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Argentina鈥檚 libertarian president Javier Milei won a surprisingly solid victory in yesterday鈥檚 national legislative elections, giving new life to a free-market economic reform agenda that had lost steam. Voters appeared willing to overlook a summer of financial crisis and scandals that had tarnished Mr. Milei鈥檚 clean-outsider reputation. The results pave the way to a pro-reform coalition in Congress and should boost relations with U.S. President Donald Trump, who had threatened to withdraw $40 billion in financial support if Mr. Milei lost.

Washington and Beijing hammered out a framework on key trade talks, paving the way for an expected meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday. Officials hailed progress on contentious topics such as export controls including on rare earth minerals, curbing the illegal fentanyl trade, and extending a truce on reciprocal tariffs set to expire Nov. 10. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump said Saturday he was raising tariffs on Canada by 10% in response to a critical TV ad in Ontario.

Federal food aid will halt in November due to the government shutdown. 鈥淏ottom line, the well has run dry,鈥� the USDA said on its website. The Trump administration says it won鈥檛 use emergency funds to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program running, blaming Democrats for the stalemate. SNAP supports one in eight Americans. Now in its 27th day, the shutdown is the second-longest on record.

Coral reefs have passed a crisis point in Florida, with a keystone species of coral now functionally extinct in the state鈥檚 southern waters, according to Science. The report pinpoints the extinction event to 2023, when the world experienced a marine heatwave so severe, researchers coined the term 鈥渟uper-marine heatwave鈥� to describe it. Acropora coral colonies are an essential building block of Florida鈥檚 reefs, providing an important habitat for marine life.

Kenya has made major strides in electrification. Three decades ago, just 5% of Kenyans had access to electricity. That figure now stands at 76%, according to Our World in Data. The expansion ranks among the fastest in sub-Saharan Africa, bringing with it everyday benefits such as refrigerated food and evening study time.

Tens of thousands of Canadians marched 30 years ago today in the 鈥淯nity Rally鈥� in Montreal to convince Quebecers to reject independence. The 鈥渘o鈥� vote narrowly won the 1995 referendum, with 51% opting to keep the French-speaking province in Canada. There was a small protest in Montreal on Saturday in support of independence, but surveys show two-thirds of Quebecers would vote against it today. While Canadian unity is still sometimes tested, opposition to the Trump administration has given the federation a boost 鈥� as has the Blue Jays鈥� World Series run this week.

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President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to major U.S. cities to address urban crime. But as Detroit's crime rate continues to fall, residents say what has worked is community connection and accountability.

As China and Russia try to weaken NATO nations through cyberattacks, the alliance is responding with plans for better coordination 鈥� including for counterattack.

On Friday, Alabama officials unveiled statues of two indomitable native daughters 鈥� civil rights activist Rosa Parks and disability pioneer Helen Keller.

The move, unanimously approved by the state legislature in 2019, makes Ms. Parks and Ms. Keller the first women to be depicted among the many monuments on the Capitol grounds in Montgomery.

And it underscores how, in overcoming limitations, both women overturned restrictive societal views and values about individual ability and worth. While they faced vastly different challenges, their lives are entwined by a common thread of quiet determination and dignity.

Ms. Keller (1880鈥�1968) was born as Jim Crow racial segregation was taking root in the southern United States. Her white family had sufficient means to find help when she lost both sight and hearing after a childhood illness. Ms. Parks (1913鈥�2005) grew up in poverty on a farm where her grandfather often kept watch all night, rifle at hand, to fend off the Ku Klux Klan.

Eventually, Ms. Keller learned to communicate through a combination of Braille and lipreading. She graduated from Radcliffe College and became an inspiring advocate for individuals with disabilities. She also co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union and supported the NAACP.

Ms. Keller exuded vitality and optimism, according to a New York Times report. 鈥淢y life has been happy鈥� with friends and 鈥渋nteresting work,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad.鈥�

Ms. Parks, who earned a high school diploma and worked as a seamstress, was an active member of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP well before her iconic act of protest. In December 1955, she defied local laws and refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. And it wasn鈥檛 because she was worn out and wanted to rest her feet.

鈥淣o, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in,鈥� Ms. Parks wrote in her autobiography. Her arrest sparked the yearlong Montgomery bus boycott by Black residents. In November 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation on public transport unconstitutional. But, unable to find employment, Ms. Parks and her husband moved to Detroit.

Through their trials, both women drew on a higher faith. 鈥淚 believe that all through these dark and silent years, God has been using my life,鈥� Ms. Keller said.

As for Ms. Parks, 鈥淕od did away with all my fear,鈥� she wrote in 1995. 鈥淚 am thankful to him every day that he gave me the strength not to move.鈥�