Finance · 23 October 2026
Mortgage Rates Hover at 7.32% as Home Prices Slip in Select Areas
The 30‑year fixed mortgage rate sits at 7.32%, keeping affordability tight, while some markets are beginning to see modest price declines.
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Business · 23 October 2026
Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs in AI‑Driven Push to Lower Costs
Barclays announced a plan to eliminate 5,000 positions as part of an artificial‑intelligence‑driven effort to reduce operating costs and create a leaner organisation.
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Sports · 23 October 2026
Former Sack Machine JJ Watt Trades Tackles for Talking Points on CBS
JJ Watt has signed a multi‑year deal to become CBS Sports’ lead NFL analyst, joining Jim Nantz and other pundits after the announcement by Skydance’s David Berson.
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Entertainment · 23 October 2026
Six‑Episode Queer Hockey Romance ‘Heated Rivalry’ Hits 650+ Theaters for a One‑Night Marathon
The queer hockey romance series ‘Heated Rivalry’ will be screened in a marathon of all six episodes across more than 650 U.S. theaters, including Regal, AMC and Cinemark, from November 6 through November 3.
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Entertainment · 22 October 2026
Poison Ivy Gets a New Home: HBO’s Latest Green Take on Gotham
HBO is developing a Poison Ivy TV series with “The Penguin” showrunner Lauren LeFranc producing, and the project is confirmed to be separate from Matt Reeves’ Batman universe.
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Technology · 22 October 2026
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 B Penalty in New Mexico Over Cambridge Analytica Violations
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion penalty for more than 43 million violations tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The ruling is one of the largest ever levied against the tech giant and stems…
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Politics · 22 October 2026
Trump Turns Up the Heat: Administration Releases 315,000 Barrels of Oil in Unprecedented Power Play Ahead of Midterms
Less than two weeks before the midterms, the Trump administration tapped 315,000 barrels of heating oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a move that critics say is an unprecedented exercise of executive power, but…
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Entertainment · 22 October 2026
Elon Musk to Pour Up to $10 B into Skydance, Giving Starlink a Hollywood Debut, Predicts John Malone
Elon Musk may invest up to $10 billion in Skydance, helping the studio reduce debt while giving SpaceX’s Starlink a foothold in entertainment, a move predicted as "major" by media veteran John Malone. Larry Ellison…
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Business · 22 October 2026
NYT’s AI Image Lab: When Pixels Play Hide‑and‑Seek with Editors
The New York Times newsroom is wrestling with a flood of AI‑generated images, turning fact‑checking into a digital game of whack‑a‑mole. Reporters and editors describe the absurd lengths they go to separate r…
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