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October 19, 2026
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☰ Top Movies
1-Street Fighter$31,000,000
2-You Can See Everything$15,000,000
31Other Mommy$44,854,440
4-Whalefall$8,000,000
5-Sense and Sensibility$7,250,000
62Verity$66,092,402
73Resident Evil$148,457,955
84Heart of the Beast$58,318,451
9-Jailer 2$3,260,000
106Forgotten Island$35,107,265
☰ Spotify Canada
1=Tate McRae : Housewife
2=Zach Bryan : Lies
3+1Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
4+2ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
5-2Olivia Rodrigo : expectations
6+5STELLA LEFTY : Boston
7+1Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
8-3Zach Bryan : Lodi When
9+6Malcolm Todd : Earrings
10-1Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
11-1Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
12+7Olivia Dean : Man I Need
13+5The Killers : Mr. Brightside
14-1Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
15+2ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
16+5Drake : Janice STFU
17+11Alex Warren : Ordinary
18+2Drake : Quebec
19+4The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
20+7Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
21+8P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
22+4Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
23+12Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
☰ Standings
TeamW-L-OTPTS
1Golden Knights8-2-016
2Hurricanes7-2-115
3Bruins7-2-014
4Rangers6-3-113
5Oilers6-1-113
6Wild6-2-113
7Lightning6-2-012
8Senators6-3-012
9Panthers5-2-212
10Mammoth6-3-012
11Avalanche5-2-111
12Kraken5-3-111
☰ slashdot
- Mozilla is Calling Out Microsoft for Forcing Edge on Users
- Anthropic Announces 'Public Benefit Fund', Committing 5% of Its Shares
- 'Human Vs. Robot' Cage Match Was Illegal, Says California
- New Video Game Law Proposed: 'If You Pay For It, You Own It'
- Planned UK Data Center Delayed Until 2030s Over Power Grid Delays. Microsoft Pulls Out
☰ sportsnet
- Rays on verge of World Series as Rasmussen stifles Guardians in Game 5
- NFL Week 6 takeaways: Rams in trouble after latest self-inflicted loss
- Gotta See It: Bills’ Allen flips underhand pass to Coleman for incredible TD
- Flames’ youngsters offer glimpse of brighter future in upset of Hurricanes
- NFL Week 6 Roundup: Cardinals, Browns get upset wins with late kicks
☰ espn
- Big wins for the Bills, Browns, Packers and Cardinals? Our reporters make sense of Week 6
- Harbaugh mum on McDaniel, says Chargers need 'to address everything'
- Kings guard Simmons has torn Achilles tendon, will undergo surgery
- Rays on cusp of World Series after wild weekend
- Duke CB apologizes for swatting away trainer's arm as she checked on injured player
☰ global
- October 24 — Live Younger: A Wellness and Longevity Clinic
- Hot beauty tech: These gadgets make your routine smarter, faster & more fun
- Fire risk was low before sudden wind shift sparked deadly base fire: CAF memo
- 4 killed in CFB Wainwright fire identified as dozens remain in hospital
- 1.3M votes cast in referendum advance polls: Elections Alberta
☰ Ars Technica
- Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access
- Science says your boss should talk less in meetings
- Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players
- OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
- “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
☰ nyt world
- Carney Says Fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta Killed 4 and Injured Dozens
- The French City of Limoges Wasn’t Known for Unrest. Then Rioters Set Fire to Its City Hall.
- France in Shock After Protests Turn Into Riots, Damaging Buildings and Shops
- U.S. Officials Condemn West Bank Attacks as Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Them
- Pope Leo Addresses the Faithful a Day After Leaving the Hospital
☰ cbc
- Canadians mourning after fire kills 4 service members at CFB Wainwright
- For thousands of workers, lifelong time-zone math will go out the window when B.C. stops changing clocks
- Bank fraud victims want Ottawa to make big banks pay more
- NATO's race against time: Senior commander warns alliance must adapt faster to deter Russia
- Former Marineland beluga whale dies at California theme park
☰ space
- Retired pilot helps historical society buy Neil Armstrong's boyhood home for tours
- Japan's MMX mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars's moon Phobos
- Forecasting air drag with deep learning helps predict when uncontrolled satellites and rocket stages fall to Earth
- How did Mars get its moons? Japan's MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle
- A trip to Mars could come at a heartbreaking cost
☰ science daily
- Physicists create a bizarre new quantum state called a fractional fermi sea
- Magic mushroom ingredient takes the fight out of aggressive fish
- Scientists who discovered a third form of magnetism win major physics prize
- Scientists discover a natural compound that could protect the brain from too much salt
- Scientists link a strange sugar in red meat to a 63% higher diabetes risk
☰ new scientist
- How to maximise the mental health benefits of your vacation
- Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient
- Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
- Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
- Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
☰ science alert
- A Saline Injection Could Offer Longer Relief From Carpal Tunnel Pain
- One Blood Type Seems to Carry a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
- Best of Both Worlds: 'Hybrid' Quantum Computers Could Be Just Around The Corner, Researchers Say
- Brown Fat Can Be Beneficial For The Body – And a Blood Pressure Drug Could Turn It On
☰ Weather Forecast
Mon 19 Oct

high: 17°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 15°C
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 Wed 21 Oct

high: 13°C
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 Thu 22 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 23 Oct

high: 11°C
Sunny
Mon 19 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 17°C
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 Wed 21 Oct

high: 15°C
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 Thu 22 Oct

high: 17°C
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 Fri 23 Oct

high: 11°C
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Mon 19 Oct

high: 17°C
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 Tue 20 Oct

high: 15°C
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 Wed 21 Oct

high: 13°C
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high: 13°C
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 Fri 23 Oct

high: 11°C
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Mon 19 Oct

high: 15°C
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 Tue 20 Oct

high: 14°C
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 Wed 21 Oct

high: 11°C
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 Thu 22 Oct

high: 11°C
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 Fri 23 Oct

high: 8°C
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Tue 20 Oct

high: 15°C
Clearing
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 22 Oct

high: 12°C
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 Fri 23 Oct

high: 11°C
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 Sat 24 Oct

high: 13°C
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Mon 19 Oct

high: 14°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 9°C
Sunny
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 9°C
Sunny
 Thu 22 Oct

high: 9°C
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 Fri 23 Oct

high: 6°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Mon 19 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 14°C
Sunny
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Thu 22 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 23 Oct

high: 12°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Mon 19 Oct

high: 10°C
Mainly cloudy
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 10°C
Sunny
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 17°C
Sunny
 Thu 22 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Fri 23 Oct

high: 7°C
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☰ Stocks ⚙
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DOW 52,002.41 -175.28   -0.34%
NASDAQ 29,187.55 -748.05   -2.50%
AAPL 343.43 +1.44   +0.42%
GOOG 336.87 -8.01   -2.32%
MSFT 528.93 -10.52   -1.95%
AMZN 249.95 -4.76   -1.87%
META 709.33 -27.15   -3.69%
NVDA 214.13 0.00   0.00%
TESLA 354.62 -7.95   -2.19%
NFLX 70.55 -2.06   -2.83%
AMD 528.84 -33.57   -5.97%
INTC 89.80 -5.50   -5.77%
QCOM 171.97 0.00   0.00%
NXP 229.46 -1.83   -0.79%
AVGO 328.78 -15.53   -4.51%
IBM 232.13 -1.94   -0.83%
CSCO 107.39 -2.44   -2.22%
ORCL 128.23 -6.25   -4.64%
CRM 240.71 -6.00   -2.43%
ADBE 245.22 -6.44   -2.56%
CIEN 333.05 -23.48   -6.59%
JPM 339.67 +4.18   +1.25%
BAC 51.22 -0.45   -0.87%
GS 880.69 -10.56   -1.18%
VISA 402.58 +2.89   +0.72%
MA 617.39 +1.02   +0.17%
WMT 118.82 +0.99   +0.84%
KO 93.86 +1.97   +2.14%
PEP 131.50 +3.11   +2.42%
DIS 110.55 -0.12   -0.11%
MCD 242.91 +0.40   +0.16%
NKE 37.13 -0.03   -0.08%
BA 190.05 +1.37   +0.73%
XOM 179.01 +4.36   +2.50%
CVX 225.00 +5.61   +2.55%
☰ Word of the Day
zillionaire

noun: A person with incalculably enormous wealth.
☰ Thought of the Day
"The journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step" - Lao Tzu, from Tao Te Ching
☰ Born on this day
- Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher of the Italian Renaissance, born in Figline Valdarn, near Florence (d. 1499)
- Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich], Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV "the Terrible", born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1591)
- Rufus Saxton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Greenfield, Massachusetts (d. 1908)
- Victor Zorza, Polish journalist and specialist on the Soviet Union, born in Kołomyja, Poland (d. 1996)
- Thomas ap Rees, British botanist, born in Frome, England (d. 1996)
- Keith Adrian [Johnson], British-Dutch stage and screen actor, director, and playwright, born in New Delhi, British India (d. 2004)
- Sinitta [Malone], British-American singer ("So Macho"; "Toy Boy"), born in Seattle, Washington
- Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
☰ Weather News
- El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook
- Ocean Facts: What are Kelvin waves?
- Aerial images of damage from #Isaias now available online
☰ Today in History
- The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take the city of Carthage in North Africa
- "My Romance" opens at the Shubert Theatre in New York City for 95 performances
- Mariner 5 makes a flyby of Venus
- Bomb explosion rocks Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati, Philippines, killing 11 and injuring more than 100 people
- UK Parliament votes for the Letwin amendment in a special Saturday sitting, forcing Boris Johnson to ask the EU for an extension and delaying the vote on his Brexit deal
- John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist, born in Province of New Jersey (d. 1772)
- Francis Channing Barlow, American lawyer and Union general during the US Civil War (met General John B. Gordon at Gettysburg), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1896)
- Hilde Spiel, Austrian writer, born in Vienna (d. 1990)
- Farid al-Atrash [El-Atrache], Syrian composer, musician, virtuoso oud player, and actor (Akher kedba), born in Jebel Ed-Druz, Southern Syria (d. 1974)
- Tony Lo Bianco, American stage and screen actor (The French Connection; A View From the Bridge; Hizzoner!), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2024)

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