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Celebrating Spooky Season Around the World

The transition from fall to winter is a time filled with ghosts, ghouls and celebrations, when the gates to the underworld are thought to be open and spirits from the other side mingle with the mortals. While Americans are drinking pumpkin-spice lattes, trick-or-treating and carving jacko-lanterns this month, cultures across the world are gearing up for their own spooky-season traditions. From Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghost Festival to Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos to Haiti’s Fat Gede, here are the ways people welcome otherworldly spirits and souls. MEGHAN GUNN

Autos Awards 2022

FOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF THE BEST NEW WHEELS, WE PRESENTED AWARDS TO REFRESHED FAVORITES AND ELECTRIFIED NEWCOMERS

Bibi and Barack Butt Heads Over Iran

Netanyahu wanted the U.S. to get tough to prevent a nuclear Iran. Obama wanted to kick the can down the road.” So the Israeli PM drew a red line of his own

Quick Turnaround

Rishi Sunak (center) meets with members of the Conservative Party in the Houses of Parliament after it was announced he will become the next prime minister on October 24. The 42-year-old former finance minister will be the U.K.'s first person of color and the first Hindu to hold the top job. Sunak, along with his wife Akshata Murthy, is also among the wealthiest people in the country, worth about $828 million, according to The Sunday Times. He replaces Liz Truss, who served just 44 days-the shortest stint of any of the U.K's previous leaders and must now deal with the fallout of her divisive tax-cutting policies as well as high inflation.

America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2023

Ambulatory surgical centers are facilities where patients can have common surgical procedures that don't require them to be hospitalized-common things like cataract surgery or a colonoscopy.

Phil Rosenthal

\"Food is the great connector. And for me, laughs are the cement.\"

Split DECISION?

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 55 YEARS, THIS ELECTION SEASON could end with Democrats and Republicans heading an equal number of state governments. Fueled by voter concerns over abortion access and a slate of far-right Republican nominees, the odds are increasing that Democrats can retain or flip enough of the 36 governorships up for grabs on November 8 to prompt a 25-to-25-state tie between the two parties, versus the current 28-22 GOP lead. That even split has only happened one other time since Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959-back in 1967, in the thick of another painfully divisive era in American politics.

THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE Midterms 2022

Here's a look at the key races and trends and what the results on November 8 will mean for the future of the country

Business or Power?

China, the world's largest exporter, has stakes in global ports. Its merchant ships are under party control. Western experts worry about espionage, economic coercion and military expansion

Beware the 'New Google'

TikTok's search engine pumps toxic misinformation to its young users

Antoni Porowski

"In the food space, we have such a wonderful opportunity to tell diverse stories."

Salt: A Global Pantry

Salt is as familiar as water and the air we breathe, and it's just as essential to us.

Best online Shops 2023

The National Retail Federation, an industry trade group, estimates that U.S.consumer spending will grow somewhere between 6 percent and 8 percent this year, to $4.86 trillion.

THE ANXIETY EPIDEMIC

STRESS IS DISABLING FOR AN ALARMING NUMBER OF AMERICANS, BUT SCIENCE CAN HELP

Lenovo Grows Customer Connections With Oracle CrowdTwist

MyLenovo Rewards program is making members aware of Lenovo's other products and services via promotions, sweepstakes and just plain old communication.

Bitcoin is Worse for the Planet Than Beef

Experts believe the environmental costs of cryptocurrency mining are They also point to a more Earth-friendly alternative unsustainable.

Is Generation Covid Screwed?

Teens coming of age since the pandemic are shunning college in record numbers. The consequences for themand the country-could be dire

Danielle Deadwyler

THE IMAGE OF EMMETT TILL'S MUTILATED CORPSE, MURDERED BY WHITE supremcists in 1955, changed the course of the Civil Rights movement.

Cozy Wines for an Evening In

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's the secret pleasure of staying home.

Dell Is NO.1

DESPITE ITS SIZE-SOME 130,000 EMPLOYEES AND $100 BILLION IN SALES-THE TEXAS TECH GIANT HAS MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ITS REP AS A Good Employer and Talent Magnet

AMERICA'S 100 Most Loved Workplaces

OUR SECOND ANNUAL LIST OF COMPANIES THAT EMPLOYEES LOVE REVEALS HYBRID WORK IS STILL KEY-AND EVOLVING-AND Career Development IS AN INCREASINGLY BIG DEAL

'Time for a Blunt Hammer'

Biden thinks there are non-nuclear ways to deter Putin. His military doesn't

Bette's Second Act

After almost 30 years, Bette Midler Returns as the queen of Halloween in Hocus Pocus 2

Colin Hanks

FOR COLIN HANKS, PLAYING BOB BROBERG, THE FATHER OF A GIRL abducted twice by the same man, in A Friend of the Family (Peacock, October 6), was an "exercise in going completely 100 percent out of my comfort zone."

A RISING RISK FOR BLACK MEN

THE SHARPEST DECLINE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IS AMONG MEN OF COLOR-A DISTURBING TREND THAT COULD REVERBERATE FOR GENERATIONS

'Teetering on the Brink'

In an exclusive interview, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns the U.S. risks becoming a combatant in the Ukraine war

Charles in Charge

With Queen Camilla by his side, the new king faces challenges in his realm-and his family

America is Hooked on Antidepressants

Popular medications work no better than placebo for millions of Americans and can come with severe withdrawal symptoms. Why do doctors prescribe them to 43 million Americans?

MEXICO: GLOBAL HUB FOR INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mexico is experiencing a strong post-pandemic rebound bouncing back after a sharp contraction in 2020; the economy grew by 4.8% in 2021.

Diego Luna

PARTING SHOT