Transylvania, Where Meadows Ripple and Dracula Legends Fade

New York Times - Oct 30, 2026

On a three-day hike in Romania, a writer sidesteps the usual Bram Stoker draws and instead discovers medieval villages, ancient forests and rich living history.

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Idaho couple's 47-year land dispute takes turn as Supreme Court reverses ruling favouring state

An Idaho couple who have farmed beside an old barbed-wire fence since 1979 are fighting the state over 5.95 acres of land they believed was theirs. Greg and Leah Sempel say they used the land for decades before Idaho acquired the neighbouring property in 1996. On October Tuesday, the state Supreme Court overturned an earlier ruling favouring Idaho, allowing the couple to continue their ownership claim.

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Nevada mine site gets a new park amid $257 million cleanup and plans for 3,000 homes

Henderson, Nevada, is transforming the former Three Kids Mine into a thriving residential area, complete with new parks. The recently opened Greenbow Park offers recreation options such as pickleball courts and scenic walking trails. With plans for over 3,000 homes across 24 neighborhoods, the Aries master-planned community is set to revitalize the site, which underwent a $257 million cleanup from its industrial past into a lively suburban setting.

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'Will be game over for America': Musk raises three 'concerns' against Democrats ahead of midterms

Elon Musk has raised alarms regarding the risk of Democratic supremacy over Congress and the presidency by 2028. He pointed out potential transformative measures like granting statehood to Washington DC and Puerto Rico, legalizing undocumented immigrants, and enlarging the Supreme Court. Musk contends these could cement a long-term one-party system in America.

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How Kenyans got caught in $130m US ghost student scam

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Did Lacy misunderstand his Japan restaurant bill? Streamer reveals what actually happened

Twitch streamer Nick "Lacy" has addressed a mix-up involving a $12,000 restaurant bill he thought he owed in Japan. Initially confused due to language issues, he later discovered he was only responsible for extra food. Realizing the impact of his comments, Lacy has since apologized to the restaurant for inadvertently causing them negative publicity and acknowledged the necessity of clearer communication.

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Brittany and Patrick Mahomes’ Allergy-Friendly Restaurant Gets First Approval in Kansas City

Brittany Mahomes is spearheading a valuable initiative aimed at enhancing food allergy safety in restaurants throughout Kansas City with the 15 and FARE program. This initiative educates both eateries and locals on effective allergy management, with Joe's KC proudly becoming the first restaurant to earn this designation by implementing crucial safety practice improvements.

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'A win is a win': Israel opposition leader Lapid reacts to Netanyahu's poll setback

Yair Lapid stated that the anti-Netanyahu bloc won the election while indicating the need for coalition talks. The bloc secured 67 seats in the Knesset, insufficient for a majority. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition obtained 53 seats, lacking a clear path to govern. Lapid emphasized the importance of patience during the ongoing discussions amidst uncertainty. He assured the public that negotiations are active, though results may not be immediately visible.

Oct 30, 2026

Netanyahu bloc in the lead but short of majority: official results

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a parliamentary majority, according to final results from Israel’s general election released early Friday. Netanyahu’s coalition of right-wing and far-right parties won 53 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, with his Likud party remaining the largest single faction with

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Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES — Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles , following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. Stewart’s diagnoses had not been previously disclosed. “We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today,” Hugh Jackman, a frequent Stewart co-star in the “X-Men” universe, said on social media. “And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man. I learned so much from him. I will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days.” While best known as Professor Charles Xavier and Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the “X-Men” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” series and films, respectively, Stewart spent more of his career onstage than in the X-Mansion or on the USS Enterprise. Besides playing everyone from Claudius to Macbeth, he often performed a one-man rendition of “A Christmas Carol” and did West End and Broadway runs of Harold Pinter's

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Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Air pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September alone, according to a scientific study. The same month, about 57.8 million people were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, said the report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based think tank. "Worsening air quality due to forest and land fires in Indonesia pushed the estimated death toll to 3,560 cases in September 2026, a twofold increase from the August estimate," said a CREA statement. The study estimated the number of deaths brought about by short-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution, which are deaths occurring within days of exposure. Most occurred on Indonesia's part of Borneo island as well as on Java and Sumatra islands and the country's east. The researchers also looked at non-fire pollution from urban and industrial emissions, and found it had caused a further 1,750 deaths in September for a total of 5,310 in the country of around 278 million people.

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Midterm crossroads for both US parties eyeing beginning of end of Trump era

NEW YORK — The nation's major political parties are at a crossroads. A decade after he began to remake the Republican Party in his image, President Donald Trump is facing the prospect of a voter rebellion Tuesday that could force conservatives to rethink their undying allegiance to the 80-year-old lame-duck leader and his “Make America Great Again” movement. Already, some Republican candidates have begun to distance themselves from him. And Democrats, who remain unpopular despite midterm momentum, are speeding toward a tug-of-war between establishment leaders and emboldened progressives demanding nothing less than transformative change. Whether either party wins or loses Tuesday, the end of the 2026 midterms marks the beginning of a high-stakes fight over the country's political future in the twilight of the Trump era — a fight that will swiftly surge to the forefront of American politics as new members of Congress descend upon Washington and the 2028 presidential contest takes off. “When President Trump leaves office, it’s going to create a tremendous vacuum. And I ask the q

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Binance freezes assets after $6.3 bil. heist, crypto industry's biggest

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG — Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say is the biggest crypto hack ever, an attack that could prompt investors to rethink the risks of owning digital assets. The hackers behind the raid were from North Korea, according to U.S. blockchain analysis firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis. The attackers targeted Binance wallets on 10 blockchains and shifted most of the funds in about 20 minutes, TRM Labs said in a statement. Binance said it worked with partners to freeze the affected assets with about $3 billion located so far. It did not mention the status of the remaining $3.3 billion, and its co-founder Yi He said the exchange would cover "all hacking losses." Binance said its deposits were unaffected and it expects to resume withdrawal services in the next 48 hours. TRM said several features of the attack matched earlier heists linked to North Korea, including a 2025 hack of crypto exchange Bybit that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation had attributed to Pyongyang. "We make this judgment with high conf

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