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NJ governor’s race: What happens to police rules, incarceration polices, legal marijuana?

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 10/29/2025 4:05 AM

Ciattarelli, Sherrill will have say over broad criminal justice reforms now in place The post NJ governor’s race: What happens to police rules, incarceration polices, legal marijuana? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump administration halts oversight visits to detention facilities

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/28/2025 10:34 PM

ICE says they don't have funding, staff for visits amid shutdown The post Trump administration halts oversight visits to detention facilities appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ health insurance premiums could spike 175% as federal subsidies expire

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/28/2025 10:32 PM

Experts warn thousands could lose affordable coverage unless Congress acts The post NJ health insurance premiums could spike 175% as federal subsidies expire appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: October 28, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 10/28/2025 10:30 PM

We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. The post NJ Spotlight News: October 28, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ election: Early voting updates

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 10/28/2025 10:04 PM

The post NJ election: Early voting updates appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ elections: Students lead effort to boost voter turnout

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/28/2025 4:15 AM

Stevens Institute of Technology students push voter registration, civic engagement at Hoboken campus The post NJ elections: Students lead effort to boost voter turnout appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Memo to the next state treasurer

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 10/28/2025 4:12 AM

The state budget is 'job one' The post Memo to the next state treasurer appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Here’s how Trump funding cuts are keeping homeless people from their benefits

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/28/2025 4:11 AM

By limiting a key training program, people will have more difficulty accessing federal disability benefits, advocates say The post Here’s how Trump funding cuts are keeping homeless people from their benefits appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ governor’s race: Rush is on to vote early

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 10/28/2025 4:07 AM

More Democrats are voting now by mail and in person The post NJ governor’s race: Rush is on to vote early appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Why are federal election monitors coming to NJ?

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/28/2025 4:06 AM

Election denial, voting rights changes by Trump administration have many concerned The post Why are federal election monitors coming to NJ? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: October 27, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 10/27/2025 10:30 PM

We bring you what’s relevant and important in New Jersey news and our insight. Watch as the NJ Spotlight News team breaks down today’s top stories. The post NJ Spotlight News: October 27, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Beliefs on gender roles shaping NJ governor’s race, poll says

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/27/2025 9:44 PM

Fairleigh Dickinson University survey shows voters’ views on masculinity, femininity influence support for candidates The post Beliefs on gender roles shaping NJ governor’s race, poll says appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ pushes back against federal election monitors in Passaic County

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/27/2025 9:42 PM

Attorney General Matt Platkin calls DOJ’s plan 'highly inappropriate' The post NJ pushes back against federal election monitors in Passaic County appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Trump’s targeting of federal workers takes toll

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/27/2025 4:11 AM

Shutdown, layoffs have workers seeking help with services threatened The post Trump’s targeting of federal workers takes toll appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ’s next governor faces budget bombs and pressure to raise taxes

By NJ Spotlight | John Reitmeyer | 10/27/2025 4:08 AM

Whoever wins, fiscal problems are brewing and some want action now The post NJ’s next governor faces budget bombs and pressure to raise taxes appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ elections: Assembly races to watch

By NJ Spotlight | Codea | 10/27/2025 4:06 AM

Along with the governor's seat, the entire state Assembly is also on the ballot The post NJ elections: Assembly races to watch appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ Spotlight News: October 24, 2025

By NJ Spotlight | NJ Spotlight | 10/24/2025 10:31 PM

We bring you a special NJ Spotlight News edition of Reporters Roundtable. We’ll talk to a panel of local journalists about this week’s top political headlines and other major stories. The post NJ Spotlight News: October 24, 2025 appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ governor’s race: DOJ to monitor Passaic polling sites

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/24/2025 10:07 PM

Monitors will again be on site to supervise voting The post NJ governor’s race: DOJ to monitor Passaic polling sites appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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NJ boasts record year in film production as Springsteen biopic premieres

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/24/2025 10:05 PM

Incentives helped boost record spending on production, state officials say The post NJ boasts record year in film production as Springsteen biopic premieres appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

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Op-Ed: How could a worsening financial crisis impact public schools?

By NJ Spotlight | Genesis Obando | 10/24/2025 4:15 AM

Many school districts are no longer able to cover annual expenses The post Op-Ed: How could a worsening financial crisis impact public schools? appeared first on NJ Spotlight News. ... Read full Story

auto

German Police Find Wood Brakes Installed On Mercedes Bought At Auction

by carbuzz.com | Nov 01 2025

basketball

Trae Young injury: Hawks star point guard to miss four weeks with sprained MCL in right knee

by CBS Interactive Inc | Nov 02 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

FFNEWS

Borderlands Mexico: Averitt expands San Antonio terminal to meet nearshoring demand

by FreightWaves | Nov 02 2025

food

5 premium tequilas that are worth every penny (no lime or salt needed)

by THE MANUAL | Nov 02 2025

knowledge

New Study: Birds Are Most Likely to Poop on This One Type of Car (Yes, Really—This Was an Actual Study)

by Reader's Digest | Oct 31 2025

lifestyle

Exclusive: Ego Nwodim reveals career update after SNL exit

by Hello! Magazine | Nov 02 2025

mental

I Study Behavioral Health for a Living: Here Are 8 Little Rules for a Happier Life I Wish Everyone Knew

by thehealthy.com | Oct 24 2025

metro

NYC principal under probe showered taxpayer funds on pals — including Jay Z’s bankrupt ex-manager and wife

by New York Post | Nov 02 2025

music

Mariah Carey Announces ‘It’s Time’ for Christmas 2025 in Ad With Sephora

by Billboard | Nov 01 2025

nutrition

Sebastian Maniscalco Reveals How Jerry Seinfeld Helped Him Establish a Mental Health Routine

by thehealthy.com | Oct 15 2025

odd_fun

Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool

by United Press International, Inc. | Oct 31 2025

retirement

Two-thirds of Americans back Trump's $1,000 baby savings plan proposal, new survey finds

by Fox News | Sep 30 2025

science

On Saturn's largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system

by LIVE SCIENCE | Nov 02 2025

upstate

Red Kettle campaign kicks off in Troy

by NEWS10 ABC | Nov 01 2025

Word of the Day

arbitrary

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 2, 2025 is:

arbitrary • \AHR-buh-trair-ee\ • adjective

Arbitrary describes something that is not planned or chosen for a particular reason, is not based on reason or evidence, or is done without concern for what is fair or right.

// Because the committee wasn’t transparent about the selection process, the results of the process appeared to be wholly arbitrary.

// An arbitrary number will be assigned to each participant.

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Examples:

“The authority of the crown, contemporaries believed, was instituted by God to rule the kingdom and its people. England’s sovereign was required to be both a warrior and a judge, to protect the realm from external attack and internal anarchy. To depose the king, therefore, was to risk everything—worldly security and immortal soul—by challenging the order of God’s creation. Such devastatingly radical action could never be justified unless kingship became tyranny: rule by arbitrary will rather than law, threatening the interests of kingdom and people instead of defending them.” — Helen Castor, The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV, 2024

Did you know?

Donning black robes and a powdered wig to learn about arbitrary might seem to be an arbitrary—that is, random or capricious—choice, but it would in fact jibe with the word’s etymology. Arbitrary comes from the Latin noun arbiter, which means “judge” and is the source of the English word arbiter, also meaning “judge.” In English, arbitrary first meant “depending upon choice or discretion” and was specifically used to indicate the sort of decision (as for punishment) left up to the expert determination of a judge rather than defined by law. Today, it can also be used for anything determined by or as if by chance or whim.

NJ governor’s race: What happens to police rules, incarceration polices, legal marijuana?

Trump administration halts oversight visits to detention facilities

NJ health insurance premiums could spike 175% as federal subsidies expire

NJ Spotlight News: October 28, 2025

NJ election: Early voting updates

NJ elections: Students lead effort to boost voter turnout

Memo to the next state treasurer

Here’s how Trump funding cuts are keeping homeless people from their benefits

NJ governor’s race: Rush is on to vote early

Why are federal election monitors coming to NJ?

NJ Spotlight News: October 27, 2025

Beliefs on gender roles shaping NJ governor’s race, poll says

NJ pushes back against federal election monitors in Passaic County

Trump’s targeting of federal workers takes toll

NJ’s next governor faces budget bombs and pressure to raise taxes

NJ elections: Assembly races to watch

NJ Spotlight News: October 24, 2025

NJ governor’s race: DOJ to monitor Passaic polling sites

NJ boasts record year in film production as Springsteen biopic premieres

Op-Ed: How could a worsening financial crisis impact public schools?

German Police Find Wood Brakes Installed On Mercedes Bought At Auction

Trae Young injury: Hawks star point guard to miss four weeks with sprained MCL in right knee

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Borderlands Mexico: Averitt expands San Antonio terminal to meet nearshoring demand

5 premium tequilas that are worth every penny (no lime or salt needed)

New Study: Birds Are Most Likely to Poop on This One Type of Car (Yes, Really—This Was an Actual Study)

Exclusive: Ego Nwodim reveals career update after SNL exit

I Study Behavioral Health for a Living: Here Are 8 Little Rules for a Happier Life I Wish Everyone Knew

NYC principal under probe showered taxpayer funds on pals — including Jay Z’s bankrupt ex-manager and wife

Mariah Carey Announces ‘It’s Time’ for Christmas 2025 in Ad With Sephora

Sebastian Maniscalco Reveals How Jerry Seinfeld Helped Him Establish a Mental Health Routine

Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool

Two-thirds of Americans back Trump's $1,000 baby savings plan proposal, new survey finds

On Saturn's largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system

Red Kettle campaign kicks off in Troy

Word of the Day

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