Before Oct. 1 the shutdown looms. RIF plans are required. Notices go to staff on unfunded programs. Furloughs loom. After FY2026 funding, plans shrink; only core staff stay. A memo blames Democratic spending and backs a clean CR to avert a lapse.

In Dearborn, the mayor kept the sting: not welcome here toward a Christian minister after a street-sign clash. Barham urged unity and a call to prayer. Residents pressed Hammoud to denounce Hamas and Hezbollah. The election nears.

FlyDubai from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Riyadh after an Israeli passenger suffered a stroke. Saudi medics treated him. Passengers waited on the tarmac for hours with little information. The episode shows the slow march toward Saudi-Israel normalization.

In science, a gene therapy slowed Huntington's by 75 percent. It could buy decades. The method uses a 12–18 hour MRI surgery to deliver engineered DNA to brain neurons. In 29 patients the disease slowed; some regained mobility. U.S. approval could come in 2026, but cost could keep it out of reach.

The Digest, 9/24/2025 @1000PM, CDT

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