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MANILA: It is a tradition for Ms Jenny Alahambra and her family to visit her late grandmother’s grave during the Undas season.  Undas – or All Saints’ Day – falls on Tuesday (Nov 1) and is celebrated in honour of all the Christian saints.  “We visit the cemetery every year, but we missed coming here (during the past two years) because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ms Alahambra. “This year, we decided to visit before Undas so we can bring the children, rather than on Nov 1, which is more crowded.” Millions of Filipinos are expected to visit the cemeteries to…

The one where he decides to share it all. Matthew Perry rocketed to worldwide fame thanks to the success of Friends, but off screen, his addiction was taking a massive toll. “You can track the trajectory of my addiction if you gauge my weight from season to season — when I’m carrying weight, it’s alcohol; when I’m skinny, it’s pills. When I have a goatee, it’s lots of pills,” the Almost Heroes star wrote in his memoir, Friends, Lovers & The Big Terrible Thing, which hits stories on Tuesday, November 1. Perry noted that a drastic difference in appearance is…

Americans are expected to spend a record $10.6 billion on Halloween this year, surpassing last year’s record of $10.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual Halloween Consumer survey.On average, people are expected to spend about $100.45 each on Halloween staples, such as candy, costumes and decorations, the agency found.Halloween celebration rates are predicted to return to pre-pandemic levels also, according to the agency. And as holiday revelers seek out treats, many stores and restaurants are offering freebies and discounts through Oct. 31.Here are seven places to check out:7-ElevenApplebee’sChipotleDunkin’Dunkin’ rewards members can get free treats, including Bagel Minis, a…

A year ago on Friday, Mark Zuckerberg made a huge bet on the metaverse, announcing his company’s name change from Facebook to Meta.The move has resulted in billions of dollars in losses for his company, and the “metaverse entrepreneurs” who flocked to the company’s virtual world to make real-life money could be easily forgiven for panicking.But some remain unphased.”It’s been an incredibly positive experience, and one of the best in my life,” says Aaron Sorrels, a 47-year-old professional comedian who opened a virtual comedy club in Meta’s flagship metaverse platform, Horizon Worlds, last year.Meta’s latest quarterly earnings report revealed that…

Janet Jackson has been the glamorous star of Instagram lately. This past week, she jetted off to Doha for a Fashion Trust Arabia event, which she attended in a black Valentino jumpsuit and a sweeping cape and accessorized with a gold necklace by Hairaat and a gilded pill purse. A vision, indeed.And while she wasn’t in Doha along with the rest of the glitterati, Fran Drescher was no-doubt chic. The actor headed off to Los Angeles for Outfest Legacy Awards, and the star of The Nanny brought her best sleek-ified Fran Fine outfit to the red carpet: a glinting black…

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com.Investors remain uncertain about the ongoing Ripple vs. SEC battle, so the XRP price prediction remains neutral. Jake Chervinsky, Executive Vice President and Head of Policy at Blockchain Association, Advisor at Variant Fund, and Board Member at DeFi Education Fund remarked that the opinions of the US SEC are “wrong as a matter of law and policy.”Recalling that on 22 December 2020, the SEC “filed a case against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives, who are also significant…

As hopes look increasingly bleak for Democrats less than two weeks from Election Day, a number of the party’s candidates at risk of losing their races have begun calling for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Biden to be replaced despite their voting records largely aligning with party leaders.Although Democrats’ cries for “new blood” began with the rise of the party’s far-left members, such as the “Squad,” voters in many areas of the country that aren’t buying into “woke” culture, and are seeking a solution to the economic challenges that have become central issues in…

There are bad matchups and then there is Arizona’s defense versus USC’s offense. To say Lincoln Riley and the high-powered Trojans offensive machine is licking its chops heading into the road tilt Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., would be an understatement. Arizona comes into this game ranked 115th in total defense, 110th in rushing defense, 103rd in pass defense and 124th in scoring defense (37.7 PPG). The Wildcats allowed 49 points in losses to Washington, Oregon and California. Yikes. This is an overwhelming mismatch for quarterback Caleb Williams and a USC offense that averages 40.4 points per game; ninth-best in college…

The Sales Dr Founder Ingrid Maynard says she thinks households have been “under pressure” for quite some time. Ms Maynard’s remarks come as economists predict inflation could rise to 8.5 per cent by December 25, which is higher than the Treasury’s forecast of 7.75 per cent. “It’s very concerning,” she told Sky News Australia. Ms Maynard said Australians are “feeling it in their hip pockets” amid the rising cost of living. Source: Sky News

A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania.And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds.It flew at least 13,560 kilometers — or 8,435 miles — during that flight, a bird expert said on Friday, as the Associated Press reported.QUIZ! NAME THAT BIRD: CAN YOU MATCH THESE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS WITH THEIR CORRECT NAMES?The bird was tagged as a hatchling in Alaska during the Northern Hemisphere summer, the AP also noted.It had a tracking GPS chip and tiny solar…