A Michigan father and his family have added a pirate ship to their front-yard Halloween world, complete with blue lighting and skeleton sailors, with live actors set to take over on October 31

The family transforms its pirate ship display into an immersive Halloween experience, featuring live actors on October 31. Across Sterling Heights, Michigan, Halloween is more than a night of costumes and candy. It is a season of elaborate transformations, when ordinary front yards become haunted graveyards, mythical creatures emerge from the shadows, and homeowners turn…

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Canada seeks EU ‘associate member’ status as Carney counters Trump’s trade pressure

File photo: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, right, gives remarks alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney at a roundtable with business leaders during the Canada-EU Summit in Montreal, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and European commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pressed for a closer alliance…

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Growing up without being able to afford Halloween costumes, Texas man Christophe Waggoner began October’s Child in 2017; he has gifted 8,000 costumes to families and plans to give away 4,000 in 2026

Halloween is one of the most important days of the year for people across the globe. Hanging up decorations, deciding on costumes and going trick-or-treating make for some of the most memorable childhood moments for kids growing up. However, not every child is blessed enough to be able to celebrate the festival fully, and many…

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Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Manhattan condo reportedly cost $12 million; the four-bedroom residence features a 120-foot wall of windows overlooking the Hudson River

Justin and Hailey Bieber have added a $12 million Manhattan residence to their property portfolio, choosing a waterfront condominium in New York’s West Village that combines distinctive architecture, expansive river views and amenities designed around privacy. The purchase was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, with further details on the residence and its design…

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He was buried beneath a hearth, with a large stone pressed against his mouth and face, just one cm below the floor people walked on; researchers now suggest the 3,700-year-old burial was part of a magical ritual, not a punishment

A man buried beneath a hearth in southeastern Spain nearly 3,700 years ago may have been subjected to a ritual intended to suppress supernatural forces rather than simply punish or humiliate him, according to a new archaeological study. The man’s face was positioned just one centimetre below the floor of a large hall, while a…

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A Connecticut couple has committed $410 million to turn a 125-acre former coal and oil power plant into a waterfront park; zoning approval moves the long-closed industrial site closer to public use

The former power plant is being reimagined as a public waterfront destination blending recreation, nature and heritage. For decades, a stretch of Norwalk’s waterfront was defined by smokestacks, industrial machinery and the imposing presence of a coal- and oil-burning power plant. Now, the same 125-acre peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound is poised for a radically…

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Taking antibiotics? Eating a lot of sugar at the same time may make the damage to your gut worse, scientists have found, suggesting that what you eat during a course of antibiotics could affect how well your body recovers

Impact of sugar on the antibacterial course Craving while being unwell is real: the distaste of medicine, bitter pills and syrups. At that moment, we just want to eat something good. While the disease is already making us suffer, the restrictions on our diet make recovery almost not worth it anymore. And we end up…

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Trump official reacts to leaked video of Microsoft’s AI chief telling staff company wants to bring foreign talents: ‘You were hoping we were kidding’

A Microsoft boss told employees in an internal Q&A session that the company wants to bring in foreign talent. Anthony D’Esposito, the inspector general of the Department of Labor, once again targeted Microsoft after he chose to share a video of a Microsoft boss explaining to his staff the Green Card situation of the company….

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In 2016, Texas residents began challenging developer control of their neighbourhood associations; 10 years later, the homeowners own their park, roads, ponds and guardhouse after a long legal fight

Representative Image (AI-generated) For years, residents of La Bota Ranch in Laredo, Texas, questioned why developers continued to control their homeowners’ associations while residents paid rising fees to maintain their community. A decade after homeowners began organising against the arrangement, the associations have taken ownership of the neighbourhood’s common areas, including its park, streets, ponds…

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