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With the nights getting chillier, I’ve been reaching for a cup of tea more often. And if there’s one thing that can make a cozy fall night even better, it’s a warm drink that actually stays warm. Enter Ember’s new Mug 3, the latest version of the company’s temperature-controlled smart mug, which is designed to keep your drink at just the right temperature for as long as you sip. Ember first introduced its smart mug in 2016 to solve a problem most coffee and tea drinkers know all too well: getting distracted for a few minutes, only to return to a lukewarm drink. Now, the company is back with its third-generation mug, which brings a handful of practical upgrades.

OpinionBlind loyalty to a country that abandoned its core values is a losing strategy. Ballot BoxImage courtesy of ChatGPTPublished on:17 Oct 2026, 3:30 pmLoading content, please wait...

UAE residents can spot the ultra-thin 9 mm True Wireless OLED evo W6 at iconic destinations across the country, with interactive social contests and a chance to win the flagship television. LG Electronics is launching a winter-long roadshow across premier UAE destinations to showcase the all-new flagship LG OLED evo W6, True Wireless Wallpaper TV. The tour officially kicks off at The Lotus Lounge, Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, running from 16 to 19 October 2026. Secret upcoming locations will be teased on Instagram via @lg_gulf. Guests who visit one of the spot and post an Instagram Story tagging #LGW6spotted and @lg_gulf will enter a grand draw to win an LG OLED W6 TV., /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) has announced the official launch of its nationwide UAE Winter Roadshow, showcasing the groundbreaking LG OLED evo W6, True Wireless Wallpaper TV. Commencing this weekend, the showcase will invite residents and visitors across the Emirates to experience the future of ultra-premium home entertainment firsthand in some of the country's most scenic and luxurious lifestyle venues. The roadshow marks the regional debut of the LG OLED evo W6, True Wireless Wallpaper TV,

Omar’s legal team says the search violated safeguards designed to protect constitutional rights of members of Congress. Lawyers for Democratic United States Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have demanded the return of property seized in a federal raid of her Washington, DC home, accusing the US Department of Justice of conducting a politically motivated investigation and failing to follow judicial instructions during the search. “The political motivations behind this pre-election investigation and search are clear as day,” Omar’s lawyers wrote in a letter sent to federal prosecutors on Friday and obtained by The Associated Press news agency.

Mads Mikkelsen stars as the main antagonist named "The Archer" in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Updated on: 17 Oct 2026, 3:15 pm2 min readThe full rollout of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026. However, players who choose to pre-purchase the game digitally can jump into the action early through staggered release windows. The early access rollout begins with the single-player story campaign on Friday, October 16, 2026, followed by early entry into the DMZ mode on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. These early access perks are exclusive to digital standard and Vault edition pre-orders, leaving physical disc editions out of the early rollout. Regarding exact launch times, PC players can expect the full title to unlock globally at midnight local time on launch day. Specific unlock schedules across PC digital storefronts, including Steam, Battle.net, and the Xbox app, along with specific console launch timing for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2, remain pending official confirmation from Activision.

“Excited to highlight two ASCOQLTY26 survivorship studies led by Niharika Dixit and  colleagues! Abstract 721: ASCO‘s Assessment for Survivors of Cancer (ASC) tool demonstrated feasibility across 10 diverse clinical practices with 76% completion rate!

John Alexander Greer III, age 44, passed away suddenly on October 12, 2026. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick to John Alexander Greer II, Shelley Ann Greer, ( Stewart Allan), John lived his life devoted to caring for those he loved. Above all, John’s greatest joy was being a father to his sons, Jonathan and Nathaniel. He was a hero to his brothers, Jobi James and Jermey Dale Greer, and a loving partner to his fiancée, Samantha Vernon. Possessing a heart of gold, John brought warmth to everyone around him and found his ultimate freedom riding his motorcycles on the open road. He is reunited in rest with his late grandparents, Fred and Gladys Ramsey, and John Greer I and Shirley Gould

Published: October 17, 2026 at 11:06a.m. EDTKeep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips. FilterOttawa SenatorsNikolas Matinpalo appears to be set to return for the Ottawa Senators on Saturday following a two-game injury absence. Matinpalo skated on Ottawa's third pairing next to Carter Yakemchuk, with head coach Travis Green rolling out the following lines at practice ahead of Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Halliday-Stutzle-BathersonBurakovsky-Cozens-GirouxCousins-Pinto-AmadioFoegele-Greig-ZetterlundHodgsonChabot-ZubKleven-SpenceMatinpalo-YakemchukCrotty UllmarkErssonJake Sanderson remains sidelined for the eighth straight game with a lower-body injury, while Nikolas Matinpalo makes his return for the first time since being forced out of Monday's game against the New Jersey Devils in the first period with an upper-body injury. Matinpalo, 28, was injured after being driven into the boards by Devils forward Anthony Mantha, who was handed a five-minute major for the hit. The Finnish defenceman logged just 2:19 of ice time before exiting, but appears set for a return Saturday.

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TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. The move, which comes just as the Alex Gibney’s investigation into Elon Musk expands to more than 470 screens across North America, raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose. Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a “permanent suspension” was coming. The entire page disappeared from TikTok’s platform shortly after. The film company had been planning to spend ad money to boost certain posts; that will no longer happen. A spokesperson for the distributor confirmed that TikTok reps had informed them of the suspension and noted “disappointment” in the timing. After grossing $70,000 in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles in its first weekend of release, Musk is now playing in dozens of cities this weekend. The spokesperson said the company is in the process of appealing the move; even a reversal, however, could still prove costly if it doesn’t come during a weekend window when many people are likely to see the film.

AcknowledgementsWe thank the Saban SC2 core for the 10X single nuclei Multiome analysis and Cellular Imaging core. We also thank Dr. Stanislao Travisano, Dr. Sunhye Lee, Dr. David Wong and Dr. David Cobrinik for helpful discussion and suggestions, and Ms. Kimberly Luna and Dr. Michael Harrison for technical support. We acknowledge the support of The Saban Research Institute at CHLA and its Core Pilot Program for the use of the Spatial Biology & Genomics Core. FundingThis study is supported by fellowship from CIRM Scholar Award  (EDUC4-18082) (XF) and The Heart Ambassadors Intramural Grant (XF), NIH (NHLBI) grant 1R01HL148706 (CL), Alfred E. Mann Cell and Gene Therapy Research Fund (CL), Saban Core Pilot Award, Saban Intramural 2nd R01 award (CL) and R35HL150713 (KDP). Author informationAuthor notesThese authors contributed equally: Hui-Yu Chen, Yuhan Sun.

The best twists totally recontextualize everything that’s come before them. Mystery-box series master Damon Lindelof (Lanterns, Watchmen) once cited The Sixth Sense as the definitive example: The movie works if Bruce Willis is simply a psychiatrist helping a child who sees dead people — even if it’s a child hallucinating these haunting visions. The revelation that Dr. Malcolm Crowe was dead all along, however, changes not just the ending, but the entire movie. Lindelof told Vox in 2004 that the reaction is, “Oh, I didn’t even think I was sitting in that movie.” The twist makes The Sixth Sense “completely and totally transcendent. At the time, Lindelof was discussing his new series, Lost — which just four episodes in, had pulled off a mind-blowing twist arguably on the same level as The Sixth Sense. For its first few episodes, Lost seems like an ambitious survival drama with a dash of horror. Oceanic Flight 815 crashes on a seemingly deserted tropical island. Its survivors contend with dwindling supplies, a rampaging monster, an inexplicable polar bear, and the unfortunate realization that rescuers are probably searching a thousand miles away from where they actually crashed.

When scientists talk about scavengers, you might imagine an animal sniffing out or stumbling across a carcass, eating as much as possible and slinking away.