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October 31, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Tate McRae : Housewife
2=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
3=ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
4=Zach Bryan : Lies
5=Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
6+2The Killers : Mr. Brightside
7-1Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
8-1Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
9=STELLA LEFTY : Boston
10+2P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
11=The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
12-2ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
13=Drake : Janice STFU
14=Malcolm Todd : Earrings
15+3Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
16+24Michael Jackson : Thriller
17+8Jamie Miller : Babydoll
18-2Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
19+2The Neighbourhood : Sweater Weather
20+2Olivia Dean : Man I Need
21-1Alex Warren : Ordinary
22-5sombr : back to friends
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☰ slashdot
- Google's First Data Center Satellite Is Online and Writing Poetry
- Cisco Gives Engineer Unlimited AI Tokens To Rewrite Legacy Code
- Apple Is Entering Its Slop Era
- Meta Settles Another Social Media Addiction Case Just Before Trial
- Sam Altman Thinks Your PC Is Wasting Precious RAM
☰ sportsnet
- Elliotte Friedman sheds light on Kucherov’s trade request
- Sources: Nikita Kucherov tells Lightning he won’t re-sign, asks for trade
- Barnes hits new heights on offence but Raptors fall to Magic
- Klapka’s heavyweight fight sets tone in Flames’ win over Kraken
- CFL East semifinal preview: Argonauts offence faces tough test vs. Blue Bombers
☰ espn
- Records reveal 3 other women accused Packers' Jacobs of abuse after arrest
- LeBron too much for Knicks late in what Nurse calls 'his best game' as 76er
- More Thunder woes: Holmgren out 8-10 weeks after knee procedure
- Curry's ankle-breaker on Luka highlights Warriors' stunning 25-point comeback
- Sources: Walter, Kushner finalize terms of Lakers sale at $12.5B valuation
☰ global
- Eviction day at contentious homeless encampment in Penticton
- Barnes has career-high 41 points in Raptors’ loss
- Violent Toronto home invasion was ‘terrifying,’ real estate CEO says as police seek suspects
- Winnipeg Jets losing streak hits eight after 5-2 loss to Florida
- Senators forward Hodgson given two-game ban
☰ Ars Technica
- Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death
- Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state and are attacking pets
- Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart
- Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers
- Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
☰ nyt world
- Will Digging Up Vietnam’s War Dead Heal Old Wounds or Reopen Them?
- Britain’s Prime Minister Says He’s Open to a Formal Apology for Slavery
- Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80
- U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan, Despite Risk of Persecution
- Traffic Control Errors Caused Spain’s Deadly Train Crash, Official Says
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☰ space
- NASA's Voyager 1 conserves power, resolves brief communications pause
- Built to take the blast: Students test prototype landing pad to make moon landings safer
- Autonomous rendezvous system overcomes simulated spacecraft failures in lab tests
- Perseverance offers clues to protect crews from ultrafine Mars dust
- Everyday Mylar turned into a promising insulator for lunar habitats
☰ science daily
- Astronauts just gave the International Space Station a powerful upgrade
- The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive?
- A computer scientist breaks through a limit that stood since 1996
- Type 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months
- Scientists discover mysterious seahorse lookalikes that no one has ever seen alive
☰ 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
- Scientists Have Built a Robot Dog Powered by Human Brain Cells
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Kills Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells in The Lab
- Chernobyl's Dogs Are Genetically Different, And We May Finally Know Why
- Blocking One Enzyme Extended Lifespan in Aging Mice by 17%
☰ Weather Forecast
Sat 31 Oct

high: 9°C
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high: 14°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 15°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 18°C
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high: 17°C
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high: 17°C
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high: 8°C
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high: 13°C
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high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 17°C
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high: 15°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
Sat 31 Oct

high: 6°C
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high: 10°C
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high: 14°C
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high: 9°C
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pop: 60%
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high: 12°C
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high: 9°C
Mainly sunny
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high: 16°C
Sunny
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high: 9°C
Cloudy
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high: 13°C
Showers
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high: 17°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 4°C
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high: 9°C
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high: 12°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 5°C
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high: 10°C
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high: 10°C
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pop: 30%
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high: 10°C
Sunny
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high: 10°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 11°C
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high: 12°C
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Sat 31 Oct

high: 8°C
Mainly sunny
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high: 5°C
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high: 10°C
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high: 8°C
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high: 11°C
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☰ Stocks ⚙
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S&P 7,580.07 -140.32   -1.82%
DOW 51,770.31 -572.25   -1.09%
NASDAQ 28,384.85 -1,017.66   -3.46%
AAPL 344.79 -4.14   -1.19%
GOOG 278.22 -4.02   -1.42%
MSFT 521.97 -8.27   -1.56%
AMZN 240.47 0.00   0.00%
META 614.84 -9.65   -1.55%
NVDA 204.78 -8.90   -4.17%
TESLA 399.82 -3.52   -0.87%
NFLX 62.09 +0.02   +0.02%
AMD 504.98 -61.42   -10.84%
INTC 65.85 -26.23   -28.49%
QCOM 164.92 -20.49   -11.05%
NXP 259.84 -6.11   -2.30%
AVGO 326.13 -18.89   -5.48%
IBM 257.84 -0.49   -0.19%
CSCO 104.54 -4.06   -3.74%
ORCL 130.72 -8.87   -6.35%
CRM 229.04 -1.85   -0.80%
ADBE 250.13 +2.01   +0.81%
CIEN 320.71 -28.31   -8.11%
JPM 337.05 -6.53   -1.90%
BAC 50.01 -1.14   -2.22%
GS 894.13 -33.15   -3.57%
VISA 413.65 +3.04   +0.74%
MA 638.08 +2.37   +0.37%
WMT 123.52 +2.26   +1.86%
KO 94.12 +1.29   +1.39%
PEP 137.35 +3.53   +2.64%
DIS 110.97 +0.06   +0.05%
MCD 258.10 +0.75   +0.29%
NKE 38.68 +0.26   +0.66%
BA 171.57 -1.13   -0.65%
XOM 187.27 +4.11   +2.24%
CVX 235.63 0.00   0.00%
☰ Word of the Day
priapean

adjective: 1. Phallic. 2. Lewd; salacious.
☰ Thought of the Day
"Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night." - Steve Almond, from Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, 2004, p32.
☰ Born on this day
- Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet, born in Paris, France (d. 1361)
- Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1957-60 Montreal Canadiens; Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1970) and coach (New York Islanders), born in Lachine, Canada (d. 2026)
- Stephen Rea, Irish film and stage actor (Crying Game, Michael Collins), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- François Bracci, French soccer defender (18 caps; Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg, FC Bordeaux), born in Beinheim, France (d. 2023)
- Rob Schneider, American actor (Saturday Night Live; Men Behaving Badly), born in San Francisco, California
- Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou], Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motörhead; Scorpions], born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- The Boogeyman [Marty Wright], American professional wrestler, born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)
☰ Weather News
- Mariculture in Alaska! Reflecting on my time spent in the hatchery and creating a home in Juneau, Alaska
- A toothy summer in Charleston: My internship studying barium in bottlenose dolphin teeth to determine freshwater exposure
- El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook
☰ Today in History
- Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tyre
- Eastside race riot in Jacksonville, Florida
- Brian Friel's stage drama "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater, New York City, after 9 performances
- A bankruptcy court approves MCI's reorganization plans, essentially clearing the telecommunications company to exit bankruptcy
- In a landmark verdict, the Pakistani Supreme Court acquits a Christian woman of blasphemy against the prophet Mohammed after eight years on death row
- Seerp Anema, Dutch poet and writer (From Holland's Coasts; Modern Art and Degeneration), born in Barradeel, Minnertsga, Nethelands (d. 1961)
- Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player (Wimbledon 1910-13), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1915)
- Antonio Taguba, US Army Major General, born in Manila, Philippines
- Marco van Basten, Dutch soccer striker (58 caps; Ajax, AC Milan) and manager (Netherlands 2004–08, Ajax, Heerenveen, AZ), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Zachary Knighton, American actor (Happy Endings), born in Alexandria, Virginia

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