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Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline 10/27/2023 05:27pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One year ago, billionaire and new owner Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X. X looks and feels som It's no trick: Avoid bringing these items when you fly this Halloween 10/27/2023 04:29pm • Ghouls and goblins are more than welcome to fly the spooky skies this Halloween — but the TSA is asking you not to bring some of these other items with you. The agency has already confiscated a fake bullet-lined belt, sai swords that are popular with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans and, yep, a Youngkin administration says 3,400 voters removed from rolls in error, but nearly all now reinstated 10/27/2023 03:29pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration has identified nearly 3,400 voters who were improperly removed from the state's rolls due to probation violations — a greater number than previously acknowledged — and said Friday that local registrars have reinstated the vas Data Doctors: How to fix the infamous 'blue screen of death' 10/27/2023 02:30pm • Q: I had a blue screen error message pop-up while I wasn’t even using my computer running Windows 10 — what gives? A: The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) isn’t a small issue, as it will always stop you in your tracks. It’s an indication that Windows was unable to recover from some fo As the 'Hollywood of the South,' Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads 10/27/2023 12:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break. Dubbed the “Holly NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 10/27/2023 11:53am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ A video circulating online doesn’t show the arrest of a suspect How a South Dakota priest inspired 125 years of direct democracy — and the fight to preserve it 10/27/2023 08:01am • Thanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it’s a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S. and not just because Ohio voters are circumventing their Republican-controlled legislature to decide for themselves if they have constitutional abortion rights. The practice of citizen-originated b 5 expert tips to keep kids safe this Halloween 10/27/2023 06:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Experts share trick-or-treat safety tips for parents this Halloween What's scarier than ghosts and ghouls on Halloween? Getting hurt while trying to enjoy the holiday.As families prepare for kids to head out trick-or-treating, we gathered some ex Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next 10/27/2023 04:21am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has flipped long-standing assumptions in Israel and the region upside down. Israel’s military and intelligence services were exposed as incompetent and ill-prepared. Israeli Josh Allen gets Bills off to fast start in 24-18 win over Buccaneers 10/27/2023 01:34am • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Low energy wasn’t going to be an issue for the slow-starting Buffalo Bills on Thursday night. After riling up the crowd in the end zone following warmups, receiver Stefon Diggs gave what coach Sean McDermott called an impassioned pregame speech. Josh Allen then responde Reilly Smith scores twice, Penguins end Colorado’s NHL-record road winning streak, 4-0 10/27/2023 01:08am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reilly Smith scored twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 30 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended Colorado’s NHL-record road winning streak with a decisive 4-0 victory on Thursday. The Avalanche had won 15 straight away from Ball Arena dating to March and came in as one of three team As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here's a look at its achievements and challenges ahead 10/27/2023 12:38am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turns 100 on Oct. 29. Ataturk established a Western-facing secular republic modeled on the great powers of the time, ushering in radical reforms that ab Horvat, Dobson lead Islanders to 3-2 win over Senators; Ottawa's Brannstrom taken to hospital 10/26/2023 11:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat and Noah Dobson each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders held on Thursday night for a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, who lost defenseman Erik Brannstrom to an injury that sent him to a hospital. Brannstrom was stretchered off the ice after a check alon McTavish scores in OT as Ducks hand Bruins their first loss of the season with a 4-3 victory 10/26/2023 10:56pm • BOSTON (AP) — Mason McTavish scored on a 2-on-1 break with 2:52 remaining in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. McTavish converted on a pass from forward Leo Carlsoon and scored five-hole on Boston goalie Linus Ullmark. “It was nice to get Best Apps for Buying and Selling Used Stuff 10/26/2023 08:00pm • If you're trying to clear out your closet before the new year or add some money to your shopping budget before the holidays, you might consider selling used stuff to bring in additional income. From old gift cards to your wedding dress, there are marketplaces designed to sell all kinds of items and