Thursday, October 2nd

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

  • White House warns thousands of federal workers could be fired amid shutdown (MO NEWS)

  • One flight attendant injured after Delta regional jets collide while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport, airline says (ABC)

  • Treasury Secretary warns shutdown could hurt GDP: ‘A hit to working America’ (THE HILL)

  • Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request to reopen asylum application (USA TODAY)

  • Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • Israel intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla trying to break blockade, hundreds of activists to be deported (MO NEWS)

  • Philippines province in ‘state of calamity’ as 6.9 earthquake kills 69 (BBC)

  • ‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar protestors vow to fight on until president resigns (THE GUARDIAN)

  • Eiffel Tower closed as nationwide strikes held across France against austerity (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump to release the jobs report despite shutdown (CNN)

  • Perplexity’s Comet browser is now available to everyone for free (THE VERGE)

  • Tesla deliveries rise 7% before EV tax credits expire (CNBC)

  • Apple shelves Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses (TECHCRUNCH)

  • OpenAI wraps $6.6 billion share sale at $500 billion valuation (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Trump advisor says ICE agents will be at Super Bowl for Bad Bunny’s halftime show (VARIETY)

  • First No. 24 jersey worn by Lakers’ Kobe Bryant sells for $889K (ESPN)

  • Caitlin Clark says the WNBA commissioner hasn’t reached out since their private chat became public (NBC)

  • Diddy planning unconventional move in court ahead of sentencing for prostitution charges (FOX NEWS)


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