The Friday, October 2, 2026 Edition
Jobs Report, 7% Mortgage Rates, and a Butterfly Illusion
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Science & Technology
72 mph
The speed a motorcyclist was clocked at in a 25-mph zone -- nearly three times the posted limit. His explanation to officers: he was racing to make it before the McDonald's breakfast cutoff.
Source: USA Today
This weekend: The Braves open their NL Division Series against the Dodgers, the matchup set by Thursday's wild-card clincher.
This weekend: The defending champion Aces move on to the WNBA semifinals after closing out Indiana in Game 3.
- 1869Mahatma Gandhi is born in Porbandar, India
- 1950Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' comic strip debuts in American newspapers
- 1959'The Twilight Zone,' created by Rod Serling, premieres on CBS
- 1967Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first Black US Supreme Court justice
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