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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

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The Lead Story

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Algeria's First Woman Speaker — and the Path She Opens for Others

A breakthrough in Algiers invites us to examine the paths we set in our own smaller spheres of influence.

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Doctors Say Abortion Bans Are Delaying Miscarriage Care — and Compounding Women's Grief

Four years after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision opened the door to state abortion bans, a new study finds those bans are hurting women who aren't seeking abortions at all.

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A Chinese AI Model's Open Release Exposes the Harder Kind of Wisdom

Beijing-based Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 27, making the full weights of its roughly 2.8-trillion-parameter model publicly available on Hugging Face.

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1A Wartime Leader at the White House: What Peace Costs When Diplomacy Stalls

2Two Wartime Leaders in Washington: Peacemaking Is Seed-Planting, Not Harvest

3Real Suffering, Fake Videos: China's Floods Meet an Age-Old Question About Truth

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4Brazil Recalls Its Ambassador to Argentina After a Neighbor's Words Cross a Line

Faith & Values

1,405 Dead From Ebola in DR Congo: Can We Still See the People Behind the Numbers?

When statistics overwhelm, Paul's words remind us that honest grief is not the end of the story.

Anonymous adult health workers engaged in containment efforts against a mosquito-borne disease, photographed from behind. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

Running Toward the Sick: Yemen's Health Workers Battle Dengue Fever

Anti-war activists have protested outside a UK airbase, shown gathered from behind with the airbase exterior in the background. AI-generated editorial illustration; not a documentary photograph

Outside a UK Airbase, Citizens Ask Whether 'Living in Peace' Means More Than Staying Quiet

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Two Hundred Thousand Evacuated From Bordeaux's Wildfires: Finding Refuge When Home Is Gone

Scripture & Reflection

Thirteen Days of War, Then a Pause: Where Does Peace Actually Begin?

Oil prices fell on Monday amid a pause in strikes between the United States and Iran, boosting hopes for a return to a ceasefire and new talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 9:6

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

Algeria's First Woman Speaker — and the Path She Opens for Others

Doctors Say Abortion Bans Are Delaying Miscarriage Care — and Compounding Women's Grief

A Chinese AI Model's Open Release Exposes the Harder Kind of Wisdom

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1,405 Dead From Ebola in DR Congo: Can We Still See the People Behind the Numbers?

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Thirteen Days of War, Then a Pause: Where Does Peace Actually Begin?

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