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1. Dream shakes off scheduling controversy to force WNBA Finals decider ABC News · 29 Oct 2026

   The WNBA Finals will go to a deciding game seven for the first time after Izzy Borlase's Atlanta Dream scored a dominant lunchtime win over Golden State.

2. Strategy (MSTR) Posts Record Operating Income as Bitcoin Rebounds in Q3 2026 Bitcoin Magazine · 29 Oct 2026

   Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Posts Record Operating Income as Bitcoin Rebounds in Q3 2026 Strategy posted the largest operating income in its history on Thursday, booking $20.91 billion for the third quarter of 2026. Most of that total came from a paper gain on the company’s bitcoin stack. Net…

3. Shop Smart: J & Z 9 Mile offers cheapest basket, Cash & Carry Manu most expensive Post-Courier · 29 Oct 2026

   A shopper can save up to K12.20 on the same 13 basic household items depending on where they shop in Port Moresby, Post-Courier POM Price Tracker survey has revealed. The post Shop Smart: J & Z 9 Mile offers cheapest basket, Cash & Carry Manu most expensive appeared first on Post Courier .

4. French Action Film ‘Red Bird’ Lands CIS Deal as D.C. Romance ‘Step Back, Doors Closing’ Bows at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE) Variety · 29 Oct 2026

   A French action film and an American indie romance are both up for grabs with international buyers at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market. Cappu Films has sold “Red Bird” to Kinologistika LLC for the CIS region, which covers Russia and other former Soviet states, and has taken on…

5. 'Cold and calculated': Mushroom killer loses parole chance after failed appeal TVNZ · 29 Oct 2026

   Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has lost her appeal and instead been re-sentenced to life behind bars without parole for her "cold and calculated" offending. Patterson, 52, appeared on a video link from prison as three Victorian Court of Appeal judges handed down their decision on Friday morning.…

6. US deploys 10 military cargo planes to Israel amid preparations for possible strike on Iran: Report Anadolu · 29 Oct 2026

   Aircraft reportedly land at Ovda and Nevatim air bases in southern Israel as US steps up military deployments across region

7. A charismatic outsider is reborn in ‘Ryuji’ The Japan Times · 29 Oct 2026

   Nobuo Mizuta sits down with The Japan Times to talk about the genesis of his remake of yakuza classic "Ryuji."

8. Breaking: Erin Patterson loses appeal over mushroom murder convictions ABC News (Australia) · 29 Oct 2026

   Patterson lodged an appeal against her convictions over the deaths of three relatives who died after eating beef Wellingtons that contained death cap mushrooms.

9. Why Intel’s stock is sinking toward its worst drop in two years MarketWatch · 29 Oct 2026

   Intel’s PC business is under pressure as memory-chip prices dent demand and as corporate IT teams have less budget for laptops.

10. Youth want a voice amid controversial fracking and mining proposals ABC News (Australia) · 29 Oct 2026

    As proposals to mine and frack are put forward in regional Australia, young people say their voices are going unheard.