As companies seek to close growing gaps in skills and talent,

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Here's your midday brief for Friday, October 3rd. I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.

The Trump administration has frozen $2.1 billion in federal funds intended for subway projects in Chicago,

its latest budgetary maneuver targeting Democratic priorities and projects during the ongoing government shutdown.

Russell Vote, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said that the money

has been put on hold to ensure it is not used in, quote, race-based contracting.

The offices of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats,

didn't respond to requests for comment.

British police said one of those killed and one injured in yesterday's terrorist attack in Manchester

were hit by gunfire from police who were trying to stop the attacker from entering a crowded synagogue.

Greater Manchester police said the attacker, who was shot and killed by officers,

was not believed to have had a firearm and the only shots fired were from police.

Police named the suspect as Jihad al-Shami, a British citizen of Syrian descent.

And Apple said it was removing from its app store apps that enable users to track and report sightings of U.S. immigration

and customs enforcement agents. The company dropped Iceblock, a widely used tracking app,

from its app store, after the Justice Department raised concerns that it could put law

enforcement officers at risk. Iceblock's developers didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

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