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1. Canada needs a ‘good mix’ of new tech like drones, AI: NATO commander Global News · 30 Oct 2026

   Next week’s federal budget is expected to have more details about how Canada intends to meet ambitious defence spending targets by 2035.

2. Dropkick Murphys Singer Interviews Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Chuck D for New Video Series Rolling Stone · 30 Oct 2026

   The first episode of Ken Casey's new Home of the Brave Backstage series is available now

3. ‘The Odyssey’ Oscar Blitz to Begin With Robert Downey Jr., Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg as Moderators Variety · 30 Oct 2026

   Odysseus spent 10 years getting home. Universal is giving “The Odyssey” about 10 weeks to get its name on a ballot. The studio’s official Oscar campaign for Christopher Nolan’s epic kicks off in earnest the week of Nov. 9, Variety has learned, with a run of screenings and Q & As that puts Nolan…

4. Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Cuts 50% of Employees After Actress Buys Back Company Variety · 30 Oct 2026

   Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is majorly shrinking. Earlier this month, Witherspoon bought her production company back from Candle Media, the Blackstone-backed label that had acquired a controlling stake in 2021. With the support of the French conglomerate Mediawan, the actress was reportedly…

5. Theatre is Michael Paynter’s ‘idea of hell’ but he’s making an exception for John Farnham Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   The acclaimed performer has a lot in common with the legendary Australian singer he plays in Whispering Jack. And it’s not just that they’ve both been Jesus.

6. Trump revives final midterm rallies after erupting over idea he was ‘sick’ Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   The president will head to Kansas and Iowa in the campaign’s final stretch a day after the Republican Party claimed the rallies were not necessary because the party was in a strong position there.

7. As a reviewer, I believe star ratings are an insult to the public Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   They’re useful when choosing a hotel – but in the popular arts, star ratings are a bust.

8. This single word will leave you breathless – literally Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is no match for the English dictionary’s longest word.

9. Japan's Murata to invest $6.3bn in capacitor production for AI over 5 years Nikkei · 30 Oct 2026
10. G20 foreign ministers’ group photo canceled after several refuse to pose with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meduza · 30 Oct 2026

    Organizers of the G20 foreign ministers’ summit in Atlanta canceled the traditional group photo after several ministers refused to pose with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Bloomberg reported. Although the photo is purely ceremonial, it is “a ritual of such meetings and meant to display…