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Argentina bets on ‘RIGI’ to reverse decades of investor mistrust

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 2:52 PM

The Incentive Regime for Large Investments, or RGI, is a main pillars of Argentine President Javier Milei's economic plan., but it might have shortcomings. ... Read full Story

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Richard Branson's Virgin Trains cleared for European travel

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 2:20 PM

Virgin Trains inched closer to the ability to run rail service through Europe's English Channel after a government regulator signed-off on Virgin's application. ... Read full Story

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France adds consent clause to sexual assault and rape laws

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 1:28 PM

France changed its rape and sexual assault laws to include that a lack of consent, ending a battle that women's rights activists have fought for years. ... Read full Story

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Keir Starmer rules out firing British Chancellor Rachel Reeves

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 1:25 PM

Britain's prime minister rebuffed demands for an investigation of Chancellor Rachel Reeves over her failure to obtain consent to let the family home in London. ... Read full Story

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Daughter of abandoned Australian woman: Cruise ship had 'failure of care'

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 12:15 PM

The daughter of an 80-year-old woman left behind by a cruise ship on an Australian island said her mother died due to a lack of "care and common sense." ... Read full Story

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French police make 5 further arrests in Louvre heist of crown jewels

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 11:12 AM

A manhunt for those behind an audacious heist of priceless crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris took a step forward after police made five additional arrests. ... Read full Story

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Trump, Xi make progress on trade war at high-stakes meeting in South Korea

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 10:43 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump departed from South Korea on Thursday after a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that lowered the temperature on a simmering trade war. ... Read full Story

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Foreign minister ‘looking into’ how Canadian firearms got to Russia

By Global News | Stewart Bell | 10/30/2025 9:00 AM

Anita Anand responded after Global News reported that Russian snipers were using Canadian-made rifles. ... Read full Story

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Liberal D66 surges in Dutch election, ties far-right PVV

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 8:58 AM

The centrist liberal Democrats 66 surged in Wednesday's Dutch elections, finishing in a virtual tie with the far-right Party for Freedom for most seats in parliament. ... Read full Story

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EU condemns Belarus for meteorological balloons in Lithuanian airspace

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 3:55 AM

The European Union on Wednesday condemned Belarus for "unacceptable" incursions of meteorological balloons into Lithuanian airspace. ... Read full Story

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RSF reportedly kills hundreds in Sudan hospital

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/30/2025 1:16 AM

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group engaged in Sudan's civil war, has killed hundreds of patients and staff inside a hospital in El Fasher. ... Read full Story

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Hurricane Melissa: Ottawa says no Canadians reported dead, offers aid

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 10/29/2025 10:50 PM

Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, said Canada is 'very closely' monitoring the situation and is ready to help with any local requests for assistance. ... Read full Story

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Nvidia is now worth $5 trillion, a new record amid global AI boom

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 10/29/2025 10:44 PM

The Wall Street milestone underscores the company's swift transformation from a niche graphics-chip designer into the backbone of the global AI industry. ... Read full Story

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Deadly Hurricane Melissa weakens to Category 2 storm; 36 die

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/29/2025 9:00 PM

Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm Wednesday afternoon after causing at least 36 deaths after hitting Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba since Tuesday. ... Read full Story

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At least 119 dead in Brazil police raid, bodies line streets as locals mourn

By Global News | Rachel Goodman | 10/29/2025 8:29 PM

In the Penha neighbourhood, a low-income area located in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, weeping and mourning residents surrounded the bodies of the dead. ... Read full Story

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Sharaa says Syria draws $28 billion in investments since Assad’s fall

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/29/2025 8:27 PM

Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa said his country has opened up to the world and attracted investments worth $28 billion since Bashar Assad was toppled in December. ... Read full Story

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Amnesty International calls U.S. attack on Houthi prison war crime

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/29/2025 7:47 PM

Amnesty International said Wednesday that a U.S. airstrike that hit a Houthi detention center in Yemen in April should be investigated as a war crime. ... Read full Story

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‘Really worried’: B.C. woman fears for family as Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

By Global News | Kristen Robinson | 10/29/2025 7:40 PM

Janice Davis owns Royals Jerk Spot Drive-Thru and Royals Beauty Supply – next door to one another - on 105A Avenue in Whalley. She has many family members in Jamaica. ... Read full Story

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Airlines warn new airport fees threaten connectivity in Latin America

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/29/2025 7:20 PM

Latin American airlines warn that new connection fees and high airport taxes are driving up airfares and could divert traffic to other hubs with lower costs.. ... Read full Story

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At least 119 killed in massive Rio de Janeiro anti-drug operation

By United Press International, Inc. | | 10/29/2025 5:20 PM

At least 119 people were killed, including four policemen, and 113 arrested in the largest anti-drug police operation in the history of Rio de Janeiro'. ... Read full Story

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German Police Find Wood Brakes Installed On Mercedes Bought At Auction

by carbuzz.com | Nov 01 2025

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Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

by thehealthy.com | Aug 28 2025

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Rise of women under 30 having major anti-aging surgery — once reserved for their grandmothers

by NY Post | Oct 30 2025

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by FreightWaves | Nov 02 2025

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by NY Times | Sep 25 2025

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by CNET | Nov 02 2025

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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

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

by Billboard | Nov 01 2025

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42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund the food program

by upi.com | Nov 02 2025

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Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool

by United Press International, Inc. | Oct 31 2025

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Rob Dyrdek Net Worth: How much did he make from 46 seasons of 'Ridiculousness'

by marca.com | Nov 02 2025

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Rolex Headquarters Nears Completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

by New York YIMBY | Nov 02 2025

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by Fox News | Sep 30 2025

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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.

Argentina bets on ‘RIGI’ to reverse decades of investor mistrust

Richard Branson's Virgin Trains cleared for European travel

France adds consent clause to sexual assault and rape laws

Keir Starmer rules out firing British Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Daughter of abandoned Australian woman: Cruise ship had 'failure of care'

French police make 5 further arrests in Louvre heist of crown jewels

Trump, Xi make progress on trade war at high-stakes meeting in South Korea

Foreign minister ‘looking into’ how Canadian firearms got to Russia

Liberal D66 surges in Dutch election, ties far-right PVV

EU condemns Belarus for meteorological balloons in Lithuanian airspace

RSF reportedly kills hundreds in Sudan hospital

Hurricane Melissa: Ottawa says no Canadians reported dead, offers aid

Nvidia is now worth $5 trillion, a new record amid global AI boom

Deadly Hurricane Melissa weakens to Category 2 storm; 36 die

At least 119 dead in Brazil police raid, bodies line streets as locals mourn

Sharaa says Syria draws $28 billion in investments since Assad’s fall

Amnesty International calls U.S. attack on Houthi prison war crime

‘Really worried’: B.C. woman fears for family as Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

Airlines warn new airport fees threaten connectivity in Latin America

At least 119 killed in massive Rio de Janeiro anti-drug operation

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Google Earth

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

42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund the food program

Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool

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Rolex Headquarters Nears Completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

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