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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023 / Finely crafted by Lily Herman
Good morning, folks. It’s the perfect season to turn on the Halloween classic It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Here’s where to watch it.
Now, onto the news.
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 | News To Know |  | (Win McNamee/Getty Images) | - It’s been a busy 24 hours for the GOP: Rep. Tom Emmer was named the new House speaker nominee yesterday before dropping out hours later. The party then nominated Rep. Mike Johnson last night. A floor vote could come this afternoon. (NBC News)
- Israel’s military continued air strikes in southern Gaza overnight, while world leaders called for a pause in fighting to allow more aid to flow into the area. Skirmishes in neighboring Syria and Lebanon are also stoking fears of a larger regional conflict. (Reuters)
- AstraZeneca has asked the FDA to approve its nasal flu vaccine FluMist for home use. If the agency says yes, it’d be the first self-administered flu vaccine. (CNN)
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 | Entertainment Spotlight |  | (Image Group LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images) | - Britney Spears alleges in her new memoir The Woman in Me that she thought her family was “going to try to kill [her]” while she was under her 13-year conservatorship. (Yahoo Entertainment)
- Speaking of memoirs, John Stamos’ new book If You Would Have Told Me was released yesterday. Among the juiciest tidbits: He writes about his infamous DUI arrest, his volatile marriage to Rebecca Romijn and his evolving feelings on the hit sitcom Full House. (Yahoo Entertainment)
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| Slice of Life |  | (Getty Creative) | - A new survey found that nearly one in four adults globally feel very or fairly lonely. The highest rates of loneliness were among younger respondents ages 19 to 29, with people 65 and older reporting the lowest rates. (CNN)
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 | Tech Talk |  | (Thibault Camus/AP) | - Attorneys general in 33 states sued Meta this week. They allege that the company knowingly contributes to the youth mental health crisis and routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent. (AP)
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 | Sports. Sports. Sports. |  | (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) | - In a huge upset, the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies in NLCS Game 7 and will play the Rangers in the World Series, which kicks off on Friday night. (Yahoo Sports)
- Tonight’s NBA games: The Celtics play the Knicks at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN), while the Mavericks and the Spurs take the court at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). (Yahoo Sports)
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 | Finance For You |  | (Miso Robotics/White Castle) | - It’s a robot takeover — kind of. Fast-food chain White Castle is rolling out its piloted Flippy 2 machine to 350 U.S. locations to help with fry cook tasks. (TODAY)
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Fantastic Finish | Meet 92-year-old Alfredo Aliaga, who hiked the Grand Canyon from rim to rim, a 24-mile journey that took 21 hours over two days. Aliaga became a celebrity on the trail: “We lost a lot of time making pictures, and [people] would say, 'Oh, you are my hero, you are my inspiration,’” he explained. (USA TODAY) |
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