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Today’s reading: James 1:12

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“God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”

James 1:12

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Editor’s Note

A few of today's stories are from earlier this week. The edition refreshes throughout the day.

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Gen Z Electricians Are Earning $280,000 Wiring AI's Data Centers — and Repricing What Work Is Worth

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

By Infolitico Newsroom

The Lead Story

A border barrier structure at a territorial boundary where people rushed into Ceuta in a mass migrant crossing and border surge. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

72 Dead, 60,000 Crossings: Ceuta Presses an Ancient Question of Shared Burden

Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Ceuta have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.

By Infolitico Newsroom · News

News

Hoover's Library Reopens in Iowa, Inviting a Second Look at a Mixed Legacy

Hoover's Library Reopens in Iowa, Inviting a Second Look at a Mixed Legacy

What changes when we go back to a story we thought we already knew?

By Infolitico Newsroom · News

Politics

A Senate Sanctions Bill Forces a Hard Question About Accountability's Price

A Senate Sanctions Bill Forces a Hard Question About Accountability's Price

A Russia sanctions bill reminds us that the instruments of justice matter as much as the outcomes.

By Infolitico Newsroom · Lindsey Graham · Politics

Also Today

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1A Floating Barrier in Ceuta Raises an Old Question: Who Counts as Our Neighbor?

A river confluence where two distinct currents merge into a single broader flow, with smaller side channels being drawn into the combined current, representing how conflicts merge and suck in more countries along the way. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

2The Merging of Two Wars Tests Whether Peace Was Ever Just the Absence of Conflict

Nvidia's CEO Says AI Will Unlock Six-Figure Trade Jobs. The Work That Sustains Us Comes from Surprising Places.

3Nvidia's CEO Says AI Will Unlock Six-Figure Trade Jobs. The Work That Sustains Us Comes from Surprising Places.

A tight macro detail of a clean, unmarked metallic surface suggesting a missile casing, related to a missile incursion that Warsaw asserts involved a missile recently made. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

4Poland Summons Russia's Ambassador After a Missile Breach — What Does Peace Cost?

Faith & Values

America's 250-Year Bet on Trust Is Being Tested. What Does Real Renewal Require?

America's 250-Year Bet on Trust Is Being Tested. What Does Real Renewal Require?

A Fortune essay on the erosion of trust meets a verse about mercies that begin afresh each morning.

An empty courtroom interior with a raised wooden bench and rows of unoccupied seating, the setting where a veteran Ugandan opposition politician collapses in court. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

What We Owe a 70-Year-Old Who Collapsed in Court Awaiting Judgment

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Meta's AI Agents Want to Make Decisions for You — What Gets Lost in the Handoff?

Closed, unmarked folders stacked on an empty desk beside a single lamp, in a scene about a court that sentences activists to prison terms of up to 37 years. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

Nine Activists, 37 Years: A Myanmar Court's Verdict on Justice Itself

Scripture & Reflection

The Antivenom Was Hiding in the Snake Itself

A discovery worth more than gold — and not yet a cure.

The Antivenom Was Hiding in the Snake Itself

“How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!”Proverbs 16:16

Weekend Scores

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