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  The World and Everything in It: October 16, 2026

  John Stonestreet remembers telling homeschooling families to take it easy on each other. Now two sisters who helped popularize a strict vision of biblical womanhood are admitting they got some things wrong. Marvel brings back an android who can't quite figure out who he is—or how to live with losing someone he loves. And a British pop star is still making mixtapes, rescuing songs you may have heard years ago without ever knowing their names.

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  Friday morning news: October 16, 2026

  The news of the day, including multiple children and teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, Ukraine resumes strikes against energy targets, Trump calls off execution livestream, and wholesale inflation jumps

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  Culture Friday: Take it easy on each other

  John Stonestreet recalls the guilt and legalism that weighed down Christian homeschooling families when man-made rules passed for biblical commands. Also: the trouble with treating AI like people—and people like AI. And a $4 million newsroom verdict that raises an old question: Who gets to decide what’s fair?

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  A machine in mourning

  Marvel’s VisionQuest brings back an android searching for his identity, only to find a more human struggle: grief over Wanda and the life they never had together. WORLD’s Collin Garbarino reviews a surprisingly moving superhero sequel.

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  The mixtape never ends

  Bob Stanley has spent decades making music with Saint Etienne, but he’s never outgrown his boyhood habit of making mixtapes. Now he’s digging up forgotten pop songs and giving them another listen. WORLD’s Arsenio Orteza joins the treasure hunt.

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• World News2026-10-15✓ Read

  The World and Everything in It: October 15, 2026

  A Hollywood merger leaves $80 billion in debt—and moviegoers may be the winners. Another film takes Facebook to task while overlooking some of the platform’s alleged harms to children. In Iran, a revolution’s former supporters are still fighting the regime it brought to power. Plus: Dennis Prager finds gratitude in memories of a life before paralysis, Democratic governors break with teachers’ unions, and a world-record pumpkin reigns for just seven days.

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  Thursday morning news: October 15, 2026

  The news of the day, including Trump campaigns for Arizona Republican and says oil and mineral exploration set to begin in Greenland, inflation accelerates, girls walk away from race in protest of male athlete, a federal report says major banks discriminated based on faith & politics, and Pope Leo is recovering from lung cancer surgery

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  The revolution that betrayed

  The Shah’s overthrow brought Shirin Nariman into the streets to celebrate. The new regime sent her to prison. WORLD’s Mary Muncy explores Iran’s enduring resistance, including a movement looking to the Shah’s son for leadership.

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  A giant goes small

  Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. leaves the Hollywood giant $80 billion in debt. Now it needs box-office hits, not expensive flops. WORLD’s Lauren Smyth explains why that could mean smaller movies—and better choices for audiences.

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  A selective reckoning

  A new film exposes Facebook’s political manipulation while giving less attention to the platform’s alleged harms to children. WORLD’s Harrison Watters reports on the whistleblower story Hollywood tells—and the scandals still playing out in court.

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