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“To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.”

Matthew 25:29

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Today’s EditionThursday, September 17, 202610 source-backed storiesNews first · Reflection next · Prayer to carry with youTwo-minute brief

The Lead Story

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Stocks Hit Their Lowest Point Since July — and a Press Conference Moved Them

Trillions in value turned on the tone of an afternoon. A familiar psalm points somewhere steadier.

By Infolitico Newsroom · News

News

Anonymous adult hands reviewing unmarked diplomatic correspondence at a wooden table, as France's incoming ambassador to the US has been cleared to take up his post. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

An Apology Cleared the Way: France's New Ambassador Heads to Washington After Diplomatic Spat

A nation admitted fault to unblock a relationship — and the exchange says something about the scoreboard we keep in our own lives.

By Infolitico Newsroom

News

61 Percent of Voters Oppose AI Data Centers — and the Question of Discernment Grows Louder

Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University found that 61 percent of the 1,503 likely voters surveyed oppose the construction of data centers to power AI technology.

By Infolitico Newsroom

Also Today

1A Senator's Warning on AI Superintelligence Asks Whether Power Still Outruns Understanding

2The Senate's Crypto Bill Is Gone, Leaving an Industry to Build Without Rules

3The CEO Who Refuses to Be Busy — and What His Calendar Quietly Teaches About Wisdom

4Woolston Eyes Was a Dredging Dump. Now Two-Thirds of Britain's Rarest Grebes Nest There

Faith & Values

An anonymous adult shopper's hand reaches between two packaged goods on a grocery store shelf, where new tariffs could test how much more shoppers are willing to pay. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

Tariffs Test the Checkout Line: What Canadian Shoppers' Loyalty to Local Reveals About Belonging

Canada's buy-local movement remains strong as the country braces for the impact of a trade war, with shoppers deliberately choosing domestic goods over cheaper imports.

A restored native prairie with native grasses and wildflowers, where a bumblebee forages among the blooms. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

Wisconsin's Restored Prairies Are Quietly Answering to the Bumblebees — and to an Ancient Prophet

Scripture & Reflection

A $17 Billion Lesson in Humility: When One Man's Pride Becomes Everyone's Bill

Meta has agreed to a $17 billion settlement, which reporting attributes to a flawed system and one man's hubris — a cost borne by the company's shareholders.

An iceberg at the waterline, its small visible peak above the surface and its far larger mass below, evoking a settlement described as just the tip of the iceberg. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

“Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”Proverbs 11:2

From the Thoughts Desk

Gen Z Electricians Making $280,000 on AI Data Centers Reframe Work as More Than Pay

What a hiring frenzy in Plano says — and doesn't say — about what work is worth

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
1 Corinthians 15:58— NLT

By Infolitico Newsroom

Infolitico — News. Faith. Perspective.

Stocks Hit Their Lowest Point Since July — and a Press Conference Moved Them

An Apology Cleared the Way: France's New Ambassador Heads to Washington After Diplomatic Spat

61 Percent of Voters Oppose AI Data Centers — and the Question of Discernment Grows Louder

Faith & Values

Tariffs Test the Checkout Line: What Canadian Shoppers' Loyalty to Local Reveals About Belonging

Scripture & Reflection

A $17 Billion Lesson in Humility: When One Man's Pride Becomes Everyone's Bill

Gen Z Electricians Making $280,000 on AI Data Centers Reframe Work as More Than Pay

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