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The countdown is on to the 2025 MLB Fall Classic.The Dodgers blew past the Yankees in the 2024 World Series, winning 4-1 to earn their second title in the past five years. Will L.A. make it three in six years? Let’s take a look at the odds to win the Fall Classic at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 17.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.World Series winner odds 2025Los Angeles Dodgers: -175 (bet $10 to win $15.71…

“A twisted reimagining of the controversial classic – After witnessing his parents’ brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness. ‘Have you been naughty?'” WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Mike P. Nelson CAST: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, David Tomlinson EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Yolanda Macias, Erick Opeka, Steven Schneider, Jed Benedict, Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, Anthony Masi, Victor Zimmerman, Sarah Eilts, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Grady Craig PRODUCERS: Scott Schneid, Dennis Whitehead, Jame…

DEAR ABBY: My friend of 50 years passed away a few months ago. I sent a fruit basket to her family and tried calling, but I was unable to get through. I couldn’t reach them via email or text either. I also sent a sympathy card. I heard nothing back from her husband or the daughter I am closest to. She’s my godchild, and I was always involved in her life. Nobody contacted me to tell me where they were going to have her wake. Luckily, I found out, so I did attend. Her family had tables set up with…

Des Moines Public School Board (DMPS) Chair Jackie Norris ended her bid for Iowa’s open US Senate seat Thursday after facing backlash for urging “radical empathy” toward former superintendent and illegal immigrant Ian Andre Roberts. Norris, a Democrat who previously served as first lady Michelle Obama’s chief of staff, said the “superintendent crisis” demanded her full attention as board chair and put her “in the crosshairs of vicious and coordinated attacks.” “Those realities took time and oxygen away from the work I set out to do: stand up for our kids and families — and the backbone of our communities, their educators and caregivers,”…

Co-Author: Andrew Clark, MD Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have introduced powerful, easily accessible tools for a rapidly expanding range of uses. Among those uses are specialized chatbots that serve in the role of a therapist, intended as either adjuncts to or simulations of work with a real-life therapist. Recently teenagers and young adults have begun to engage in large numbers with AI-based therapists and therapy-equipped companions, outpacing efforts at regulation or containment. Opinions about the effectiveness and safety of therapy chatbots for teenagers appear to be highly polarized and perhaps reflective of individuals’ attitudes toward disruptive new technologies…

A Missouri restaurant got even with a dine-and-dasher who scammed them out of a meal by paying with a fake bill when they plastered the thieving customer’s face on social media. The customer ordered a burger and multiple sides at Michael’s Bar and Grill in Manchester — about 20 miles outside St. Louis — before paying his tab with what his server believed was a $100 bill for a $40 meal, First Alert 4 reported. When the busy server went to fetch his change, she realized the bill was fake — a novelty $1,000 bill. By the time she returned…

Is Monster: Ed Gein a love letter to abuse survivors, or hate mail to the 1950’s misunderstanding of the mentally ill?  Ryan Murphy’s latest project has met, and even in some ways exceeded the high expectations predicted. However, the series has us asking ourselves; how much of a “monster” was Ed Gein? A Mother’s Boy […]

The Icy Hot Bowl might have provided the NFL with its game of the year. In a game of veteran quarterbacks, it was the 40-year-old Joe Flacco who outdueled the 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers to lead the Bengals to a 33-31 thriller in “Thursday Night Football” in Cincinnati. Flacco threw for a season-high 342 yards and three touchdowns to get his first win since his trade to Cincinnati from the Browns. Joe Flacco throws a pass during the fourth quarter of the Bengals’ 33-31 home win over the Steelers at Paycor Stadium. Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images Rodgers, for his part, threw for…

The planned University of North Carolina football docuseries for Hulu was scrapped over concerns that the program was going to be a “deep dive” into Bill Belichick’s “home life” and not focus on the football. News first broke earlier this month that the team scrapped the plans for the series, though no explanation was ever revealed. That was until Thursday, when People published a report that pointed to the concerns by Belichick.  “Jordon, Bill and UNC all agreed that Hulu’s vision of the project was not in alignment with Hulu’s,” a source told the outlet.  Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson…

The US Military carried out another strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, leaving survivors among the boat’s crew, according to authorities. It is not yet clear whether the US military offered aid to the survivors or whether they are in military custody. A US official who informed Reuters of the strike did not provide any additional information on the attack. It would be the first known account of survivors in the Trump administration’s strikes to counter narcoterrorist groups allegedly led by Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. The US Military carried out a strike on a suspected drug…