October, 2024

• 22 October

  Inside Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s second season and the Warriors’ chase for the next big fish

  

  SAN FRANCISCO — Paul George’s rookie season overlapped with the final of Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s five seasons as a player with the Indiana Pacers. Dunleavy was, as Draymond Green referred to it, George’s initial “vet,” generating a relationship that proved beneficial for the Golden State Warriors this June. Dunleavy — …

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• 22 October

  Doom Meets Cuphead in a Noir-Style Cartoon Shooter Due Next Year

  

  Last week, the Xbox Partner Showcase revealed a new trailer for a game that’s lit up players’ imagination thanks to its subversive take on a classic cartoon. Mouse: P.I. For Hire, the upcoming first-person shooter due in 2025 from Polish studio Fumi Games, looks like Steamboat Willie had been handed …

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• 22 October

  Rest Days Are Good. Active Recovery Days Can Be Better.

  Low-impact, easy workouts can offer relief for sore muscles. Source link

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• 22 October

  A Connecticut Museum Shows How Ducks Have Helped the Planet

  At the Bruce Museum, an exhibition of duck stamp art tells a 90-year-old story about how paintings can contribute to land preservation. Source link

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• 22 October

  GM beats on Q3 earnings, raises profit forecast for 3rd time this year

  

  General Motors (GM) gave investors something to cheer early Tuesday morning after the automaker raised its guidance for a third time this year, in addition to easily beating third quarter revenue and profit expectations. For the quarter, GM reported revenue of $48.78 billion, easily topping estimates of $44.69 billion per …

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• 22 October

  Harris Will Campaign in Texas to Call Attention to Abortion Rights

  The vice president will head to Houston on Friday, hoping to use the issue to peel moderate voters away from Donald J. Trump, who is almost certain to win the state. Source link

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• 22 October

  The Shitposting Cartoon Dogs Sending Trucks, Drones, and Weapons to Ukraine’s Front Lines

  

  The fundraising drives are organized on Discord, Signal, and Telegram—but not on X, the platform that the NAFO movement has thrived on for years. “People are being forced away from X, just because Russia basically bought the platform,” the UK-based fella tells WIRED, citing the prevalence of Russian bots and …

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• 22 October

  The grim reality of following a Champions League minnow: ‘We’re on a different planet’

  

  The Champions League — where dreams come true, fantasies become reality and legends are born. Or something like that. Unless you’re Dinamo Zagreb, Red Bull Salzburg, Celtic, Red Star Belgrade, Slovan Bratislava or Young Boys, in which case the Champions League is where fears prevail, nightmares become reality and careers …

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• 22 October

  Refi Rates Jump Up for Homeowners. Today’s Refinance Rates, Oct. 22, 2024

  

  Now that the Federal Reserve has officially started to lower interest rates, homeowners can expect mortgage refinance rates to gradually decline. Over the last two years, surging mortgage rates have meant refinancing isn’t an option for most homeowners, as the vast majority currently have mortgage loan rates below 6%. The …

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• 22 October

  ‘Smile 2’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  

  “Hi, I’m Parker Finn. I am the writer, director and one of the producers of “Smile 2.” This scene takes place in the back half of the film, and we are with the character of Skye Riley, a pop star played by Naomi Scott. She’s the main character of the …

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