek retention areas from the draft comp
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Updated Flyers Playoff Odds; Is a Run Even Still Possible?
Less than three weeks into the 2026-27 season, the Philadelphia Flyers have lost their first nine games (0-6-3), and already, after making the playoffs last season, face an uphill
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Shooter in fatal Bend, Oregon, school shooting was former student there
One teacher and three children killed after Griffin J John II, 16, barged into elementary school and began shootingOregon elementary school shooting: what we know so farThe 16-year
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Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network
By HANNA ARHIROVA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service, an adviser to Ukrainian
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Lorraine Kelly says she's lost 10kg on fitness and diet drive after putting on weight grieving the loss of dad
Lorraine Kelly says she's lost 10kg on fitness and diet drive after putting on weight grieving loss of dad
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All Black Jordie Barrett ruled out of second Bledisloe Cup test
Timoci Tavatavanawai steps up to start at second-five after Barrett suffers a calf injury during the Eden Park victory.
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DOJ Settles With Mississippi Police Over Civil Rights Violations
A scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens’ civil rights in the rural, poor, majority-Black city.
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Democratic Socialist Candidates Outline DSA Priorities for Potential House Majority
Two members of the Democratic Socialists of America likely to win House elections have already turned their sights toward shaping what they see as a probable Democrat majority in t
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17 New Fall-to-Winter Sweaters on Amazon That Look Like Boutique Finds
Working at a boutique taught me two things: Pretty sweaters sell themselves, and the tiniest details can make the biggest difference. I’m talking about the kind of knitwear that ma
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2027 Lexus TX Is Still A Sub-$60K Bargain With Room For The Whole Squad
Lexus is in the midst of rolling out key details about its 2027 lineup, mostly comprising minor changes but also some bigger ones to keep things interesting. The ES sedan had just
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Betawatch: Enshrouded launches as Guild Wars 3 starts sharing social hubs
We’ve long gotten jokes out of survivalboxes sitting in beta for ages, but let’s be real here, we’re seeing a lot of them launch. After all, Enshrouded has just launched into 1.0,
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Mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Is yours among them?
As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh rents and f
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Gone to the dogs: racing fans mourn closure of ‘Wenty’, Sydney’s historic greyhound track
Thousands pack Wentworth Park for the final time before the stadium is demolished and returned to parklandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe end of an e
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How one hidden playback speed feature makes watching YouTube videos significantly better
I love tracking my everyday screen time. It's more essential than fun because it has helped me curb my excessive YouTube watch time.
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Plants shift gene activity within minutes of entering spaceflight, experiment reveals
Plants begin responding to spaceflight almost immediately after leaving Earth, according to a new University of Florida study that captured the earliest stages of biological adapta
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 654
Scrib doon.The days are getting shorter and the cooler weather is easing in — at least here in the UK. Fortunately there are about a bazillion games to play. Here's what's keeping
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ALCS Game 4 gamethread: Rays at Guardians, 8:00 p.m. ET
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 15: Junior Caminero #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays looks on during Game Three of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleve
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ALCS Game 4 chat and discussion
CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 15: A general view of signage prior to game three of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians at Pro
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MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 6
CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 15: Junior Caminero #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays walks back to the dugout after striking out in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in game thr
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Halloween Costumes Made From Clothing You'll Actually Wear IRL
If you haven't done so already, it's time to lock in your Halloween costume. We know putting together a look can quickly become expensive. But with a little creativity (and fast sh
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #958)
Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others a
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #1224)
Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while othe
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Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #1727)
Looking for a different day?A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are p
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Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Slavoj Žižek on Trump, Musk and the antichrist
PICK OF THE WEEK Signs from the Future by Slavoj Žižek (Bloomsbury Academic) “To know what to do today, we must learn to read signs from the future”: thus does the great Slove
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If Flávio Bolsonaro wins the presidential election, Brazil loses
Just under a year ago Brazil’s former president, the radical right-wing Jair Bolsonaro, was jailed after trying to burn off his ankle monitor with a soldering iron. He was under ho
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RFK Jr’s anti-vax gamble with African babies’ lives is an experiment in cruelty
To anyone not paying close attention, the announcement of a new vaccine trial in the west African country of Guinea-Bissau sounds like it must be a rare piece of good news against
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Kauai’s North Shore gets new county lifeguard tower
Kauai County has installed a new lifeguard tower at Wanini Beach on its north side.
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Trump in Georgia falsely claims election of Jon Ossoff was illegitimate
President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year runAt a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2
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Judge dismisses child sexual abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield
A New Mexico judge dismissed child sexual abuse charges against "West Wing" and "Field of Dreams" actor Timothy Busfield over prosecutor misconduct. Busfield has repeatedly denied
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Calgary Transit to review safety measures for natural gas-powered buses in wake of tragedy
City officials said Friday they're reviewing the safety measures linked to its compressed natural gas transit bus fleet, one of which burst into flames Thursday following a collisi
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Oil hits five-month high of $110 on new escalation in Middle East
Brent prices jump on reports that Saudi Arabia-led forces intercepted and destroyed missiles aimed at critical energy hubs
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Oregon school shooter attacked special education classroom, police say
Police in Bend, Oregon, are still investigating the motive behind the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Four people were killed, including three young children and
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Israeli settlers attack American journalist in West Bank
In the latest brutal attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, a Washington Post photographer is now among the casualties. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports fr
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Apple Calls iPhone Duo Demand 'Extraordinary' After Orders Slip to 2027
Demand for the iPhone Duo has been "nothing short of extraordinary," Apple said in a statement to the Financial Times. The company also said it is "working hard to get this revolut
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French navy seizes around 8.6 metric tons of narcotics, mainly cocaine
The seizures were carried out in several operations across the Caribbean and the Atlantic this month, authorities said Friday. In a joint statement, the French military and a senio
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Apple poaches longtime Meta executive to lead global litigation
Bloomberg reports that Apple has hired Scott Tucker, who spent nearly six years as Meta’s vice president and deputy general counsel for global litigation. Here are the details.
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Reflection AI open-sources Beam’s weights, post-training recipes
Startup Reflection AI Inc. today made the weights of Beam, its first large language model, available on Hugging Face. The company also released technical resources that will enable
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What makes the Oregon school shooting different – and what can be learned
There are many more questions to be answered about the deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon. To explore some of them, Amna Nawaz spoke with James Densley, professor an
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Timothy Busfield’s Child Sex Abuse Indictment Dismissed by Judge
A New Mexico judge has dismissed Timothy Busfield’s indictment on child sexual abuse charges. According to court documents obtained by Us on Friday, October 16, Judge Joseph Montañ
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Top LAFD union official accuses former president of battery
Los Angeles firefighters Jason Powell and Freddy Escobar have a history, and on Friday that apparently led to an altercation at their union's headquarters.
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Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps
Apple's App Store rules now more explicitly ban so-called "nudify" apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using AI tools. The rule changes follow signif
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Timothy Busfield's Child Sex Abuse Case: Everything to Know So Far
Actor and director Timothy Busfield was facing now-dismissed charges of sexual abuse involving a minor after he was accused of misconduct with a child actor on the set of The Clean
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What the A.I. Labs Know That We Don’t
“I expect A.I.s to beat humans at A.I. research within nine months,” a researcher at Anthropic recently told the podcaster Dwarkesh Patel. On “Interesting Times,” Patel makes the c
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Shirley Manson’s Garbage to headline free Zócalo show next month
Garbage in the Zócalo! And for free? No, we’re not talking about a sanitation worker’s revolt or some weird twist to recycling and reusing household waste. The American rock band G
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Selma Blair Addresses Plane Incident, RJ Mitte Funeral and More Top Us Stories
Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on October 16, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • A spokesperson for Selma Blair said
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COMMENTARY: Fewer students should mean smarter schools, not permanent budgets
Right-sizing can mean smaller, stronger schools.
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From 'Pride and Prejudice' to 'Emma,' Fans Can Stay at These Iconic Filming Locations From Jane Austen Adaptations
Get a taste of Regency romance when you spend the night at these estates, cottages, and castles featured in Jane Austen films and TV shows.
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Moldova fordømmer Russland etter at fem droner styrtet i landet
Fem russiske droner har styrtet i Moldova på under ett døgn, sier Moldova, som fordømmer Russland. De fem dronene kom inn i Moldovas luftrom i en litt over 17 timers periode fra to