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If there’s one home in the Nancy Myers filmverse I’d long to live in, it’s Iris’s snow-dusted stone cottage from The Holiday. Don’t get me wrong—I wouldn’t say no to Amanda’s LA mansion, but something about this time of year has me fantasizing about being holed up in the English countryside, sipping a glass of wine by a crackling fire, delighted by the thought that, at any point, Jude Law might show up at my door.If you, like me, had your set-jetting dreams dashed when you found out “Rosehill Cottage” never actually existed outside of the set built for the…

Reusing, planning ahead and hunting for joy, shoppers are expected to spend a record amount this Halloween. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Americans are willing to spend on magic this October.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “THIS IS HALLOWEEN”)UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTISTS: (As characters, singing) Come with us and you will see this, our town of Halloween. This is Halloween, this is Halloween.SUMMERS: Surveys find that despite economic concerns and worries about tariffs, U.S. shoppers are expected to drop a record amount for Halloween. NPR’s Alina Selyukh talked to some enthusiasts who have found a few savings tricks.ALINA SELYUKH, BYLINE: The Halloween takeover of Linh Nguyen’s…

India’s Shafali Verma at a practice session ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup semifinal ODI cricket match between India and Australia, at the D.Y. Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai, on October 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Almost exactly a year after her last ODI outing in India blues, Shafali Verma finds herself back in the national set-up — this time with a shot at redemption on the grandest stage. The 21-year-old was drafted into the squad as Pratika Rawal’s injury replacement ahead of India’s Women’s ODI World Cup semifinal against defending champion Australia at the DY Patil Stadium…

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Bloomberg digital culture reporter Cecilia D’Anastasio about an emerging industry of video editing — designed to help content creators go viral online.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A divided U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) and announced it would restart limited purchases of Treasury securities after money markets showed signs that liquidity was becoming scarce, a condition the U.S. central bank has pledged to avoid.The rate cut, which included a nod to the data limits the Fed faces during the current federal…

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik.Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn armed rebel group in Myanmar says it has reached a truce with the military-run government to stop months of heavy clashes in the country’s north.The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) announced on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Myanmar’s government following several days of China-mediated talks in Kunming, roughly 400km (248 miles) from the Myanmar border.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listUnder the deal, the TNLA…

Lakshya Sen stunned fifth seed Christo Popov of France in straight games to enter the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the USD 475,000 Hylo Open Super 500 tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany on Wednesday. Popov, the left-hander who has been in great form having reached the final of his home tournament last week at French Open Super 750, trailed 2-5 in the head-to-head coming into the match. Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, who reached the finals at the Hong Kong Open, defeated higher-ranked Popov 21-16 22-20 in the opening round. It’s been a topsy-turvy season for Lakshya, who has had…

On October 28, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disclosed $500 billion in chip orders. | Photo Credit: AP Nvidia has become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the $4 trillion barrier. Hitting the new benchmark puts more emphasis on the upheaval being unleashed by an artificial intelligence craze that’s widely viewed as the biggest tectonic shift in technology since Apple co—founder Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 18 years ago. Apple rode the iPhone’s success to become the first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion,…

For the first time since 2002 when Vishwanathan Anand won the event for the second time, the FIDE World Cup returns to India

Every day in hospitals across the world, millions of healthcare workers use alcohol-based hand rubs before touching their patients. This simple act, powered primarily by ethanol, prevents infections and saves lives. Ethanol rapidly kills bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and is proven to reduce hospital-acquired infections by nearly half. Yet today, this essential substance is undergoing regulatory scrutiny in Europe, where it is being considered for classification as both a carcinogen and a reprotoxic substance—a designation for chemicals that may increase cancer risk or impair fertility under certain exposure conditions.Ethanol is currently being evaluated by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The…