Trump signs an executive order. It creates a Trump Gold Card and a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. A coalition of healthcare workers, professors and religious groups files suit to block the measure, saying it is illegal and would jeopardize hospitals, schools and innovation.

In Greater Algiers, regime-controlled media offers no word on the September 18-19 security lockdown. The drama centers on Abdelkader Haddad, former DGSI chief, last under house arrest. Reports vary on arrest, surrender, or escape to Alicante amid elite infighting.

TUI River Cruises expands to 35 European voyages for March to October 2027. Booking opens October 16, 2025. Luzia debuts on the Douro, Full Board Plus, 111 guests, 56 cabins. Douro Discovery; Aria and Maya add 3–15 nights on Danube, Rhine, Moselle and Low Countries. From £899pp on Maya; book October 16, 2025.

The Digest, 10/3/2025 @1030PM, CDT

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