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In today's newsletter:

  • How will today's new D.C. laws change your benefits and daily life?
  • Two Northwest D.C. men charged in deadly Meridian Hill Park shooting
  • Why did a D.C. court halt Trump's Institute of Peace makeover?

Also on today's calendar: Madams of DC Walking Tour and 11 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Sylvester S.!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hot with some sun, temps: high: 92, low: 61.
  • Saturday: A morning shower possible, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here are the new laws going into effect in Maryland, DC and Virginia on Oct. 1 (fox5dc.com) — Starting today, Washington, D.C. residents face big changes, including reduced paid family leave benefits, a new high school attendance incentive paying some students $50 weekly, and a citywide prescription drug discount card usable even without insurance. The piece also outlines new rodent-resistant trash rules for public schools and parks, plus major law changes in neighboring Maryland and Virginia.
   

• 2 charged with murder after man killed in shooting near DC's Meridian Hill Park (dcnewsnow.com) — Police have arrested and charged two Northwest D.C. men with premeditated first-degree murder in the August 4 shooting that killed 23-year-old Xavier Fogle near Meridian Hill Park. Officers found Fogle fatally wounded on 15th Street NW just before 4:30 a.m., and detectives later identified and arrested the suspects, though their relationship to the victim remains unclear.
   

• Court blocks government from carving Trump's name into Institute of Peace building (washingtontimes.com) — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has temporarily blocked plans to carve President Trump's name into the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters, questioning government assurances that no engraving was imminent. The dispute is part of a broader fight over Trump's efforts to reshape prominent D.C. landmarks, including the Kennedy Center, White House grounds, and East Potomac Park golf course.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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