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2026 World Series: Brewers vs. Rays — schedule, TV and why it's historic

A guaranteed first-time champion: Milwaukee's first Fall Classic since 1982 vs. Tampa Bay's third shot at a title. Every game at 8 PM ET on FOX.

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NFL Week 7: every game, every kickoff time

Patriots at Bears open it Thursday, Chiefs at Seahawks headline Sunday night, Cowboys at Eagles close it Monday.

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Live scoreboard: MLB + NFL scores as they happen

Our live board pulls ESPN's feed every minute — games in progress, finals, and what's on next.

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The Fractured Archive: OSRS's toughest raid yet, explained

Four years after Tombs of Amascut, the fourth raid is live — eight bosses, the While Guthix Sleeps requirement, and the Obligator megarare.

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Modern Warfare 4 launches Friday — early verdict: 92% on Steam

Campaign early access is live, DMZ opened Oct 20, multiplayer lands Oct 23 — and it's the final Modern Warfare chapter.

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ID@Xbox October showcase: every game and release date announced

21 indie announcements, from Shrek 2 Remastered (Nov 10) to The Wolf Among Us Remastered (Oct 29).

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Why is TXN stock trending? Texas Instruments' earnings beat, explained

$6.06B in revenue and $2.62 EPS — the analog-chip giant beat on both lines and guided higher.

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Mortgage rates today: 30-year fixed at 7.37%

Near two-year highs, with Fannie Mae seeing ~7.5% through 2027. The $400,000-loan math, worked out.

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Live markets: ticker tape and the TXN chart

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq 100 and the day's most-searched stock, streaming live on the explainer page.

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Flagstaff tornado warnings: what happened in northern Arizona

Warnings directly over downtown Flagstaff and radar-indicated rotation — and what 'radar-indicated' actually means.

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El Niño looms large over NOAA's U.S. Winter Outlook

A very strong El Niño: warmer North, wetter South, drought relief for most of the country, December 2026–February 2027.

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New map reveals when every U.S. state will get its first snowfall

The Rockies are already seeing flakes, the Cascades and Upper Midwest are next in late October, and most of the Northeast waits until mid-November to mid-December.

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Dolly Parton tribute: how to watch and who's performing

The CMA's two-hour special aired Oct 21 on ABC — 20+ performers, eight weeks after her death at 80.

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Google's top Halloween costumes for 2026

Buddy the Unicorn takes No. 1, NeeDoh No. 2, Nikki from 'Obsession' No. 3 — and Dolly Parton tops the kids' list.

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'Below' catches 21 million views in week 2 as 'The Diplomat' returns

Josh Hartnett's monster mystery posted the biggest week ever for a Canadian original, Ben Affleck's 'Animals' leads films at 30.8 million views, and 'East of Eden' holds No. 2 on TV.

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The chip stock at the top of search: TXN, explained

Texas Instruments is the analog-chip backbone of everything from cars to factories — here's why its earnings day moved search.

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T-Mobile's AI-RAN call pulls in 3 more carriers

NVIDIA, Nokia and T-Mobile completed the first AI-RAN call on a live commercial network in Bellevue, Washington — and pilots from BT, Deutsche Telekom and Elisa are following.

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Apple reveals 2026 smart home prices and dates — but Siri AI has a catch

The HomePod mini 2 ships Oct 30 without Siri AI; the HomeView hub and Apple TV 4K get it Nov 13 in beta. The model name matters more than the launch date.

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Midterms 2026: early voting is open — dates, deadlines, key races

Election Day is Nov 3, but voting started weeks ago. The windows in the big states and the races that decide Congress.

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Key dates and details to know before voting in Pennsylvania's midterms

Registration closed Oct 19; satellite ballot drop-off runs through Nov 3 in Allegheny County.

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How to vote in Arizona's 2026 midterm elections

Early voting Oct 7–30 and mail ballots back by Oct 27 — nine House seats and all 90 legislature seats are on the ballot.

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2026–2027 flu season: vaccine composition and projected supply

This year's trivalent shots target A/Missouri (H1N1), A/Darwin (H3N2) and B/Victoria — up to 135 million doses planned.

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2026–27 flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccine recommendations

Who needs what this season — including the newly approved mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50 and older.

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CDC reports 4,410 measles cases as outbreak grows

Up 330 cases in a single week, with 451 hospitalizations. Pennsylvania's outbreak is the nation's largest at 1,222 cases, New York has declared a disaster emergency, and the WHO reviews the US measles elimination status next month.

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What are the worst traffic days around Thanksgiving?

Wednesday 1–5 PM is the peak to avoid, Tuesday has become the secret second rush, and the Sunday return is the year's busiest drive.

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Are clocks falling back this weekend? Here's what to know

Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov 1 at 2 a.m. The House voted 301-117 to make it permanent, but the Senate stalled — so the clocks still change this year.

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Why 'Dolly Parton costume' is a top Halloween search

Dolly is the No. 1 kids' costume in America this year and No. 1 overall in Knoxville — the story inside our tribute explainer.