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New X change removes users' ability to block, report certain ads

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

(The Hill) — X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has removed users’ ability to block and report certain advertisements.According to a new report by Mashable Friday, users on X reached out to the publication about a new type of ad. These ads were reportedly in the “For You” feed on the platform and were not appearing on X before.The new ads also do not let users like or retweet them, Mashable reported. The publication also said the ad format does not reveal the people behind them, or their existence as ads themselves. They also reportedly do not give users options to block an account or report a post if clicked, like advertisement posts typically do.  Cohen on Trump fraud trial: ‘There’s no way for him to escape this’ The reported new ads come close in timing with another new change to X. On Wednesday, X started the process of changing the appearance of links posted to the platform. It got rid of headlines and text that had been shown with images when a link was posted. X’s ...

Co-founder of Go brewing with non-alcoholic drinks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

Co-founder of Go Brewing Joe Chura joins WGN Weekend Morning News to share more on non-alcoholic drinks for those wanting to take a break from alcohol.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

What are the scariest non-horror movies?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — With spooky season in full swing, millions of Americans are beginning their annual horror movie marathons leading up to Halloween. But scares aren't just reserved for movies classified as horror — something can be scary for a million different reasons to a million different people.Forget "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie — which non-horror film is a scary movie? ‘Lewis,’ Target’s hot new Halloween decoration, goes viral thanks to mysterious catchphrase While "scary" is subjective, here are some of the most-cited non-horror movies users of Reddit named the scariest. Wondering where to watch scary movies? Below, find the various streaming platforms you can see these movies and more."No Country for Old Men" (2007)Javier Bardem's chilling performance as merciless killer Anton Chigurh won the Spanish actor an Oscar and helped propel this Western crime-thriller into horror movie territory for many. "No Country' is borderline cosmic horror," one Redditor mused. "Anton Chigurh w...

Movie review: ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ an exhausting, unnecessary reboot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

Once again, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride have taken it upon themselves to futz about with a 1970s horror classic at the behest of horror uber-producer Jason Blum. So far their track record ranges from “pretty good” (“Halloween”), to “should’ve never seen the light of day” (“Halloween Kills”), to “huh?” (“Halloween Ends”), so expectations should be riding low for their take on the 1973 William Friedkin classic “The Exorcist,” now re-imagined as “lega-sequel” “The Exorcist: Believer.” Keep those expectations planted firmly in the gutter because after this encounter, you’ll likely be left thinking, “can Pazuzu just give it a rest?”“The Exorcist: Believer” is an exhausting affair, an unrelenting film that attempts to cover up its lack of shock and suspense with a kind of cinematic bludgeoning: a battering about the face and head delivered via smash cuts, jump scares, overlapping sound design and chaotic camerawork. Yet despite all this stylistic violence, all the demonic histrio...

Flooding causes lane closure on NY 145 in Rensselaerville

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

RENSSELAERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Flooding has caused the closure of all lanes on State Route 145 southbound near Potter Hollow Road in Rensselaerville. The closures were announced by the Department of Transportation at 1:46 p.m. on October 7. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area at this time. Stay with NEWS10 as this story continues to develop. Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!

Israel is now ‘at war’ with Hamas: how the U.S. and SoCal are reacting 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country is now “at war” with the Hamas militant group following the group’s unprecedented missile attack that killed at least 100 Israelis on a major holiday. Netanyahu called for a mass mobilization of army reserves as dozens of Hamas fighters crossed the heavily fortified border in several locations on Saturday during the Shemini Atzeret holiday. Israeli health officials told the New York Times that as of 9:30 p.m. local time, more than 1,400 Israelis were wounded and at least 100 were reported dead; both figures are likely to rise.Health officials in Gaza also reported that nearly 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 1,600 wounded in gun battles or airstrikes. That figure is also set to rise as conflict continues.A ball of fire and smoke rise from an explosion on a Palestinian apartment tower following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)Police officers evacuate a woma...

Trio of forwards remain in San Jose Sharks organization after being waived

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

Forwards Oskar Lindblom, Ryan Carpenter, and Jacob Peterson all cleared NHL waivers Saturday and will now report to the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate.Lindblom, Carpenter, and Peterson were all waived by the Sharks on Friday, giving other NHL teams an opportunity to put in a claim for one or more of them and potentially add them to their rosters. With the 31 other NHL teams now passing, the trio now joins a Barracuda team that opens its regular season next Friday at home against the Rockford IceHogs.The Barracuda also plays an exhibition game against the Bakersfield Condors tonight, but Lindblom, Carpenter, and Peterson will not play.If nothing else, by having all three remain in San Jose, the Sharks now enjoy some greater organizational depth up front should injuries begin to affect the NHL club.Of the three forwards, Peterson might have been the likeliest to get claimed because of his production last season and relatively inexpensive salary cap hit.Peterson, 24, was...

Blue Angels to soar for second day of Fleet Week air show

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- It is Fleet Week, and the big Air Show featuring the Blue Angels is set for Saturday afternoon. A large crowd is expected to be out here at Marina Green -- especially because last year’s Saturday airshow was canceled due to the fog. San Francisco has been buzzing all week long, and there are three days left of Fleet Week. Blue Angels SF schedule: where to watch, what you need to know Every day has brought something new. Saturday's will start at 12:18 p.m. with the national anthem flag jump. Following that will be the U.S. Navy Parachute Team. The Patriots Jet team will take to the skies at 12:57 p.m. The Blue Angels will kick off their portion of the show at 3 p.m., beginning with "Fat Albert,” a massive Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules maintenance and support plan.After Fat Albert completes its flight, the anticipated action kicks off.The Blue Angels team will take to the skies at 3:15 flying their F/A-18 Super Hornets, which can fly at almost t...

Tyler Reddick wins pole ahead of NASCAR playoff elimination race at Charlotte

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick will try to extend his NASCAR championship run by starting from the pole Sunday in the elimination race at The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, turned a lap at 102.839 mph on the hybrid road course/oval in Saturday qualifying. It was the sixth pole of Reddick’s career but first on a road course. Reddick starts Sunday’s race trailing Brad Keselowski by two points to advance into the round of eight of the playoffs. Four drivers will be eliminated Sunday, and Reddick leads teammate Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain and Kyle Busch in the bottom four of the rankings. “This is exactly what we need to do,” Reddick said of his pole-winning run. “We have a plan, and this is what we needed to do on Saturday. I knew I had to go out and qualify here to give us some opportunity and some options.”Christopher Bell, the defending race winner, qualified second in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and was followed by Daniel...

England avoids huge Rugby World Cup upset with comeback 1-point win over Samoa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:05 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — England gathered its senses from 17-8 down against Samoa and avoided one of the greatest Rugby World Cup upsets by edging a thrilling pool match 18-17 on Saturday.Pool D was already won by quarterfinal-bound England which wanted to maintain momentum into the knockout stage next week. But a sloppy, second-rate performance was exploited by a fired-up Manu Samoa, who pulled out one more final trick to almost complete a shock win.Wing Neria Foma’i was freed by fullback Duncan Paia’aua and was flying toward the tryline. He was eight meters from history when he was brought down from behind by England’s oldest back, replacement scrumhalf Danny Care. Foma’i’s pop-up pass was knocked on and the chance died for Samoa.Samoa scored two converted tries and had two other tries ruled out in a second quarter in which England was blown away. Somehow, Samoa led at halftime by only six points.The second half belonged to England, but it struggled to tu...