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Mississippi city ends contract with Atlanta company that provides gunshot detection devices

TikTok

White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea

OpenAI

OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulator says

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US Senate discusses SNAP benefits bill through shutdown

Huntington Bancshares Inc. agrees to buy Cadence Bank

Huntington Bancshares Inc. agrees to buy Cadence Bank

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‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office

Pumpkin

Don’t toss your Halloween pumpkin — bake, compost or feed it to farm animals instead

AJ McCarron

Former Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron is running to be Alabama’s lieutenant governor

Microsoft

Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality

Next to Nature (Field Burning) - 10/22/2025

Next to Nature (Field Burning) - 10/22/2025

Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for ‘industrial-scale’ scraping of user comments

Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for ‘industrial-scale’ scraping of user comments

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NFL owners approve sale of 10% of the New York Giants to Julia Koch and her family

NFL

NFL moves its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week

OpenAI

OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome

Mariah Carey

MusiCares names Mariah Carey its 2026 Person of the Year

Trump

Trump administration pledges to speed some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit

July Texas Flooding

Victims of July flooding in Texas struggling to get financial help from FEMA

Scott Colom for Senate State of the Race Memo: $600k Raised in 27 Day

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Smaller root size marks state’s sweet potato crop

Bitcoin

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

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Cruisin’ The Coast 2025 breaks record numbers; plans already in place for 2026 30th anniversary

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Second suspect charged in deadly Alabama shooting that killed 2, injured 12

open ai

OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push

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Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to Estimated $600 Million for Tonight’s Drawing