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With Halloween coming up scarily fast, it’s time to get your home ready for spooky season. If you’re looking to impress with eerie decor, Walmart has everything you need, from huuuuuuuuge skeletons to an inflatable Bluey in an adorable costume. Whether you’re aiming for frightful or fun, inside or out, you’re going to want to shop Walmart for all the Halloween decorations you’re looking for.

We’ve chosen a few fun picks to help bring your Halloween vision to life. Check out the best Halloween decorations you can get at Walmart for 2024, and be sure to check out Sam’s Club, Wayfair and Anthropologie for more.


Animated 8′ giant skeleton: $308

Animated 8 Foot Giant Skeleton

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Sometimes you have to go all out and get yourself a giant 8-foot skeleton for your yard. And this Halloween seems like as good of a time as any.

This plastic skeleton features flashing, motion-sensor-activated LEDs for eyes, and its jaw moves when activated. You can pose its arms however you’d like, so it’s easy to dress if you want to put it in a fun costume.

It has a metal base and support poles to keep it standing indoors or outdoors.


Joyin pumpkin inflatables: $39 and up

Joyin Pumpkin Inflatables

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It’s a pumpkin jamboree! Adorn your lawn with the sunny orange gourds complete with wicked grins and a black cat in a witch hat. These outdoor polyester pumpkins blow up with a built-in air blower.

The pumpkins are lit with bright white LED lights, so they can be seen at night. Plus, the fabric is waterproof and durable, so you can leave your pumpkin squad outside even when the weather gets a bit… spooky.

Everyone loves pumpkins on Halloween, so just put some smiles on people’s faces while you can with this delightful yard decoration. Multiple sizes are available (up to 12.5 foot), price varies by size.


Animated shaking mummy: $67

Animated Shaking Mummy

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Mummies aren’t just for tombs anymore. This one is free-standing, and shuffling toward you in your yard. This 5-foot tall mummy is crafted from polyester and wears a dirty brown shroud. Its hands are gnarled and its face grotesque. And it starts shaking when there’s noise around to trigger it.

This creepy shaking mummy runs on three AA batteries. That means you can put it just about anywhere you might want to try and catch guests off-guard. It works both indoors and outdoors, so if you want to plant a mummy somewhere, this is your guy. 


Jinchang Halloween ghost walking dog statue: $16

Jinchang Halloween Ghost Walking Dog Statue

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Have you ever seen a ghost walking its dog? Now you have. This fun little resin statue features a ghost going out on a stroll with its favorite pet. It’s clad in a flower crown, with a dog that resembles Zero from Disney’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and it might be one of the cutest things ever.

It doesn’t light up and it doesn’t make any scary noises, but it’s family-friendly and appropriate for any home to add a little Halloween charm into the mix. Use it as a centerpiece on your table or put it up in your window where everyone can see it when walking by. It’s absolutely adorable, after all.


Skeletons carrying coffin statue: $190

Skeletons Carrying Coffin statue

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Want something a little more creepy than cute ghosts or fun pumpkins? How about skeletons carrying a coffin? These 5-foot-tall spooky boys can be placed indoors or out in the yard as part of your Halloween display.

The skeletons themselves are supported by metal frames, so they’ll stay put. The skeletons’ coffin is a good place to put drinks and ice during parties — it doubles as a cooler.

Creepy and useful at the same time! 


Groundbreaker skeleton clown with lights and sound, $40

Groundbreaker Skeleton Clown with Lights and Sound

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We’ll admit it. Clowns are creepy. And clowns are even creepier when they’re sprouting from the ground in front of you. This indoor and outdoor clown groundbreaker looks like it’s rising from the dead, and it makes some pretty convincing storm noises, too.

Claw the clown has eyes that flash green. His entire body moves and he chuckles, then calls out “I see you” to unsuspecting visitors. Plant him somewhere in the yard or hide him in your home where someone may not be expecting him to maximize the scares.


Inflatable Bluey in vampire costume, $50

Inflatable Bluey in Vampire Costume

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Not into a super scary Halloween? Delight the kids and younger visitors with a blow-up Bluey from the series of the same name, clad in a vampire costume. This 3.5-feet tall self-inflating figure blows up completely in just seconds and deflates quickly for simple storage as well. Bluey lights up and comes with stakes and tethers so you can keep the blow-up figure anchored to the ground.

The vampire costume consists of a fun vampire cape as well as a cute little pumpkin — there’s nothing scary about a little blue dog. Grab little Bluey to celebrate Halloween if you have little ones around who may be a bit too afraid of the typical monsters seen around the holiday.




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Boeing workers going on strike after overwhelming vote to reject contract offer and walk off the job

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Seattle — Machinists at Boeing voted Thursday to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered and now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said its members rejected a contract that would have raised pay 25% over four years, then voted 94.6% to reject the contract and voted 96% to strike. A two-thirds vote among 33,000 workers was needed to strike.

“This is about respect, this is about the past, and this is about fighting for our future,” IAM District 751 President Jon Holden said in announcing the vote.

Very little has gone right for Boeing this year, from a panel blowing out and leaving a gaping hole in one of its passenger jets in January to NASA leaving two astronauts in space rather sending them home on a problem-plagued Boeing spacecraft.

As long as the strike lasts, it will deprive Boeing of much-needed cash that it gets from delivering new planes to airlines. That will be another challenge for new CEO Kelly Ortberg, who six weeks ago was given the job of turning around a company that has lost more than $25 billion in the last six years and fallen behind European rival Airbus.

Ortberg warned machinists that a strike vote would put Boeing’s recovery in jeopardy and raise more doubt about the company in the eyes of its airline customers.

Workers were in no mood to listen.

Ortberg made a last-ditch effort to avert a strike, telling machinists Wednesday that “no one wins” in a walkout.

“For Boeing, it is no secret that our business is in a difficult period, in part due to our own mistakes in the past,” he said. “Working together, I know that we can get back on track, but a strike would put our shared recovery in jeopardy, further eroding trust with our customers and hurting our ability to determine our future together.”

Many union members have posted complaints about the deal all week on social media. On Thursday, several dozen blew whistles, banged drums and held up signs calling for a strike as they marched to a union hall near Boeing’s 737 Max plant in Renton, Washington.

“As you can see, the solidarity is here,” said Chase Sparkman, a quality-assurance worker. “I’m expecting my union brothers and sisters to stand shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, and let our company know that, hey, we deserve more.”

The machinists make $75,608 per year on average, not counting overtime, and that would rise to $106,350 at the end of the four-year contract, according to Boeing.

However, the deal fell short of the union’s initial demand for pay raises of 40% over three years. The union also wanted to restore traditional pensions that were axed a decade ago but settled for an increase in Boeing contributions to employee’s 401(k) retirement accounts.

Although the bargaining committee that negotiated the contract recommended ratification, Holden predicted earlier this week that workers would vote to strike.

Boeing worker Adam Vogel called the 25% raise “a load of crap. We haven’t had a raise in 16 years.”

Broderick Conway, another quality-assurance worker and 16-year Boeing employee, said the company can afford more.

“A lot of the members are pretty upset about our first offer. We’re hoping that the second offer is what we’re looking for,” he said. “If not … we’re going to keep striking and stand up for ourselves.”

The head of Boeing’s commercial-airplanes business, Stephanie Pope, tried earlier this week to discourage workers from thinking a strike would result in a better offer.

“We bargained in absolute good faith with the IAM team that represents you and your interests,” she said. “Let me be clear: We did not hold back with an eye on a second vote.”

Voting began at 5 a.m. local time at union halls in Washington state, Portland, Oregon, and a smattering of other locations.

A strike would stop production of the 737 Max, the company’s best-selling airliner, along with the 777 or “triple-seven” jet and the 767 cargo plane at factories in Everett and Renton, Washington, near Seattle. It likely would not affect Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are built by nonunion workers in South Carolina.

TD Cowen aerospace analyst Cai von Rumohr said it is realistic based on the history of strikes at Boeing to figure that a walkout would last into mid-November, when workers’ $150 weekly payments from the union’s strike fund might seem low going into the holidays.

A strike that long would cost Boeing up to $3.5 billion in cash flow because the company gets about 60% of the sale price when it delivers a plane to the buyer, von Rumohr said.

Union negotiators unanimously recommended that workers approve the tentative contract reached over the weekend.

Boeing promised to build its next new plane in the Puget Sound area. That plane – not expected until sometime in the 2030s – would replace the 737 Max. That was a key win for union leaders, who want to avoid a repeat of Boeing moving production of Dreamliners from Everett to South Carolina.

Holden told members Monday the union got everything it could in bargaining and recommended approval of the deal “because we can’t guarantee we can achieve more in a strike.”

Many union members, however, are still bitter about previous concessions on pensions, health care and pay.

“They are upset. They have a lot of things they want. I think Boeing understands that and wants to satisfy a fair number of them,” said von Rumohr, the aerospace analyst. “The question is, are they going to do enough?”

Boeing has seen its reputation battered since two 737 Max airliners crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people. The safety of its products came under renewed scrutiny after a panel blew out of a Max during a flight in January.

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Koenig reported from Dallas.

(Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.)

9/13/2024 12:43:48 AM (GMT -4:00) 



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Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa leaves field with concussion after collision with Bills’ Damar Hamlin

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out of Thursday night’s game with the Buffalo Bills because of a concussion after colliding with defensive back Damar Hamlin and hitting the back of his head against the turf.

Tagovailoa, who has a history of dealing with head injuries, remained down for about two minutes before getting to his feet and walking to the sideline after the play in the third quarter. He made his way to the tunnel not long afterward, looking into the stands, appeared to smile and departed for the locker room.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) and Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) collide during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Tagovailoa suffered a concussion on the play.

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The Dolphins needed almost no time before announcing it was a concussion.

Tagovailoa, who sustained multiple concussions his first three NFL seasons, positioned himself for a big pay bump with an injury-free and productive 2023. He threw for 29 touchdowns and a league-best 4,624 yards.

He signed a four-year, $212 million extension before this season and was the NFL’s leading passer in Week 1 this season. Tagovailoa left the game with the Dolphins trailing 31-10, which held as the final score. 

Tagovailoa was hurt on a fourth-down keeper with about 4:30 left in the third. He went straight ahead into Hamlin and did not slide, leading with his right shoulder instead.

He wound up on his back, both his hands in the air and Bills players immediately pointed at Tagovailoa as if to suggest there was an injury. Dolphins center Aaron Brewer quickly did the same, waving to the sideline.

Tagovailoa eventually got to his feet. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel grabbed the side of his quarterback’s head and gave him a kiss on the cheek as Tagovailoa departed. Skylar Thompson came into the game to take Tagovailoa’s spot.

Hamlin was the player who suffered a cardiac arrest after making a tackle during a Monday night game in January 2023 at Cincinnati, causing the NFL to suspend a pivotal game that quickly lost significance in the aftermath of a scary scene that unfolded in front of a national television audience.

Tagovailoa’s history with concussions — and how he has since worked to avoid them — is a huge part of the story of his career, and now comes to the forefront once again.

He had at least two concussions during the 2022 season. He was hurt in a Week 3 game against Buffalo and cleared concussion protocol, though he appeared disoriented on that play but returned to the game.

The NFL later changed its concussion protocol to mandate that if a player shows possible concussion symptoms — including a lack of balance or stability — he must sit out the rest of the game.

Less than a week later, in a Thursday night game at Cincinnati, Tagovailoa was concussed on a scary hit that briefly knocked him unconscious and led to him being taken off the field on a stretcher.

His second known concussion of that season came in a December game against Green Bay, and he didn’t play for the rest of the 2022 season.

Going into last season, Tagovailoa added muscle and spent time studying jiu-jitsu in an effort to learn how to fall more safely and try to protect himself against further injury.



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