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LSI, Inc. of Alpena is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds of Golden Island fire-grilled pork jerky (Korean barbecue recipe) after customers reported wiry metal fragments, federal officials said. The voluntary recall covers 410-gram and 450-gram plastic pouches sold at Costco and Sam’s Club, marked with establishment number M279A and best-by dates from Oct. 23, 2025, to Sept. 23, 2026. The company traced the metal to a production conveyor belt. No confirmed injuries. Consumers are urged to discard the jerky or return it for a refund.

Images of long queues outside gold stores flooded social media over the past month, and professional metals traders grew increasingly uneasy. On Oct. 6, Nicky Shiels, head of research at MKS Pamp SA, told clients gold is “an overcrowded trade that’s overextended by every technical metric.” On Monday, as prices hit new record highs near $4,400 an ounce, Heraeus Precious Metals trader Marc Loeffert warned the metal was “getting even more overbought.”

A new Nature study reports that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may boost cancer immunotherapy. Reviewing outcomes for more than 1,000 late-stage melanoma and lung cancer patients on immune checkpoint inhibitors, those vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna within 100 days were over twice as likely to be alive at three years; patients whose tumors rarely respond saw nearly fivefold gains. Animal experiments suggest the vaccines act as an immune alarm, turning “cold” tumors “hot.” Researchers will launch a nationwide trial in lung cancer to test adding the vaccine to standard immunotherapy.

Trick-or-treat bags may skew fruitier as non-chocolate candies surge and chocolate loses share amid soaring cocoa costs. In the 12 weeks ending Oct. 5, chocolate accounted for 44% of U.S. Halloween candy volume, down from 52% last year; it averaged $8.02 per pound versus $5.77 for non-chocolate. Cocoa prices quadrupled to a January record of $10,710 per metric ton. Americans spent $7.4 billion on Halloween candy in 2024. Hershey led with 40.8% market share, while Mars rolled out Halloween stock July 5 and makes 30 million M&M’s daily in Topeka. Non-chocolate sales grew 4.9% in 2024; chocolate rose 0.4%.

Tom Aspinall makes his first defense of the undisputed heavyweight title Saturday at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, facing Ciryl Gane in the challenger’s third shot at the belt. Aspinall rides three blistering wins of 1:13 or less and sits No. 4 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings; Gane has won two straight and ranks No. 2 among heavyweights. The card also crowns a new strawweight champion as Virna Jandiroba meets Mackenzie Dern for the belt vacated by Zhang Weili, who is moving up to flyweight. Jandiroba and Dern fought in 2020, a unanimous decision for Dern.

Stephen A. Smith refused to retract comments linking presidential influence to the FBI’s sweeping sports-betting probe that led to the arrests of Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier and ex-NBA player Damon Jones, among others. After FBI Director Kash Patel blasted Smith on Fox News, Smith stood firm on his SiriusXM show, predicting more arrests and calling the investigation a warning shot. The FBI says 34 people were arrested in a $7 million scheme. The NBA placed Billups and Rozier on leave, as Commissioner Adam Silver said he was deeply disturbed.

Kirk Cousins is 'highly likely' to start for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Starter Michael Penix Jr. suffered a left-knee bone bruise in last week’s loss to the 49ers, was limited in practice, and is listed as questionable. Coach Raheem Morris said Cousins took 'significant' reps later in the week and voiced confidence in Cousins while still giving Penix 'every opportunity.' The expected start coincides with the 10-year anniversary of Cousins’ 'You like that?!' moment after Washington’s 31-30 win over Tampa Bay.

With enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to lapse Dec. 31, South Florida—the nation’s largest Obamacare market—faces steep premium shocks and potential coverage losses. Estimates suggest up to a third of Florida’s 4.7 million enrollees could drop plans, with older, lower–middle-income residents hit hardest; premiums for some early-60s earners could jump to $1,000 or more a month. The standoff over extending aid, a driver of the current government shutdown, has reignited Florida’s Obamacare politics, splitting Democrats’ warnings from Governor Ron DeSantis’s push for leaner, catastrophic coverage as families brace for cuts.

Microsoft confirmed an emergency fix for CVE-2025-59287 after CISA said attacks are already underway against Windows Server. The flaw in the Windows Server Update Service enables remote code execution over the network; servers without the WSUS role are not vulnerable. CISA gave certain federal agencies two weeks to comply and urged all organizations to: identify vulnerable servers, apply the out-of-band update released October 23, 2025, and reboot. If patching must wait, disable the WSUS role and block inbound traffic on ports 8530 and 8531. Don't revert workarounds until after updating.

Behind Luka Doncic’s 49 points, the Lakers beat the Timberwolves 128-110, rebounding from their opener with sharper shooting and fewer turnovers. Doncic has 92 points through two games, shattering Jerry West’s 56-year franchise mark and becoming the first Laker to start a season with back-to-back 40-point games, a feat matched only by Anthony Davis, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. He added 11 rebounds and eight assists; Austin Reaves had 25 and 11. Coach JJ Redick even tried to spring Doncic to 50 before subbing him out at 49 as L.A. controlled the middle quarters and won the third.