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Vol. I · No. 242

Today’s reading: Psalm 29:11

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“The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.”

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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

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Deported to a Distant War Zone: What Happens When an Ally's Trust Is Not Honored

A man connected to Afghans who aided the US military was sent to the Central African Republic — and the gap between promise and reality is where the question lives.

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A Quiet Trip to Moscow Floats a Peace Summit While Ukraine Braces for More War

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a covert trip to Moscow on Tuesday, meeting with Russian intelligence chiefs Sergey Naryshkin and Alexander Bortnikov and proposing a…

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Twenty-Seven Power Failures Later, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Plant Still Runs on Diesel and Duty

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been without external power for more than a week, according to Al Jazeera.

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Also Today

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1First Vulture Chicks in a Century Hatch in Spain's Highlands — Renewal Takes That Long

2A Former President of Ecuador Is Imprisoned — and Denies the Corruption Charges Against Him

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3Türkiye Summons Ukraine's Ambassador After Black Sea Attacks Strike Two of Its Ships

4Warsh's Jackson Hole Speech Drew Praise and Pushback — the Price of Speaking First

Faith & Values

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One Writer Asked 100 Companies for Their Data. Some Deleted It Instead.

When honesty carries a cost, what do we do with the truth we're holding?

A basketball rests on the polished hardwood of an empty indoor arena, a quiet setting for a league whose popularity has risen in recent years even as threats and abuse directed at its players have grown. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

Threats Are Rising Against WNBA Players. One Team Hired National Security Experts to Answer Them.

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Norway Buries Its King: Grieving a Reformer While a New Reign Begins

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The Athlete Investor Is Having a Moment. The Longer Question Is What That Influence Is For

Scripture & Reflection

Seventy Years of Waiting: A Sister's Hope and a Defector's Risk Across a Closed Border

An elderly South Korean woman is waiting to see her brother in North Korea one last time — a separation that has lasted across the decades since the peninsula was divided.

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“My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.”Psalm 73:26

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A $172,000 Penalty for Speech Bets Weighs the Cost of Betraying Privileged Access

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Yemen’s Divided Education Leaves Students in Limbo, but Their Worth Is Not

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

Deported to a Distant War Zone: What Happens When an Ally's Trust Is Not Honored

A Quiet Trip to Moscow Floats a Peace Summit While Ukraine Braces for More War

Twenty-Seven Power Failures Later, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Plant Still Runs on Diesel and Duty

Faith & Values

One Writer Asked 100 Companies for Their Data. Some Deleted It Instead.

Scripture & Reflection

Seventy Years of Waiting: A Sister's Hope and a Defector's Risk Across a Closed Border

Across Today’s News

A $172,000 Penalty for Speech Bets Weighs the Cost of Betraying Privileged Access

Yemen’s Divided Education Leaves Students in Limbo, but Their Worth Is Not

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