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Japan Plans Up-to-$21B New York Chip Fabs — 9hJapan plans up to $21B for two GlobalFoundries chip fabs in Malta, N.Y., with the U.S. set to take about 4% more equity and lift its stake to roughly 7%.

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Derek Foss This investment shows Japan sees real value in building advanced chip capacity right here in New York state.

Trump Says Greenland Plans Massive Resource Exploration — 17hOn Oct. 14, 2026, Trump posted that massive oil, gas and mineral exploration is ready to begin in Greenland, saying any future U.S. attack would have to come across the island.

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Rachel Meyers This resource push lines up with the new U.S. military access deal and could help secure the region.

EFTA, Vietnam Plan Free-Trade Pact SigningPolitics — 13hEFTA and Vietnam will sign a free trade deal in Hanoi on Sunday; Norway's Astrid Bergmal will raise the detention of citizen Nguyen Duc Thuan.

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Jared Kim Norway needs to keep pushing on that detention case even after the signing happens.

Book urges rejecting standard plans to stay small and ship early — 1dConventional plans, funding, growth targets, and long hours usually hurt more than they help, so constraints and speed beat preparation.

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Marcus Bell Staying small and shipping early sounds smart until you hit a wall that actually requires more resources than bootstrapping can provide.

Trump reportedly plans Buccaneers-Steelers game visit — 1dTrump's planned Buccaneers-Steelers visit was pulled hours after CNN reported it, after Carmen Vitali questioned millions to see 'the ghost of Aaron Rodgers.'

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Sam Okafor Having the president at a Bucs-Steelers game will draw crowds but might distract from the actual football on the field.

AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Trump Says Taiwan Plans 30% Alaska Gas Deal — 21hTrump said Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska LNG gas for 20 years and add $4.4B; Taiwan has not confirmed, and Seoul ties its $50B pledge to viability.

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Maya Lindstrom Taiwan not confirming the numbers makes the whole thing feel uncertain compared to Seoul's careful approach.

Evangelicals Join Catholics In Condemning Pentagon’s Plan To Livestream Fort Hood Killer’s Execution — 8hA leading evangelical organization joined prominent Catholic leaders in condemning the Pentagon's plans to publicly livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan.

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NPS plans removal of 529 trees at D.C. golf course — 4dNPS crews began cutting trees at East Potomac Golf Links a day after an Interior filing set removal of up to 529; agency says the project is separate from Trump's championship-course plan.

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Federal Regulators Reject Largest US Grid Operator’s Plan To Cut Power To Data Centers — 2hFederal regulators rejected a plan to force data centers and other major electricity users to cut power during grid emergencies, complicating efforts to manage the centers' surging artificial intelligence-driven demand.

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Experts Explain Hair Transplant Planning, SuitabilityHealth — 20hFour US sites ran duplicate Oct. 2026 releases from one London clinic; same graft counts can look different by hair thickness and scalp-hair contrast.

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Chris Dalton It's smart to focus on donor hair limits and textured hair techniques before committing to surgery.

Candidate Debates and Forums Planned Across States — 2dCandidates in several races are meeting voters through public forums and debates ahead of the elections, with events planned in Wisconsin and Massachusetts and debates covering Arkansas congressional races and South Carolina’s Senate contest. South Carolina candidates clashed over national issues, including the economy, Iran and social media’s effects on young people.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Ahmedabad Begins 76-Unit Demolition; Others PlanPolitics — 2dDemolition plans span several communities: Ahmedabad is clearing homes and businesses to widen roads near Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, while Rocky Mount plans to raze a long-vacant, blighted motel. Elsewhere, Eastbourne is considering replacing two commercial buildings with 11 flats, Mid Suffolk approved replacing six unsafe bungalows with family homes, and Panama City is demolishing a home through a voluntary flood-risk buyout program.

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GSK may cut up to 1,217 jobs in Belgium amid vaccine demand shift — 13hGSK plans to cut up to 1,217 jobs in Belgium as part of a global cost-saving effort, citing changing vaccine demand and a push to focus resources on priority medicines and vaccines. The proposed cuts affect office, management and other roles over two years, while manual production workers are expected to be spared.

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Dana Whitfield These cuts will hit many middle managers hard after years of building up vaccine capacity in Belgium.

Healey plans £1bn online VAT crackdown for shops — 23hHealey is expected to make Amazon, eBay and Temu collect VAT from sellers above £90,000 turnover, a step the government says could raise about £1 billion.

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Nicole Hardy The £90k threshold looks like a big loophole that will let plenty of smaller overseas sellers keep avoiding VAT altogether.

Dutch Bros Expands, Opens Oxford, Plans Two ShopsBusiness — 2dDutch Bros Coffee plans to open a drive-thru location at 4911 Illinois Road in southwest Fort Wayne before the end of 2026, expanding the chain’s Indiana presence after its Auburn shop opened earlier this year.

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Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Tencent Plans $5 Billion Bond for AI CapexFinance — 2dTencent plans an about $5 billion bond, telling investors Monday proceeds will mainly fund AI capex and chip purchases, with possible pricing as early as Tuesday.

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Obama plans Cleveland rally for Brown, Acton — 1dBarack Obama will rally in Cleveland on Oct. 24, 2026, with Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton, his first Ohio visit since 2018.

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Marcus Bell This rally might help Acton connect with voters who already know and trust Brown from his Senate work.

Netflix to Cut 1,000 Jobs, 6% of Workforce — 2dNetflix is reportedly planning its largest layoffs since 2022, with reports estimating cuts of roughly 5% to 6% of its workforce—about 800 to 1,000 jobs—as the company seeks to improve growth. Netflix has not confirmed the reports, which come ahead of its third-quarter earnings report.

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Treat your startup like a science experiment, not a plan — 3dRies claims startups fail by executing fixed plans under extreme uncertainty instead of running cheap experiments that prove or kill assumptions fast.

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Rachel Meyers I started measuring one customer behavior change per week instead of chasing a perfect launch and finally saw what actually moved the needle.

Michigan Urges, Minnesota Plans 2026 CWD TestingEnvironment — 1dMichigan’s DNR is asking hunters in five West Michigan counties to submit harvested deer for chronic wasting disease testing to measure how prevalence has changed since intensive sampling in 2019. Minnesota will require hunters in its southwest surveillance block to test deer at least a year old during the Nov. 7–8, 2026, firearms opener, as part of a statewide rotating surveillance plan.

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NetJets plans four-airport terminal expansionBusiness — 2dNetJets is expanding its U.S. private-aviation network with new dedicated terminals planned at Dallas Love Field, Washington Dulles and Colorado’s Rifle Garfield County Airport, alongside a larger replacement facility at Palm Beach International. The projects respond to rising demand, with the Dallas complex also adding a second maintenance hangar.

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Mavericks plan to keep Irving with Flagg — 2dThe Mavericks say they plan to keep Kyrie Irving alongside young star Cooper Flagg, despite rival executives’ doubts about the fit given Dallas’ roster needs and the players’ different career timelines. Irving has returned from a lengthy ACL recovery, and the team is now working to build its on-court chemistry around the pairing.

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Sen. Schmitt Outlines Plan To Limit Birthright Citizenship After Court Ruling — 3dRepublican Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt unveiled his plan to fix the country's broken laws governing immigration — both legal and illegal — as well as the one issue on which both parties appear to agree.

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Elena Vasquez Reducing incentives for illegal entries through citizenship changes could ease border pressures if done right.

Trail Projects, Plans Span Multiple CommunitiesEnvironment — 5dCommunities are planning and improving trail systems, with maintenance and resurfacing work scheduled on Washington’s Olympic Discovery Trail and public trail restoration planned in Alaska’s Copper River Valley. Horry County is seeking input on a proposed connected trail network, while Virginia’s Wilderness Road State Park is collecting public comments on its updated master plan.

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