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LOCAL
On Garfield lake in Laporte Minnesota the tradition of racing cars on an ice track since 2002 and then The Garfield Lake Ice Racers was established following in 2005. The racers pay an entrance fee of $30 each race which goes to support local charities.
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The weekend of Oct. 4-5 will be filled with the TC 10-mile and marathon, the registration opens Tuesday for these events and then for the 10-mile a lottery will be conducted to see who gets into the race.
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
NATIONAL
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, wall of receipts is filled with miscalculations, fake links, and straight up errors regarding saved taxpayer money. Yet, they are saving money, but not as much as they claim.
(Source: The New York Times)
Judge Amy Berman Jackson temporarily blocked Trump’s administration from firing the leader of the federal watchdog agency: in charge of protecting federal whistle-blowers. Earlier this week, Mr. Dellinger announced that the Office of Special Counsel and the watchdog agency would continue to investigate president’s trump’s move to fire thousands of federal workers.
(Source: The New York Times)
INTERNATIONAL
A new fast-food chain is emerging in Asia, it is quickly growing and has surpassed McDonald’s last year. This chain called Mixue originated in Singapore and spread across China, appealing with its cheap costs and sweet food. The cheap costs represent a China that is stuck in an economic slump.
(Source: The Wall Street Journal)
