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Today’s reading: Proverbs 14:29

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“People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.”

Proverbs 14:29

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Today’s EditionWednesday, September 23, 20267 source-backed storiesNews first · Reflection next · Prayer to carry with youTwo-minute brief

The Lead Story

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Congress Weighs a Pause on Superintelligence — Restraint Before the Race Outruns Us

A proposed AI ban asks a question the rest of us face too: can we stop, set standards, and only then move ahead?

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Who Gets to Ask Questions at the White House — and Why That Matters for Truth

President Trump has moved to ban CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, a decision that has drawn fresh attention to the role of the press pool.

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Gen Z Is Cutting Every Cost Except the Ones That Feel Worth It — and That Says Something

Budgets can be a kind of confession: a written record of what we've actually decided to love.

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Also Today

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1Three Newsrooms Turned Away From the White House — and the Questions That Went Unasked

2What Do We Owe the Old Crops? Africa's Green Revolution Is Trading Away Seeds

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3Poland Warns Russia's War Plans May Reach Its Allies — What Peace Can We Actually Rest On?

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4The AI Builders Can't Agree — What Their Debate Reveals About Judgment

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

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Congress Weighs a Pause on Superintelligence — Restraint Before the Race Outruns Us

Who Gets to Ask Questions at the White House — and Why That Matters for Truth

Gen Z Is Cutting Every Cost Except the Ones That Feel Worth It — and That Says Something

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

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