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Guillermo del Toro made a surprise appearance at a Times Square screening of Pan’s Labyrinth’s 20th anniversary, where a cake bearing “No God Damn AI” highlighted his opposition to generative AI.

Hurricane Isaias, a Category 2 storm, caused at least four deaths and left over 150,000 customers in Florida without electricity, while spawning tornadoes and flooding far inland.

Columbus Day is a federal holiday, yet the NYSE and Nasdaq remain open while the U.S. Postal Service closes. Find out which banks stay open and which services pause.

Canadian Thanksgiving falls in early October because of a shorter harvest season and historic traditions, a fact many U.S. readers are only now discovering.

Fortune explains that a Starbucks purchase of Chipotle would cost about $50 billion, offer only $300 million in savings, and could derail Starbucks' turnaround.

Queen Camilla reveals King Charles’s habit of roaring with laughter while they read together, and how the royal couple’s nightly book ritual reflects deeper cultural attitudes toward literature.