## As the community continues to grow, Arc Raiders players are begging for duo queues

Authored by eurogamer.net

As Arc Raiders continues to grow increasingly popular this Winter, the demands for duo queue are only getting louder as pairs of players are getting a little tired of getting wiped out by teams of three.

You can queue up as a solo player and opt not to fill up your squad with strangers, which will match you with other solo players.

Alternatively you can queue up as a team of three which will obviously slap you into games with full squads of three.

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"EMBARK please make duos mode, that's in my opinion [the] only thing this game is currently missing," wrote user MediumDefinition2480 on the Arc Raiders Reddit.

While Arc Raiders is incredibly popular right now, as time goes on, having a three-way-split could in theory lead to extended queue times.

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### Las Vegas Strip casinos selling bottled water priced at nearly $9

Authored by news3lv.com

News 3's unscientific survey of water prices along the Las Vegas Strip reveals a significant disparity in costs, with prices ranging from $1 to nearly $9 for a 20 oz bottle of Aquafina.

Meanwhile, street vendors provide more affordable options, with one vendor at TravelSuites Hotel on Circus Circus Drive selling a bottle for $1. »

### Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The pardons mark the latest step Trump has taken to absolve or protect his allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election.

The pardon covers Jeffrey Clark, a top Justice Department official in 2020 who tried to weaponize the department’s powers to overturn the election.

He said that he never asked for a pardon, defended his actions in 2020, and thanked Trump. »

### Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords to upgrade arms deals

Authored by en.globes.co.il

This is because the move is based on clear US interests and upgrading Kazakhstan’s status, while Israeli interests play a secondary role.

The culmination of cooperation was in 2007-2009, under first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Baku purchases many advanced weapons from both Israel and Turkey and wants to enjoy a "bridge" to American defense industries. »

### Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

Authored by apnews.com

Nonprofits and Democratic attorneys general sued to force the Trump administration to maintain the program in November despite the ongoing government shutdown.

The Trump administration indicated to states that it would facilitate the full payments in accordance with the rulings, while it also was appealing them.

“To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,” Patrick Penn, deputy undersecretary of Agriculture, wrote to state SNAP directors. »

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