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Americas News

AirPods Pro 3 hit low $179 price just weeks after adding new features
Technology

AirPods Pro 3 hit low $179 price just weeks after adding new features

We are touching down to let folks know the Amazon fall Prime Day sale is getting a head start today – AirPods Pro 3 have now dropped down to one of the lowest p...

Justin Kahn · 04 Oct, 2026
Amazon exec says finding FDE talent is very challenging: ‘These are unicorns’
Business

Amazon exec says finding FDE talent is very challenging: ‘These are unicorns’

An Amazon Web Services exec said that she's being selective in building out the firm's bet on forward-deployed engineers.

Brent D. Griffiths · 04 Oct, 2026
Latin America’s conservative shift faces its biggest test yet in Brazil election
World

Latin America’s conservative shift faces its biggest test yet in Brazil election

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva barely leads Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil election polls as analysts say the vote could reshape conservatism in the Americas.

Elvie Schoen · 04 Oct, 2026
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on protein power and country chart-toppers
World

American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on protein power and country chart-toppers

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of protein power, country chart-to...

Jovani Rau · 04 Oct, 2026
Supreme Court kicks off new term with fresh questions over its legitimacy and its future
World

Supreme Court kicks off new term with fresh questions over its legitimacy and its future

The Supreme Court opens its new term with major cases on gun rights, voter citizenship and religious liberty amid record-low public approval ratings.

Effie Miller · 04 Oct, 2026
Southern Baptist president calls on pastors to 'step up' ahead of midterm elections
World

Southern Baptist president calls on pastors to 'step up' ahead of midterm elections

Willy Rice says pastors must "step up" on abortion, marriage, gender identity and immigration, arguing these political issues are deeply theological.

Maximo Donnelly · 04 Oct, 2026
Lynette Hooker case far from ‘put to rest’ 6 months later as feds quietly reconstruct scene: former FBI agent
World

Lynette Hooker case far from ‘put to rest’ 6 months later as feds quietly reconstruct scene: former FBI agent

Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker says evidence from the Hookers' dinghy is being analyzed at Quantico as the Lynette Hooker case continues.

Edmund Bradtke · 04 Oct, 2026
Americans’ love of oversized Halloween skeletons is still going strong
Business

Americans’ love of oversized Halloween skeletons is still going strong

Six years after the original 12-foot Skelly first went viral, the trend of jumbo Halloween yard decorations seems as strong as ever.

Dominick Reuter · 04 Oct, 2026
I used AI to track my job rejections. It changed my search, and I got hired.
Business

I used AI to track my job rejections. It changed my search, and I got hired.

A job seeker used Claude like a career coach to track applications and analyze interview sentiment.

Tim Paradis · 04 Oct, 2026
These 5 states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard
Business

These 5 states will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard

New York and Colorado are among the states that will pay you to build a tiny home in your backyard. The compensation comes via state grant programs.

Alcynna Lloyd,Kelsey Neubauer · 04 Oct, 2026
Real-estate investors who started with little savings share 4 creative ways they bought property
Business

Real-estate investors who started with little savings share 4 creative ways they bought property

One investor used his paid-off truck to buy property. Three others found creative ways in.

Kathleen Elkins · 04 Oct, 2026
Save $10 on preorders of Nintendos The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Technology

Save $10 on preorders of Nintendos The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Physical preorders for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake are already $10 off at Amazon.

Kenton Miller · 04 Oct, 2026